Daily Debriefing

Cornell University's InterFraternity Council indefinitely banned drinking games and all non-catered parties with open invitations last week in response to the high number of students with the H1N1 virus, according to The Cornell Daily Sun.

In Praise of Orientation

William Shakespeare once wrote, "Friends, Greeks, freshmen, lend me your ears; I come to praise Orientation, not to bury it." Or at least he said something along those lines.

AS SEEN ON: The Return of 'Must See TV'

There is nothing more invigorating than a fall television premiere, especially after a drab summer season lacking in fresh programming.

Kim to focus on Greek system's public image

College President Jim Yong Kim said in an interview with The Dartmouth this week that he will focus on improving the public perception of the College's Greek system, noting that the disparity between prospective students' perception of the College's Greek system and Dartmouth students' own experience is evidence of a "public relations problem" at the College. Kim said he hopes to improve the image of the Greek system among prospective students and the general public through his role as "chief advocacy officer." "I think it's very important to let the rest of the world know what an important experience the Greek system provides to more than half of our students," he said. With the departure of former Dean of the College Tom Crady just over a month ago, Dartmouth lost the administrator many students saw as the principal liaison between Parkhurst and the campus' Greek scene.

Time to Go It Alone

Years of hot air, sordid affairs, uncivilized shouting matches and general partisan rancor have conspired to lower our expectations for the political process to all-time lows.

Nurses discuss global health role

Nurses working in the global context must avoid imposing their own cultural views on the communities with which they are working, lecturers at the conference "The Role of Nursing in Promoting Global Health: The Power of One" held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Monday, told the more than 50 nurses who attended the event. "We have to be careful not to become ethnocentric in the relationships with our partners," Devon Berry, a University of Cincinatti College of Nursing nursing professor, said in his lecture.

The Still North 2009-09-23

South Korean president sends congratulatory letter to Kim

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak congratulated Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim on his inauguration as the College's 17th president in a letter to Kim and the Dartmouth community dated Sept.

Touch the Fire 2009-09-22

The Myth of the Blank Slate

Sitting on the steps of Robinson Hall during this year's DOC Trips, I heard yet another dean invoke the idea of the "blank slate" while speaking to a group of enthusiastic incoming freshmen. What he described was the chance for all students to hit the reset button, start over and begin anew.