No Such Thing as Free Learning

Harvard, Stanford, Duke and Oxford universities, along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, may all be considered among the most exclusive universities in the world, but you no longer have to be a valedictorian, an All-American athlete, the founder of a successful not-for-profit or even a high-school graduate to attend one of their classes. Harvard is the most recent addition to the small but growing group of prestigious universities that are making some form of their course materials available to the general public, online and free of charge.

Brox and Nox 2009-09-30

AS SEEN ON: From the Seth MacFarlane factory

The FOX network has long been synonymous with its animated sitcoms, and these classic shows had an enormous impact on my childhood development.

New lightweight coach brings impressive resume

With three national titles, five Ivy League titles and two EAWRC coach of the year awards already under his belt, Cornell crew coach Dan Roock decided it was time to take a "few years" off from coaching full time. After only a one-year hiatus, however, Roock has returned to coaching Ivy League crew, and will now lead the Dartmouth lightweight squad. "I was going to take a couple years off, but decided to jump at the job, because Dartmouth is such a good place to coach rowing," Roock said. Roock, who himself has the same number of national titles as Dartmouth does Ivy League titles in lightweight crew, graduated from Princeton in 1981 where, as a senior, his teammates awarded him the Lyman W.

Daily Debriefing

Theoretical physicist Adam Falk, the dean of Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, has been tapped as the 17th president of Williams College, the institution announced on Monday.

SA to select members of SEMP committee

The panel proposed by acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears to review the College's alcohol policy will consist of nine students selected by Student Assembly, according to Student Body President Frances Vernon '10.

On-campus jobs unaffected by cuts

Despite Dartmouth's budgetary concerns, the number of campus employment opportunities available for students has not decreased, according to College officials. "So far, there have been enough jobs for students who are looking," Todd Kilburn, manager of the student employment office, said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Kilburn said the College could turn to the community to help students find jobs if absolutely necessary. In some areas of the College, including Dartmouth Dining Services, the number of student employment opportunities have actually increased, Kilburn said. "The more students we can hire the better," DDS acting director David Newlove said, pointing to students' increased need for employment in the current economic climate. DDS student employees can continue to work beyond the requirements of their work-study obligations, Newlove said, which is not true in every College department. The main dining options on campus also have maintained the hours they had during Spring term, Newlove said.

Police Blotter

Correction appended Sept. 14, 1:39 p.m.Lyme RoadA young male was arrested in connection with an August incident in which he allegedly fired a paintball gun through the window of a moving vehicle.

Keg-Standing up for the Greeks

Before continuing the current debate about the Social Event Management Procedures, we must acknowledge that Greek houses are out of necessity the unlucky hosts of the inevitable behavior of Dartmouth's ubiquitous daytime-scholarnighttime-socialite. It is easy to overlook the consistently virtuous behavior of Greek houses with respect to alcohol use.

Touch the Fire 2009-09-29

Dartmouth's Singular Identity

Singularity. It is a word that can refer to everything from objects that stand alone to those crazy spots in the outer reaches of the universe where the rules of space and time no longer seem to apply.

Profs.' research aided by stimulus package

Funding from the $787-billion federal stimulus package has allowed Dartmouth professors to continue and expand their research in ways that otherwise would not have been possible, according to Jill Mortali, director of the Office of Sponsored Programs.

$4 Coffee 2009-09-29

Hood's new modern art exhibit crosses genre boundaries

It is such a tiny pedal. Gray, bland and unassuming, it seems almost invisible on the floor next to the welded, steel motor concoction that is Jean Tinguely's "Iwo Jima." In fact, it is so tiny that I barely registered stepping on it until "Iwo Jima" started loudly, grinding away with all the subtlety of a charging rhinoceros.