AKA an Improvement

The College's decision to permit Alpha Kappa Alpha -- a historically African American sorority -- to return to campus is a wise one, but not for the reasons that were predictably emphasized in Tuesday's article about the reaction to our latest Greek addition ("Students Weigh Social Impact of AKA's Return," Feb.

Verbum Ultimum: Wright's Legacy: Inclusivity and Access

College President James Wright's announcement earlier this week of his plans to step down in June 2009 has aroused discussion of his legacy -- a legacy that began at his inauguration in the fall of 1998.

Political Debriefing

Presidential candidate former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., dropped out of the primary race Thursday after Sen.

Police Blotter

Feb. 2, 1:26 p.m., East Wheelock Street Hanover police responded to a man who reported a theft from the Alumni Gymnasium faculty locker room on Jan.

Conservative group backs alumni suit

A conservative think tank that has frequently spoken against Dartmouth's governance structure has ties to alumni that have been critical of College policies and openly supportive of the Association of Alumni's lawsuit against the College. Over the past four years, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni has criticized "electioneering on the part of the Dartmouth administration" in alumni governance elections.

Christakis examines social links to obesity

"Are your friends making you fat?" demanded headlines displayed on a number of media networks this July in response to a study published by Nicholas Christakis, a professor at Harvard University, and James Fowler, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.

The Still North 2008-02-07

Sucka' Punchline 2008-02-07

Daily Debriefing

Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., success in the Super Tuesday primaries could be the result of his popularity among young voters.

Dick's House diagnoses few cases of flu this season

Though a new study has shown that the influenza virus favors cold weather, students on Dartmouth's frigid campus seem to have avoided the illness.

Several residence halls infested with rodents, ants

Dartmouth students who retreat to their rooms to escape the out-of-doors may be surprised to learn that, in many dormitories, the wilderness has followed them inside.

Lectures offer insight into corporate careers

Lured by the promise of six-figure incomes, a fast-paced atmosphere and prestige, many Dartmouth students enter the finance world immediately after graduation.

Hodes knows best

Last Saturday, feeling thoroughly exhausted and lazy, I decided to stay in and watch Will Smith's "The Pursuit of Happyness"(2006). When I went to bed, I had hoped to wake up early and pursue my own form of happiness, proper spelling and all. With a purposefully light schedule this term, I had planned to go skiing multiple times each week, only Mother Nature hasn't been willing to cooperate.

The Paradox of Selectivity

Through watching my sibling go through the 2008 edition of the college crapshoot, it has become clear to me that I could not get in to Dartmouth with today's admissions metrics.

Using Our Endowment...Get It?

From Saturday night party games involving a Frisbee and hallucinogenic research chemicals to dorm room doors equipped with homemade fingerprint detectors, even Alpha Theta's Dartcon can't hold a candle to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's nerd-dom.

The Still North 2008-02-06