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(04/05/10 2:00am)
In response to the difficult job market, all Loyola Law School students' grade point averages have been retroactively raised by one-third of a letter grade, Dean Victor Gold announced in a memo, according to Above the Law, an online legal blog. Loyola graduates were experiencing difficulty securing employment, partially because the "information conveyed by the old grading curve did not accurately convey the high quality of our students," the memo said. Students have faced more limited job opportunities because many employers only consider candidates above a minimum GPA a restriction Loyola administrators say will be less of a problem with the new grading scale, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported April 1. The decision followed similar actions taken by other law schools to market their students better to potential employers. The action has been scrutinized by a number of commentators, The Chronicle reported.
(04/05/10 2:00am)
Steven Hayes who is currently on trial for the murders of Hayley Petit, who was to matriculate with the Class of 2011, and her mother and sister has submitted a request to change his plea to guilty, according to multiple media reports. Hayes, who is currently standing trial, is one of two men charged in the case.
(03/29/10 2:00am)
Consuming large quantities of alcohol the night before an exam may not affect test performance, according to a study conducted by researchers from Brown University and Boston University. The study found that binge drinking did not affect participants' performance on long-term and short-term memory tests. Researchers distributed regular and nonalcoholic beer to 193 university students. The next morning, the volunteers took the practice Graduate Record Exams and a mock quiz on a lecture held the preceding afternoon. Other negative consequences of drinking, however, were mentioned by the researchers as important factors to overall academic success.
(03/11/10 1:00am)
The candidates were asked two formal questions, followed by a series of informal questions from attendees, during the discussion, Replogle said.
(03/04/10 4:00am)
"We needed to expand and we thought that West Lebanon would be a better choice," Russ Weed said.
(02/22/10 4:00am)
Although distributive requirements are billed as a way of introducing students to study in a variety of subject areas, students interviewed by The Dartmouth expressed mixed opinions about whether the requirement is helpful or necessary. With such nicknames as "Stars for Stoners" and "Clapping for Credit" as Dartmouth's introductory astronomy and music classes are popularly known, for example lower-level courses are often sought after by non-majors to fulfill distributive requirements.
(02/18/10 4:00am)
Williams College announced on Tuesday that it will end need-blind admissions policy for international students, Inside Higher Ed reported Wednesday. Williams has seen its financial aid costs increase by more than 200 percent since it opened the need-blind policy to international applicants a decade ago, according to a letter released by the college. Williams will set a limit on financial aid offered to international students, but college officials told Inside Higher Ed that they believe the college will still admit more international students than it did before the need-blind policy was implemented.
(02/11/10 4:00am)
Dan Susman '10, the director of this year's Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips, announced the Trips directorate on Wednesday. Maisie Breit '10 is serving as assistant director; Forrest Rice '11, Emily Unger '11 and Martha Gillon '11 as Trip Leader Trainers; and Cody Curran '12 as safety master. The croo chiefs for H-Croo are Andrew Purpura '11 and Elena Falloon '11; for Lodj Croo, Hamish Tildesley '11 and Willa Johann '10; for Vox Croo, Emily Mason-Osann '11 and Alex Taylor '11; for Climbing Croo, Brannon Cavalier '12; and for Grant Croo, Max Van Pelt '11.
(01/27/10 4:00am)
New energy meters will be monitor energy usage in 250 buildings across campus by summer 2010 as part of the College's Campus Energy and Sustainability Management System, according to Stephen Shadford, an energy engineer with Facilities Operation and Management. FO&M specialists will use the energy monitoring system to address any inefficiencies in the College's energy usage, as well to make the Dartmouth community more aware of its energy consumption, Shadford said.
(01/13/10 4:00am)
Site work on the Center began shortly after Commencement in June 2009, according to Snyder.
(11/11/09 4:00am)
Burma's military regime relies on forced labor and election fraud to retain power, Edith Mirante, an artist and expert on Burma, said in a lecture at the Rockefeller Center on Tuesday. Mirante's lecture, "Burma's Human Rights and Environmental Crisis," also highlighted the country's environmental problems, including deforestation.
(11/06/09 4:00am)
Dartmouth officials are currently working to draft an internal review of the College's operations to prepare for its upcoming reaccreditation, according to Provost emeritus Barry Scherr, who is tasked with overseeing the review through December. Reaccreditation a largely perfunctory exercise that occurs every 10 years verifies that the College meets certain standards as an institution of higher education.
(10/28/09 3:00am)
Using the prevalence of perforated appendixes as an indicator of health care disparities, two Dartmouth researchers have found that patients in rural areas tend to have diminished access to health care compared to patients living in cities and suburbs.
(10/28/09 3:00am)
Using the prevalence of perforated appendixes as an indicator of health care disparities, two Dartmouth researchers have found that patients in rural areas tend to have diminished access to health care compared to patients living in cities and suburbs.
(10/19/09 2:00am)
While some colleges and universities have come under fire for failing to provide adequate health coverage for student-athletes, Dartmouth students injured on the playing field have limited out-of-pocket expenses due to aid from the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan and funding from the athletic department.
(10/06/09 2:00am)
For Dan Hedges '68 and his wife, Adele, building a new home was not just about having a place to live it was also about making a political statement.