The Week In Review

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Paulson ’68 Tapped as Treasury Secretary

On May 30th, President Bush nominated Henry M. Paulson, Dartmouth Class of 1968, to his cabinet as the Secretary of Treasury. Prior to this current cabinet post, Paulson was the Chairman and C.E.O of Goldman Sachs. Paulson originally expressed disinterest in the cabinet position because he was afraid he would not play a central role in setting policy, a fear finally allayed by the White House.

While at Dartmouth, Paulson was a star offensive tackle for the Indians football team, and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. His appointment comes on the heels Robert Portman ’78 being tapped as the White House Budget Director.

DRFC Hosts High School Rugby Championships

Over Green Key Weekend, Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club played host to the USA Rugby High School Championship. Featuring the top Tier A and Tier B teams from around the nation, the Championship tournament went smoothly despite the soggy conditions, as games were played on Battle and Brophy fields at the DRFC’s new Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse.

Highland High School from Salt Lake City, UT and the Jesuit High School Marauders out of Carmichael, CA were seeded #1 and #2 respectively, and most fans expected a rematch of their battle two years ago when Jesuit took the Championship in a hotly contested 14-12 win (Highlands won the Championship last year, overcoming Elsie Allen from Santa Rosa, CA). They were not disappointed.

Saturday the two juggernauts of high school rugby, both of who feature alumni in the DRFC, played on Brophy Field for the Championship. Underdog Jesuit pulled out a hard-fought 19-13 win, claiming its second title in three years. Vacaville defeated Dallas for the Tier B Championship.

Lady Laxers Compete for NCAA Title

Dartmouth’s laurelled daughters have garnered respectable athletic successes over the past few weeks. Women’s lacrosse narrowly missed brining home Dartmouth’s first NCAA team championship since 1976, losing to Northwestern in a hard-fought national title game at Boston University.

The Dartmouth women put on an impressive display of stingy defense, holding the powerhouse Northwestern team to only two goals in the first half. The Dartmouth Women’s Lacrosse players only took ten shots during the contest, which ended up being their ultimate downfall. Suffering from a number of offensive miscues, the Dartmouth ladies proved unable to break through and put pressure on the Northwestern side of the field. The Dartmouth defense, strong up until the late game, eventually ran out of steam, and the lead slipped away in the last 23 minutes with a four-goal Northwestern onslaught, leading to a final 7-4 Northwestern victory.

The Women laxers have been a Cinderella story of sorts this season. Ranked third in the country in a preseason poll, the Dartmouth Ladies struggled in the early stages of the season, but made a strong comeback before entering the tournament. As the seventh ranked seed in a tournament of sixteen, the Dartmouth Women’s Lacrosse team defeated Boston University, Princeton, and Notre Dame, in the Final Four, before falling to Northwestern. Though the loss of All-American goaltender Devon Wills ’06 will not be painless, the Indians will return a number of key starters in hopes of making a repeat title run next year.

In addition, the Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team had a good showing over the weekend, coming in tied for fifth place in the nation, despite being ranked seeded fifteenth in the National College Women’s Championships. While Ultimate Frisbee isn’t really a sport, we can acknowledge the fact that our collegiate pseudo-athletic hipsters are better at throwing and catching plastic discs than many other collegiate pseudo-athletic hipsters.

Biology Department Receives Research Grant

1.5 million dollars has been given to the Biology Department to further research in the interdisciplinary fields of biology. The money was donated by the Howard-Hughes Medical Institute’s Undergraduate Programs, which is a part of a national program to enhance undergraduate instruction.

Some of the purposes set aside for the money include: funding research for sophomores who work with faculty, opening new laboratories, and creating post-doctoral fellows with greater research and teaching opportunities.

Obligatory Phi Delt Mention

Phi Delta Alpha received just one week of social probabtion for wantonly serving alcohol to underage students. The incident in question arouse during Dimensions, a weekend meant to lure prospective high school students to choose Dartmouth as their undergraduate school of preference.

During the weekend, two prospective students were allowed to enter the house and drink alcohol, all in the presence of two admissions officers.

Despite their underage status, the two prospective students’ admissions to Dartmouth were not rescinded.

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