Another relatively slow day, another dip into the Dartmouth record books.
Today, Dartmouth's longest winning and losing streaks against conference opponents since the start of formal Ivy League play in 1956:
|
Opp |
Wins |
Years |
Losses |
Years |
|
Brown |
15 |
1960-74 |
6 |
1998-03 |
|
Columbia |
14 |
1984-97 |
4 |
1998-01 |
|
Cornell |
11 |
1968-78 |
3 (3 times) |
2004-06* |
|
Harvard |
5 |
1979-83 |
14 |
2004-17 |
|
Penn |
8 |
1960-67 |
9 |
1998-06 |
|
Princeton |
6 |
2010-15 |
6 |
2004-09 |
|
Yale |
9 |
1990-98 |
9 |
2003-11 |
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Headline in the local Valley News (LINK): Dartmouth College seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging bias in sex assault ruling
Lede to the story:
Dartmouth College has moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Black college football player accusing the school of race and gender-based discrimination during a 2020 sexual assault investigation.
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Whenever it happens, you can be sure Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) is coming to the NCAA and is something the Ivy League will have to wrestle with. Hreal Sports has a lengthy – and revealing – story that reminds us you don't have to be the Heisman Trophy candidate at Alabama to be able to make money as an athlete. And that it isn't necessarily about deals with Coca-Cola, McDonald's or BMW. The headline of the story:
“I Just Filmed It, Put It Up, Got Paid”: How Chloe Mitchell Became the First College Athlete to Profit From NIL
While the NCAA fights to prevent athletes from freely monetizing their names, images, and likenesses, Mitchell, an NAIA volleyball player, is cashing in. And she wants to help others do the same.
Find the story HERE.
A sampling of the Q&A in the story:
The Athletic reported that your sponsorships have earned you enough to pay for your schooling, a computer, and a car. Is that accurate? I ask because a lot of the conversation around NIL presumes that only, say, the star college quarterback or point guard at a big-time school is going to have any value.
I’ve paid off my student loans. I bought a car, bought a computer, and I’m working and saving to buy a house.
Together with her parents, Mitchell started PlayBooked, a platform to help athletes navigate the NIL world. More from the story:
Another Q&A:
So if I’m an athlete and I want to use PlayBooked, how does the process actually work?
We would say, “Okay, great. We have these brands lined up. You’re going to do this brand. This is the product. Here’s information about what the brand wants to be said about it.” If the athlete likes the brand and wants to do the deal, it’s pretty seamless. You take a video of yourself talking about it, send it to us to look over, and if we like it, we say “thumbs up” and provide you the cash right now.
Mitchell sees other ways athletes will make money as well:
We also want to be able to allow fans to be able to buy a video of an athlete saying “Happy birthday” to them, or a video for their daughter of someone like me saying “You’re a great setter, I see you’ve been doing my drills, you’re awesome.”
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New Hampshire is removing residency rules to be vaccinated against COVID starting April 19. That could be a game-changer for Dartmouth students on campus this spring. (LINK)
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The Dartmouth has a story about this year's admissions that includes this nugget (LINK):
Additionally, 172 students admitted as members of the Class of 2024 opted to take a gap year and join the Class of 2025, a sharp rise from the 30 to 40 students who elect gap years on average. Despite this increase, dean of admissions Lee Coffin said in May the College would not be expanding the Class of 2025’s size to accommodate for students who took gap years.
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EXTRA POINT
Twice when I was at the local daily I traveled to Augusta to cover the Masters golf tournament. It was fun to leave cold, gray New England and stroll the incredibly beautiful grounds at Augusta National in short sleeves.
It's a little different this year. It is predicted to be overcast in Augusta today with a high in the upper 70s. Here on our hill in Vermont? Not a cloud in the sky with the temperature predicted to be as high as an unseasonably warm 75 degrees.
Still, what I wouldn't give to be back at Augusta National today ;-)
