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(03/07/12 4:00am)
Director of Media Relations Justin Anderson said he could not comment on individual judicial charges, citing College policy and federal privacy laws, but confirmed that SAE is being charged with hazing violations as an organization. The charges against the house stem from events during both 2009 and 2011 fall pledge terms, Mahoney said.
(02/08/12 4:00am)
The career of Dimetria Jackson '87 has been marked by a commitment to justice, from her time as a Dartmouth undergraduate to her recent appointment as president of the Orange County Bar Association. Jackson assumed the presidency on Jan. 19 and is the first female African-American to serve in the position, according to Orange County Bar Association member Maria Murphy.
(01/30/12 4:00am)
While 97 percent of students surveyed by The Dartmouth acknowledged that they are aware that hazing occurs on campus, only about 55 percent said that the administration should take increased action to discourage hazing. Student reaction to the issue of hazing, addressed in a Jan. 25 opinion column by Andrew Lohse '12, ranged from disbelief to disgust.
(01/27/12 4:00am)
The Dartmouth United Way Steering Committee has set a new record following its most recent fundraising campaign for Upper Valley-based Granite United Way, according to Diana Lawrence, co-chair of the steering committee. The campaign, which ran from November to January, received $282,000 from 600 donors, both of which constitute record numbers.
(01/25/12 4:00am)
After devoting himself to civil rights work during the summer of 1965, Mullan divided his time at the University of Chicago Medical School between civil rights activism and academics, he said. Looking to the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. and prominent Chicago community organizer Saul Alinsky for guidance, he and his fellow students marched in protest and lab coats.
(11/29/11 4:00am)
The Town of Hanover is in the preliminary stages of planning the construction of a "transportation hub" outside of the Hanover Inn, Hanover Town Manager Julia Griffin said in an interview with The Dartmouth. A tentative vision for the hub includes a larger bus stop and seating area, a raised crosswalk in the middle of Wheelock Street and a "temperature-controlled" building in which passengers will be able to wait for their buses and purchase tickets, Griffin said.
(11/22/11 4:00am)
A group of female upperclassmen and young alumnae are working to create an alumnae network through Blunt Alumni Center, although they will also pursue external channels in order to make the group a reality in time for the 40th anniversary of co-education at the College, according to Deanna Portero '12, one of the students spearheading the effort. While the idea of the alumnae network has received support from alumnae, undergraduates and the administration, there is still no consensus regarding what form the network should have, Portero said.
(11/11/11 4:00am)
Julian Sarkar '13 and approximately 20 other students filed a breach of contract notice with the Office of Residential Life on Thursday, Sarkar said in an interview with The Dartmouth. The students, who met in the basement of North Massachusetts Residence at noon on Thursday, allege that the College violated the legal rights of undergraduates who signed a housing contract this past spring by "secretly" changing the terms of the contract during the summer, Sarkar said. While the original contract stipulated that students living in College housing purchase at least the $1,225 Mini Green plan, the modified contract replaced that option with three more expensive SmartChoice meal options starting at $1,440 per term, Sarkar said. The breach of contract notification is an attempt to halt the administration's "exploitation" of students, Sarkar said. Sarkar who said that living on campus became financially impossible due to the altered terms of the contract plans to file a class action lawsuit if the College fails to respond. Dartmouth's legal counsel is currently reviewing the matter, according to Director of Media Relations for the College Justin Anderson, who declined to comment further. Sarkar is a member of The Dartmouth Opinion Staff.
(11/01/11 3:00am)
Windy City residents will benefit from the newly-created Rauner Scholarship, which supports graduates of Chicago public high schools who qualify for financial aid at Dartmouth, according to Christen O'Connor, scholarship coordinator for the Financial Aid Office. Christian Mgbonyebi '13, Nia Foney '15 and Andrew Li '15 were selected as the first recipients of the award, which is funded by a $1.3 million donation to the College, O'Connor said.
(10/31/11 3:00am)
Independence in Latin America is an ongoing process rather than a single event, according to scholars at the three-day Independence Effect Symposium hosted at the College this past weekend and sponsored by the Spanish and Portuguese department. From Thursday to Saturday, 25 scholars in disciplines including anthropology, literature and political science presented papers and participated in panel discussions on the effects of independence from colonial powers in Latin American countries, co-organizer and Spanish and Portuguese professor Raul Bueno said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
(10/12/11 2:00am)
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, and his family met students and Hanover residents at two events hosted by Greek organizations on Tuesday. Perry's son, Griffin Perry, visited Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on Tuesday afternoon to promote his father's campaign and speak with students. During a brief speech, the governor's son said his father believes that entrepreneurs are the solution to creating jobs, and will "actually do something about this economy." The event, attended by approximately 70 students and community members, was co-hosted by Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Beta Alpha Omega fraternity hosted Rick Perry in a post-debate event on Tuesday event. In a short speech, Perry said strengthening the economy would be his first priority as president and that he would use the country's natural resources to lessen the country's dependence on foreign oil. The audience erupted in applause after Perry promised to generate new jobs in the energy sector, and again after he took a jab at President Barack Obama. Perry wound his way through the crowd of about 100 individuals following his speech, as he shook hands, autographed campaign signs, introduced himself to students and established points of commonality by sharing personal college anecdotes. Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and SAE cosponsored the event.
