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(03/31/11 2:00am)
Following the Board of Trustee's March 7 announcement of a 5.9-percent increase in tuition, room, board and fees, various students interviewed by The Dartmouth said they were worried that the costs which rose from $52,275 to $55,365 may deter prospective applicants, while other students called for the College to match elevated tuition with improvements in student life.
(10/05/10 2:00am)
More than 1,700 tickets to the Ke$ha concert scheduled for Oct. 25 in Leverone Field House were sold online Monday, according to Programming Board concert chair Amaris Galea-Orbe '11. Galea-Orbe said she expected tickets to sell out before they are made available to graduate students, staff, faculty and the public at higher prices on Oct. 11. Dartmouth students can purchase tickets through the online vendor UniversityTickets. Although students are charged an additional $1.50 transaction fee per order under the new system, Galea-Orbe said buying tickets online is preferable to waiting on long lines, which was common for previous Programming Board Concerts.
(09/30/10 2:00am)
Although Dartmouth has shown improvement in certain university ranking reports the College improved two places in the 2011 U.S. News and World Report's annual "Best University" ranking and jumped more than 60 places in Forbes Magazine's annual list it continues to lag behind in international lists, such as Times Higher Education's list of world schools, that place a high value on an institution's research-orientated graduate programs. U.S. News ranked the College first in the nation for best undergraduate teaching for the second year in a row, suggesting that Dartmouth fares better in rankings that heavily weight factors accounting for students' academic performance.
(09/28/10 2:00am)
Members of Programming Board expect that the concert will be successful not only because of Ke$ha's talent and popularity among a large student demographic, but also because the date falls near Homecoming, Galea-Orbe and Programming Board senior co-chair Ezequiel Politzer '11 said.
(09/27/10 2:00am)
Student Body President Eric Tanner '11 will continue with plans implement a new issue-based committee system in Student Assembly this term, having already selected two co-chairs for each of the seven new committees, he said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
(09/22/10 2:00am)
In his address, Kim cited the close working relationship between college administrators, faculty and the student leaders at Dartmouth as an important ingredient for his success in his first year in office.
(06/11/10 2:00am)
Gifford, a philosophy major, earned seven academic citations during his College career, in addition to the government department's Edson Prize for excellence in an introductory government course.
(06/02/10 2:00am)
The Class of 1960 has agreed to donate $200,000 to the Dartmouth College Fund in the name of the Class of 2010, which it had promised to do if the graduating class achieved 100 percent participation, despite the fact that not every member of the Class of 2010 donated to the Senior Class Gift, Dartmouth College Fund executive director Sylvia Racca said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
(05/20/10 2:00am)
Committee members hope these reforms will counter dangerous drinking trends, including the influx of students with blood alcohol concentrations above clinically dangerous levels and the consumption of hard alcohol at pre-games.
(05/17/10 2:00am)
Nine students were transported to Dick's House and six were taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center via ambulance, Kinne said. One intoxicated student was released to a parent.
(05/14/10 2:00am)
Although last year's Green Key weekend featured the return of the time-honored Green Key Ball following a 40-year hiatus, this year's Green Key will see a scaling back of the event to a more casual dance, according to Green Key Society president Fernando Rodriguez-Villa '11.
(05/12/10 2:00am)
David Fein '82 became Connecticut's U.S. attorney on Monday, after being nominated for the post by President Barack Obama in February, The Day reported on Monday. He is now in charge of over 60 assistant U.S. attorneys and approxiamately 55 staff members, according to The Day. Fein's office sees cases such including those involving federal criminal laws and those in which Fein represents the federal government in civil litigation. A lawyer from Old Greenwich, Conn., Fein has previously worked as an associate White House counsel to President Bill Clinton and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to The Day.
(05/10/10 2:00am)
Despite widespread scrutiny of investment banks for their roles in the economic recession and, in the case of Goldman Sachs, allegedly profiting from the downturn most Dartmouth students have not been discouraged from pursuing careers in finance. According to several students interviewed by The Dartmouth, students remain interested in the industry and are not concerned with effects of short-term scandals.
(04/29/10 2:00am)
When Haldeman was offered the CEO position last June, he was hesitant about assuming command of the beleaguered government-sponsored loan organization, he said.
(04/27/10 2:00am)
The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity a panel that makes recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Education about accreditation and provides accreditors with federal recognition will resume meetings in September after a two-year hiatus, according to Inside Higher Ed. The Committee, which was adjourned by Congress in 2008, will consist of 18 members appointed by both houses of Congress and the Secretary of Education. The panel previously had 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Education, Inside Higher Ed reported. "This committee will play a vital role in ensuring the highest standards of accountability for accrediting agencies," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a December press release to the State University of New York at Albany. While the U.S. Senate has already made its six appointments to NACIQI, the House of Representatives still must deliberate and nominate six individuals, according to Inside Higher Ed.
(04/23/10 2:00am)
*Editor's note: This is the third installment in a three-part series examining cheating at Dartmouth.**##
(04/22/10 2:00am)
*Editor's note: This is the second installment in a three-part series examining cheating at Dartmouth.**##
(04/21/10 2:00am)
Editor's note: This is the first installment in a three-part series examining cheating at Dartmouth.
(04/02/10 2:00am)
After a doctor at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center told Matthew Balaguer '11 that he could not be treated for the chronic back pain that forced him to quit the crew team and frequently miss class, Balaguer continued consulting with physicians until he was referred to Kevin Pauza, co-founder of the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital. After being one of the first patients to undergo a cutting-edge medical procedure in February, and after being bedridden for a month and a half, Balaguer has resumed participating in campus life this term.
(03/08/10 4:00am)
College officials have had to navigate the highly varied interests presented by alumni, students and federal authorities as they developed various iterations of College alcohol policy, according to several administrators. Over a 25-year period, the policy has shifted away from a punishment-based model to one focused on harm reduction, they said.