Jayanti receives new professorship

Editor's Note: This is the third installment in a four-part series profiling professors who were recently awarded endowed chairs. During his 17 years at Dartmouth, computer science professor Prasad Jayanti has balanced his "two loves" of research and teaching, and has succeeded in both.

Don't Forget the People

Growing up, I often listened to stories about my grandfather, a Pyongyang native who witnessed the end of the Japanese occupation after World War II with strong optimism for the future of Korea.

Weeks receives $800,000 settlement

Dartmouth Medical School psychiatry professor William Weeks who was acquitted of conflict-of-interest charges brought against him by the federal government in April was awarded $800,000 in a settlement with the federal government this week as compensation for "violations of human rights and privacy," he said. As a result of the April charges, Weeks filed the lawsuit against the government for unlawful suspension from his position at the Department of Veterans Affairs and improper investigation into the charges brought against him. The federal government had accused Weeks of initiating five fixed-priced contracts in 2003 on behalf of the VA and performing the work as the College's principal investigator.

Crepes a la Carte 2010-10-26

Janeway backs liquor law change

N.H. State Sen. Harold Janeway, D-Webster, plans to announce a proposal in November to partially privatize liquor sales in New Hampshire in order to balance the state's budget, he said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Struggle or Farce?

I've been having trouble, lately, throwing myself into the struggle. I realize that we currently have a massive political battle going on, which will determine our national destiny, but I have been approaching it more as a farce, by which I am entertained, than as a battle in which I am a participant.

HEAR AND NOW: The evolution of child stars

The recent release of "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith epitomizes the recent shift in child stars' roads to success.

DosiRock: Sounds of the City 2010-10-26

Daily Debriefing

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.

Men's crew and crew alumni compete in Head of the Charles

More than 8,000 athletes and 300,000 spectators gatherer at the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass., over the weekend for the 46th Head of the Charles Regatta the largest and one of the most prestigious crew regattas in the world.

DHMC lacks conflict of interest

Although several trustees of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic hold positions at other organizations related to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, DHMC Public Affairs Manager Clarence Adams said there are "no conflicts of interest" in DHMC's hiring practices.

P90Xing with Dolan

"Extreme fitness, extreme results. My friend, it is time to get serious. You've got a 90-day commitment in front of you.

A New Normal

In general, I support any writing that advocates for women's or victims' empowerment. However, as a feminist and active promoter of sexual assault awareness and prevention, I cannot fully back Thursday's article by Natalie Colaneri '12 ("Empowering Victims," Oct.