Tabard pleads no contest, faces $4,000 fine

The Tabard coed fraternity's two charges of serving alcohol to underage individuals were dropped to Class B misdeamoners following a plea bargain after the organization pleaded no contest in the Lebanon District Court on Wednesday afternoon. Tabard paid a fine of $2,000 for each charge and must complete 500 hours of community service over the next two years as a part of the agreement made with police prosecutor Christopher O'Conner, Tabard summer president Emily Liu '12 said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Bloomberg to lecture at Dartmouth Friday

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak to the Dartmouth community in the inaugural Dartmouth Presidential Lecture on July 16 in Moore Theater at 11:15 a.m., according to an e-mail sent by College President Jim Yong Kim Friday afternoon.

Prouty events raise $2.2 million

Dartmouth students and community members raised a record-setting $2.2 million for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center during The 29th Annual Prouty Century Bike Ride and Challenge on July 9 and 10, according to Prouty Events Director and Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center Executive Director Jean Brown. More than 4,500 individuals participated in this year's Prouty events, according to Rebecca Gray, senior program manager for the Friends of Norris Cotton.

Oncologist Rausen '51 dies of cancer at age 80

Correction Appended Aaron Rausen '51 who attended Dartmouth from 1947 to 1950 and served as chief of pediatric oncology at New York University Langone Medical Center for 16 years died of pancreatic cancer last Wednesday at Calvary Hospital Hospice in Bronx, N.Y., according to a statement released by his daughter, Susan Drewes.

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The Dartmouth College chapter of Habitat for Humanity began building its first energy-efficient home in West Lebanon on July 10, according to a Tucker Foundation press release.

Carney position remains vacant

Following former Assistant Dean of Residential Life and Director of Greek Letter Organizations and Societies Deborah Carney's official retirement from her position on June 30, the College has to hire a permanent replacement to act as primary advisor for campus Greek organizations, according to April Thompson, Associate Dean of the College for Campus Life.

Employers considering corporate applications

Approximately 200 members of the Class of 2012 participated in the summer round of corporate recruiting, submitting 1,025 applications for intern positions at firms in a variety of fields, according to Monica Wilson, associate director of employer relations at Career Services.

Bloomberg to deliver first lecture in "Great Issues" spinoff

As part of an initiative to reinstate the "Great Issues" course, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak to the Dartmouth community at the inaugural Dartmouth Presidential Lecture on July 16 in Moore Theater, according to an e-mial sent to the Dartmouth community by College President Jim Yong Kim Friday afternoon.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center was named one of the nation's top cardiovascular hospitals in Thomson Reuters' annual ranking of U.S.

Former sociology chair dies at 89

Former professor and chair of the sociology department Elise Boulding died at age 89 due to liver failure on June 24 in Needham, Mass., The New York Times reported.

Professor discusses First Amend.

Protecting First Amendment rights should be a primary focus of government officials and American citizens in order to encourage shared global knowledge and maintain a commitment to national progress, Narain Batra, communications professor at Norwich University, said at the Rockefeller Center on Tuesday.

Post outlines professional etiquette

A candidate who salted his soup after sampling it during an interview was chosen for the job over another candidate who salted his soup immediately after receiving it because the employer viewed the first candidate as a better decision maker.

Search committee to announce AD by fall

The 10-person search committee responsible for choosing the new athletic director to succeed acting Athletic Director Bob Ceplikas '78 will consist of faculty members, staff, alumni and students, according to committee chair Joseph Belbruno, chemistry professor and faculty advisor to the football team.

Class sizes grow over Summer term

As hundreds of students pulled at their hair, guzzled iced coffee and commiserated with strangers while preparing for their Astronomy 003 test, it might have been easy to dismiss large Summer term classes as nothing more than distributive-fulfilling burdens.

SEAD commemorates progress over 10 years

The Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth program invited program alumni, former volunteers and staff members, and friends to sit in on activities and special events in celebration of SEAD's 10th anniversary on Saturday.

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Susan Wright, former College administrator and wife of former College President James Wright, will serve on the Board of Trustees at Colby-Sawyer College, according to a June press release from the New Hampshire college.

Ricciardone '73 chosen to serve as ambassador