Rauner Special Collections Library hosts diverse archives

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Rauner Special Collections Library, currently housed in Webster Hall, features massive, wide-ranging collections of rare books, manuscripts and the College's archives, including one of the most extensive Robert Frost collections in the world, according to Special Collections librarian Jay Satterfield.

Student approval of Kim varies

Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth Staff While students expressed general dissatisfaction toward College President Jim Yong Kim's method of handling issues of student life, including hazing, sexual assault and binge drinking, a majority approved of his role in correcting the College's budget deficit, according to a survey conducted by The Dartmouth. Students reacted most negatively to Kim's response to hazing, with 70 percent of respondents indicating some level of disapproval.

Seniors present research findings

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Staff A forecast for fall 2012 fashion and a study of the genetic structure of brook trout were among the senior thesis projects showcased at Wednesday's Undergraduate Research Symposium held in Alumni Hall. Sponsored by the President's Office, the symposium featured 34 students who conducted research in over 20 departments, according to President's Intern Jason Goodman '12. Participants assembled informal poster presentations to explain the results of their research, enabling the symposium to display a variety of theses in a small group setting, according to Nariah Broadus, director of outreach and project development in the President's Office.

Professor discusses effects of Arab Spring

Emily Leede / The Dartmouth Although the Arab Spring marks the end of the stability of secular authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, new revolts are unlikely to arise beyond the six countries that have already experienced serious rebellions, University of Vermont political science professor Gregory Gause said in a Tuesday lecture in Filene Auditorium in front of an audience primarily composed of local residents. At the event, "The Arab Spring: One Year Later," Gause addressed the five most important questions about the Arab Spring: why experts failed to predict the revolts, why it affected some countries but not others, whether it has ended, whether the revolts were also an Islamist Spring and how the rebellions will affect American interests in the region. "The questions will be better than the answers because this is a moving target," he said, citing presidential elections in Egypt that will occur this week as an example of the political developments still occurring in the region. Experts failed to predict the outbreak of popular revolt that began in Tunisia at the end of 2010.

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