On the TV show "Grey's Anatomy," Dr. Meredith Grey is a Dartmouth graduate. On one of the episodes, she mentions a lucky statue. Does such a statue exist? If so, where is it and what does it look like?
Dr. Grey is probably referring to "rubbing Warner's nose," on the bronze bust of Warner Bentley, in the College's Hopkins Center for the Arts. Bentley was a long-time professor of English, director of The Dartmouth Players, and the first director of the Hopkins Center from its opening in 1962 until his retirement in 1969. For years, rubbing the nose of the bust has been considered good luck, and thousands of Dartmouth students, faculty, staff, and alumni have done so. Those looking for good luck have also been known to rub the nose of another bronze bust, of former Dean of the College Craven Laycock, which sits outside the Tower Room on the second floor of Baker Library.
Incidentally, the show's insider knowledge of Dartmouth comes from a great source: "Grey's Anatomy" creator, writer and executive producer Shonda Rhimes is a 1991 Dartmouth graduate.
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