Greg Dinges '89 was appointed vice president of Nike's Corporate Development and the Chief Financial Officer of the company's Affiliate Brands Group on Monday. He left his position as vice president of corporate strategy and development at PepsiCo to take the position. Ginges had worked nationally and internationally for PepsiCo for over 12 years, living and working in a variety of cities and countries in South America and Asia. At Dartmouth, Dinges majored in geography.
Pennsylvania State University's Daily Collegian newspaper fired columnist Zachary Good for his membership in a controversial Facebook group, Inside Higher Ed reported. The controversial group -- "F--- THON"-- criticized participants in a dance marathon that raises money for cancer research by calling them "selfish" and "egotistical," stating "the best charity is anonymous." Opponents created another Facebook group called "Fire Zach Good from the Daily Collegian," stating that Good lacked the "class and dignity" that they deserved from their newspaper. Good was recently fired by the newspaper's editor-in-chief because he failed to "act professionally when responding to criticism," violating the paper's code of ethics. Another Daily Collegian columnist was controversially fired in October 2005 for publicly criticizing the newspaper, according to student journalism blog CampusByline.com.
USA Today selected Meghan Feely '08 to one of its three College Academic All-Stars teams, chosen based on criteria including grades, leadership, activities and an essay. Twenty people are chosen for each team from a total pool of nearly 600 students, and each receive a $2,500 prize for selection. The students are nominated by the dean's office of their college. A double major in biophysical chemistry and history, Feely conducted research at Mount Sinai's Saint Barnabas Medical Center on multiple myeloma cancer, which she discussed in the "most important accomplishment" prompt of the competition application. She tested patients to pinpoint the genetic abnormality that causes multiple myeloma cancer. "The recipients' accomplishments are truly outstanding and I am honored to be among them," Feely said.
