Arson suspected in Chi Gam fire

Cowan presents on women in military

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Most women in the military do not carry traditional feminist viewpoints, but are, at the same time, acting as feminists, according to Jane Cowan '08, who presented her thesis, titled "Women in the Military," in the Haldeman Center Thursday.

Sisson '09 skates to fight hunger

Courtesy of Jack Sisson Rollerblade, the West Lebanon-based company that is now synonymous with inline skating, presented Jack Sisson '09 with a $5,000 check for the non-profit organization Action Against Hunger on Tuesday.

Panelists garner support for Haven

Sarah Irving / The Dartmouth Staff In a panel on "Poverty in the Upper Valley" at the Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, staff members and three families shared stories of their experiences with The Haven, a shelter based in White River Junction that provides shelter, food and clothing to those in need, to an audience of about 30 in the Rockefeller Center. Tom Ketteridge, the Haven's managing director, described the organization's goal of helping families and educating their children.

SA points to areas for College's budget cut

Grey Cusack / The Dartmouth Staff Student Assembly discussed recommendations for the upcoming College budget cuts in its weekly meeting on Wednesday in Carson L02.

Cason '66 lectures on Latin America

Larissa Cespedes / The Dartmouth Staff While countries in Latin America have advanced significantly in the last 30 years, they still must broaden access to education and investment in scientific research in order to modernize, according to former United States ambassador to Paraguay James Cason '66, who gave a lecture in the Rockefeller Center Tuesday, titled "Emerging Trends in Latin America." Over the past three decades, Latin American literacy rates have steadily risen, the infant mortality rate is the lowest in the world's developing regions, and, due to improved education for women, the birth rate is now under control, Cason said.

Lenders talk future of microfinance

BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth Staff Representatives from two microfinance firms debated the advantages and disadvantages of commercializing the microfinance field at a Tuesday panel sponsored by Dartmouth's Social Enterprise and Economic Development Society.

'Men of Dartmouth' draws large crowd

Marina Agapakis / The Dartmouth Staff Seven undergraduate men discussed the evolution of their understanding of masculinity and what it means to be a man in front of a riveted audience in a packed Collis Common Ground on Tuesday night.