Daily Debriefing
The New Hampshire state government is taking steps to curtail algae blooms in New Hampshire, fearing that they could pose a health hazard, The Nashua Telegraph reported.
The New Hampshire state government is taking steps to curtail algae blooms in New Hampshire, fearing that they could pose a health hazard, The Nashua Telegraph reported.
Newly instated College President Jim Yong Kim, who will begin work on Wednesday overseeing an institution that has historically prided itself on maintaining a distinctive student culture, told The Dartmouth in an interview that many of his policies involving important aspects of Dartmouth's social scene will remain incomplete until he has a better feel for life at the College which he termed "an incredibly complicated place." "It's going to take me a year to figure out how the place works," Kim said. Although Kim emphasized that he will take his first year as president to learn more about social life at Dartmouth, he did express initial views on several important campus issues. Kim said that while he is aware that alcohol consumption occurs at Dartmouth, he does not think it occurs more often than at other universities.
Outgoing Provost Barry Scherr and Steven Kadish, Kim's senior vice president and strategic advisor, have led President Jim Yong Kim's transition to the presidency in recent weeks, working to familiarize Kim with the College.
On the eve of College President Jim Yong Kim's first day in office, several alumni leaders expressed enthusiasm about the administration's potential for success including some alumni who had initially voiced concerns about Kim's selection.
Emily Van Gemeren / The Dartmouth Staff The Office of Residential Life currently lacks sufficient collateral to take out loans for new construction projects, but the College is moving forward with scheduled construction plans, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman.
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Tuition for private colleges and universities in the United States will increase by an average of 4.3 percent this year, Bloomberg.com reported.
Courtesy of Christopher Moore Leah Horowitz '02 was killed in a multi-fatality car accident outside of Accra, Ghana, on May 23 at age 29, according to Christopher Moore '02, a close friend of Horowitz.
William Helman '80 and Denise Dupre '80, who graduated from Dartmouth as members of the same class, will return together as newly appointed charter trustees.
Hanover Police apprehended a Thetford, Vt. resident a few hours after he was discovered rifling through the refrigerator of a West Wheelock Street student apartment at 1:05 a.m.
The New Hampshire state Senate and House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would legalize marijuana use for critically and terminally ill patients.
Kappa Delta sorority, which accepted the College's invitation in late May to become the eighth Panhellenic sorority on campus, will begin recruiting members and holding events with other Greek organizations this summer, according to Jen Ochsner, one of the national organization's chapter development consultants. The group will hold a recruitment weekend from July 17 to 19 to provide information about the sorority to women who are not affiliated with a Greek organization and who are interested in joining Kappa Delta, according to Ochsner. Until the national organization grants a charter, the Dartmouth group will be considered a colony.
The construction of the planned Visual Arts Center, facilitated by an anonymous $50-million donation announced June 12, may take a step forward next week when the Hanover planning board considers the project at its next meeting on July 7.
Harvard University will lay off 275 employees and alter the work hours of approximately 40 others, according to The Harvard Crimson.
ZACH INGBRETSEN / The Dartmouth Staff The Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic will form a collaborative health care system, known as "Dartmouth Hitchcock Health," to help health care providers share resources, improve the efficiency of patient care in New Hampshire and Vermont and increase access to the academic medical center, according to DHMC's Media Relations Manager Jason Aldous. The hospital and the clinic are both part of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The new system will increase the availability of specialized care in the region and will increase efficiency among local health care providers, by increasing communication and availability of specialists to participating centers and the sharing of information, and shortening redundancies in services, Aldous said. "Individuals who see health care providers participating in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health won't see their basic experience of going to their regular doctor change, but they should have an increased access to the assets of an academic medical center," Aldous said. Under the new system, hospitals will be able to share personnel and equipment and patients will have increased access to clinical trials, he said.
Andrew Towers, former assistant men's lacrosse coach, has been tapped to head Dartmouth's men's lacrosse program by Athletic Director Josie Harper, the College announced late last week.
Wright delivers final valedictory address as College president
Board also votes to move forward with elections for vacant alumni trustee seats