Panel examines trials faced by local area senior citizens

Seniors living in the Upper Valley and the organizations devoted to assisting them face a variety of financial and social obstacles to self-sufficiency, a panel of local experts on senior issues said at the Hanover Terrace Healthcare facility on Tuesday, giving the example of a 78-year-old Hanover resident who had to return to her job as a substitute teacher after her husband, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, gambled away their savings.

I Feel Like... 2008-05-21

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Athletic department hires Bender, Whitmore to fill openings

Dartmouth's Athletic Department announced the hirings of two new administrators last week. Rick Bender was named Dartmouth's director of varsity athletics communications and Richard Whitmore was selected as the new associate athletics director for operations and facilities. Bender, who served as the sports information director at Davidson College for seven years, will direct communications for Dartmouth's 34 varsity sports teams.

Alumni For Jabberwocky?

As with other conservative movements, the take-over faction who has brought suit against the College is attempting to define its issues by changing the language.

Stop And Smell The Roses

Green Key is over -- the ultimate sign that the end of term is near. With finals nearly in sight, I quote Dr. Seuss and ask, "How did it get so late so soon?" As a Dartmouth alum himself, Dr. Seuss would know better than any other writer how time at our College seems to fly by.

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Tuck study analyzes faculty savings

Female Dartmouth employees are more likely than their male counterparts to save for retirement, despite health concerns and the costs of supporting a family, according to a recent study conducted at the Tuck School of Business.

Daily Debriefing

Laura Ray, professor at the Thayer School of Engineering, has developed a hearing system for soldiers that would improve battlefield communication, The New Hampshire Union Leader reported Monday.

Towns plan joint wireless network

The Town of Hanover is working to acquire a high speed telecommunication network, but progress has been slowed due to funding difficulties.

Seniors on library staff select items for collection

Thanks to graduating student employees at Dartmouth's libraries, "Superbad" will soon have space on a library shelf beside the likes of "Casablanca" and "Citizen Kane" through the Student Library Service Bookplate Program.

Extra baking soda leaves water with 'dead fish' taste

Hanover Water Works Company mistakenly overinjected baking soda -- five extra milligrams per liter -- into the town's water supply a week and a half ago, causing student and town residents to complain of an unpleasant taste.

Student veterans build solidarity in new group

Ten veterans at the College, searching for mutual support during the transition to their lives as students, have established the Dartmouth Undergraduate Veterans Association, a campus organization that aims to raise awareness of veterans' issues and provide support to student veterans with issues that may arise at Dartmouth. "What really motivated us to form our group is so that we can meet other undergraduate veterans and increase awareness about veteran issues because we are in the Dartmouth bubble," Phil Aubart '10, who has served in the U.S.

Committee releases COS review

The Committee on Standards Review Committee recommended that the College make the COS process more transparent and give accused students better access to resources in a report released Monday, but did not incorporate all of the suggestions of the Student Assembly COS Review Task Force.