April 2010

Amusing Line in Today’s D

I stumbled across this line in an article about prospies deciding on college. For some students, interest in Dartmouth came only after they had submitted…


Photoshop Friday: Moose on Mass Row

Dartmouth’s more credulous students have been circulating the following picture with great excitement: One thing about the picture is true, however: it is a beautiful…




Penn Football Captain Dead

Owen Thomas, Penn ’11, was found dead in an apparent suicide, according to the AP, Philadelphia Inquirer, and various outlets. Sad news.


Ridiculous Compensation

$28 per hour. That’s the going rate for trash pick-up at Dartmouth, at least according to a bill that Facilities Operations recently dumped in my…


Your Parents Were Right

Remember when you were a kid how you always wanted to watch those violent and/or steamy movies because they were “so cool!” and had good…


WSJ Launches Metro Section

Today marks the beginning of a new era in New York newspapers, or so Rupert Murdoch would have you believe. After buying the Wall Street…



New Coach for Dartmouth Basketball

Today, Paul Cormier was hired as the new coach for Dartmouth Basketball. The past twelve years he’s been in the NBA as an assistant coach…