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(11/07/12 4:00am)
Since its opening over a week ago, home decor and gift shop Lemon Tree has attracted a number of Dartmouth students and Upper Valley customers. With products ranging from handbags and scarves to novelty cuff links, Lemon Tree occupies the space that formerly housed JuliAna clothing boutique and aims to fill a need for a reliable gift store in Hanover, owner and manager Melissa Haas said.
(11/02/12 3:00am)
The survey, distributed to all undergraduate students through a campus-wide email on Tuesday night, found that 45 percent of respondents identified as Democrats and 20 percent identified as Republicans, while 31 percent considered themselves independents or did not align themselves with any party.
(10/26/12 2:00am)
While the College has made efforts to create a more positive atmosphere around this year's bonfire, some still question the bonfire's impact on the Dartmouth community.
(10/24/12 2:00am)
Eating Disorder Peer Advisor mentors have taken on increased responsibilities to maintain the efficacy of the organization in the wake of former advisor Kari Jo Grant's transfer to the Student Employment Office last spring. As a result of the lack of faculty advising, mentor training may also be canceled in the winter, according to EDPA student interns Hannah Groveman '13 and Alexandria Leach '14.
(10/18/12 2:00am)
Al Mulley '70, director of the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, according to a College press release. Membership in the IOM, considered to be a high honor in health and medical fields, is decided by current active members on the basis of contributions to the advancement of medical sciences, health care and public health. Mulley is also a professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine and is the former chief of the general medicine division at Massachusetts General Hospital. Much of Mulley's research has focused on the use of decision theory and outcomes research when considering differences within clinical practice. He is one of 70 new members and 10 foreign associates whose selection was announced at the 42nd annual meeting of the IOM.
(10/16/12 2:00am)
At Monday's termly Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting, interim College President Carol Folt discussed the College's strategic planning process, finances, communication and wellness and answered several faculty questions. The meeting was held in Alumni Hall in the Hopkins Center.
(10/04/12 2:00am)
Despite being embroiled in a national hazing scandal in January, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity saw 33 "shake-outs" or men indicating a binding preference for a particular house during this fall's rush weekend, marking its highest number in three years, according to SAE rush chair Alex Olesen '14. The fraternity extended a total of 25 bids and added 22 pledges to the organization.
(09/24/12 2:00am)
The 30th annual "Forbes 400" issue featured Leon Black '73 on its cover, along with 11 other wealthy individuals that the magazine named "Titans of Philanthropy." Black and his wife Debra have contributed to several Dartmouth arts initiatives, including the Black Family Visual Arts Center and the Ellsworth Kelly sculpture "Dartmouth Panels," installed in July on the east side of the Hopkins Center. The philanthropists' total net worth is about $126 billion and includes figures such as Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Warren Buffet, who has pledged to donate 99 percent of his wealth to philanthropic causes, according to Forbes.
(09/13/12 2:00am)
The Great Issues Scholars program was created by the Dickey Center for International Understanding in 2009 with the intent of engaging first-year students, and it has since provided an opportunity for participants to pursue their global ambitions both on campus and around the world, according to Dickey Center Student Programs Officer Amy Newcomb.
(09/11/12 2:00am)
Vanderbilt University graduate student Kimberly Muhich is suing the university, claiming the school failed to inform her of the full conditions of her financial aid grant, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Muhich's aid came from a federal grant that requires beneficiaries to pay back the money with either two years of service work for every year of financing or with cash in the amount of the grant plus interest. She filed her lawsuit in September 2011, accusing Vanderbilt of breach of contract and violating the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. Muhich received full financing for her four-year doctoral program in special education at Vanderbilt's Peabody College of Education and Human Development but was asked to leave in May 2011 after refusing to sign an agreement committing her to the plan, according to The Chronicle.
(06/09/12 2:00am)
If members of the Class of 2012 were graduating 200 years ago, they would be subjected to a ceremony conducted entirely in Latin, the official language of Commencement until 1827. Latin has not been spoken at Commencement since 1892, but as members of the Class of 2012 graduate, they will still take part in traditions as old as Dartmouth itself.
(05/29/12 2:00am)
Donations to U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign from faculty members across the Ivy League greatly outstrip those given to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign by margins as high as 41:1 at Yale University, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. Romney raised $1,000 from Dartmouth employees, and while this amount is double the contributions from employees of Brown University, it pales in comparison to the $17,075 Obama has raised from College faculty members, Bloomberg reported.
(05/18/12 2:00am)
While there are not many traditional activities associated with Green Key Weekend as there are with Homecoming and Winter Carnival, seniors interviewed by The Dartmouth reflected that the novelty of the weekend lies in the focus on being outside and having fun during the day.
(05/17/12 2:00am)
While negative campaign advertisements are equally persuasive when sponsored by independent groups or candidates themselves, candidates who sponsor such ads are likely to experience greater political backlash, according to a study authored by government professor Deborah Brooks and Michael Murov '07.
(05/02/12 2:00am)
The first event of its kind, Dartmouth's Israel and Palestine Week, sponsored by the Dartmouth Avi Schaefer Delegation, seeks to promote dialogue and understanding between both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by showcasing the human element of the issue through films, comedy, poetry and cultural events, according to delegation members. Israel and Palestine Week began on Monday and will conclude on Friday.
(05/01/12 2:00am)
Ayotte, a former New Hampshire attorney general who endorsed Romney in November, was elected in 2010 with 60 percent of the vote. She is seen as a strong conservative on issues of finance and defense, according to various national media outlets.
(04/27/12 2:00am)
Walter John Williams '71 Tu '72, a consulting economist who co-founded the website Shadow Government Statistics in 2004 and has recently been cited in several national news outlets, has been a longstanding critic of U.S. economic statistics, which he said understates the U.S. rate of inflation and the real unemployment rate, while overstating economic growth.
(04/05/12 2:00am)
The future of medical privacy is uncertain, but confidentiality and privacy remain important aspects of the health care system that should be protected, according to University of Pennsylvania law and philosophy professor Anita Allen, the College's current Dorsett Fellow and a member of President Barack Obama's Presidential Bioethics Commission. Allen discussed issues surrounding health privacy in a world dominated by increased sharing of personal information and use of social networking websites on Wednesday in a crowded Filene Auditorium.
(03/29/12 2:00am)
A report on enrollment at institutions of higher educationshows that the number of students enrolled in college, the percentage of students receiving financial aid and graduation rates have all been increasing, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The report, published this week by the U.S. Department of Education, found that the number of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in institutions that receive Title IV federal student aid increased by one million from 2009 to 2010, bringing the total to approximately 22 million. Of the 3.3 million first-time full-time undergraduates in the 2009-10 academic year, 82 percent received some form of aid, and 53 percent borrowed money, The Chronicle reported. At public four-year colleges, the average student paid $16,900 before grants and $10,200 afterward, compared to $32,700 and $16,700 at private, nonprofit four-year colleges, according to The Chronicle.
(03/07/12 4:00am)
Amarna, one of Dartmouth's two undergraduate societies along with Panarchy, serves as a comfortable, safe and open space for socialization on campus that constantly redefines itself based on its changing membership, Miklin said.