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Ruth Simmons, the president of Brown University, will soon step down from her position on Goldman Sachs' board because of the position's large time commitment, The New York Times reported Monday.

Budget cuts limit job recruiting

Facing a decrease in funding due to the College's budget cuts, Dartmouth Career Services was not able to provide the same recruitment opportunities that it has offered in previous years, including sending students to off-campus recruiting events, according to Associate Director of Employer Relations Monica Wilson.

Students appointed to Senior Exec. Committee

Selections for this year's 20-member Senior Executive Committee the group of students from the Class of 2010 charged with helping members of the class stay connected after graduation were announced Monday night in an e-mail to members of the senior class, according to assistant director of class activities at the Office of Alumni Relations James Barkley '06. The SEC is responsible for several tasks, including planning the Class of 2010's five-year reunion, writing the class newsletter and managing the senior class gift and the annual fund, Barkley said. The members, all of whom are in the Class of 2010, are Abbe Sokol, Alex Chan, Allie Lowe, Allie K.

Flights to N.Y. to start from Leb. this month

A new Cape Air flight from Lebanon Municipal Airport in West Lebanon to White Plains, N.Y., will make New York City more accessible to potential travelers at Dartmouth, according to Michelle Haynes, director of communications for Cape Air.

DMS group discovers protein's role in cancer

A Dartmouth Medical School research team recently pinpointed the protein mechanism used by arsenic to activate the growth of bladder, lung and skin cancers, according DMS professor of community and family medicine Margaret Karagas, the leader of the study. The team also included principal investigator David Robbins, a former DMS professor of pharmacology and toxicology, and first author Dennis Liang Fei, a DMS doctoral student. Karagas and her team determined that arsenic whose presence is associated with higher rates of cancer can activate a secreted protein known as Hedgehog, according to a DMS press release.

Despite budget cuts, depts. hire new profs.

Despite the College's current fiscal challenges, several academic departments are hiring new professors to replace departing faculty, according to several professors interviewed by The Dartmouth.

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Members of the Dartmouth Outing Club elected Alice Bradley '11 as president of the club for Spring, Fall and Winter terms and Chris Randall '12 as Summer president.

Long, former Thayer dean, dies at 81

Former Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering Carl Long died Feb. 25 at his Hanover home from complications of Lewy Body Parkinson's Syndrome at age 81, according to an obituary released by Rand-Wilson Funeral Home.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed '81 received one of eight 2009 National Humanities Medals from President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House Thursday, according to a National Endowment for the Humanities press release.

Kim starts committee to address alcohol use

In response to recent controversy about alcohol use on campus, College President Jim Yong Kim has formed the Student and Presidential Committee for Alcohol Harm Reduction last month in cooperation with student and administrative leaders, according to a College press release.

Alcohol arrest records suggest ambiguities

Although Hanover Police records show that the number of Dartmouth students arrested for alcohol-related offenses has increased since 2007, the data does not include information on whether or not consumption, as opposed to mere possession, has increased. Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone announced the department's intent to launch sting operations targeting campus Greek organizations in a Feb.

Block '87, a Moderate, to run for R.I. governor

Kenneth Block '87, who founded the Moderate Party of Rhode Island last year because he was unsatisfied with the polarized policies of the major parties, will run in Rhode Island's November gubernatorial election on the Moderate Party ticket, he said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Study finds drop in doctors' hours

The average number of hours worked by physicians fell by 7.2 percent between 1996 and 2008, correlating with a decline of 25 percent in physician fees, according to a study by economics professor Douglas Staiger and his colleagues published Feb.