More On the Mascot/Symbol Issue

Something that wasn't in the original story about the Manchester (N.H.) high schools whose Indian and Crusader symbols are under attack: The graduate of one of the high schools (who runs the web site hatemascot.com) is "a sophomore at Dartmouth College, where debate over the treatment of American Indian students sparked a rally of 500 students, faculty and staff last semester," according to this story posted on the Boston Globe site. ...

Jake Novak, whose Roar Lions Roar blog does a comprehensive job of covering Columbia football, offers up one Columbia insider's explanation for why the Ivies won't go to the playoffs in the division formerly known as I-AA. The decision-makers' thought process, according to Jake's source: ..."(W)hile the Ivies are willing to allow more games for big-time playoff tournaments like basketball and soccer, they feel the lower-tier level of the I-AA playoffs isn't worth the compromise."

Don't think pro football is a business? Former Dartmouth tight end Casey Cramer (and several teammates) went under the knife (or the scope) after the final Tennessee Titans game of the season and this is how the Nashville City Paper reported it: "The Titans did 'clean up' surgeries for a number of players at the conclusion of the season." Clean up surgeries?

Princeton grad Jason Garrett could be the next offensive coordinator at Alabama according to this story.

It's not about football, but if you want to read a well-written and interesting story about an Ivy League icon, check out Jerry Price's story on former Princeton basketball coach Pete Carril. ... Speaking of hoops, the Dartmouth men try to make it 2-0 in the Ivies tonight at Harvard. If they can sneak past the Crimson, their next four Ivy games are at home and Leede Arena would be hopping.

Remember how I said I was doing some writing for the town of Hanover? At least I think I told you. Anyway, I thought I'd found just about everything I could about the town on the web and then I stumbled across this 360-degree picture tour of the town pulled together by a real estate company. I wish they'd shot the pictures from a different angle, but if you miss Hanover or want to show the town off to a friend, click the link. Neat stuff.