Dartlog: 11/16/2003 - 11/23/2003

The Dartmouth Review

Saturday, November 22, 2003

Weekend Sports Update

It was a winning weekend on the field and the rink as the main spectator sports went a combined 5-0 this weekend.

Men's Hockey:
Dartmouth (4-0-3, 3-0-3 ECAC) remains the sole unbeaten team in the country after sweeping Yale and Princeton on the road this weekend. The beat the Bulldogs 9-4 on Friday night, with Hugh Jessiman breaking out of his funk for 4 goals and an assist. Tonight it was the second line of Lee Stempniak, Mike Ouellette, and Nate Syzmanski combining for four of Dartmouth's 6 goals in a 6-3 win over the Tigers. Dartmouth is off to a 2-0-2 start on the 9 game, 2 month road trip.

Women's Hockey:
The women also swept Yale and Princeton this weekend, with the action taking place at Thompson Arena. #2 Dartmouth is now 7-0-0 on the year. They beat #10 Princeton 4-2 on Friday night, and took down Yale 6-2 this afternoon.

Football:
Dartmouth (5-5, 4-3) beat Princeton 21-15 this afternoon at Memorial Stadium to finish at .500 for the first time in 6 years. The 4-3 finish in the Ivies puts Dartmouth in a 4-way tie for 2nd with Yale, Brown, and Harvard. Penn ran away with the Ancient-8 title this year, going unbeaten at 10-0 and 7-0 in conference play.

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Posted by Ben at 9:41 PM (0 comments)

Princeton loses

a) to Dartmouth at football

b) to felons at chess

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Posted by alex at 4:56 PM (0 comments)

Friday, November 21, 2003

The Smarter Dartmouth

Be sure to read this week's The Smarter Dartmouth.

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Posted by J. Lawrence at 1:29 PM (0 comments)

Thursday, November 20, 2003

A contest

"To give way to rhetorical temptation, the metaphorical avaiary of security studies, which already includes hawks, doves, chicken hawks, owls, and putative ostriches, should be expanded to include eagles. They are powerful, keen sighted, high-flying, remotely perched, and thus eminently well-protected birds. Symbolizing strength and freedom, the bald-headed eagle also happens to be America's national bird. Although the eagle became an endangered species, it is we ourselves who killed and allowed them to be destroyed, having only lately come to appreciate their distinctive value. They are now on their way to insured survival, possibly a good deal more."

-Eric Nordlinger, Isolationism Reconfigured, assigned reading for Govt 54.

Which brings up an interesting idea: Blitz me with the most ridiculous sentence or paragraph from an assigned reading, along with the class it's from. I'll think up prizes later.

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Posted by Rollo at 8:52 PM (0 comments)

In the Valley News

Keg-of-Beer Mascot Rallies Dartmouth

Ever since the Indian symbol was retired in 1970, Dartmouth College sports boosters have been trying to fill the mascot void. And with little success.

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Posted by alex at 1:50 PM (0 comments)

Keggy

The student who dons the Keggy garb was interviewed by Playboy magazine.

Sports Editor of the D Elliott Olshansky was interviewed today by Sports Illustrated magazine.

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Posted by alex at 1:37 PM (0 comments)

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

More Keggy

Commentary from Friday's University of Kansas Daily Kansan deserves quoting in full:

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Students who consume alcohol hurt students, damage property, violate essential 'rule of law'

By Matthew Dunavan
Guest Commentator

Alcohol consumption at college is not a laughing matter, even if people at Dartmouth College think it is. Recently, the college ditched its mascot in search of one that people would find less offensive. Many different mascots have been paraded in front of fans at Dartmouth sporting events, most with lukewarm reception.

One unofficial mascot entry won the acceptance of a large number of people in the stands. His name? �Keggy the Keg.�

�Keggy� looks like an enormous beer keg with arms, legs, and a face painted on the side. According to their college paper, The Dartmouth, his creators intended him to be entirely unacceptable, but fans, including two 8-year-olds who asked for his autograph at a ball game, can�t get enough of him.

Dartmouth�s lighthearted search for a campus mascot shows a dark side of college life. At college campuses all across the nation, alcohol is a normal part of the college experience.

Alcohol has disastrous effects on people�s health, especially in the large quantities most college students are used to. You would be a rare college student if you could say that you never had to clean up after a drunk person or put another person in the place of cleaning up after you.

People under booze�s influence are frequently dangers to themselves and others and cause untold amounts of property damage each year.

The part of the issue that troubles me most is one simple, often-overlooked fact: College alcohol consumption is mostly illegal. Most students on this campus are between the ages of 18-21. It�s not a shock that underage drinking goes on here. Fake ID�s are confiscated every night of the week at local bars, and many more pass undetected by bouncers who don�t know or don�t care that they are fake.

Rule of law is the backbone of any democracy. When a majority of citizens expresses its will through a legitimate legislative process, we create a system of laws by which we are all expected to abide. Democracy involves the recognition that proper government comes from the expressed will of the majority with respect for the rights of the minority. Any law validly created with this process should be binding on all persons in the society.

It is hard to defend the idea that the minority is able to break a law whenever it feels like it, especially when no great value like justice is on the table. Yet that is exactly what is practiced when an underage person takes a drink. In an age where the word �patriot� is starting to become a compliment again, legions of young people unthinkingly attack the very fabric of their country.

Cheryl Mills, a presidential lawyer, argued before Congress that rule of law applies to the weak and the strong, the rich and the poor, and the powerful and the powerless.

