Time Magazine named Shonda Rhimes '91 one of 2007's 100 most influential people in the Artists and Entertainers category. Rhimes is the creator and executive producer of "Grey's Anatomy," a popular medical drama on ABC. Actress Sandrah Oh, who plays Dr. Cristina Yang on the show and wrote a blurb about Rhimes for Time, cited Rhimes' transition from an independent screenwriter to "the guiding force and creative engine for more than 200 employees." Oh also praised the introverted Rhimes for her ability to deal with the high-powered television executives who control her show.
The Dartmouth Progressives sponsored a speech by Brian Katulis, a Senior Fellow of the Center for American Progress, about America's policy in Iraq on Tuesday evening. The speech was followed by a screening of "When I Came Home," a documentary that follows a homeless Iraq war veteran named Herold Noel. Noel was living out of his car in Brooklyn when he met Paul Rieckhoff, the head of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Through the IAVA, Noel was able to get off the streets and take up a role in the veterans' rights movement. After the documentary, students participated in a question-and-answer session with Noel and Dan Lohaus, the director of the film.
Theresa Shaw, the head of the Federal Student Aid office in the Department of Education, is stepping down from her position, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday evening. Before working for the Department of Education, Shaw worked at Sallie Mae, a lending company responsible for more than $120 billion in student loans. Shaw's department also employed Matteo Fontana, who was suspended in early April after it was discovered that he owned stock in Student Loan Xpress. Shaw's resignation reflects a trend of more thoroughly scrutinizing the officials responsible for regulating the student loan industry.
