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(02/07/08 3:45pm)
Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., success in the Super Tuesday primaries could be the result of his popularity among young voters. A record number of young people voted in the 2008 primaries, according to The Los Angeles Times. The rise in the number of youths casting their ballots may be due to the relative ease of voting, campaigns' efforts to target youth and the close competition among the candidates, The LA Times reported. In addition, youth-oriented websites and groups such as Campus Progress have also encouraged young people to vote. The youth vote -- votes cast by 18- to 29-year-olds -- doubled in the New Hampshire primary this year. Many of these voters supported Obama, though Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., won the state's contest. Obama also took the youth vote in Missouri, New Jersey and New York, according to CNN exit polls taken on Tuesday. Clinton was victorious in both New Jersey and New York overall.
(02/04/08 8:16am)
Over a year after the 2006 release of Gardasil, the first vaccination for the four most dangerous types of human papillomavirus, many women at Dartmouth have received the shot cost-free since the College began administering it in the Fall of 2007. The virus is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer.
(01/29/08 8:03am)
Affordable housing is scarce in the Upper Valley Region, particularly in Hanover and Lebanon, according to Len Cadwallader, the executive director of Vital Communities and secretary for the Upper Valley Housing Coalition. Organizations that seek to create less expensive housing options for Upper Valley residents. According to federal guidelines, an occupant must spend 30 percent or less of his income on housing for it to be considered affordable.
(01/15/08 9:28am)
Buckey cited the war in Iraq as the issue most important to his campaign. He believes the war is a direct result of U.S. dependency on foreign oil. To solve this problem, Buckey said he believes America must invest in research to find technological solutions for renewable energy.
(11/19/07 8:21am)
O'Donnell and Silberberg inherit the daily, independent publication which boasts a staff of over 200 members.
(11/12/07 8:55am)
Over 350 alumnae returned to Hanover this weekend for a three-day program commemorating the 35th anniversary of coeducation at the College. The weekend was filled both with celebration and with contemplation of the struggles women at the College continue to face.
(11/02/07 7:53am)
Dartmouth's Office of Financial Aid is joining with nine other colleges to establish a new and hopefully more accurate way to calculate international students' financial aid needs.
(10/26/07 5:01am)
The exhibit, which was organized by the Hood Museum of Art and the College, is only one part of a 13-year project for which Gu has been creating sculptures across the world in a series called "United Nations," with all pieces being made of a single unique ingredient -- human hair.
(10/22/07 4:46am)
Cathy Zoi Th'85, CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection, stressed the importance of climate change awareness at the Jones Seminar in Spanos Auditorum on Friday.
(10/19/07 7:56am)
In yet another attempt to deter students from illegally rushing the field during the Homecoming football game, the athletic department has unveiled what it hopes will become a new tradition: having the freshman class forms its class number on the field during halftime.
(10/18/07 4:18am)
The founder of Business Wire, Lorry Lokey, recently donated $74.5 million to the University of Oregon, which is the largest academic gift the university has ever received, The Chronicle of Higher Education said. The gift is directed toward the university's science and research program and the majority of it will support faculty and graduate student studies. The Chronicle of Philanthropy cited Lokey as one of the country's most frequent donors. He recently gave to his alma mater, Stanford University, to support stem cell research. With last month's gift of $100 million by Nike co-founder and chairman Philip Knight, the University of Oregon has now surpassed its goal of raising $600 million by 2008.
(10/02/07 7:41am)
The Hopkins Center has established two new membership programs intended to finance student activities and potentially bring more performers to the center. The programs, introduced in July, replace the 40-year-old Friends of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum program. The split allowed each group's members to focus on the center's mission statement, to "ignite and sustain a passion for the arts in the community," said Lisa Vallejo-Sorensen, the Hop's publicist and media relations coordinator.