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General Assembly members of the Student Assembly elected new Executive Committee members and Assembly committee chairs at the Assembly meeting on Tuesday night.
Tanner clarifies new health care act
Laura Diez / The Dartmouth Staff Laura Diez / The Dartmouth Staff Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, broke the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act down to the basics at a lecture titled, "Health Care Reform: What Just Happened?!?" held at the Rockefeller Center on Tuesday.
Career Services reports increase in job offers
Employers and students have expressed a "cautious sense of optimism" regarding the current job market, and a higher percentage of Dartmouth seniors have reported securing post-College employment than they did at this time last year, according to Monica Wilson, associate director of employer relations at Career Services.
Topside, Food Court to relocate
Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Thayer Dining Hall will be completely closed for renovations this Summer, and all Food Court operations will be relocated to the Courtyard Cafe in the Hopkins Center, according to acting Director of Dartmouth Dining Services David Newlove.
Dartmouth engineers take part in hybrid race
The Dartmouth Formula Racing team will go head-to-head with teams from around the world in the fourth annual Formula Hybrid International Competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon this week.
Students discuss liberal arts in Kuwait
Malina Simmers / The Dartmouth Malina Simmers / The Dartmouth The American University in Kuwait, the country's first private liberal arts university, faces a challenge in establishing a liberal arts curriculum in the divergent educational culture of Middle East's Gulf Region.
Kidder spotlights refugee in talk
Curie Kim / The Dartmouth Staff Curie Kim / The Dartmouth Staff Having survived the horrors of genocide in his home country, a young man named Deogratias fled Burundi only to live as a homeless refugee in New York City, spending his nights sleeping in Central Park.
DHMC expands regional network
In recent years, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has developed new partnerships with other hospitals in the region, including a new arrangement with Mt.
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Dartmouth was ranked at the top of the list of "Tech's 29 Most Powerful Colleges" as the school with the undergraduates most likely to become leaders in technology, The Daily Beast reported Monday.
Carnival for a Cause raises $2,200
Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff In what may become an annual event, Carnival for a Cause attracted approximately 300 participants and raised $2,200 for the National Down Syndrome Society on Saturday, according to event organizer Kyle Battle '11.
Study: Regional trends found in cardiology test
Cardiologists' fears of malpractice suits may contribute to the regional differences in cardiologists' tendency to prescribe tests and treatments for patients' problems, according to a recent study by a team that included two Dartmouth professors, "Variation in Cardiologists' Propensity to Test and Treat," published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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In protest of Arizona's new immigration law, which many view as encouraging discrimination against Latinos, a number of students accepted to the University of Arizona's honors program declined their offer of admission and will attend other institutions, Inside Higher Ed reported.
Professor receives award from NSF
Dartmouth computer science professor Lorenzo Torresani recently received an award from the National Science Foundation in recognition of his search for an improved algorithm for image-searching as well as his integration of research and teaching, according to the NSF website. The funding award, which started April 1 and lasts until March 31, 2013, is part of the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development program, according to the NSF web site.
Missing boater found dead by local officers
An autopsy report by the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office positively identified a body recovered Thursday near Lyme, N.H.
Body of missing kayaker found near Lyme
An autopsy report by the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office has positively identified a recently recovered body as missing kayaker Alan Benjamin of Rochester, Vt, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a press release Friday.
Freshmen parents visit campus
After spending almost a year adjusting to Dartmouth and learning the ins and outs of life in Hanover, members of the Class of 2013 will have the opportunity to introduce their parents to the College at this year's First Year Family Weekend. The basic schedule of events for the weekend which includes library tours, acapella shows, an ice cream social and presentations by acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears and College President Jim Yong Kim will be similar to last year's program, although most events this year will be held in the Collis Center instead of spread across campus, according to weekend chair Lauren Vespoli '13. "We've tried to make everything more centralized so it's easier for parents to find things," Vespoli said. Members of the First Year Class Council and the Collis Center for Student Involvement office are responsible for organizing the weekend's activities.
