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(05/13/10 2:00am)
The Fair Trade Bazaar was organized by the Social Enterprise and Economic Development Society, and featured handmade goods by women from several organizations that benefit under-served communities around the world.
(04/22/10 2:00am)
"Claim our bodies, claim our rights, take a stand, take back the night," participants chanted as they marched across the College grounds.
(04/16/10 2:00am)
Americans should be familiar with "their constitutional forms, what their government has done well and what it has done badly between the last six months and 50 years, and something about public budgets where money comes from and where it goes," Muirhead said.
(04/09/10 2:00am)
Last month, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center physician Kent Hymel created the Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network, a group of experts who conduct research and collect data on child abuse rates, as well as methods to determine whether injuries are caused by abuse. On the network's web site, Hymel plans to publish a clinical prediction rule that will provide a standard for physicians to follow with young head trauma patients, he said.
(03/05/10 4:00am)
The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth won the National Engineers Week student video contest for a two-minute video which showcased many of the engineering school's volunteer projects, according to a Thayer press release. The video, produced by current undergraduate and graduate Thayer students as well as recent Dartmouth graduates, features a robotics tournament for local middle-school students, a two-week program for underprivileged high-school students and a program through which Thayer students work with local elementary and middle school students to build boats, towers and rockets.
(03/02/10 4:00am)
A Dartmouth Medical School research team recently pinpointed the protein mechanism used by arsenic to activate the growth of bladder, lung and skin cancers, according DMS professor of community and family medicine Margaret Karagas, the leader of the study.
(02/17/10 4:00am)
The increasingly detrimental effects of climate change including global warming are not only a scientific and political issue, but also an issue of human rights, Watt-Cloutier said.
(02/11/10 4:00am)
Last Feburary, 66 percent of those surveyed said they approved of Obama's work in office, according to a WMUR Granite State Poll. Now, the rating hovers at 48 percent. The percentage of those who disapprove of what Obama is doing in office has risen from 21 percent last year to 47 percent this month.
(01/28/10 4:00am)
ABLE's goals include providing a peer-to-peer support network for students with disabilities, raising awareness about both visible and invisible disabilities, and improving College accommodations for these students by serving as a voice for the community.
(01/22/10 4:00am)
Food Court's organic butternut squash, Homeplate's juicy buffalo burgers and Collis' crisp apples are just a few of the locally-grown products that Dartmouth students regularly enjoy as a result of Farm-to-Dartmouth, a program that aims to incorporate local agricultural products into Dartmouth's culinary offerings.
(01/13/10 4:00am)
A government and philosophy double major, Stevenson has been preparing for the official launch of his campaign since early December, he said. To advance his campaign, he has enlisted the support of close friends like Brice Acree '09, the campaign's communications director and a former College Democrat, who created the campaign's web site, Stevenson said. While at school during Fall term, Stevenson used his web site and e-mail to reach out to voters about his political priorities, personal biography and the state senate voting schedule, he said.
(01/06/10 4:00am)
Increasing inflation rates could curtail the national debt, according to a Dec. 9 working paper by economics professor Nancy Marion and Joshua Aizenman, a former Dartmouth professor now working at the University of California, Santa Cruz. While it may be tempting to use inflation as a way to help the country recover from its debts, a drastic increase would have negative consequences for the American economy, the paper says.
(11/20/09 4:00am)
Senior men discussed the events that have shaped their identities in front of a packed audience on Thursday night in Collis Common Ground. At the third annual "Men of Dartmouth" panel, the students discussed experiences ranging from racial self-discovery to the challenges of socioeconomic diversity.
(10/30/09 3:00am)
"I live in the emergency operations center," Schuchat, who is also the CDC's chief health officer, said in an interview with The Dartmouth earlier this week.
(10/29/09 3:00am)
The American Association of University Professors introduceda new draft policy on the treatment of adjunct faculty members early this week, citing a lack of "conversions" of adjunct professors to tenure-track positions, Inside Higher Ed reported on Wednesday. The AAUP argues that colleges and universities often offer adjunct faculty members "limited conceptions of academic citizenship and service, few protections for academic freedom, little opportunity for professional growth and no professional peer scrutiny in hiring, evaluation and promotion," according to the draft. The draft reflects the AAUP's desire to improve the status of adjunct professors, according to Inside Higher Ed. Critics argue that research universities must promote scholars with published research to tenure-track positions, rather than adjunct professors who spend most of their time teaching, Inside Higher Ed reported.
(10/23/09 2:00am)
The celebrations will kick off Wednesday night with "Tackies," Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority's tri-annual party which requires guests to adorn themselves in their tackiest clothing and accessories.
(10/09/09 2:00am)
Dartmouth, working with the RAND Corporation and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has launched a new center dedicated to increasing Americans' financial literacy. The U.S. Social Security Administration will funnel more than $3 million to the center over the next year to fund programs that teach the public about savings and retirement strategies, according to a RAND press release. Dartmouth economics professor Annamaria Lusardi, who will direct the program, said in the release that Americans currently lack the skills and resources needed to make informed decisions about saving money.
(10/01/09 2:00am)
Tufts University has instituted a ban on "any sex act in a dorm room while one's roommate is present," The Tufts Daily reported on Sunday. The Tufts Office of Residential Life and Learning added this directive to the school's guest policy after noting that inappropriate sexual behavior was one of the most frequently mentioned sources of conflict between roommates. Carrie Ales-Rich, an assistant director for community and judicial affairs, said she hopes the rule will facilitate communication and cooperation between roommates, according to The Tufts Daily. The rule has sparked controversy among students concerned that the university is interfering with their personal lives, The Tufts Daily reported.