The results of the Dartmouth Outing Club elections for next year's president and vice president of its student directorate were announced Thursday. The president for Spring, Fall and Winter terms will be Phil Bracikowski '08. (Bracikowski is a member of The Dartmouth staff.) The president for Summer term will be Jake Feintzeig '09. There are two vice presidents each term. Jimmy Bramante '09 will be vice president for all four terms. The other vice president position will be held by Andrew Palmer '10 Spring and Fall terms, Andrew McCauley '09 Summer term, and Dan Susman '10 Winter term. Two students were vying for the position of president and there were a record eight students running for the position of vice president.
Dartmouth Medical School psychiatry researchers have found that a new form of cognitive behavioral therapy is beneficial for female veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. The findings were reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Feb. 28 and could impact those who suffer from the disorder. Two types of PTSD treatments were compared: prolonged exposure and present-centered therapy. Women who received the prolonged exposure therapy were more likely to be cured of the disorder, researchers found. However, the results have limitations that include the fact that few active-duty women enrolled. Over 270 female veterans and seven active-duty personnel with PTSD were recruited for the study. The research team was led by Dr. Paula P. Schnurr, DMS research professor of psychiatry and deputy director of the National Center for PTSD, which is located in White River Junction, Vt. This is the first clinical trial to concentrate specifically on PTSD treatment in military women.
"The COS and You," a coffee talk hosted by Palaeopitus Senior Society, the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Committee and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, was held at Casque and Gauntlet on Thursday night. The event invited students to discuss the Committee on Standards, the honor code and Dartmouth's discrimination policy with administrators including Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson. The recommendations of the COS Task Force were also discussed at the event. Michelle Davis '07, a member of Palaeopitus and an intern in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, helped organize the discussion. She said that the event gave students an opportunity to learn the truth behind common misperceptions about the COS. "It was a chance to really come together to answer students' questions about the process, and to provide a forum for discussion between administrators and students," Davis said.
