September 2014



The Rise of Yik Yak

“Drinking rum before noon makes you a pirate not an alcoholic.” “Contrary to what Ill Fayze may believe, by mid-November we will actually all be…


Students Denied Service

On Wednesday night, three Dartmouth students—one ’15 and two ‘16s—went to Molly’s to celebrate one of the aforementioned ‘16s’ twenty-first birthday. After the trio indulged…


The College Considers New Alcohol Policies

Thinking about sending your senior some single malt scotch for his birthday? Not so fast. New regulations currently under consideration may limit the amount and…



Dartmouth Endowment Hits $4.5 Billion

Dartmouth’s endowment reported investment gains of 19.2 percent for fiscal year 2014, which ended on June 30, 2014. The endowment now stands at $4.5 billion,…


Cornell Columnist Targeted

When freshmen at Cornell ventured out of their dorms on Thursday, they happened upon an unfortunate display: flyers attacking the daily newspaper’s conservative columnist as…


What IS in a word?

Illegal: shoplifting, drugs, traffic laws, murder. Undocumented: lost, bureaucracy, secret, subversive. Both of these words are laden with connotations that cause intended and unintended emotions…


Beyond SAT Optional

While in recent years the SAT-optional movement and a general backlash against standardized testing have gained momentum, one college has decided to go further than…