Burnin’ Down the House

The "Atwell Hilton," an Appalachian Trail (AT) landmark and former Outing Club bunkhouse 35 miles north of campus, saw its final sunrise on February 15 as the National Park Service made good on its pledge to destroy the condemned building.

"It's a bummer to lose something that you've worked so hard to improve," said Andy Wells '89, who shared the Hilton's bunkroom with eight other chubbers during the summer of 1988.

The DOC used the former private residence as a base for cabin-building and trail relocation efforts from 1987 to 1991. Despite the maintenance and tender loving care, the Park Service condemned the house in the early nineties due to a mandate to destroy all preexisting, non-trail-related structures in the AT corridor. For the past nine years the building stood empty, used only occasionally as a site for Dartmouth parties and as a way station for 50-mile hikers on their way from Hanover to Moosilauke. Since the Atwell site was popular with AT thruhikers, the DOC is constructing a new three-sided shelter on Ore Hill, a mile to the north.

Bragging RitesBarn Burner Forthe second year basketball tri-captain Shaun Gee '00 was named to the All American Farm Tearn, a designation sponsored by Successful Farming magazine. At 6 foot 7, the 220-pound forward is fifth in career scoring at Dartmouth, a threetime MVP at the College and allIvy three years running. Gee is eligible for the Farm Team because his parents own a farm in Nebraska.