Apologia gains nationwide presence

Katie Tai / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth Apologia, the College's journal for Christian thought founded five years ago, hosted a lecture on Tuesday afternoon regarding medical decision-making and the personal aspects of health care titled "Looking for Certainty in All the Wrong Places: Faith and Reason in Medical Decision Making." At the event, Director of the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Service Al Mulley '70 recounted his experiences with reason and religion in the medical world. The Apologia aims to examine the intersection of faith and reason in order to demonstrate that religion and faith are "100 percent compatible with the modern academy," current editor-in-chief Brendan Woods '13 said. The journal was founded by Andrew Schuman '10 and has since become a wide-reaching organization with a biannual journal, weekly blog and influence on college campuses nationwide. "When I came to campus as a freshman, I saw pretty quickly that there was a real interest to have a space on campus where vibrant intellectual life could grow together with faith," Schuman said. Schuman worked with several friends to start the publication, releasing the first edition in spring 2007. Within a few years, The Apologia became an established campus presence and eventually spread to other institutions. "When he founded Apologia, Andrew really started a movement across college campuses, in the Ivy League and across the country," Woods said.

Librarians exhibit range of backgrounds, experiences

Katie Tai / The Dartmouth Although many students may think of librarians as professional filers, those employed at the College's nine libraries are tasked not only with cataloging and organizing Dartmouth's more than three million printed volumes, but also with assisting students, faculty and community members with any research needs they may have, according to Dean of Libraries and College Librarian Jeffrey Horrell. The College's library system comprised of Baker-Berry Library, Dana Biomedical Library, Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Feldberg Business and Engineering Library, Kresge Physical Sciences Library, Paddock Music Library, Rauner Special Collections Library, Sherman Art Library and the storage library, located near Jesse's Steak, Seafood and Tavern in Hanover includes 165 librarians assisted by approximately 200 student employees, Horrell said. The librarians are generally split into three divisions public services, technical services and preservations, according to Horrell. Public service librarians serve as subject liaisons to each of the College's academic departments and staff information and reference desks in the libraries.

Greek orgs. host anti-hazing talk in Collis

Christina Chen / The Dartmouth Rick Farnham, former director of athletics at the University of Vermont, spoke about hazing's destructive nature and students' responsibilities in preventing it at a forum on Tuesday night in Collis Common Ground.

Anon. group uses dolls in protest

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff An anonymous group placed 171 dolls on the steps of Dartmouth Hall early Tuesday morning to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus.

Former reps. lament polarization

Treuer discusses reservation life

Yomalis Rosario / The Dartmouth Staff David Treuer, a novelist, critic and professor of English at the University of Southern California, visited campus Monday and Tuesday to speak about how his identity as an Ojibwe Native American has influenced his past works of fiction and inspired him to write "Rez Life," his most recent non-fiction book. Treuer spoke Wednesday in Carson Hall in a talk titled "Rez Life: Moving Beyond the Tragic Trap," during which he focused on the events that inspired his book, a semi-autobiographical work that includes profiles of his own extended family.

Obama campaign staff prepare College Dems.

Richard Yu / The Dartmouth Staff In order to secure youth voter turnout for President Barack Obama in the November general election, Jeremy Bird, Obama's national field director, along with members of Obama's New Hampshire campaign hosted the "Greater Together Student Summit" in Wilder Hall on Wednesday.