We Used to Hang Out …

It's inevitable. This weekend, every single one of us will get sucked into a conversation with at least one crusty, close-talking alum with whiskey on his breath rambling on about the good ol' days.

Study probes lizard natural selection

Wrapping entire islands in netting and tracking lizards' stamina by running them on miniature treadmills may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but these techniques were recently used by two Dartmouth researchers in a recent study.

Brox and Nox 2010-05-13

$4 Coffee 2010-05-13

Daily Debriefing

The National Science Foundation awarded 2010 Graduate Research Fellowships to three current Dartmouth graduate students and 13 Dartmouth alumni, according to a College press release.

Rec League Legends

Welcome to Glory Key, the most legendary weekend of the year. Such a holiday requires a very special Legends article, an exclusive Q-and-A with the Elites.

College to create new sexual assault committee

College officials have formed a new Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault, to improve "prevention, education, and support services" relating to sexual assault at Dartmouth, the Dean of the College Office announced in a campus-wide e-mail on Wednesday. The committee is the latest in a series of initiatives by the College to combat sexual assault at Dartmouth.

Kim plans to alter student advising

In an effort to address students' perceived advising needs, College President Jim Yong Kim and other administrators have begun to develop a long-term plan to improve the effectiveness of the College advising system, Kim said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

The Ripe Old Age of Progress

My great-great-aunt Frances died last month at the age of 108. She was born in a time when horse carts were still common and, in her life, saw not only the emergence of cars but airplanes, space shuttles, radios, televisions, cell phones and computers.

Kim announces sexual assault committee

College President Jim Yong Kim announced the formation of a Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault in an e-mail to the Dartmouth community on Wednesday. According to the e-mail, the committee will begin executing and elaborating on the recommendations made by the Task Force on Sexual and Physical Assault, which met from January through June of last year. The committee -- which will involve the Office of the President, the Dean of the College Office, College Health Services and the Center for Women and Gender, among other groups -- plans to increase campus education and design a "more effective" orientation program for first-year students, according to the e-mail. The committee will include five subcommittees, to be chaired by students from various class years. This is a breaking news web update.

Over the Median

As the term begins to come to a close, there's a set of grades other than my own that I'm not looking forward to seeing the class medians.

Profs. receive funding from HHS

Two Dartmouth professors are part of a team of researchers who received a $15 million grant from the U.S.

A Little Trouble With the Facts

A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that conservatives with greater exposure to political information are more likely to be wrong. Republicans who consider themselves well-informed about President Barack Obama's health care plan are more likely to accept myths about "death panels" than their uninformed counterparts, according to a 2010 study at the University of Michigan.

Art for Everyone's Sake

To the Editor: As a recent graduate who is currently employed by the Hopkins Center, I feel obligated to correct Charles Clark's misguided impression of the arts at Dartmouth ("Art for Our Sake," May 10). The Hop always welcomes student feedback, but Clark's accusations bear little resemblance to what actually takes place here every day. While I strongly disagree with Clark's hyperbolic claim that the Hop peddles "a pungent cocktail of social elitism and cultural imperialism," he is certainly entitled to his opinion.

Daily Debriefing

David Fein '82 became Connecticut's U.S. attorney on Monday, after being nominated for the post by President Barack Obama in February, The Day reported on Monday.

Hanover voters approve school budget in 2nd vote

After being rejected by voters in March, the Hanover and Dresden school budgets were approved on Tuesday, according to Hanover Town Manager Julia Griffin.