From the Newsroom
Canada's Legend-ary TED Talk Lie — Gary Rubinstein, Gary Rubinstein Blog
Dartmouth's Commencement speaker this year, Geoffrey Canada, recently gave a TED talk titled 'Our failing schools. Enough is enough.' While Canada claims there is 100 percent graduation rate at the high schools under the Harlem Children's Zone program, Rubinstien points out there is a 36% dropout rate from 2006 to 2012. Moreover, Rubinstein notes that while "the HCZ Promise Academy high school may have decent state test scores," the test scores are still relatively low comparing to national standards.
-Dennis Ng, Photo Editor
Is There Really a Second-Term Curse? — Nate Silver, The New York Times
"President Obama is facingone of his roughest stretches in officeafter questions about the government’s response to the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, the admission by the Internal Revenue Service that it inappropriately targeted conservative groups which sought tax-exempt status, and the revelation that the Justice Department subpoenaed communications by The Associated Press." Silver discusses the Second-Term Curse looking at seven two-term presidents since WWII.
-Felicia Schwartz, Executive Editor
The Wait Is Over: You Can Finally Brew Coffee in a Mason Jar with the Portland Press — Ray, Core 77 design magazine & resource
A Portland, Oregon-based design duo started a campaign tolauncha mason jar-based product made for coffee brewing. Apparently the mason jar is more durable than the traditional carafe, it is wrapped in a wool sleeve for insulation and completed with a maple lid with a press.
-Winnie Yoe, Dartbeat Editor