John Koch was arrested in the lower level of Baker Library for criminal trespassing on Oct. 2, Hanover Police Chief Giaccone said. The arrest was a result of Koch's violation of a "Dartmouth owned" trespass letter issue in October 2004 after he reportedly propositioned men in a library bathroom. This letter forbade Koch, 78, from trespassing on any property owned by Dartmouth, College Proctor Harry Kinne said, noting that this is the College's most serious trespass letter.
"One of our officers recognized his vehicle and remembered the trespass letter and called Hanover Police, who arrested him in the lower level of Baker Library," Kinne said.
Giaccone was not able to comment on Koch's criminal record. Koch is currently awaiting a Nov. 21 court date.
Dartmouth biology and genetics professor C. Robertson McClung was recently voted by his peers to serve as president of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
"I am both excited and sobered by the current challenges to ASPB in advancing the science of plant biology," McClung said. "ASPB must continue to enhance the scientific literacy of the lay public and to make the case for the importance of plant science." The ASPB is a non-profit professional society with approximately 5,000 members from the United States and nearly 60 other nations. It serves to promote the interests of plant biologists, foster the growth of the field and publish plant biology research in its two scientific journals.
College students gain weight during their freshman and sophomore years according to two new studies reported Monday in The New York Times. The studies, led by researchers at Brown University and presented at an Oct. 22 meeting of the Obesity Society, show that males gain more weight than females. Though the weight gained is less than the commonly referenced "Freshman 15," doctors are worried that students continue to gain weight in their sophomore year.
"Students don't appear to be losing weight over this time and in fact they gained additional weight in their sophomore year," said Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson, who is a leader of both studies and a psychiatry and human behavior professor at Brown University.
No explanations for the gain in weight were presented at the meeting. Researchers involved in the project speculated that it may be due to more drinking, the increased presence of fatty foods in college cafeterias, less exercise and social activities involving eating.
