Dartmouth study finds link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

Parents may need to better monitor children who enjoy playing violent video games. A recently published meta study by Dartmouth researchers found a statistically significant link between playing violent video games and adolescent aggression.

Q&A with math professor Sergi Elizalde

Sergi Elizalde is a math professor whose research focuses on enumerative and algebraic combinatorics.

Joe Asch ’79 remembered for passionate dedication to College

Fraternities extend 356 bids during rush

On Sept. 29, men’s fall fraternity rush came to a close. 356 new members bids were extended, compared to the 341 bids extended last fall. Thirty-one bids were extended at Alpha Chi Alpha, 27 at Beta Alpha Omega, 31 at Bones Gate, 30 at Chi Gamma Epsilon, 35 at Chi Heorot, 27 at Gamma Delta Chi, 20 at Kappa Kappa Kappa, 28 at Phi Delta Alpha, 28 at Psi Upsilon, 41 at Sigma Nu, 29 at Theta Delta Chi and 29 at Zeta Psi, according to Brian Joyce, director of the Office of Greek Life.

Professors star in Global Business Forum video

Economics professors Douglas Irwin and Nina Pavcnik appeared in a video entitled “How Trade Advances Global Prosperity” at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum on Sept.

IFC debuts new financial aid initiative

On Sept. 28, the Interfraternity Council announced a new financial aid initiative, though not all fraternities were in agreement.

Becca Heller '05 named as 2018 MacArthur Fellow

Becca Heller ’05 has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow for her work defending the rights of refugees and other at-risk populations.  As director and co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project, Heller explores creative ways to provide legal representation to refugees and displaced people and help them reach safety.

Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair visits campus for ten-year anniversary of financial crisis

On Oct. 9, former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair spoke with former undersecretary of the Treasury and current Tuck Business School professor Peter Fisher as part of a public lecture entitled “Ten Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis,” sponsored by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. Bair served as chair of the FDIC from 2006 until 2011, leading it through the financial crisis of 2008, which many economists regard to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Student attends Google Earth Engine User Summit through WISP

It is not every day that people get to see their idols face-to-face. But for Shannon Sartain ’21, that was her reality when she had the chance to meet Rebecca Moore, who works on the team of creators of the Google Earth Engine, at the Google Earth Engine User Summit this summer in Dublin, Ireland. “I was so starstruck by her,” Sartain said.

Women in computer science attend Grace Hopper Conference

The Thayer School of Engineering and the College’s department of computer science sponsored 25 students’ attendance at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computer Science from Sept.

Joe Asch ’79 deceased at 60

Joseph Asch ’79, a vocal commentator on the College through the website Dartblog, was reported as deceased today by Hanover Police captain Mark Bodanza. The police are currently investigating the death after responding to a medical call.

Annual security and fire safety report sees similar numbers

On Monday, Oct. 1, the College released the 2018 Clery Act Security and Fire Safety Report, reporting campus crime statistics from 2015 to 2017.

Sororities see smaller fall rush classes, higher drop rate

Hovey Murals to be moved to off-campus storage facility

College President Phil Hanlon announced on Sept. 26 that the controversial Hovey Murals would be moved to an off-campus Hood Museum of Art storage facility following a recommendation submitted by the Hovey Murals study group.

Martha Hennessey '76 relates physical assault at College

Amidst the fervor of the #MeToo movement and the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, New Hampshire state senator Martha Hennessey ’76 has spoken out about her personal experience with gender-based violence at the College in 1976. In September, Hennessey described an incident in which she, a female student in the early days of coeducation at the College, was beaten by a fraternity brother while attending a birthday party for a friend at a Greek house.