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The men's team (4-14, 2-2 Ivy) heads into the weekend doubleheader coming off its first win over the University of the Pennsylvania in 12 years last Saturday in Leede Arena.
Federal Judge James Peck '67, who is assigned to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case, was charged with attempted assault and harassment of his wife on Sunday, according to Reuters. According to the complaint filed in New York Supreme Court, the couple was arguing before Peck slapped his wife's face, which caused bruising. Peck was taken to Manhattan criminal court around midnight on Sunday and was released without bail, Reuters reported. He is due to appear in court on March 16 and faces a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail. Peck was assigned to the Lehman Brothers case in September. It is the largest bankruptcy case in history, involving more than $600 billion in liabilities. There will be no change in Peck's judicial status as a result of the arrest, the court's circuit executive told Reuters.
Two years after its initial conception, the HealThySelf House project, an initiative to support students dealing with substance abuse and emotional difficulties, has decided to focus on reaching out to students in need rather than working to raise funds to obtain a physical plant, according to founder Bill Sjogren '67.
The Big Green overcame the deficit to take first place by a 67-point margin over second-place UNH, 901 to 834.
The Dartmouth women's basketball team celebrated its 500th and 501st victories in program history against Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania over the weekend. A career-high 21 points from Meghan McFee '11 led to a 71-67 overtime win against Princeton (6-11, 1-2 Ivy) on Friday night. On Saturday, another career-high 28 points from Brittney Smith '11 gave the Big Green (8-9, 3-0 Ivy) the win, 56-39, against Penn (3-14, 0-3 Ivy).
Arguing that "human wealth" will sustain Dartmouth through the current economic crisis, College President James Wright, now in the last sixth months of his presidency, looked back on his tenure in a 10-year report, "Forever New," released Monday. The report addresses the College's current financial situation and discusses Wright's legacy at Dartmouth in academics, admissions, construction and athletics, among other areas.
The Dartmouth men's basketball team lost its season opener to the United States Military Academy, 63-48, on Saturday in West Point, N.Y. It was the fourth straight opening-day loss for the Big Green.
Democrats swept New England's congressional races Tuesday, defeating the last remaining House Republican in the region, Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut. In New Hampshire, Democratic incumbents Governor John Lynch and U.S. Representative Paul Hodes '72 handily won re-election, and former Governor Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican incumbent John Sununu in a heated race for U.S. Senate.
The lecture, sponsored by the Sphinx Foundation, coincides with the ongoing search for the College's next president, though Paul Killebrew '67, the foundation's director, said this was unintentional. The foundation, the nonprofit organization associated with the Sphinx senior society, scheduled the event shortly after College President James Wright announced his retirement last winter. The event was one in a series of lectures on the history of Dartmouth sponsored by the Sphinx Foundation.
The Regionals at Penn were one of eight regional tournaments played throughout the country, featuring the best players from 58 schools in the eastern region.
The Dartmouth women's golf team finished fourth out of nine teams at the Sacred Heart Invitational this weekend, shooting a team score of 674, 98 strokes over par.
Dartmouth women's soccer failed to come back from an early deficit in its 3-1 loss to Columbia University on Friday night in New York City.
Despite the loss, co-captain Ashley Hines '09 saw the game as a good effort against a difficult team.
The Dartmouth men's golf team finished ninth out of 15 teams in the Macdonald Cup this weekend at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn. For the tournament, the Big Green shot a combined score of 905, putting them 45 shots behind tournament winner University of Oklahoma.
Alumni-fueled criticism of the College
While Mitchelson will likely remain behind co-captain Milan Williams '09 in the depth chart in the wake of spring training season, he has been an impact player since his freshman year at the College.
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The falling value of the dollar has spurred high numbers of international students to enroll in U.S. colleges for this fall, as an American college education is now less expensive for many foreign students, The Boston Globe reported Saturday. Nearly 583,000 international students have enrolled in American colleges this year, the most since 2001, when Congress tightened student visa requirements following the World Trade Center attacks. At Babson College, where foreign student enrollment saw a 67 percent hike, international students will constitute a quarter of the school's incoming class, according to The Globe. The largest percentage of international students were from India, followed by students from China and Korea, The Globe reported.
Bagel Basement, located on Allen Street in Hanover, will reopen today.
Alumni giving to the Tuck School of Business reached record heights this year, with donations totaling $5.9 million, a press release from the school announced on Tuesday. The amount represents an 18 percent increase from last year's donation total. With 67.5 percent of alumni contributing, Tuck is the only business school in the nation that has seen alumni giving participation rates of over 50 percent, the press release reported based on numbers drawn from Businessweek. On average, Tuck surpasses its peer business schools' giving participation rates by about 30 percent, the release said.