Amid financial crisis, class breaks gift record
Despite the ongoing economic crisis, the Class of 2009 turned out in record numbers to donate to the College's Senior Class Gift, achieving a 96 percent participation rate up from last year's record of 92.5-percent participation and the highest rate among Ivy League schools this year, according to Katie Kobylenski, assistant director of the Dartmouth College Fund. The Class of 2009 is the fifth graduating class in a row to break the previous class' record for participation, according to a College press release. This year's senior class gift totals $105,161, which includes donations from not only students, but also parents, friends and alumni, Kobylenski said in an e-mail to The Dartmouth.
