Memorial Field Past and Present

Greetings from Syracuse, N.Y., where we will finish up the Great College Tour 2011 today. We (wisely) decided not to set up the tent last night after driving through snow showers, hail, rain and wind approaching 50 mph on the winding trip here from Happy Valley.

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Today's Daily Dartmouth has a lengthy look at the history of Memorial Field spun out of the impending addition of lights. There's some good historical background and perspective offered by former Dartmouth SID Jack DeGange. It's Jack I turn to when I need a history lesson. Speaking of which, there are still copies of his book available over there on the side. Get 'em while they last!

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Dartmouth linebacker Aaron Limonthas came up short in his bid to be next year's student body president. The D has a story.

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The Yale web page has a story about three Bulldogs hoping to hear their names called on draft day and the photo accompanying the story is from Dartmouth's Memorial Field.

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One year after Penn football player Owen Thomas took his own life students wore shirts bearing his number 40 and honored him with a walk that raised $16,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The Daily Pennsylvanian reports.

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Penn State's spring game wasn't the only one abbreviated by the weather. A lightning strike at nearby Lewisburg Saturday forced an end to the Bucknell spring game.

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We'll be back in town late tonight and coverage of spring football will resume tomorrow after practice

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And finally, a few more Dartmouth football names in "before-and-afters" from That Certain Loyal Reader:

• former celtic/labor law

• 60's British duo/travelling man

• tennis player/ tender is the night

• old president/ heavyweight champ

• death wish/ special ops

Answers tonight ...