Young alums join administration

Richard Yu / The Dartmouth Now in its third year, the Presidential Fellows Program has hired four recent College graduates to work behind the scenes during the 2011-2012 academic year, assigning them to certain projects that further Dartmouth's mission, according to Nariah Broadus, special assistant to College President Jim Yong Kim. This year, Katie Horner '11, Mayuka Kowaguchi '11 and Kalina Newmark '11 are serving as fellows, and Jennifer Murray '09 is serving as a senior fellow, in the President's Office, the Advancement Office and the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, according to Broadus. Horner and Newmark both work for the President's Office.

Jones '08 builds library in rural Togolese village

Courtesy of the Peace Corps / The Dartmouth Staff When Emily Jones '08 first arrived in a Togolese farming community in western Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer, she struggled to communicate with others in French many of the local residents had never before encountered her American accent. Approximately one year later, Jones has not only enhanced her language skills, but has also made significant progress toward improving the local education system by helping girls remain in school, constructing a community library and organizing a youth leadership camp. Jones, whose two-year assignment ends in November 2012, is primarily involved in Girls' Education and Empowerment, a division of the Community and Youth Development sector of the Peace Corps.

Students help deliver power to rural Rwanda

Courtesy of Joey Anthony Correction appended### Eight students from Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering stepped off the plane in Kigali, a city whose clean and safe streets contrasts starkly with Rwanda's history of instability and violence, on July 15, according to project leader Joseph Anthony '12.

Students respond to dining changes

College receive 5-star LGBT rating

Aki Onda / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Following the five-star rating Dartmouth received from Campus Pride's LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, members of the lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual community on campus praise the College's efforts to increase inclusivity but acknowledge that more work can be done to make the overall atmosphere on campus more accepting.

EKT extends bids after pre-recruitment event

Tina Ma / The Dartmouth Staff In a departure from the traditional women's sorority recruitment process, Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority hosted more than 30 members of the Class of 2014 for an alternative rush event on Thursday evening, preceding the official Panhellenic Council recruitment period that begins on Sept.

College ‘icon' Mehling '69 retires

Courtesy of Susan Simon It's hard not to know Joe.