�You cannot only love it when it provides the verdict you seek; you must love it when the verdict goes against you as well,� Mills said.

It is impossible to claim to love democracy while spitting on the process that causes it to work. No one who loves America and its democracy can violate the laws of our country without good reason.

And as far as Keggy goes, it�s time to kick him and the college life he represents to the curb.

Dunavan is a Topeka senior in political science and philosophy.

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Comments here, although KU students seem to have done a good job responding to Mr. Dunavan in the comments section of the main article page.

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Posted by Scott at 12:48 AM (0 comments)

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Dinner and a Show

In case any of you missed it (I know Larry did), this evening Food Court patrons were treated to an improptu poetry slam. Though I couldn't make anything out except frequent iterations of the word "fuck," I am told the woman standing on the table was attempting to raise rape awareness on campus.

I wonder if Food Court manager Larry James will stand idly by, as he did tonight, for my fiery recitation of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" tomorrow.

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Posted by Scott at 10:41 PM (0 comments)

Keggy the Keg goes national

Wilbon and Kornheiser of the Washington Post talked about Keggy on Pardon the Interruption a few minutes ago. I believe either NESN (ch. 36) or ESPN2 (ch. 34) reairs PTI at 6:30 PM for those interested in hearing about it. Not a whole lot of substance, and I don't think they realize it's a joke and not the official mascot...

Mike Wilbon thinks it's inappropriate (and also mentioned we're the only Ivy League campus he hasn't visited), while Tony Kornheiser thought it was perfect for Dartmouth.

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Posted by Ben at 5:44 PM (0 comments)

Vandalism Update

It turns out that at least thirteen bundles (1300 issues) were removed from our office and thrown in a nearby dumpster. Many of the bundles were our latest issue.

This crime has been reclassified as a burglary, and we would much appreciate any information. The crime occurred sometime between midnight and 8 AM.

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Posted by Alston B. Ramsay at 5:15 PM (0 comments)

TDR Vandalism

On Friday night, a couple people lit some of our issues on fire on our office stoop. Luckily, Zeta Psi reacted quickly and put them out. Last night, someone entered our office through a window and took a couple hundred issues, which they threw on Zeta Psi's lawn. They then rummaged through some of our archives and threw a number of these issues around the office.

Our office is not a fraternity; it is rented commercial property. We do not take these things lightly, and, in accordance, we have filed a report with the police, and will prosecute the persons responsible to the fullest extent of the law. If anyone at Dartmouth has information about either of these incidents (particularly the one last night), we are offering a reward.

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Posted by Alston B. Ramsay at 3:38 PM (0 comments)

Monday, November 17, 2003

Another Issue

Is now online at www.dartreview.com. Enjoy.

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Posted by Alston B. Ramsay at 10:05 PM (0 comments)

F$@! tha police?

>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:11:24 -0500 (EST)
>Subject: Excessive Force?
>From: Review of Excessive Force
>Reply-To: "student.assembly@dartmouth.edu"
>Precedence: bulk
>To: Alexander D Talcott

Have you felt mistreated, manhandled, or abused by the either S&S or the Hanover police? Have you felt threatened or been threatened by these authorities? Have you felt that your rights have been violated by these authorities?

Student have complained of falling victim to excessive force during Homecoming events and college investigations. As a result of these and other complaints, Student Assembly and The Dartmouth Civil Liberties Union are joining together to ensure students are treated with respect.

If you feel that your rights have been violated, or you have been mistreated by the administration, S&S, or the Hanover Police, please tell your story. Either reply to this blitz, or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may submit your story to the DCLU's website:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dclu/report.htm

With your permission, your personal accounts will be used to present a case to the Adminstration that calls for action to address these greivances.

Thank you for your help.

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Posted by alex at 8:13 PM (0 comments)

Re: Dartmouth Studies on race matters (first link)

So they found out that racial tension leads to reduced productivity.

Wasn't this why the Army resisted integrating? They thought it would be a distraction?

I'm happy that these people are spending time and money finding out what people have known for quite some time.

Isn't science supposed to advance knowledge?

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Posted by John Kalb at 3:53 PM (0 comments)

Dartmouth studies on race matters

Here

here

here

and here

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Posted by alex at 3:36 PM (0 comments)

An e-Dartmouth Special Report

Board of Trustees to increase size, reduce terms

Alluded to here on DartLog on August 18

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Posted by alex at 3:27 PM (0 comments)

Sunday, November 16, 2003

Ugly weekend in Dartmouth athletics

The winning ways of the previous 2 weekends wore off, as the major team sports lost or underachieved all weekend long.

The football team held a 21-20 lead with 2 mintues to go, but gave up a 95-yard drive to allow Brown to score their 3rd touchdown of the fourth quarter to pull out a 26-21 victory over Dartmouth. The lack of a running game really hurt Dartmouth, as they had a first and 5 in Brown territory needing only to get one first down to ice the game, and they ended up being forced to punt. This came after two other 3-and-outs by the offense when they needed to be running the clock.

Women's soccer lost 5-0 to Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. They had gone 6-0-1 in the Ivy League to clinch the title and get the automatic berth.

The Men's hockey team remained unbeaten at 2-0-3, but had to settle for two 1-1 ties on the weekend @Union and @RPI. Dartmouth's defense and netminder Dan Yacey '05 have been outstanding, but the offense has yet to get on track.

Women's hockey won yesterday 1-0 against UConn to improve to 4-0, but by all indications it could've easily gone the other way. They play UConn again this afternoon.

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Posted by Ben at 3:49 PM (0 comments)