Dartmouth's Roth Center for Religious Life celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend, commemorating the occasion with a panel discussion, "Israel at Dartmouth," with Kenneth Yalowitz, a former ambassador to Belarus as moderator. The Center also hosted panel to examine "The Impact of the Roth Center on Jewish Life at Dartmouth," moderated by Provost Barry Scherr. Since 1997, the Roth Center has served the Dartmouth College Hillel, a Jewish student organization, and the Upper Valley Jewish Community congregation. Both organizations have grown in size since the Roth Center opened. The Center now provides a religious space for over 70 Dartmouth students and 200 Upper Valley families, according to a Dartmouth press release. The celebration, which was open to the public, also included a concert of classical music performances.
The College Board will no longer offer Advanced Placement exams in French Literature, Computer Science AB, Latin Literature and Italian Language and Culture as of the 2008-2009 school year, according to the Washington Post. These courses are the least popular of the AP classes, with only two or three thousand students a year taking the tests. In contrast, hundreds of thousands of students enroll in the most popular courses, such as English Literature and United States History. Italian may continue if the College Board can find a backer to provide funding, according to the Post. The College Board discontinued the Music Listening and Literature exam in 1991, the only exam it has ever stopped offering, and will likely not cancel any other program in the next five years.
Anne Atalig '10 was invited to attend the 56th Presidential Inauguration as an Inaugural Scholar, according to the Saipan Tribune. Atalig, a presidential scholar and a Bill Gates Millennium Scholar, was chosen in part because of her participation in the National Young Leaders Conference. As an Inaugural Scholar, Atalig will have the opportunity to meet White House officials, congressional staff, presidential historians and decision makers who actively shape the policies that will guide the nation's future. Atalig is currently studying abroad in France.
