Professors face off on reparations
Slavery in the United States ended as an institution nearly 140 years ago, but controversy still rages over whether the present-day descendants of slaves are entitled to compensation for the wrongs of history.
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Slavery in the United States ended as an institution nearly 140 years ago, but controversy still rages over whether the present-day descendants of slaves are entitled to compensation for the wrongs of history.
Jack Shea '34 was fond of ice skating on Occom Pond while at Dartmouth, though it is unlikely his friends could have kept up with him.
The Council on Student Organizations, charged with allocating funds to many student groups, is considering structural changes in response to concerns about the selection of its members and the group's ties to other campus organizations.
This Friday marks the beginning of the College's nine-day celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Although students will only gain a reprieve from class only on Jan. 21, a wide range of events -- from theater productions to student discussions -- are planned for each of the nine days.
In an rare BlitzMail vote held last night, Student Assembly passed a resolution condemning last weekend's incident in which a swastika was discovered drawn on a student's door.
The new snow of the past week -- a welcome sight to skiers and winter-lovers alike -- came as a relief for the Dartmouth Skiway, which had already nearly exhausted its own snowmaking capabilities.
With fellow Ivy League institutions announcing increased spending on graduate student financial aid, Dartmouth is feeling pressure to strengthen support for its own graduate programs.
The end of 2001 saw a number of major developments in the Zantop homicide case, including the announcement of an insanity defense for one defendant, the guilty plea of the other and the first official theory of motive.
Dartmouth's Student Assembly enjoyed an unusually active and productive fall and is poised to follow up its accomplishments Winter term, according to Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02.
John Teti '03, a 20 year-old Film and Television major from Wilmot, N.H., will be the next president of The Dartmouth, as announced by current editors at the annual Changeover ceremony Friday night.
Dozens of representatives from seven of eight Ivy League institutions traveled to Brown University this past weekend for the fall conference of the Ivy Council.
Dartmouth must continue to expand diversity initiatives into all levels of campus life and must seek broad support in doing so, according to senior College officials and one student, who spoke at an informal discussion held last night at Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Students reacted with surprise and shock to the news of the assault of two female students in the early hours of Saturday morning.
As part of the continuing implementation of the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative (UTI), Student Assembly passed a resolution last night allocating $3,000 for four grants to support innovative teaching methods at the College.
Work on Dartmouth's new security system -- which will provide proximity card access to all residential halls on campus -- is well underway and remains on target for a January 1st completion date, according to Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels.
Greek Leadership Council members last night announced the end of a longstanding policy barring first-year students from registered events at Greek houses during the Fall term.
Richard Herron Woodwell '79 was destined for business success from an early age. As a sixth grader growing up in the Pennsylvania town of Ligonier, Woodwell -- who was an avid coin collector -- would often trade coins with the elderly owner of a local jewelry shop.
With an endowment of over $2.4 billion, Dartmouth has an obligation to incorporate social responsibility into its investment decisions, according to four panelists who spoke at yesterday's Collis Community Hour.
Student Assembly officially announced its acquisition of Tom Dent Cabin to its membership and approved funding for this year's Revelations Dinner at last night's meeting.
Although none of this year's five Montgomery Fellows elected to remain on campus for more than a few days, the Montgomery Endowment continues to search for fellows that will stay in residence for an entire term.