Screen Gem

Dartmouth is renting a JumboTron for graduation. (Story) Anyone who ever sat in a classroom watching a closed-circuit broadcast of the ceremonies on a gorgeous day wishing they were outside, or got stuck so far away from the stage that it was impossible to see anything would agree it's a great idea.

Now if they could just get the screen at Memorial Field that Coach Buddy Teevens has been holding out for! Unfortunately, it may take another anonymous gift (although not one this big) for that to happen.

From a Dartmouth release on the JumboTron:

Dartmouth’s commencement on Sunday will feature a new element, a 12- by 15-foot light-emitting diode (LED) outdoor video display — commonly referred to as a JumboTron.

The JumboTron will be positioned to the right of the stage, providing attendees with a better view of the commencement speakers onstage and graduating seniors as they receive their diplomas.

Dartmouth has promoted assistant Andy Towers the head men's lacrosse coach, replacing the departed Bill Wilson. (Story) A Brown graduate, Towers coached for three years at Yale, two at Brown and was the head coach at Hartford for one year. To read a story I freelanced on Towers last year, click here.