(10/10/11 2:00am)
Both global markets and the U.S. domestic economy will remain "volatile" over the next several years as countries struggle to reduce deficits and avoid defaulting on loans, Lou Taylor Tu'85, senior vice president at the New-York-based hedge fund Paulson & Co., warned listeners at a Saturday meeting organized by the Dartmouth Athletes in Business and Leadership organization in the Rockefeller Center. Recounting his rise through the financial world to his current position at a $30 billion hedge fund, Taylor repeatedly attributed his personal success and the world's current financial turbulence to passion, courage, change and prayer.
(10/07/11 2:00am)
Rife opened the presentation with a slide showing a steep ridge overlooking a calm, cerulean Mediterranean Sea, a historical site he is personally excavating with a team of researchers and students. Inhabitants placed monuments of the dead on this hill so that they were clearly visible to both approaching ships and the town's residents, Rife said.
(09/27/11 2:00am)
The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding will launch a preliminary version of the Dartmouth Fellows Program in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security in Fall 2012, according to Christianne Wohlforth, associate director of the Dickey Center. Once fully fledged, the program will facilitate undergraduate access to jobs in governmental agencies and build bridges between policymakers and academics, she said.
(09/26/11 2:00am)
Eight students from Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering stepped off the plane in Kigali, a city whose clean and safe streets contrasts starkly with Rwanda's history of instability and violence, on July 15, according to project leader Joseph Anthony '12. Rural Rwanda a place in which virtually everyone has cell phones but must walk five kilometers to charge them was the students' final destination.
(06/24/11 2:00am)
The Dartmouth Film Society's summer series focuses on "sex and sweat" and portrays the various ways humans respond to and experience high temperatures and passion, according to Grey Cusack '11, former director of DFS. The series, titled "Hot Hot Hot" runs from June 24 to August 23.
(05/17/11 2:00am)
When Daniel Briggs '11 was looking for a book to donate to the College's library, he struggled to find interesting material that wasn't already included in Baker-Berry Library's multi-million volume collection. In his quest to make a unique addition to Dartmouth's list of literary offerings, Briggs ultimately decided on "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.
(05/13/11 2:00am)
The selection of comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien as the 2011 Commencement speaker has drawn reactions ranging from indifference to enthusiasm among members of the Dartmouth community. In his career as satirical writer and show anchor, O'Brien has both inspired and offended viewers with his remarks.
(05/13/11 2:00am)
The 2011 Class Council finalized the list of students who will have official roles in the June 12 Commencement exercises, according to Class Council President Joseph Coleman '11. Kathleen Mayer '11 will be student orator while Emily Baxter '11, Mike Lewis '11, Marian Mathias '11 and Hamish Tildesley '11 will be class historians. The marshals for graduation who will lead students in the Commencement exercises will be Ariana Almas '11, Kyle Battle '11, Emily Broas '11, Tommy Brothers '11, Angelo Carino '11, Joseph Coleman '11, Sarah Frostenson '11, Samantha Gutierrez '11 and Chris Han '11, Coleman said. Charles Wheelan '88 who teaches at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy during the year and serves as an economics and public policy professor during the Summer term will serve as the faculty orator. During Class Day, the orators will deliver speeches while the historians will perform skits about the experiences of members of the Class of 2011 while at the College. The 2011 Class Council solicited nominations for principles from the entire student body and sought to select a diverse group of principles from over 100 nominations, Coleman said. In past years, the Senior Executive Council has been responsible for choosing principles, according to Coleman.
(05/06/11 2:00am)
Peter Darbee '75 Tu'77 stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric on April 30 after a federal investigation of a gas pipeline explosion in September 2010 and an ongoing decline in the public's faith in the company, according to Brian Herzog, PG&E public relations representative. Following Darbee's abrupt retirement, Amy Madsen Tu'96 strengthened efforts to remove Darbee from the Tuck Business School Board of Overseers and drafted a petition calling for his immediate dismissal. Although Madsen has reached a "dead end" in negotiations with Tuck administrators, she plans to continue efforts to gather support among other alumni, she said.