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(03/03/10 4:00am)
A new Cape Air flight from Lebanon Municipal Airport in West Lebanon to White Plains, N.Y., will make New York City more accessible to potential travelers at Dartmouth, according to Michelle Haynes, director of communications for Cape Air. The service, scheduled to begin March 15, will offer two daily round-trip flights and complimentary ground transportation from White Plains Westchester County Airport to midtown Manhattan at a cost of $160 each way, according to Haynes.
(02/25/10 4:00am)
One common myth about the Great Wall is that it can be seen from the moon with the naked eye, Spindler said. In the right level of orbit, weather conditions and light it is possible to see the Great Wall from space, but the moon is "simply too far away," Spindler said.
(02/16/10 4:00am)
College administrators have also decided to eliminate the position of director of the Office of Planning, Design and Construction, according to OPDC director Steve Campbell.
(02/12/10 4:00am)
Brett Gilson '13 and Jasmine Richards '10 were crowned "Mr. and Ms. Big Green" in Thursday night's spirit competition after wowing an energetic crowd with their unique talents and flare-enhanced stage presence. Contestants in this year's event Student Assembly's third annual Mr. and Ms. Big Green school spirit competition vied to raise money for charities such as DREAM High Adventure, The Good Neighbor Health Clinic and Dartmouth Students for Haiti.
(02/09/10 4:00am)
College President Jim Yong Kim outlined budget decisions to an anxious audience of faculty packed into Alumni Hall at a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Monday afternoon. At the meeting, faculty members raised concerns about the effect of the staff layoffs and proposed additional suggestions for reducing the College's expenses.
(02/04/10 4:00am)
Acting Provost and Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt announced in a letter to the student body Wednesday that Sustainability Manager Kathy Lambert '90 has resigned and will leave Dartmouth at the end of the month to pursue a "new opportunity in sustainability working on issues of regional and national policy." Lambert has held the position of sustainability manager since 2008 and has worked to bring together members of the community in building sustainabilty initiatives, Folt wrote in the letter. Lambert raised over $500,000 in new grant funding for the College, the letter said. The College will appoint an interim director and will begin a national search for a new Sustainability Program Director in the spring, according to the letter.
(02/03/10 4:00am)
Amid conflicts over accessibility, the arrangement of victims' names and the presence of unidentified remains, architect Michael Arad '91 sought to create a "simple and serene experience for visitors" in his plans for the World Trade Center memorial, Arad said in a lecture in Filene Auditorium Tuesday afternoon. The memorial, which will consist of two pools representing the "voids" of the fallen Twin Towers and two large man-made waterfalls, is scheduled to open Sept. 11, 2011, he said.
(01/15/10 4:00am)
The AFL-CIO, a national organization of labor unions, announced it will create an online college for union members and their families in an effort to help them find jobs and continue their education, The New York Times reported Thursday. The college tentatively called the College for Working Families will first offer classes this fall for $100 to $150 each, The Times reported. The AFL-CIO will partner with the National Labor College and the Princeton Review to create the college, according to The Times. Subjects including criminal justice, education, business and allied health sciences will be taught at the college. The college will focus on student retention and will offer classes to workers whose labor unions are not in the AFL-CIO.
(01/14/10 4:00am)
Responding to pressure during previous presidential elections to allow other states' primaries to precede New Hampshire's, lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that will ensure the state maintains the first primary in the nation.
(01/05/10 4:00am)
The Tuck School of Business was named a "best-value school" for veterans in a review published in December by Military MBA, an education and employment network for military officers interested in pursuing a Masters degree in Business Administration. The review cites Tuck's high ranking in 2009 by U.S. News and World Report and its commitment to reducing tuition for veterans as key strengths of the institution.
(12/02/09 4:00am)
Although several of Dartmouth's peer institutions have employed outside consulting firms to assist with expense reductions or, separately, to evaluate administrative practices, the College's administration has not yet decided whether to follow suit, College President Jim Yong Kim told The Dartmouth Editorial Board on Tuesday.
(11/24/09 4:00am)
Over three years since the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company released a report, commissioned by the College, critiquing the institution's organizational structure, Dartmouth has implemented many of the report's recommendations including the consolidation of several departments and an increase in the number of services for staff and faculty members.
(11/03/09 4:00am)
Over the past three weeks, there have been 104 cases of influenza-like illnesses. There were 226 cases in the preceding three weeks.
(10/23/09 2:00am)
Ordering microbrews for alumni and Keystone for students, Jack Stinson, owner of Stinson's Village Store, has been preparing well in advance for the arrival of roughly 5,000 individuals to campus for Homecoming festivities.
(10/20/09 2:00am)
William Kamkwamba's friends and family thought he was crazy when he scavenged through the junkyard of his Malawian town in search of parts for his homemade windmill. Three months later, when Kamkwamba's completed windmill became the impoverished town's only source of electricity, Kamkwamba became a local hero.
(10/14/09 2:00am)
Fallout from College President Jim Yong Kim's announcement on Friday of impending budget cuts has been noticeably muted, with members of the Dartmouth community saying they are concerned, but not shocked about the institution's 23-percent endowment loss. Professors and students said they hope administrators will make the budget decision-making process as transparent as possible.
(10/12/09 2:00am)
Around 900 members and friends of the Dartmouth community covered approximately 95 percent of the 2,175-mile trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, in 24 hours, according to Matt Dahlhausen '11, co-director of the "AT in a Day" event.
(09/30/09 2:00am)
Despite Dartmouth's budgetary concerns, the number of campus employment opportunities available for students has not decreased, according to College officials.