Wednesday, May 14, 1997
Volume 17, Issue 6

What Does 58 Million Dollars Buy?

The College bureaucracy has run conspicuously amuck in the last decade, with the College spending far more on administration than faculty. Though it was originally created to serve the student body, the administration has, over time, retreated from its original purpose.

An Afternoon at Tuckerman's

Skiers have flocked to Tuckerman's almost as long as leather cords bound the first skier to his skis, and, over the years, quite a culture has developed around the Ravine - Dartmouth not withstanding. A Dartmouth man was the first to shush Tuckerman's in the early part of this century, skiing the Ravine without making a single turn.

McWilliams Gets a Free Reading

When my superiors at the Review proposed that I call the psychic hotline for an editorial piece, I didn't hesitate to reject. I explained that I thought that the psychic hotline was immoral. But eventually, after substantial persuasion, I reluctantly accepted the assignment.

Kudzu and Ivy

I have always been an unapologetic Southerner. I become misty-eyed at the opening arpeggios of "Sweet Home Alabama," I read Faulkner feverishly, and I wrote my Dartmouth admissions essay on the Dukes of Hazzard and the Allman Brothers.

Men's Lacrosse Upends Harvard

Despite a trying season for the men's lacrosse team (5-7, 2-4 Ivy), the Indians ended on an up note, upsetting Harvard 14-13 and defeating UNH in back-to-back home games.

Rugby Returns from European Tour

After finishing Winter term finals, 38 members of the DRFC flew overnight to London and bused to Cardiff to begin their Spring Tour÷ ten days of hard rugby, hard celebrating, and European women.

Letters to the Editor

When small papers in Florida (Stuart Sunday News) editorialize upon the shortcomings of the Dartmouth English Department, it would seem to indicate that we have descended to a new low in academic standards. Perhaps the Review could consider editorializing on this problem.