A strong showing by a country's national soccer team can result in an improved economy, according to a recent study by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London. The Centre's study mirrors conclusions drawn in a U.S. report produced by members of the Dartmouth community and academics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last year. The Centre created the report after gathering research in Germany during this past summer's World Cup. Based on phone interviews with over 3,000 citizens conducted the day after Germany's game, researchers found that Germany's unexpected good play produced improved economic perceptions. Though the German economy saw little change throughout the tournament, citizens reported that the economy was improving and that their personal wealth was expanding. Since the end of the World Cup, the German economy has improved -- retail sales have grown, unemployment has fallen, and the country's economy is predicted to see its fastest growth rate since 2000.
Louis F. Oldershaw '39 was awarded the 2007 William G. Dwight Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the Holyoke, Mass. community. The award, which was established by the publisher of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram, William Dwight, is given annually to a resident of the area. Oldershaw, a graduate of Yale Law School and a lawyer and businessman, was awarded the distinction for his leadership in the Holyoke Medical Center, the Holyoke United Way Campaign and the Holyoke Red Cross, among others. The award, which is presented by the Holyoke Rotary Club, will be presented to Oldershaw at the 2007 Dwight Award banquet to be held on Nov. 20.
Judith Sloan, actress, oral historian and creator of the multimedia project "Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America," performed in Dartmouth Hall on Wednesday. Her award-winning project brings together interviews with refugees and immigrants living in Queens, N.Y. The program is the result of three years of interviewing conducted by Sloan and her co-artistic director, Warren Lehrer. The performance featured Sloan recreating character monologues excerpted from the work. The event was cosponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity & Equity and the John Sloan Dickey Center.
