DHMC urges staff, public to lobby against funding cut

Facing a potential $10-million loss in Medicaid funding, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has asked its 6,500 employees and the general public to lobby against the Medicaid cuts included in New Hampshire Gov.

N.H. considers death penalty ban

The New Hampshire state Senate's judiciary committee will soon begin hearings on a bill to repeal capital punishment, according to state Sen.

N.H. House approves same-sex marriages

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage last Thursday. Gov.

The Still North 2009-03-30

I Feel Like... 2009-03-30

N.H. House approves gay marriage, votes to repeal death penalty

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, one day after voting to repeal the death penalty in the state.

Women's basketball falls to Maryland in NCAA tournament

The Dartmouth women's basketball team fell to top-seeded Maryland today in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball championship at the Comcast Center in College Park, Md. Maryland senior Kristi Toliver led the way for the Terrapins to a 82-53 blowout with 27 points, 23 of which came in the first half. Britney Smith '11 scored 13 for Dartmouth as the Big Green shot just 27 percent from the field and never led in the game.

Hanover couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Elliot Lewis, 84, and his wife of 59 years, Barbara Lewis, 82, were found dead in their downtown Hanover condominium on March 16 in what appears to be a murder-suicide, officials said. Barbara Lewis' death was ruled a homicide after a Wednesday morning autopsy, conducted by New Hampshire's chief medical examiner Thomas Andrew, revealed multiple gunshot wounds to her head and chest. Elliott Lewis' death, the result of a single gunshot to the head, was deemed a suicide. A handgun found at the condominium is assumed to be the weapon involved in the crime, senior assistant attorney general Peter Hinckley said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "Domestic violence is not a suspected motive in this case," Hinckley said.

Women's basketball to face top-seeded Maryland in NCAA tournament

The Dartmouth women's basketball team is the 16th seed in the Raleigh division of the NCAA tournament, and will face No.

Daily Debriefing

Cornell University will cut endowment spending by 15 percent as part of an effort to cover its 10-percent budget shortfall, Bloomberg reported Saturday.

DHMC fights industry influence

Correction appended As medical centers and watch dogs increasingly focus on conflicts of interest in academic medicine, Dartmouth Medical School and its affiliates are working to promote the disclosure of connections between professors and the medical industry. More than 200 students and faculty members at Harvard Medical School have mobilized to fight the influence of industry in the classroom, The New York Times reported on March 2, "embarrassed" by the "F" rating the school received from the American Medical Student Association, an organization that tracks how well institutions oversee the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on their campuses. DMS also received an "F" rating because it has not responded to the organization's request for policy information, according to the AMSA web site.

Alum. recommended for U.S. attorney post

Steve Dettelbach '88, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, was recommended by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, to be the U.S.

No Big Deal 2009-03-10

Phreddie 2009-03-10

HEAR AND NOW: Only a Christmas miracle can explain Jingle Cats' success

Christmas music. It starts sometime between Labor Day and Columbus Day, when the trees have yet to shed their leaves and Dartmouth students can still comfortably wear sandals.