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N.H. unemployment rate soars
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Robert szypko
| March 6, 2009
New Hampshire's unemployment rate reached a 15-year high in January, climbing to 5.1 percent, according to state officials.
News
Daily Debriefing
By
Robert szypko
| March 5, 2009
Yale University announced on Tuesday that its tuition, room and board will increase by 3.3 percent to $47,500 for the 2009-2010 academic year, according to Bloomberg.
News
Alums. share common path from Beijing to U.S. capital
March 5, 2009
Courtesy of Sam Blader When Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner '83 confronts the Chinese government about currency manipulation, and newly appointed Sen.
News
Alumni org. takes no stance on debate
March 5, 2009
The Hanover Institute, a non-profit organization that is suspected of funding the current alumni lawsuit against the College, will not take a position on proposed legislation that seeks to reform the alumni election process, according to a press release by John MacGovern '80, president of the institute.
News
E-mail on Kim stirs controversy
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EMILY GOODELL, EMMA FIDEL & Nathan swire
| March 5, 2009
17: Dartmouth's Next President
Sports
Figure skating to return to Nationals
By
Alix Peabody
| March 5, 2009
For the ninth year in a row, the Dartmouth Figure Skating Club Team has qualified for the national championships.
Sports
Men's lacrosse loses to UVM for first time in 10 years
March 5, 2009
BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team lost at the University of Vermont 11-9 Tuesday afternoon, extending the team's losing streak to three.
Arts
BOOKED SOLID: New book offers a guide to 'Saving the World'
By
Lucy Randall
| March 4, 2009
It must be nice to have it all figured out. In his new book, "Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference" (2008), business lecturer and former Yahoo chief solutions officer Tim Sanders proposes a "Responsibility Revolution" that he claims will not only cure our environmental ills, but make us better workers, better citizens and happier people. A complete overhaul of the corrupt, cynical and unsustainable status quo will be ours if we see the revolution through the five phases Sanders identifies, he claims. Afterwards, "Social responsibility will be the new king.
Arts
San Jose Taiko to fuse Western and Japanese beats at Hop
March 4, 2009
/ Courtesy of Dartmouth.edu Traditional Japanese rhythms infused with Western sounds will fill Moore Theater at the Hopkins Center on Sunday, as San Jose Taiko brings its distinct Japanese-American style of "taiko" drumming to Dartmouth. "Taiko," which comes from the Japanese word for "drum," began perhaps as early as the fifth century, according to some estimates.
Opinion
The Little Things
By
Kevin Niparko
| March 4, 2009
Last week as I left the Alumni Gymnasium, muscles swollen and head buzzing from a post-workout endorphin high (ladies, feel free to blitz me), I threw on my jacket and sweats and headed out into the Hanover snow.
Opinion
Reality Mentality
By
Blair Sullivan
| March 4, 2009
If you were suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer and told that you had only months left to live, how would you spend your remaining time?
Sports
KARR'S CHRONICLES: Kim the Athlete?
By
Ryan Karr
| March 4, 2009
It is a time of astounding change at Dartmouth College in nearly all realms. The announcement of Jim Yong Kim as the College's 17th President marks a new era for Dartmouth.
Sports
Softball begins season 3-2 in Fla.
March 4, 2009
The Dartmouth Despite frosty weather in Hanover, the softball team was hot this weekend, opening its season with a 3-2 record in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament in Fort Myers, Fla. The Big Green won their first three games before dropping the final two to the tournament's host Florida Gulf Coast University (19-4, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) in two high-scoring affairs. The key to the Big Green's success was coordinated offensive power, according to co-captain Ashley Gleason '09. "The entire lineup was batting well, and we helped each other out," she said. Dartmouth scored nine runs against FGCU on the weekend.