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(04/27/07 7:25am)
With an acceptance rate of 44 percent, the selection of trip leaders for this year's Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips was more competitive than in either of the previous two years. Of the 598 students that applied, 260 were selected to be trip leaders and 80 students were put on a waiting list.
(04/24/07 5:53am)
Newcomb said that much of this was intentional to ease the stress on employees at the Collis information desk. She explained that whereas tickets for The Roots went on sale only one week before the concert, tickets for Third Eye Blind were deliberately put on sale two and a half weeks before.
(04/20/07 4:53pm)
Despite rumors of a genital herpes outbreak, Dick's House has not seen any more genital herpes cases than normal. Talk of the alleged outbreak spread as Greek houses passed around mass e-mails informing their members of the rumored outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease and telling them to protect themselves. Betsy Morse, a nurse practitioner at Women's Health Services at Dick's House, said she searched medical records, finding fewer than five cases since the beginning of February. "Sometimes they come in clumps, but we usually see a few each term, and this is no exception," she said. Morse explained that condoms and dental dams, available through Health Resources, are effective ways to protect an individual and his or her partner from transmitting the disease but are not 100 percent effective, and that abstinence is the only sure way to protect oneself. Morse explained that there are two types of Herpes Simplex Virus: Type 1, which is usually affecting the mouth, and Type 2, which affects the genitals. With oral sex, however, either can be transmitted to each location. She warned that many of those infected with herpes have shown no symptoms and are unaware that they are infected.
(04/18/07 12:27pm)
A study co-written by Thayer School of Engineering professor Richard Greenwald was used as evidence in New York City's recent decision to disallow the use of metal bats at high school baseball games. The ban, which the City Council passed last month over a veto by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was supported by those claiming that the higher swing speeds and increased flexibility of metal bats result in dangerous ball trajectories. Although his 2002 study did show that the metal bats performed better and resulted in faster moving balls, Greenwald told the Washington Post that more research on the issue is needed to prove that the bats pose a safety risk. Greenwald currently also serves as the executive director of the National Institute for Sports Science and Safety.
(04/17/07 5:43am)
After leading a successful career in investing for 10 years, Jeff Macke '91 has taken to offering advice - free of charge - to students at the Tuck School of Business. But Macke doesn't offer his expertise by visiting Hanover for seminars or guest lectures; Macke talks to students and other viewers of CNBC's financial television show "Fast Money" via webcam on national TV.
(04/04/07 9:00am)
When phototropic fungus gets brought up, a genus of fungus that grows on dung may come to mind before a world-renowned dance company does. Both are known as pilobolus, but the capitalized dance group is the only one coming to campus Wednesday. Pilobolus Dance Theater, founded in 1971 by four Dartmouth students, has returned to Hanover for a world premier show and the opening of their archives in Rauner Special Collections Library.
(03/28/07 9:00am)
Sneetches, the Cat in the Hat and the Lorax greet studiers in a newly opened study room in the east wing of Baker Library named for Theodor Seuss Geisel '25 -- known to most as the illustrious children's book author Dr. Seuss.
(03/07/07 11:00am)
A change to the Organization, Regulations and Courses manual narrowing the requirements for a course to fulfill a Technology and Applied Sciences distributive requirement passed approval by the Committee on Instruction and is awaiting a vote at a faculty meeting for the changes to be implemented. The changes are meant to emphasize the study of technology itself in TAS courses, not just its utilization.
(03/06/07 11:00am)
Most Dartmouth students have woken up on a Saturday morning to a BlitzMail inbox full of messages reporting lost jackets and other valuables last seen the night before at Greek houses. Older students agree that this is not a new phenomenon. The effectiveness of the campus-wide blitzing and the experience of losing a jacket, however, varies from case to case.
(03/02/07 11:00am)
Romney set himself apart from the two Republican primary frontrunners, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, emphasizing his conservative stance on abortion and gun control. He also denounced the McCain-Kennedy immigration legislation that would establish criteria for illegal immigrants to remain in the United States legally.
(02/22/07 11:00am)
Global climate change will devastate not only the environment, but the health and well-being of societies across the world, argued Columbia professor Kim Knowlton in her Wednesday lecture, "Climate Change: The Public Health Implications."
(02/21/07 11:00am)
A nation's happiness is inversely correlated with its citizens' blood pressure problems, suggests a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick and Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower. The findings will be published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, based in Massachusetts. "Perhaps blood-pressure readings will one day replace or augment GDP as a measure of the success of a country," University of Warwick Professor Andrew Oswald said. "Maybe economists and doctors are going to have to work together in the design of future economic policies." The research was based on a random sample of 15,000 people across Europe, who were then interviewed with regard to their health and contentment. The study ranks Sweden as Europe's happiest and healthiest country, while Portugal is found to be the least happy and healthy.
(02/20/07 11:00am)
Pressing for tougher national defense and updated trade deals, presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., spoke to students and community members in the basement of the Haldeman Center Monday night in an event sponsored by the Rockefeller Center and the College Republicans.
(02/19/07 11:00am)
Participants twisted, boogied and gyrated in the name of public health during the first annual Dartmouth Medical School Dance for a Dream, held Saturday in Alumni Hall to benefit the Kigutu Community Health Clinic in Burundi. The clinic is a project of Village Health Works, a public charity set up by native Burundian Deo Niyizokiza DMS'08.
(02/15/07 11:00am)
Former Student Body President Noah Riner '06 has launched a website that allows high school students to post questions about the eight Ivy League schools, and for current and former students to answer them.
(02/08/07 11:00am)
By Ben Nunnery
(02/05/07 11:00am)
Community Director Kristin Deal has banned water pong in residence halls, arguing that the beer-pong substitute violates Office of Residential Life policies and poses a health danger.
(02/01/07 11:00am)
By Ben Nunnery
(01/31/07 11:00am)
The state of New Hampshire has seen a record number of gastrointestinal virus outbreaks this year, according to Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Greg Moore. This year saw 41 outbreaks, compared to the previous record of 33, set in 2003. Officials blame the norovirus for the outbreaks, and state health records show at least 1,415 people in the state were diagnosed with norovirus infections since Dec. 1. Dr. Dawn Harland, associate director for clinical affairs at Dick's House, said that they are seeing a large number of gastrointestinal cases this term, but none of the cases have been attributed to the norovirus. The norovirus is most commonly transmitted through contamination of food, surfaces, or water, and hygiene is the key to prevention. Symptoms of the virus include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever that usually end within two days.
(01/24/07 11:00am)
Following a land quibble with Dartmouth, the popular state liquor store at the Centerra Marketplace in Lebanon will most likely be moving in July, a spokesman for the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission said.