Montgomery fellow delivers talk

When Montgomery Fellow Louise Erdrich '76 wrote her first novel, "Love Medicine," in 1984, she did not think anyone would read it, Erdrich said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Jung discusses imperialism in Asia

Drawing examples from the United States' use of Asian labor, the Philippine-American War and immigration restrictions, Asian-American historian Moon-Ho Jung, a history professor at the University of Washington, linked American imperialism in Asia to the United States' "war on anarchy" during a lecture in Filene Auditorium on Wednesday. Jung noted the role of racism in shaping economic trade, revolutionary wars and immigration security in the United States. "Race and empire, in a sense, killed the president," Jung said, referring to the assassination of former President William McKinley by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.

Daily Debriefing

The Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously on Wednesday night to approve the College's proposal to reopen the swim docks along the Connecticut River.

Yaffe discusses genetic engineering

Genetic engineering is only permissible by Jewish law when it is used to preserve life, and it should not be used in pursuit of specific personality and physical traits, Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, Chabad's scholar-in-residence from Harvard University, said during a talk in Kemeny Hall on Tuesday. "Jewish law would frown on cosmetic designer babies but would encourage us to do everything we can to save a potential future child from a disease that actually poses a danger to them," he said. Although the Torah was written many centuries before genetic engineering technology was developed, Yaffe said it can still be used to address modern questions.

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Daily Debriefing

Founder of Bose Corporation Amar Bose donated the majority of the company's stocks to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the form of non-voting shares on April 29, according to an MIT press release.

DMS receives $100,000 grant for polio research

Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School received an 18-month $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant to examine the way polio vaccines work in resource-limited countries with high population densities and poor sanitation, according to DMS pediatrics professor Peter Wright.

Carino: Shoulda Woulda

Given my involvements in organizations like the Inter-Community Council and the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, I would have thought that my first appearance on The Dartmouth's opinion page would consist of some call to legislate social behavior, possibly regarding sexual assault or the Indian mascot.

‘Light' dawns on Roth Center in photo exhibit

God's first words in the Book of Genesis are "Let there be light," but the view of Los Angeles at nighttime suggests that man might just as well have created light for himself.

Batchelor: Shifting Sands

Osama bin Laden is dead. I wish I could have counted the number of times this phrase was uttered during the surprise news coverage Sunday night.

Premjee '14 to act as SA vice president

Student Assmebly co-speaker Rohail Premjee '14 will serve as acting student body vice president while Student Body Vice President Amrita Sankar '12 is off campus for personal reasons, according to an Assembly press release. Premjee has served as an elected member of the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee, an Undergraduate Finance Committee representative and a Class of 2014 Cluster Representative, according to the release. "I'm excited to work with Rohail and am fully confident in his abilities and knowledge of the organization," Student Body President Max Yoeli '12 said in the release. After she was elected on April 15, Sankar announced she would leave campus to return home to Ridgefield, Conn., and then travel to India, The Dartmouth previously reported.

Kornberg: The Final Four

Four weeks ago I criticized President Kim for pursuing policies that I considered "counterproductive." It's only fair to now elaborate on what I meant by providing a list of simple policies I think might help to transform his presidency policies that should be relatively uncontroversial, pose few logistical problems, and, if implemented properly, provide the greatest good at the lowest cost. 1) Make ROTC an independent on-campus program.