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(02/24/10 4:00am)
Members of Student Assembly unanimously ratified the proposed amendments to the Student Assembly constitution authored by Will Hix '12, during Tuesday's General Assembly meeting. The amendments will provide for the election of committee chairs by the General Assembly, schedule the student body president's inauguration sometime before May, allow the new Assembly to elect officers, remove defunct positions and streamline the Constitution from 18 pages to six. Members from the Student Budget Advisory Committee also gave a presentation to the General Assembly, explaining their organization's restructuring process and goals. They announced the formation of an advising committee that will look into methods of improving the advising system on campus and discussed ideas for future activities, including exploring the feasibility of an institutionalized peer advising system.
(02/11/10 4:00am)
Before the University of New Hampshire's chapter of Zeta Chi Beta fraternity was charged for providing alcohol to underage students in 1993, Greek life at the University of New Hampshire more closely resembled Dartmouth's Greek scene, according to several UNH students contacted by The Dartmouth. The resulting changes in the social scene at UNH could be an indication of changes that Dartmouth students would face if the Hanover Police Department's proposed alcohol law compliance checks are implemented, several Dartmouth students said.
(02/03/10 4:00am)
Student Assembly passed legislation during Tuesday's General Assembly meeting to allocate up to $9,000 for a "TEDx" event, which would bring experts from diverse fields to a conference at Dartmouth. The Assembly executive committee also introduced a revision to the Student Assembly constitution that would, among other changes, prevent seniors from voting in student government elections and move the transition between Student Body presidents from the end of Spring term to the middle of the term.
(01/27/10 4:00am)
The legislation titled the "Resolution Requesting an Administration Explanation Concerning the Budget Cut Process and Dartmouth's Staff" was presented by David Imamura '10, one of its authors.
(01/19/10 4:00am)
During her keynote address to a packed crowd in Spaulding Auditorium, Crenshaw stressed that by ignoring the topic of racism, today's society remains post-racial rather than non-racial.
(01/19/10 4:00am)
"We must restructure now the sooner we do it, the quicker we can get to growth," Kim said.
(01/16/10 12:43am)
While Dartmouth can temporarily stanch budget shortages by taking advantage of increased giving and an improved endowment, Kim stressed the development of creative solutions to effectively slash the College's $100-million deficit.
(01/15/10 4:00am)
Twenty-five percent more students participated in this month's resume drop compared to the corresponding round last year, according to Monica Wilson, the associate director of employer relations at Career Services. Wilson credited the "surprisingly large increase" in applications to the national economic recovery and increasing optimism present in the job market.
(12/02/09 4:00am)
Dartmouth may consider offering distance learning opportunities through the Tuck School of Business, potentially including executive education or MBA programs, to raise additional revenue in light of the current budget gap, College President Jim Yong Kim explained in a meeting with The Dartmouth Editorial Board on Tuesday, after Kim first mentioned the possibility of such initiatives at a dinner discussion on Monday. The program could include a collaboration between Tuck and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
(11/17/09 4:00am)
MANCHESTER, N.H. Community members voiced their concerns on Monday about the proposed affiliation between Catholic Medical Center and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic the multi-specialty group physician practice affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center at the New Hampshire Institute of Art here during the third and final open forum on the issue. The proposed affiliation has come under fire due to the organizations' disparate policies on issues like abortion. The affiliation would allow CMC to access more specialists, and the clinic would gain a hospital presence in the Manchester area.
(11/11/09 4:00am)
Student Assembly is currently working to create an updated version of the student survey used before last year's budget cuts, Student Body President Frances Vernon '10 said at Tuesday night's Assembly meeting. The survey is intended to help the College as it seeks to outline budget cuts in the wake of this weekend's announced target for budget reduction. "We will hopefully be able to make recommendations as to what is essential to keep, what can be cut, and what should be restructured," Rebecca Hellerman, spokesperson for Student Assembly, told The Dartmouth. Hellerman said she believed College administrators were "receptive" to the results of last year's survey, citing the negative student body response to Lone Pine Tavern and its subsequent closing. Student Assembly will finish updating the survey within the next few weeks, Hellerman said.
(11/04/09 4:00am)
Student Assembly passed legislation to fund advertisements promoting its online research guide during Tuesday's General Assembly meeting. The research guide, launched Oct. 20, provides descriptions of previously completed student research projects and aims to inform students about what opportunities are available. The guide is currently available on the Assembly web site. The Assembly also passed legislation allocating $5,390 to fund the Assembly-chartered bus service between Hanover and New York city during Thanksgiving Break.
(10/23/09 2:00am)
The federal government will no longer prosecute individuals who use small amounts of marijuana to alleviate pain or to improve their appetite, regardless of state law, New Hampshire U.S. attorney John Kacavas said in a statement on Tuesday. Kacavas' announcement comes as a bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana in New Hampshire is back in the state house following a veto by Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H. State representatives from both parties said that Kacavas' announcement will have little effect on whether the bill eventually becomes law.
(10/16/09 2:00am)
The talk, sponsored by the Dartmouth Ethics Institute, was part of a touring program, "Lessons Learned From the Failures of Others," organized by the University of St. Thomas. Hank Shea, a senior distinguished fellow at the St. Thomas School of Law, mediated the discussion. Shea has mediated more than 75 of these talks, in which white-collar felons most of whom he prosecuted share their stories to teach students about corporate ethics.
(10/05/09 2:00am)
Pine Park, a 96-acre parcel of land northwest of campus used by the cross country running and skiing teams, has faced significant problems associated with erosion over the past decade. As conditions have continued to worsen, the College has decided to collaborate with the Town of Hanover to find a solution to the increasingly expensive problem, according to Frank Roberts, director of operations for Facilities, Operations and Management.
(09/29/09 2:00am)
"The symptoms of swine flu are relatively mild for most people at this point, but we definitely want to keep it contained," Turco said. "The more people catch it, the higher the chance there is that somebody will develop a more serious form of the illness and cause more disruption on campus."