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(02/23/09 9:56am)
The Ford Foundation awarded $300,000 to environmental studies professor Michael Dorsey to begin the Climate Justice Research Project, according to a Feb. 20 College press release. The project will study socioeconomic injustices that result from efforts to address climate change. Market-based environmental programs heighten the vulnerability of poor, marginalized communities and communities of color, and do not significantly affect climate change, the press release said. Dorsey and his research team will use comparative data to analyze communities' abilities to respond to climate change policies. The research team will use the grant money to develop analysis tools to implement climate change policy more equitably, according to the press release.
(02/20/09 10:22am)
Ediz Tiyansan '09 might just redefine the term "international student." Sure he's from Istanbul, Turkey, but he also has four Foreign Study Programs under his belt and speaks six languages: Turkish, English, German, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. The surprising key to Ediz's success? Euro-trash techno music.
(02/16/09 8:43am)
Stephen Bosworth '61 is likely to be named special envoy to North Korea by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to multiple media reports. If appointed, Bosworth will represent the United States in the ongoing six-party talks with North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia and Japan.
(02/13/09 10:18am)
When she was chosen as Queen of the Snows at the 1972 Winter Carnival, Margee Farnum Cullinan, then a freshman at the all-female Colby Junior College, told the Associated Press that being recognized by the Dartmouth community was the greatest thrill of her life. Her title gained historical signifigance the following year when, due to the growing national feminism movement, the College ended the tradition, making Cullinan Dartmouth's final Queen.
(02/11/09 10:22am)
United Nations military interventions in Haiti have failed to provide long-term solutions to the country's political and economic instability, Thomas Urban, a visiting scholar of anthropology at Brown University, said in a Tuesday lecture at the Rockefeller Center. Urban recounted his own experience in Haiti as a former United States army scout.
(02/06/09 10:09am)
Like practically everyone on campus, David Gelhar '84 experiences a "kind of withdrawal" when he doesn't check blitz for a few hours. As one of the original designers of BlitzMail, though, Gelhar's appreciation for Blitz goes beyond that of most Dartmouth students. If that's even possible.
(01/23/09 11:12am)
Safety and Security Sergeant David Hunt knows everything about the ins and outs of the Dartmouth social scene. He also knows most students don't "get" everything about S&S. His suggestion for students? Don't let the title scare you. Underneath the uniform, he's just Dave.
(01/20/09 8:32am)
Dartmouth education professor Andrew Garrod, who will retire this year, was awarded Student Assembly's Fall 2008 Profiles in Excellence Award at a dinner in his honor Monday night. The Assembly gives the award each term to a professor who has been nominated by his or her students for exceptional teaching. Students who nominated Garrod praised his "life-changing" courses and his ability to make personal connections, according to an Assembly e-mail. Garrod, who has written several books, was previously recognized by the Tucker Foundation for his work with Bosnian high school students, his development of Dartmouth's Marshall Islands Teaching Fellowship and his work with the Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth program.
(01/16/09 9:56am)
Editor's Note: As a Hanover area "townie," Graeme Calloway '12 resented Dartmouth students who crossed the street in front of his car. Now, as one of four Dartmouth '12s from Hanover High School, Graeme knows what it's like to hold up traffic. Graeme discusses the pros and cons of choosing to stay in the Dartmouth bubble.
(01/16/09 8:15am)
Local towns should write a joint letter opposing the construction of a $38-million Grafton County correctional facility, the Hanover Board of Selectman said on Monday, explaining that residents cannot afford the tax increase required to pay for the new facility during the current economic crisis. Plans for the facility's construction are currently on hold as the Grafton County Delegation's Executive Committee waits for a decision in a related, but separate, civil lawsuit.
(01/06/09 8:32am)
The organizations of two prominent Dartmouth alumni are facing multi-million dollar losses as a result of their financial ties to Bernard Madoff, whose alleged $50 billion investment fraud shook the foundations of financial firms and non-profits worldwide upon its discovery in December.
(11/24/08 9:30am)
Becky Ball, a post-doctoral fellow in Dartmouth's environmental
(11/21/08 9:31am)
"Life means nothing without flair," Caroline Cima '10 proclaims. As a member of the rugby team and Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority, Caroline is always eager for flair-wear occasions. Not that a Dora the Explorer costume needs an occasion.
(11/19/08 10:15am)
The event featured six members of the Class of 2009 -- Tiger '09, Ruslan '09, Kevin l'09, Milan l'09, Schuyler '09 and Andrew '09 -- and Brendan '10, a former United States Marine who is currently on medical leave from the College. Last names have been withheld due to the personal nature of the event.
(11/14/08 9:36am)
In January, Vanessa Sievers '10 will take office as the youngest Grafton County Treasurer in history. As treasurer, Sievers hopes to prove to some of her skeptical constituents -- including three-term incumbent Republican County Treasurer Carol Elliot -- that not all Dartmouth students are oblivious to the world outside the bubble. Sievers is confident that she will successfully invest Grafton County's assets. $18 million? No big deal.
(11/07/08 9:46am)
Eben Clattenburg '09 is the tobacco cessation intern for the College's Health Resources department and is a member of the Tobacco Task Force. He is passionate about tobacco cessation because he doesn't think that smokers "have the right to put other people's lives at risk." Eben elaborates on Dartmouth's cigarette culture or, rather, lack thereof.
(11/07/08 9:12am)
The College Board's "Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century" released a new report on Wednesday that addresses the challenges that admissions professionals will face in the coming years, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Thursday. In response to anticipated problems, the Task Force proposed a list of 10 principles and goals for admissions professionals to uphold, including making the financial aid application process more straightforward. The report encouraged admissions professionals to make higher education available for all students and emphasized the need for professional development within the college admissions field. The report included a letter from Task Force chair Jerry Lucido and a comprehensive data review on the nation's "educational health," according to the College Board web site. The report was compiled by leaders in "admissions, financial aid, enrollment management and school counseling communities" over a nearly three-year period, according to the College Board.
(11/04/08 8:58am)
Hodes is opposed by Republican candidate Jennifer Horn, a conservative radio show host and former columnist for The Nashua Telegraph. A University of New Hampshire poll conducted in late October found that Hodes led Horn by 13 percentage points.
(10/31/08 8:50am)
Molly Davidson '09 and Jenna Manula '09 are two senior mentors in Link-Up, the network for Dartmouth women that connects freshmen and upperclassmen. They are both members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, where Molly is the new member educator and Jenna is the public relations chair. Molly and Jenna share their opinions on the freshmen class and let us in on the conventional wisdom they usually reserve for their mentees.
(10/30/08 7:31am)
A $2.1 million lawsuit over the 1999 collapse of a bonfire at Texas A&M University that killed 12 students and injured 27 others was settled Tuesday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The university will pay $500,000 to the families of bonfire victims who filed the suit in 2003, and the remainder will be covered by the insurance policies of two prosecuted campus administrators, according to The Chronicle. An investigative committee determined in 2000 that the accident resulted from poor construction and administrative failure to address the hazardous building methods."While the university has actively contested the claim that the university employees were legally responsible for the deaths and injuries that occurred as a result of the bonfire collapse, the university deeply regrets the loss of life and injuries that occurred on its campus," university officials said in a written statement on Tuesday.