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(11/09/09 4:00am)
Dartmouth was ranked ninth in Kiplinger's 2009-2010 Best Values in Private Colleges list, which took into account the College's academic standards and need-based financial aid program. The list currently available online identifies the top 100 colleges that provide a quality education at an affordable price. The California Institute of Technology tops the list, with Princeton University coming in second and Yale University ranking third. Kiplinger considers an institution's ability to attract and retain intelligent students because of high-quality academics, according to an article accompanying the ranking. Colleges and universities are also ranked based on tuition, the types of financial aid offered and the percentage of students receiving aid, according to Kiplinger.
(10/13/09 2:00am)
The College's Council on Sponsored Activities which handles the College's efforts to obtain research funding and grants has seen a $37-million dollar increase in research funding over the past year, according to findings presented at a meeting of the Steering Committee of the General Faculty on Monday.
(10/07/09 2:00am)
Student Assembly passed two pieces of legislation in its first General Assembly meeting of the Fall term Tuesday evening, including a proposal allocating $2,000 for laptop vouchers to provide students who have broken their computers with temporary replacements. The second piece of legislation will fund Peer Academic Link, a program that provides contacts for students looking for advice in selecting a major. Student Body President Frances Vernon '10 also presented the Assembly's new mission statement, which describes the Assembly's goal to "implement policy changes and services" based on the opinions and concerns of the undergraduate student body. At the meeting, members elected Reba Gillis '12 as secretary, Samantha Gutierrez '11 as treasurer, Eric Tanner '11 as historian a new position created by Vernon and Elise Smith '13 as a member of the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee.
(09/25/09 2:00am)
Hanover Police has identified several high school students as suspects in the Titcomb Cabin arson case, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone. The cabin, owned by the College's Ledyard Canoe Club and located on Gilman Island in the Connecticut River, burned down in May. There is no electricity on the island, and at the time of the fire, the cabin had not been rented for use, The Dartmouth previously reported. The investigation is still ongoing, Giaccone said.
(07/28/09 2:00am)
President Jim Yong Kim praised College students for their empathy in a speech addressed to parents and family members who came to campus for Sophomore Family weekend. Speaking to a packed Collis Common Ground on Friday, Kim explained his vision for Dartmouth's future and took questions from parents regarding ethics, the College's budget and the job market.
(05/19/09 3:54am)
An unidentified "college-aged" male was shot in Kirkland House at Harvard University shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, The Harvard Crimson reported. A Harvard School of Dental Medicine student found the victim bleeding but conscious, and authorities transported him to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Witnesses said they heard three sounds similar to gunshots, and one female said she later found bullet casings in the building, The Crimson reported. House Master Tom Conley told the police that two to three suspects fled the scene at the time of the shooting, according to The Crimson.
(05/13/09 7:26am)
A total of five wallets have been stolen from administrative and faculty offices over the past few days, according to College Proctor and director of Safety and Security Harry Kinne. The thefts occurred when the victims were at work but had temporarily left their offices, which were left unlocked. Hanover Police has identified a suspect and has obtained a search warrant to investigate the case further, Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone said.
(05/01/09 7:04am)
A vote to confirm Hilary Tompkins '90 as solicitor of the Department of the Interior was delayed on Thursday by Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah. Bennett requested that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar clarify the administration's position on the Utah Wilderness Settlement Agreement, which states that the Interior Department cannot create new wilderness study areas in the state, according to a press release from Bennett's office. "I am deeply concerned that some in the department are coordinating with certain members of the environmental community to undermine the settlement agreement between the United States and the state of Utah," Bennett said in a letter to Salazar. President Barack Obama nominated Tompkins for the position on March 25. Tompkins' responsibilities may include overseeing all of the lawyers in the Interior Department and advising the secretary on legal matters, according to department spokesman Hugh Vickery.
(02/27/09 9:43am)
Three Dartmouth staff members demonstrated paperless office software that the computer science department will use as part of its new effort to reduce office waste and inefficiency. Joseph Elsener, department administrator, Wess Jolley, records manager for the College, and Stephen McAllister, director of information strategy, led the demonstration on Thursday afternoon, which was followed by a open forum on digital information. The new software illustrates how the department "is meeting Dartmouth's commitment to sustainability, efficiency and cost reduction through the application of document management software," Elsener said in an e-mail to The Dartmouth.
(02/17/09 7:49am)
Johns Hopkins University's investments declined by 20 percent in the second half of 2008, Bloomberg reported. The university plans to cut administrators' salaries by 5 percent and implement a hiring freeze for all faculty and staff. The school, which faces a $100-million budget deficit for the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years, will also freeze salary increases and eliminate overtime, according to a letter to the Johns Hopkins campus from university President William Brody. The university already experienced a 9.8-percent drop in its endowment before June 30, according to Bloomberg. Johns Hopkins has not cancelled any major building projects, according to the article. The university has raised $3.74 billion for new construction over the past eight years, according to the article.
(10/01/08 8:37am)
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance, a group of eleven organizations working to improve locally directed healthcare, will change its name to the New England Alliance for Health. The group will also transition to a limited-liability company at the beginning of next year to eliminate the complications of the current legal-corporate structure and appeal to a more regional group of organizations, according to Jason Aldous, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center media relations manager. Aldous said he hopes the inclusion of "New England" in the title will attract organizations from outside the Alliance's New Hampshire-centered sphere. The new Alliance will have a "bare-bones" bureaucratic structure, which will allow it to operate more efficiently, he said. Currently, the Alliance's Board of Trustees must approve all initiatives, including budgets, major capital expansions and hiring of chief executives. Aldous said the process seemed obsolete, as the board rarely rejected a proposal. Patient care will not be effected and community members should not be concerned by the change, Aldous said.
(05/19/08 10:53am)
These students escaped disciplinary action, but 11 others were arrested by Hanover Police over the course of the weekend, according to Kevin Lahaye, Hanover Police communications officer. Lahaye would not disclose the specific offenses.