College settles dispute with government

The College has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle "potential civil claims" brought by the federal government alleging improper conduct involving contracts with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt., the Associated Press reported.

Some alumni question Mulley's appointment

Several alumni have raised concerns about the appointment of College Trustee Al Mulley '70 as the first director of the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, in light of the fact that he previously headed the search committee that selected College President Jim Yong Kim.

Daily Debriefing

More than 1,700 tickets to the Ke$ha concert scheduled for Oct. 25 in Leverone Field House were sold online Monday, according to Programming Board concert chair Amaris Galea-Orbe '11.

Peedin appointed chief investment officer

Pamela L. Peedin '89 Tu '98 has been selected to serve as the College's chief investment officer, College President Jim Yong Kim announced in a press release Monday. Peedin's appointment to the position follows a long vacancy, during which former Trustee Peter Fahey '68 served as acting CIO.

Looking to future elections, national figures stump in N.H.

With midterm elections only a month away, Republican politicians are already looking ahead to November 2012.

Briefly Noted

Dartmouth graduate and Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus '91 was named the ninth smartest athlete in sports by SportingNews.com.

ONE-ON-ONE: Curtis Roby '11

I sat down with captain Curtis Roby '11 to talk about a new coach and a new season of Dartmouth tennis. How has the transition from Chuck Kinyon to your new coach, Chris Drake, been? CR: The transition has been seamless.

Rollin' with Dolan

There's nothing better than stumbling upon a lay-up. Not a literal basketball lay-up, but you know, one of those lay-ups that occurs in everyday life.

Daily Debriefing

A record 39 percent of undergraduate students enrolling in the University of California system this fall come from low-income families, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

Prof. finds uses for coconut waste

Could a coconut car be coming to a dealership near you? If Walter Bradley's business plan works out, it very well might. Bradley, an engineering professor at Baylor University, discussed his efforts to develop products made from coconuts a cheaper and more environmentally conscious alternative to conventional fibers used in car interiors in a lecture on Friday at the Thayer School of Engineering. In his speech, "Creating Technology to Convert Renewable Resources into Value-Added Products: The Case of the Coconut," Bradley explained that creative engineering solutions can be a "win-win-win," benefiting corporations, impoverished communities and the environment. Coconuts are an "abundant, renewable resource, owned primarily by poor people in developing countries," Bradley said.

Peer funds address liquidity issues

While the 2009 financial crisis prompted Ivy league institutions to restructure budgets and make serious cutbacks, Ivy League endowments for the 2010 fiscal year which ended June 30 demonstrate strong investment returns and an increase in value.

Out of Control

Despite my absence from the daily intercourse of campus controversy, I did chance upon the song "Out of Control," sent out by an anonymous, auto-tuned avatar identified only by the moniker "Expecto Petronus (sic)." The balmy symbolism of Dartmouth fraternity brothers as Dementors was certainly not lost on the audience; yes, they will "steal your soul," and leave you with "no faith in mankind." The song's hyperbole presents a caricature of the universal chop-lickingly lupine Dartmouth "bro." The singer forgets, however, that sexual assault exists in any place or form as a manifestation of the lack of respect by one individual for another.

Short Answer

Friday's Verbum Ultimum called upon the administration to take a more active role in combatting sexual assault on campus.

Petit attorneys wrap up arguments

During closing arguments in Steven Hayes's trial on Friday, lead prosecutor Michael Dearington argued that Hayes ignited the fire that killed Hayley Petit and two members of her family, seeking to refute the defense's claims that Hayes's accomplice was the mastermind behind the crimes, according to The New York Times. Hayes is one of two men accused of murdering Hayley Petit who was to matriculate with the Class of 2011 along with her mother and younger sister, during a home invasion in July 2007.

Touch the Fire 2010-10-04