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(02/12/07 11:00am)
A Feb. 7 satirical opinion piece titled "Rape Only Hurts If You Fight it" in the Central Connecticut State University newspaper, The Recorder, has drawn campus-wide ire. The author, John Petroski, suggested that rape has benefitted western civilization, and that it helps "ugly women." About 100 students gathered in protest of the article, and many of them called for Petroski's and the editor's resignations from the newspaper. CCSU President Jack Miller released a letter acknowledging The Recorder's right to freedom of speech but condemning the article's message. The newspaper later issued an apology, stating, "We didn't know the campus community as well as we thought we knew." A group of students and faculty will gather to discuss the issue and how to prevent such occurrences.
(02/09/07 11:00am)
Since the first Winter Carnival sculpture was constructed in 1925, the tradition of carving grandiose and intricate snow statues has captivated Dartmouth for decades. A huge figure on the center of the Green greets returning alumni each Carnival weekend, while students look forward to expressing the chosen theme each year with snow and ice.
(02/09/07 11:00am)
Dartmouth undergraduate advisors may be paid less than those holding comparable positions at several other institutions, but that hasn't stopped a record number of students from applying for the position.
(02/05/07 11:00am)
Although Dartmouth can't claim any players in this year's Super Bowl, Lloyd Lee '98 traveled to Miami as a defensive assistant coach for the Chicago Bears. While at Dartmouth, Lee was a defensive back and a four-year starter as a safety. Lee helped lead the Big Green to the Ivy League championship in 1996 in an undefeated season, winning Division I-AA All-America honors. Also in 1996, Lloyd set Dartmouth's single season interception record and tied the school's record for career interceptions with 13. The Bears originally hired Lee in 2004, and he is currently in his third season working with the team. Lee was promoted from defensive quality control coach to defensive assistant last February.
(02/05/07 11:00am)
At 2:30 in the morning on July 17, 1918, the last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, his children and several of his servants were taken down to the cellar of the house where they had been confined for months. Told that they were being photographed, the family arranged themselves into two lines. Suddenly, 11 men armed with revolvers burst into the room, executing the entire family, thereby ending the Romanoff Dynasty and ushering in a Communist regime in Russia.
(02/02/07 11:00am)
After receiving a working proposal for gender-neutral housing on Tuesday, Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman confirmed during a discussion hosted by Palaeopitus Thursday that such housing will likely be available Fall term.
(01/17/07 11:00am)
Percey Jordan Jr. was sentenced last week to 65 years for the murder of retired journalist David Rosenbaum '63. A Washington, D.C., Superior Court convicted Jordan of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery of a senior citizen, last October.
(01/10/07 11:00am)
Computer science professor Hany Farid has developed a method for analyzing video data to detect potential tampering. Farid's creation has immediate implications as video surveillance and the use of video evidence in courts rise. Most courts refuse to admit such evidence without accompanying expert testimony authenticating it, a step Farid's program may eliminate. As the head of the Image Science Group -- which researches image analysis, human vision and medical imaging -- Farid created an algorithm to detect whether a digital image has been corrupted without having to rely on digital signatures or watermarks. Farid, who is currently on sabbatical and could not be contacted, expects his program to be completed by the end of the summer.
(01/08/07 11:00am)
Peterson was one of approximately 134 members of the Dartmouth community who participated in a total of seven community service trips over winter break. Six of the groups went to the Gulf Coast and one to Nicaragua.
(01/05/07 11:00am)
Clark C. Griffith '66 was appointed commissioner of the Northern League of Professional Baseball, an independent league based in Chicago, on Jan. 2. Griffith was unanimously elected by a vote of Northern League owners to replace former commissioner Jim Weigel. Rich Ehrenreich, president and managing partner of the Schaumberg Flyers and a member of the Northern League's Board of Directors, highlighted Griffith's past experience with the league as a motivating factor in Griffith's selection. Griffith previously served as the league's general council. Currently, Griffith is an adjunct professor of sports law at two Minnesota law schools and is chairman of the National Law Institute at Marquette University.
(11/17/06 11:00am)
Editor's note: This is the third in a three-part series that examines gender dynamics at Dartmouth. This part focuses on campus organizations that discuss gender relations at Dartmouth and in society.
(11/15/06 11:00am)
Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series that examines gender dynamics at Dartmouth. This part focuses on faculty and administration perceptions about gender relations at Dartmouth.
(11/10/06 11:00am)
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series that examines gender dynamics at Dartmouth. This first part is about engendered social spaces at the College.
(11/03/06 11:00am)
RateMyProfessors.com recently added a new feature that allows students to post photographs of faculty on the website along with anonymous ratings. Although the website will not ask faculty's permission to post photographs taken of them, company President Patrick Nagles maintains the company has instituted other mechanisms which will control the quality of posted photographs. Over 1,200 photographs have been posted since the site announced the new service. "Camera phones in the classroom have new meaning," Nagle said.
(10/19/06 9:00am)
Cries of "s se puede" and "viva" rang out in Dartmouth Hall as Dolores Huerta, social activist and co-founder of United Farm Workers of America, spoke about her efforts to promote the rights of agricultural laborers in her lecture Wednesday night.
(10/06/06 9:00am)
The BlitzMail server Comet collapsed Thursday afternoon, leaving many students without access to BlitzMail for approximately 40 minutes, according to Director for Technical Services David Bucciero.
(09/27/06 9:00am)
Rutgers-Newark University recently appointed Annette Gordon-Reed, class of '81, to its faculty. Gordon-Reed will begin teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the American History and American Studies departments in the spring of 2007. Her research interests focus on the role of race in American history. After graduating from Dartmouth, Gordon-Reed earned a law degree from Harvard in 1984. She has been a professor at New York Law School since 1992, a position which she will retain during her time at Rutgers-Newark. Gordon-Reed first gained recognition for research she conducted about the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings, one of Jefferson's female slaves. She is the author of "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy" and is currently working on a new book titled "The Hemings Family of Monticello: A Story of American Slavery" to be published by W.W. Norton next year.