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A screen grab shows a scene from the winning entry in the Math-O-Vision contest at Dartmouth College.

Math = Film Project

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hanover — Some kids see math as a maze of pointless numbers, a subject banished to chalkboards and ivory towers. Austin Eng, 17, of Freehold, N.J., sees it differently — and as a result, he and his film partner, Katherine Lin, also of Freehold, have $4,000 in prize money to show for it. Last week, the high school film duo …

Dartmouth Rape Suspect Posts Bail

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Lebanon — A Dartmouth College student charged with raping a female student after entering her dorm room had his scheduled court appearance yesterday delayed for a month to allow his attorney more time to review evidence in the case. Facing four counts of aggravated sex assault, Parker C. Gilbert, 20, was scheduled to appear in Lebanon Circuit Court yesterday, but his attorney secured …

Leona M. Nichols

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Windsor, Vt. — Leona M. Nichols, 80, a longtime resident of Windsor, passed away Monday morning, May 20, 2013, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor. The complete obituary will be published when arrangements are final. …

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Dartmouth Receives $10 Million Gift  To Expand Overseas Programs Hanover — A former New Jersey congressman and Dartmouth College alumnus has donated $10 million to his alma mater to expand the Dartmouth’s off-campus international programs. Frank J. Guarini …

Dartmouth Student Faces Stolen Property Charge

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Hanover — A 22-year-old Dartmouth senior was arrested early Friday morning and faces charges of receiving stolen property, Hanover police said. Maurice L. Johnson, of Gatesville, N.C., allegedly entered a room where an alumnus was sleeping around 2 a.m. Friday and took cash and valuables from the man, …

Surgeons Take Critical Look at Their Process

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Lebanon — Anyone who has done a bit of hiking understands the importance of packing light. Take only what you need. If you add a new piece of equipment to your pack, take out whatever it is meant …

Breaking Down Social Barriers

Saturday, May 18, 2013

They spoke of privilege and of anger. About bad choices, demons and false assumptions. Of freedom, family and hope. They were contractors, fathers, sisters, brothers, athletes and musicians. When inmates at the Sullivan County House of Corrections and …

Dartmouth Warily Eyes Spring Party

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Hanover — Dartmouth College’s “frat row” was a scene of jubilation yesterday. Hundreds of students were dancing and drinking on Webster Avenue between Beta Alpha Omega’s red brick house and the live band planted in Phi Delta Alpha’s yard, celebrating the rite of spring known as Green Key …

Dartmouth Senior Shooting Feature Film in Hanover

Friday, May 17, 2013

San Luis Obispo, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, has at least three claims to fame. The first is that it is the home of the world’s first motel, built in 1925; the second is that in …

Dartmouth Freshman Charged With Rape

Friday, May 17, 2013

Hanover — A Dartmouth College freshman has been accused of raping a female student inside her dorm room earlier this month, Hanover police said. Parker C. Gilbert, 20, has been charged with four counts of aggravated felony sex …

A Life: George Johann Ostler, 1925 — 2013; ‘He Loved It Up Here. It Was His Heaven’

Monday, May 13, 2013

Hartford — The tall German with a boyish smile was rarely more in his element than when he was gliding down the slopes at the Dartmouth Skiway, as a group of students watched, eager to emulate his style …

Dartmouth Holds 41st Pow-Wow

Monday, May 13, 2013

Shianne Sebastian, a Dartmouth '13, helps dress her brother, Ashbow Sebastian, a student at the University of Maine in a buckskin dress while preparing for the "Switch Dance," a competition in which the men and women switch roles …

At the Memory Cafe: Don’t Forget to Laugh

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Lebanon — Alana St. George poked fun at the balding head of her husband, Willy, who wore a hat in a recent photograph to cover up some “light spots.” Several people got up and tried their best South …