Science and theology converge at College's Veritas Forum

Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff Both speakers and audience grappled with the challenge of finding a common ground between science and theology at Thursday's Veritas Forum, "Are We Significant Figures?" Dartmouth physics and astronomy professor Marcelo Gleiser and Massachusetts Institute of Technology nuclear science and engineering professor Ian Hutchinson co-led the panel, with Dartmouth classics and linguistics professor Lindsay Whaley serving as moderator. Gleiser started his portion of the panel by harkening back to 1543, when "Copernicus was on his deathbed." Prior to Copernicus's heliocentric theory, humans believed that God had created humans as the "cream of the crop," Gleiser said.

Candidates campaign across state

Gavin Huang/The Dartmouth; Zach Ingbretsen/The Dartmouth Senior Staff Gavin Huang/The Dartmouth; Zach Ingbretsen/The Dartmouth Senior Staff As Election Day approaches, politicians in New Hampshire are making their final attempts to attract voters' support.

Ostler '77 discusses students' legal rights

Alina Politzer / The Dartmouth Staff Alina Politzer / The Dartmouth Staff Amid growing student concern over the recent felony charges levied against Greek organizations for serving to minors, and in anticipation of Homecoming weekend, local attorney George Ostler '77 met with students on Tuesday night to clarify their legal rights when it comes to alcohol-related issues and to define the legal boundaries facing police when dealing with Greek organizations.

Professor focuses on Israeli settlements

Residence Inn in Lebanon faces potential foreclosure

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff The Residence Inn by Marriot located about three miles from the Dartmouth campus in Lebanon, N.H.

Kim explains alcohol, assault at faculty meeting

Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff College President Jim Yong Kim discussed sexual assault and alcohol abuse at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences general meeting on Monday a break from convention in a forum that more frequently addresses the College's budget and academics. As Kim greeted Monday's audience, he said he is "shocked" by what he has learned about the prevalence of alcohol and sexual assault at Dartmouth, and implored faculty members to use their connection with students to help curb these practices. "I think we can find really interesting ways of tackling the problem," Kim said. Discussion surrounding sexual assault and alcohol abuse has marked the past few terms of Kim's presidency.