SSWS marches for staff benefits

AKI ONDA / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Students and staff members chanted, "Dartmouth is no corporation" and "Health care is a human right" as they circled Parkhurst Hall on Friday afternoon, insisting that the administration halt the subcontracting of College jobs and restore staff health care benefits, which were reduced by $15 million in January 2011 as part of the College's $100-million budget cuts. Approximately 70 people attended the 30-minute protest organized by Dartmouth Students Stand with Staff.

Souba revitalizes DMS curriculum

Lotta Nygren / The Dartmouth In his first year as dean of Dartmouth Medical School, Wiley Souba made efforts to "revitalize" DMS' curriculum through a dual degree program and focused on enhancing the relationship between the medical school, the College and other graduate schools, Souba said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Through the implementation of new programs and partnerships with the College, Souba hopes to make DMS the most "prestigious" and "unique" medical school in the country, DMS Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer Charles Mannix said. By working closely with College President Jim Yong Kim, Provost Carol Folt and various deans, Souba has forged "cross-institutional" links such as a joint bioengineering program with Thayer School of Engineering, according to Mannix.

Kavanagh discusses treatment costs

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Staff Activists' roles in providing global health treatment are as important as those of physicians and policymakers, according to Matthew Kavanagh, an AIDS activist and director of United States advocacy for the Health Global Access Project.

Dinner celebrates campus women

Dick's House offers varied services

College maintains health services

ALICE ZHAO / The Dartmouth Staff Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a three-part series investigating the services offered and the quality of care at Dick's House. Home to the Dartmouth College Health Services, Dick's House on Rope Ferry Road is the go-to location for Dartmouth students in need of medical or psychological evaluation on campus.

Speaker traces cultural history of Libyan Jews

Meghan Cooney / The Dartmouth Libyan Jews comprise one of the smallest ethnic Jewish populations in the world today and possess a deeply rooted and unique cultural identity, Harvey Goldberg, an anthropologist from Hebrew University in Israel, said in a lecture in Kemeny Hall on Tuesday.

Robots transform war, speaker says

Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff While showing a video of a robot scaling the side of a cliff with its arthropod-like shell, modern warfare expert Peter Singer warned students, professors and community members that what was once considered science fiction has entered the realm of reality.