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(02/18/03 11:00am)
Dartmouth urged the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday to reassert its 1978 decision allowing race to be considered as one factor in admissions decisions. The amicus, or "friend of the court" brief was authored by Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe and filed jointly by Dartmouth and seven other schools in support of University of Michigan in the two cases against Michigan currently before the Supreme Court.
(02/14/03 11:00am)
As of early this morning the Dartmouth-only Direct Connect network, which had been facilitating on campus peer-to-peer file sharing since November, went offline on orders from the College.
(02/13/03 11:00am)
The absence of affirmative action policies in higher education has led to decreased percentages of minority students, according to recently released reports by both The Civil Rights Project of Harvard University and the New York-based Mellon Foundation.
(02/11/03 11:00am)
The fate of the universe may be answered this afternoon.At 2 p.m., the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will reveal data collected by a recent satellite research balloon sent into space last year, likely proving that the universe is infinitely expanding.
(02/10/03 11:00am)
On only one weekend each year can Dartmouth students dunk themselves in a frozen pond and race across the Green on all fours in a human dog sled race, but this year's Winter Carnival went far beyond the usual antics.
(02/06/03 11:00am)
Though lacking the name recognition and prestige of events such as Alaska's annual Iditarod, a race this afternoon featuring sleds of four "dogs" and a rider streaking across the Green at top speed will nonetheless have the honor of kicking off the 2003 Winter Carnival festivities.
(02/06/03 11:00am)
Dartmouth saw an unprecedented number of applicants this year, as 11,700 applications found their way to McNutt Hall by the Jan. 1 deadline.
(01/22/03 11:00am)
Though Jan. 8's team reinstatement ended 45 days of agony for Dartmouth's swimmers and divers, recruited prospective students are still struggling in its aftermath.
(01/22/03 11:00am)
President Wright made a strong political statement at Monday's Martin Luther King Day festivities, supporting a University of Michigan policy that allows for the consideration of race as a factor in admissions decisions and criticizing President Bush's stance in opposition to Michigan's policy. Dartmouth is now considering filing a brief with the Supreme Court confirming Wright's statements.
(01/20/03 11:00am)
Sophomore women became sorority members last night, as many sunk their bids at six sorority houses, concluding this year's winter rush.
(01/17/03 11:00am)
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, students are excited over the prospect of a day off from classes on Monday. However, the Dickey Center along with other campus organizations has coordinated a wide variety of activities for Dartmouth College's Annual Celebration of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
(01/15/03 11:00am)
The Class of 2007 is now over a third full, with the 394 early admissions acceptance letters mailed in mid-December filling 37 percent of the incoming freshman class.
(01/10/03 11:00am)
Alcohol was on the minds of both College administrators and New Hampshire legislators last year, as both the College and the state released significant revisions to their current alcohol regulations to start the new year.
(01/07/03 11:00am)
Despite this winter's particularly bold beginning, students will have to wait a bit longer for skating at Occum Pond -- since snow acts as an insulating layer atop ice, the plethora of snow to hit Hanover thus far has actually hindered the thickening of the ice.
(01/06/03 11:00am)
While the snowstorms and slick roads have more then done their part to hinder students returning to campus for Winter term, the newly increased security measures at airports across the country seem to have proven little more than a minor inconvenience for most.
(11/25/02 11:00am)
Countless suitors have tried and failed to fill the void left after recording industry lawsuits killed popular file-sharing program Napster, but a new entry on the Dartmouth campus may be the best substitute yet.
(11/19/02 11:00am)
Dartmouth's early decision applications rose 8 percent this year, according to Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg, who noted that the 1,210 early applications for the Class of 2007 is the highest number in five years.
(11/14/02 11:00am)
What has two legs, walks backwards and relies on others to keep from ramming into poles? It's a campus tour guide, and the job is more difficult than it seems.
(11/11/02 11:00am)
Although both Yale and Stanford Universities announced last week that they would be scrapping their current binding early-decision programs, Dartmouth does not foresee any changes to its admissions policies in the near future, according to Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg.
(11/01/02 11:00am)
It's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. At least that's the stance of administrators as they try to curb violations of College policy on Homecoming weekend.