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(03/04/11 4:00am)
The founders of Dart Dorm, one of two student-run futon rental services at the College, sold the company to a new group of owners Monday, according to co-founder David Fink '11. Students interviewed by The Dartmouth declined to comment on the new founders' final bid.
(03/04/11 4:00am)
More than a year after the College announced its plan to cut $100 million from its budget, academic departments continue to adjust to reduced funding in a variety of ways, according to several department chairs interviewed by The Dartmouth. Departments have had to lay off staff members, reduce course offerings and delay the updating of equipment, the chairs said.
(02/22/11 4:00am)
The current lack of political and economic freedom for Middle Eastern citizens contributes to a strong association with international terrorism, according to Pillar. The Middle East is currently the "least democratic of any region of the world since the Cold War," Pillar said.
(02/22/11 4:00am)
The recent political turmoil in the Middle East may be a "wonderful blow to the future of international terrorism," Paul Pillar '69, director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University, said in a lecture on Monday in the Haldeman Center.
(02/18/11 4:00am)
As the Hanover winter trudges on, I find myself sitting in class imagining what my life would be like if I had gone to UCLA.
(02/15/11 4:00am)
President Barack Obama proposed a budget for fiscal year 2012 that will cut funding for certain higher education programs on Monday, Inside Higher Ed reported. Pell grants would no longer cover summer classes, and federal graduate student loans will start accumulating interest at the time the loan is granted instead of after graduation, according to The New York Times. If approved, the budget will maintain the maximum amount of money awarded in a Pell grant at $5,550 for each college student. Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed an alternative budget on Friday that would reduce the maximum Pell grant by $845, and do away with all funding for the AmeriCorps national service student program, according to Inside Higher Ed. Obama's slated budget additionally includes $78 billion in cuts from Pentagon spending, $62 billion in cuts from Medicare and Medicaid spending and tax breaks for oil, gas and coal companies, The Times reported.
(02/11/11 4:00am)
When Chris O'Connell '13 invited his friend for Winter Carnival last year, his friend who spoke on the condition of anonymity and is now a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania said she saw the "wild side" of the College in an e-mail to The Dartmouth. But while Winter Carnival is an opportunity for students to enjoy the New England winter with visitors, College policies regarding underage drinking do not apply to student visitors, Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne said.
(02/11/11 4:00am)
"Antifreeze and water leaked out of the system," Dale Ordway, a Troubleshooter of nine years, said. "We had to call the fire department and evacuate the building."
(01/28/11 4:00am)
Yeah, yeah. We're the inspiration for "Animal House" and the inventors of pong. We go out more days per week than we go to class (unless you are a poor soul with a 10A) and I've heard that 1 percent of the world's Keystone is sold here. The S&S blotter judging from the last few that have been published consists largely of students found facedown in snowbanks or in FoCo, either blacked out or on the way there.
(01/26/11 4:00am)
"Table with 10 columns and five rows. Department code. Class. Section. Max enrollment. Current enrollment. Room number. Day. Start time. End time. Instructor. Bio. 400, one, 15, 13, five, Mon., Wed., Fri." The reader continues to list the numbers and words of the schedule.
(01/25/11 4:00am)
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education on Friday in response to the implementation of new rules regarding enrollment and recruiting, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The Association is challenging new regulations instituted by the Obama administration that attempt to expand state control over "distance education," reduce misrepresentation on the part of institutions in their recruiting practices and sever the link between increased enrollment and compensation of college officials, according to the Chronicle. The Association called on Education Secretary Arne Duncan to repeal the regulations within a week, threatening to file an injunction which will freeze the application of the new rules against the Department after that time. The call for the repeal was based on the argument that these policies are unconstitutional and were developed without appropriate due process, The Chronicle reported.
(01/25/11 4:00am)
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined the Borrow Direct inter-library loan program, which will increase volumes available to students from 30 million titles to 50 million by the time both institutions are fully integrated into the program, Dean of Libraries and Librarian of the College Jeffrey Horrell said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
(01/18/11 4:00am)
An "arms race" is quickly evolving between computer security programmers and the hackers determined to compromise those programs, according to Richard Lippmann, a senior staff member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Information Systems Technology Group. Lippmann presented ways to combat hackers' evolving techniques and increasing determination in his lecture, "Using Machine Learning to Improve Security in Adversarial Environments," held Friday in Spanos Auditorium.
