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.

One Wheelock slashes time for free beverages

Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff One Wheelock, the student-managed lounge in the basement of the Collis Center, will limit the hours when free beverages are available in an effort to cut costs while still maintaining the space and providing coffee and tea for free, according to Tim Duggan, the assistant director of the Collis Center. The location itself will be open the same hours as before. "As far as the coffee goes, we're just changing the policies from having coffee all day to starting at 4 p.m.," Tanaka Mhambi '11, the One Wheelock manager, said. The availability of flavors will not be changed and coffee will still be free, Mhambi said. Duggan said the new limit on serving hours will enable the space to afford staying open.