Rockefeller Center launches new leadership initiatives
Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center will launch a series of leadership initiatives this fall after receiving a $5.6-million donation in June from Fritz Corrigan '64 and his family.
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Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center will launch a series of leadership initiatives this fall after receiving a $5.6-million donation in June from Fritz Corrigan '64 and his family.
One of the suspects in the 2007 home invasion in which Hayley Petit, who was to be a member of the Class of 2011, was killed is now seeking a change of venue for the trial citing pretrial publicity, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
Six members of the College faculty, as well as associate provost Stuart Lord, will join the Class of 2009 and College President James Wright in leaving Dartmouth at the end of this year.
The New Hampshire House passed a proposal in April to restore the $7 million that CHaD was set to lose, McDougall said. The state Senate will vote on a proposal that would reinstate $2 million in funding later this week. If the Senate proposal passes, the two chambers will then need to agree in conference on a final figure, he said.
The Dartmouth Energy Campaign reached its goal of 2,000 pledges on Tuesday, according to student organizer Melissa Knodel '09. Individuals who take the pledge commit to making eight to 12 changes in their daily lives aimed at conserving energy. Although the initial goal has been met, the pledge can be signed by anyone who wishes to join, according to Knodel. The Energy Campaign, which includes a variety of other energy-saving initiatives on campus, began on April 15.
Headrest provides free inpatient and outpatient support for individuals addicted to drugs who cannot afford assistance, as well as a 24-hour crisis hotline, Mundy said.
Possibilities for Green Key Weekend entertainment exist beyond the traditional debauchery of Webster Avenue, according to directors of various non-Greek campus organizations that have planned activities for the weekend.
Nothing seems out of the ordinary in the Hanover Police Department. Yet in a garage at the back of the building rests a charred pong table -- the result of the recent fire at Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity -- a clear sign that Hanover is very much a college town and that the police regularly interact with students, both at the College and at Hanover High School.
The percentage of liquor law violations that result in arrest is higher at Dartmouth than at similar institutions in the Northeast, according to local authorities interviewed by The Dartmouth. Dartmouth is the only college of those contacted by The Dartmouth where police cars regularly escort ambulances on calls, which often results in the arrest of underage Dartmouth students hospitalized due to intoxication.
Incoming Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim gave a lecture on global health and human rights at Brown University on Tuesday, according to The Boston Globe. The speech was free and open to the public, The Globe reported. Kim is an expert in the field, having spent three years heading the World Health Organization's international programs for HIV/AIDS and helping to found the nonprofit global health organization Partners in Health, according to The Globe. Kim is currently employed at Harvard Medical School as chair of their department of social medicine, Provost Barry Scherr previously told The Dartmouth. Kim, a graduate of Brown, received his diploma from the university in 1982, according to The Globe.
The College was named for the second Earl of Dartmouth, a fervent supporter of Reverend Eleazar Wheelock's efforts to found the College, College President James Wright said at the dinner. The second Earl of Dartmouth donated the initial 50 for the establishment of the school and helped Wheelock to obtain a 200 gift from King George III of England. The College was named after him in the hopes of securing additional support, Wright said.
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Rand Beers '64, a counterterrorism expert and Obama adviser, as the Department of Homeland Security's under secretary for national protection and programs, the White House announced on Wednesday.
The Dartmouth Independent, a student-run general-interest magazine, plans to establish itself as a fully independent, incorporated publication next year, according to editor-in-chief Jamie Berk '11. The staff decided to pursue the change so that the quarterly magazine would no longer be subject to financial restrictions imposed by the College's Committee on Student Organizations.
Because the current economic climate may make it more difficult for students to afford health insurance, the College has modified the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan to give students more flexibility to sign up for the plan late. The two major amendments to the plan were outlined in a March 10 letter to students by DSGHP supervisor Ginger Farewell-Lawrence.
Former Commerce Secretary nominee Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., has come under scrutiny for earmarking funds to a now-defunct Air Force base. The earmarks allegedly bolstered property investments made by the senator and his brother, according to the Associated Press.
A New Hampshire legislator has introduced a bill that seeks to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in the state. If the bill passes, New Hampshire will become the third state, after Oregon and Washington, to permit assisted suicide.
Students wary of the winter chill will be hard-pressed to find a reason not to go outside this Winter Carnival, thanks to this year's efforts by Dartmouth Outing Club to highlight outdoor activities.
Gregg also announced that he will not seek re-election to the Senate.
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H, withdrew his name from consideration as President Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary nominee on Thursday, according to a statement released by Gregg's office.
The Outing Club and the Snow Sculpture Committee planned to work through Wednesday night to build a new sculpture, which will portray a two-peaked mountain with a river running through the middle, Outing Club President Andrew Palmer '10 said. The new design, created by David Seliger '12, was chosen for its relative simplicity and expected resilience in rain, Palmer said, adding that the river will double as a slide.