Table of Contents
FEATURES
32 A Coach For All Seasons
Armed with an M.B.A. and a meticulous system he's developed during 15 years as the mens baseball coach, Bob Whalen spends most of his year on an international quest to bring ballplayers to Hanover. A behind-the-scenes look at recruiting in the Ivy League. BY JIM COLLINS '84
38 It's All Downhill, Dude
"Freedog" and "Mac"—Bryon Friedman '02 and Scott Macartney '01—are the best Dartmouth skiers of their generation. They're also best friends, roommates and fierce competitors. BY BILL GIFFORD '88
42 On the Record
Five record-breaking alumnae athletes who have left lasting marks at Dartmouth reflect on the importance of sport in their lives. BY LISA FURLONG
ON THE COVER Jacket:photograph by ThomasAmes Jr. '74; embroidery by Top StitchPhoto top comer: John Sherman:H/O Photographers
DEPARTMENTS
8 LETTERS
Notebook
20 CAMPUS
News from around the Green.
24 NEWS ANALYSIS
That letter written by Karl Furstenberg? Maybe it's a good thing for Dartmouth athletics. BY BRAD PARKS '96
26 FACULTY
Thanks to a College advising program, many students look to professors for help in balancing academics and athletics. BY LAUREN ZERANSKI '02
28 INTERVIEW
Dartmouth's head athletics groundskeeper explains how chickens, streakers and mysterious 22-yard lines are all in a day's work. BY SEAN PLOTTNER
30 PERSONAL HISTORY
A former Big Green basketball player looks back on well-intentioned drug treatments' that cost him a spot on the team. By LANCE ROBERTS '66
Alumni News
50 SEEN & HEARD
56 THE CUSSES
89 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 96
Pamela Wheeler '89 on working in a man's world and rooting for women's basketball. BY LISA FURLONG
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Downhill star Bryon Friedman'02 soars during a training run at area in Chile last fall.
