No one who graduated from Dartmouth in 2011 or was in the audience will soon forget the hilarious – but meaningful – talk Conan O'Brien gave at commencement with President George H.W. Bush on the stage laughing along with the rest of us.
It's a Saturday morning and you've got the time to watch. If you've seen it before, you'll enjoy it again. If you are seeing it for the first time, you are in for a treat.
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Incoming Dartmouth running back Ryder Stone of Phillips Andover has won the school's Raymond T. Tippet Memorial Award, "awarded annually to a senior member of the varsity football or baseball team whose loyalty, courage, and modesty exemplify the character of Ray Tippett and the best traditions of Andover athletics. Established in 1962 by members of the Class of 1945 for a prize in memory of their classmate, Raymond T. Tippett."Stone is a 5-foot-10, 205-pound running back from Calgary.
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The Dartmouth poll for the best moment in Big Green sports in the 2013-14 school year saw the football team's win over Princeton finish at the top. The 28-24 victory on snowy Memorial Field spoiled the Tigers' undefeated Ivy League season.
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Now we're off to campus to continue the busy graduation weekend for That Certain '14. It started last night with a reception at President Hanlon's house and won't slow down until tomorrow night. Somewhere along the line we also have to find time to move her back home, although she won't be here for long. More on that in the next day or two ;-)
