Peacefulness Returns

The political circus has left town. I just hope all those signs for John Edwards, Ron Paul, Hillary Whatshername and the rest disappear before the snow melts.

It's a quiet day on the blog front. The Daily Dartmouth has a mention of Tennessee Titan Casey Cramer in a story about Big Green athletes going on to the pros. (Speaking of Casey, a reader passed along the opinion that it's not necessarily a good thing that a tight end just brought up from the practice squad was on the active squad for the playoff game and Casey was inactive yet again. I don't know the full story there, but I think the reader has a point.) The Daily D story also mentions that three former Dartmouth skaters have seen time in the NHL this winter.

The D also has a story about an entity called Alumni Athlete Network that was started up by former Harvard basketball player Ron Mitchell, a terrific rebounder in his day. Mitchell is joined by former Princeton center Jesse Rosenfeld. The story includes a quote from Mitchell that I particularly like:

“Athletes have experience in leadership, multi-tasking, performing under pressure, accepting instruction and being team players. They are focused and willing to go the extra mile.”