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Professor Mark Smith awarded $1 million grant

Logan Lewis

Davidson College Associate Professor of Psychology Mark Smith received a grant of nearly one million dollars from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to fuel his study of how exercise may help overcome cocaine addictions. Over the last three years, Smith has performed experiments which have demonstrated that exercise can reduce the desire for cocaine. Full story

Drinking culture’s logical conclusion

Charlie Reiter, Mauricio Simms, Mark Millard

Many students are attracted to Davidson College for its strong athletics program or its stellar academic reputation and standards. For a few good men (and women) who failed to complete a sub 4 minute mile, did not reach the 2300 plateau on the SATs, or fail to have a productive life on campus, there is a slightly less appreciated but just as glamorous, career path. Full story

Families enjoy music, dance extravaganza

Katie Lovett

So it is Saturday afternoon, midway through Family Weekend 2009, and you find yourself wondering what to do with the parental units. You’ve already opted to forgo Commons and brave the crowds at either The Egg or Toast in order to fuel yourselves up with some pancakes and French toast. Full story

Mostellar, Perry shine as ’Cats rout Moutaineers 5-2

Anna Stockamore

The early morning rain cleared for the parents’ weekend field hockey match against NorPac opponent Appalachian State. The team celebrated their 5-2 win with an afternoon picnic on the Belk Turf Field. Clare Perry ’11 scored the first goal of the game in the 28th minute off a penalty shot, and then followed with a second goal only 3 minutes later off an assist by Jennie Mostellar ’11. Full story