‘Wicked' author explains methods

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Gregory Maguire never quite knows where he is. During a lecture in Alumni Hall on Sunday, Maguire the bestselling author of "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" said his work has made him feel like he has been living in Oz for the past four months. "I'm going crazy," Maguire said.

Panel: Parties will decide election

Kavin Xiao / The Dartmouth Staff Kavin Xiao / The Dartmouth Staff Candidates' parties will have more of an effect on the results of this year's midterm elections than their campaign messages, panelists said in a discussion held Friday at the Rockefeller Center. Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, highlighted the influence that national forces including the national congressional ballot, presidential approval and the state of the economy will have on this year's midterm elections.

Democrats descend on Dartmouth

Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth David Plouffe the acclaimed chief campaign manager behind Barack Obama's 2008 presidential victory told the College Democrats on Thursday that the Democrats' platform this midterm election is the only one that will move the country in a positive direction, adding that this election will be crucial in determining the successful implementation of Obama's agenda. Plouffe also implored students to vote on Nov.

Prof. details racial migration trend

Chloe Teeter / The Dartmouth Chloe Teeter / The Dartmouth Black migration in the 1940s and 1950s continues to shape current population trends, according to Leah Bouston, an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Pavcnik earns new professorship

Students cause stir with Obama

Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth BOSTON A group of Dartmouth and Harvard students interrupted President Barack Obama on Saturday to demand more federal funding for global AIDS relief as the president stumped in Boston for Democratic Gov.

College expands recycling program

Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In an effort to divert more recyclable waste from landfills, the College has instituted a zero-sort recycling program in which glass, plastic, aluminum, tin and mixed paper are collected in the same container in all of its residence halls, according to Woody Eckels, director of residential operations. "We've cut down on the number of trash cans on each floor," Eckels said.