Judicial Affairs office sees administrative turnover
Two top positions in the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs office are changing hands with the departure of director Nathan Miller and assistant director Meredith Smith, who both left at the end of spring term. Miller will take up the post of senior class dean and judicial affairs coordinator at Swarthmore College on July 8.
Admissions yield drop does not reflect trend
Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Staff Despite student concern that recent campus events and negative press are affecting the College's image, admissions experts said they do not believe the dip in this year's yield reflects an alarming trend for the College. This spring, Dartmouth saw fewer early and regular decision applications and lower yield.
Woolsey, Kingsley join Career Services
Nushy Golriz / The Dartmouth Staff Students clustered around activity booths and snack tables in the Career Services office last Friday afternoon as Roger Woolsey, the office's new director, drifted from group to group.
Alpha Delta fined, tasked with community service
Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Staff Alpha Delta fraternity accepted a fine of $15,000 and a $3,600 penalty assessment fee from the Grafton County Superior Court after pleading guilty to two charges of serving alcohol to minors.
Miller: Losing Camaraderie
Having returned to campus for sophomore summer, I am somewhat startled by two things. First is the absolute emptiness of campus.
Search committee seeks new provost
The provost search committee is moving forward with plans to fill the vacancy left by Carol Folt, who is currently chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
New GLC policy strives to be ‘self-enforcing'
Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Staff Enforcing the Greek Leadership Council's new policy, which prohibits first-year students from attending Greek events where alcohol is served until after Homecoming weekend, will be left primarily to the discretion of Greek house members and upperclassmen. Representatives from the Inter-Fraternity Council said they hope the punishments established will deter freshmen from entering events not approved by GLC and compel Greek organizations to report violations that occur in their houses. Freshmen who violate the policy will not be allowed to participate in Greek recruitment the following year, while Greek houses hosting first-year students will be required to pay a fee.
AD fined for serving alcohol to minors
Alpha Delta fraternity accepted a fine of $15,000 dollars from the Grafton County Superior Court after pleading guilty to two charges of serving alcohol to minors, the Union Leader reported. In January, AD was indicted for providing a 20-year-old female and an 18-year-old male with alcohol.
Daily Debriefing
Spurred by increased pressure to provide job placement results and recent pushback against unpaid internships, colleges and universities are starting to grant stipends for students working as unpaid interns at for-profit companies, The Wall Street Journal reported.
2013 MLB draft calls names of three starting pitchers
Despite a disappointing Ivy Championship Series loss to Columbia University, the Dartmouth baseball team saw success in the MLB's first-year player draft when three pitchers heard their names called by big league clubs. Starting pitchers Mitch Horacek '14, Michael Johnson '13 and Cole Sulser '12 all signed last week, the first time in Big Green history that three players were chosen in the same draft and the sixth straight year that Dartmouth sent players to the professional ranks. Coach Bob Whalen suggested that the team's emphasis on conditioning and flexibility, consistency in pitchers' windups and deliveries and pro-style philosophy of pitching off of the fastball helped the players improve over the course of their Big Green careers. "They all had the talent," he said.
Snyder's ‘Man of Steel' portrays realistic hero
Ever since he was introduced in 1937, Superman has represented truth, justice and the American way.
Bored at Baker stirs controversy
In the midst of national controversy about privacy and government surveillance, Bored at Baker users' anonymity has been called into question following the revelation that the author of the June 5 Commencement bomb threat was a Dartmouth student.
Kim: Broadening the Curriculum
From May 6 to 27, Baker-Berry Library hosted a multimedia exhibit as part of Dartmouth's celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.
Kaufman '13 pursues acting passion
Four years ago, Sean Kaufman '13 would not have seen himself working as an acting apprentice at the New London Barn Playhouse.
College river policy to remain unchanged
The College does not plan to alter its policies regarding students swimming in the Connecticut River after a man drowned at River Fest, a senior week event held at the Chieftain Inn earlier this month. On June 5, Ernest Amoh, who was visiting his brother Justice Amoh '13 for Commencement, drowned around three miles north of campus. "At Dartmouth we think that we have a very smart and very responsible river safety plan that is in place," said Justin Anderson, assistant vice president for media relations.
Sellers: Protesting Protests
During the summer of 2010, my hometown of Murfreesboro, Tenn., was invaded by a militant terrorist organization, under the command of Sharia Law, intent on establishing a sleeper cell in the heart of a Southern town.
College site redesign to improve accessibility
A visit to the English department's new website finds a quote from philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein set above a large picture of a stuffed bookshelf.
Torresani enhances search engine with image analysis
As sophisticated as search engines have become, the Googles, Baidus and Bings of the world still rely on text-based analysis.