Daily Debriefing

The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual survey of the 400 largest nonprofit organizations in the United States found that even the nation's largest and most stable nonprofit organizations will likely see a 9-percent drop in donations for the year 2009, according to The Boston Globe.

The Forgotten Plagues

The young passenger tries to cover his mouth as he coughs, but the airborne pathogens that are causing him to hack and sputter are released to infect the other people on his transcontinental flight.

Touch the Fire 2009-10-27

Kim donates $25,000 to financial aid

Correction appended Seemingly taking to heart the dictate to "lead by example," College President Jim Yong Kim made a personal donation of $25,000 to the Dartmouth College Fund at the annual Scholars Luncheon on Friday.

Greek leaders work to improve public image

While the role of Dartmouth's Greek system has been the subject of perennial debate at the College, leaders in the College's Greek system told The Dartmouth this week that, in recent months, they have sought to step up efforts to address the public image of Greek organizations, attempting to expand outreach efforts and combat stereotypes. In a September interview with The Dartmouth, College President Jim Yong Kim said that the College's Greek organizations have a "public relations problem." While the Dartmouth Greek system is an important aspect of the College's social system, prospective students more often view Greek life neutrally or negatively than positively, Kim said in an interview with The Dartmouth at that time. "I don't think that the current image of Dartmouth College out there reflects in any way what Dartmouth College is, and I think it's on the negative side," Kim said.

$4 Coffee 2009-10-27

Local paper weathers economic storm

Even as news reports forecast the collapse of print journalism in the U.S., a late-night visit to the offices of the Valley News offers a glimpse into a distinctly lively newsroom writers frantically type amidst a flurry of papers as the 11 p.m.

Med. workforce to shrink, prof. finds

THE CUTTING EDGE

Phreddie 2009-10-26

The Still North 2009-10-26

Grants limited to publishable work

Dartmouth faculty may receive grants for ground-breaking research, but they are not being funded to crack codes for the CIA or work on any other top-secret or highly sensitive project.

Short Answer: Dartmouth's win

Friday's Verbum Ultimum called for Dartmouth football Head Coach Buddy Teevens '79 to lead the team to win Saturday's Homecoming game against Columbia University.

Men's soccer defeated in two straight shutouts

Two second-half goals from Columbia were enough to break the No. 15 Dartmouth men's soccer team's undefeated Ivy League run on Sunday.

ONE-ON-ONE: Ruggers

By Jack BarrettThe Dartmouth StaffI sat down with Will Lehmann '12, Paul Jarvis '12, and Nate Brakeley '12 to talk about rugby's most recent success: yet another Ivy League championship. So another win today, 53-6, another Ivy League title.

DMS, DHMC doctors volunteer across globe

While Dartmouth Medical School provides for doctors to volunteer abroad through its collaboration with the College's Global Health Initiative and other programs, many DMS and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School physicians also choose to help those in need independently.

HOCKEY PREVIEW: Men's team improves preseason ranking to No. 5

The sound of sharp skates carving up fresh ice has returned to Hanover as the Big Green men's hockey team looks to start the 2009-2010 season. Dartmouth fell to McGill University (6-2-1) by a score of 7-4 in an exhibition meeting Saturday evening, and dropped a scrimmage to No.