Sunday, October 1, 2006

The Damned: Dartmouth's Worst

Shelby Grantham holds the dubious honor of being Dartmouth’s Worst Professor. A self-described “recovering racist” who makes her classes into an airing of grievances rather than a study of literature because she “can’t read male authors anymore,” Grantham injects her Introductory Writing courses with dogmatic liberalism.

The Beautiful: Dartmouth's Best Profs

John Rassias – French; P. David Lagomarsino – History; Alan Stam – Government; Ellis Shookman – German; William Cook – English; Russell Hughes – Chemistry

TDR Interview: Scott Meacham ’95

Scott Meacham graduated from Dartmouth in 1995 with a degree in English and a minor in studio art, where he took an interest in architecture. After working in Washington, DC as a historical architecture consultant, he received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 2004. He presently works for the National Legal Research Group, but in his spare time maintains the web site Dartmo.com, a catalog of the buildings of Dartmouth College, both present and historical.

The Wheelock Succession

The fate of Dartmouth, that enduring institution, has not only been engineered from the past. Rather, it is also being shaped in the present, by all who attend or associate with her. You too, coming ’10s, will add your own contributions to this storied institution’s history.

The Storied History of Dartmouth College

Eleazar Wheelock, Samson Occom, and Daniel Webster have become larger-than-life figures. Their stories are as much a part of the Dartmouth experience as DOC Trips, Winter Carnival, and the Green itself.

Lost Songs of Old Dartmouth

Presented here for your consideration and enjoyment is a selction of the songs of which the present administration does not approve but which were sung by generations of Dartmouth students. Many of these songs were prohibited or altered because they were deemed offensive, tawdry, or insensitive. Still, these songs recall a different time and a different caliber of College spirit.

Indians Football 2006: Bringing it Back

“Bringing it back.” That is Dartmouth football’s credo this year and they are on their way to return to the glory days when Dartmouth the Ivy League record 17 Championships. The Indians are looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-8 season last year. Heading into his second year as head coach, Buddy Teevens ’79 is looking to turn heads in the Ivy League by waking the recently sleeping Indians.

Fall Season Sports Primer

Sports are very important to the social culture of Dartmouth. Seriously. For those among you moved by the spirit of competition or entertained by the skill and sweat of your peers, here is a guide to the teams and the matches that will make the highlights of this fall term.

Summer Reading: Total Volshit

The misfortune of Testimony is that it mistakes condescension for compassion. Instead of empathy, the reader is served cold venom: “Some people don’t deserve pity.” Peppering art with the crass and the political leads to such Volshit lines as, “perhaps there is no good or bad music, there is only music that excites you and makes you indifferent.” The pharmacological equivalent: crystal meth, or Prozac?

The Epitome of Refinement; A Look at Dartmouth's Greek Scene

It was settled; we decided to undertake the challenge of a “Circuit.” According to the rules of The Circuit, we would go to every fraternity in one night and drink at least one beer or house-drink at each. We were officially totally cute and hot and smart college girls on a mission and we set out into the crisp Hanover night. That’s when things started to get a little hazy to say the least.

Courses of Note

Editors Note: We provide here course reviews of a few of the introductory courses you are likely to consider, and a few smaller, upper-level courses that have met with consistently excellent reviews over the past few years. They are truly some of Dartmouth’s best.

The Alumni Constitution, in Brief

With the stroke of a pen, it could be the case today that all alumni are afforded the right to choose who fills these important seats of power. With a few keystrokes, the proposed constitution could have done this, but has not. This omission is neither the first nor the last time that the AGTF and its allies on the Council and the Association Executive Committee passed over a chance to create a straightforward, representative, and transparent system.

Barrett's Mixology

Then Bam! Like a shot from a Winchester thirty-aught-six comin’ straight between the eyes of a baby deer, I saw that 7-11 standin’ there straight in front of me. Hallelujah! Them wiener dogs, donuts, and slurpees are my favorite fine dinin’!

The Last Word

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. – William F. Buckley, Jr.