(12/14/10 8:45pm)
Hanover Police arrested a member of the Class of 2014 after discovering narcotics in his room in Berry residence hall on Nov. 29, Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone told The Dartmouth this week.
(11/29/10 4:00am)
The Rocket Experiment for Neutral Upwelling, or RENU, will study the relationship between atomic oxygen and solar wind, according to Kristina Lynch, professor of physics and astronomy at the College. Lynch is the lead researcher of Dartmouth's portion of RENU.
(11/19/10 4:00am)
Thirty-seven years before anonymous senior women left "The Red Book," a self-purported "Guide to Dartmouth," under my door, another far more sinister pamphlet was slipped into the rooms of every Dartmouth woman living in Woodward Hall, an all-female dormitory. According to an article in The Dartmouth, the letter called Woodward residents the "enemy" and called women the "sexual property of Dartmouth men." In contrast, my pamphlet was filled with advice and helpful hints for navigating my Dartmouth experience. It was meant to support, not terrify. Things have definitely changed around here.
(11/12/10 4:00am)
Officials at the College Board have decided to reintroduce the Advanced Placement Italian test, The Washington Post reported. The test was eliminated in 2009 along with Latin literature, French literature and computer science AB because fewer students signed up to take each of these four tests than more popular tests, such as U.S. history. The College Board also called the Italian program "underfunded," according to The Post. The reinstatement of the test is a victory for the two-year lobbying effort led by Margaret Cuomo, daughter of former New York governor Mario Cuomo, and sister of New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo. The Italian national government will match the funds raised by Margaret Cuomo's group, the Italian Language Foundation, according to The Post.
(10/28/10 2:00am)
Dartmouth received an A- on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, and was named one of 52 "Overall College Sustainability Leaders," according to the organization's website. The report praised the College's sale of local food products, commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and eco-friendly student organizations. Dartmouth received an A in the Climate Change and Energy, Food and Recycling, Green Building, Student Involvement, Transportation, Endowment Transparency and Shareholder Engagement categories. The survey also criticized the College's lack of investment in renewable energy funds. Dartmouth received a B in the Investment Priorities and Administration categories. The report is an independent evaluation of sustainability on 322 campuses. Several other Ivies including Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University also received an overall grade of A-, according to the website.
(10/27/10 2:00am)
Acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears and Provost Carol Folt discussed the College's voluntary reaccreditation process, overseen by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, at Tuesday's Student Assembly meeting in Collis 101. The reaccreditation committee, comprised of nine administrators from New England colleges and universities, will be on campus Nov. 14-17 to speak with undergraduate and graduate students, administrators and faculty, according to Folt. The committee will host an hour-long open forum for students to voice their opinions about the College. The campus visit is the culmination of two years of work by administrators and faculty, who presented a 100-page self-study report to the committee, Spears said. The College expects to receive reaccreditation within several months of the visit, according to Folt. Student Body President Eric Tanner '11 also previewed a brief Homecoming video, designed to show students the importance of Homecoming not only to the College but also to the community. The video is being distributed to students via BlitzMail this week.
(10/26/10 2:00am)
Delaware State University settled a class-action lawsuit brought by members of the female equestrian team charging the school which violating Title IX, which requires universities to offer the same opportunities in varsity sports to male and female students, the Delaware News Journal reported Saturday, The settlement required DSU to bridge the gap between the proportion of female DSU students 61 percent and the proportion of varsity athletes who are female 41 percent. DSU agreed to increase the percentage of athletes who are women to at least 58.5 percent by 2013, as well as increase funding for women's athletics and recruiting. Members of the equestrian team filed the lawsuit, which later became a class-action suit on behalf of prospective and current DSU female athletes, after facing threats of being cut from the university's athletic program. The terms of the settlement also require DSU to meet Title IX requirements before it can consider eliminating the team, the News Journal reported. If the school decides to cut the team, it must extend all athletic scholarships in the program until the end of the academic year.