Construction of Alpha Phi house postponed

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The College will postpone construction on Alpha Phi sorority's residence due to budget cuts at the College, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman, despite previous assurances the project would continue on schedule notwithstanding the economic crisis.

Graduate students discuss cultural tolerance in open forum

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Cultural tolerance is often most prevalent in societies that have a diverse array of ethnicities and religions, according to two Dartmouth graduate students who presented their ongoing ethnographic study in Collis Center on Monday. Scott Miller and Wynne Washburn, who are enrolled in the Master of Arts of Liberal Studies program at the College, have spent four months every year for the past four years traveling to different locations to work on their project.

Geithner '83 criticized for Fed bailout choices

Courtesy of the Associated Press President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Timothy Geithner '83 for Treasury secretary was initially met with a stock market rally and media acclaim, but in recent weeks, confidence in Geithner's abilities has diminished as political analysts have criticized his reaction to the ongoing economic downturn. Many critics have taken issue with Geithner's response to the financial crisis as the president of the New York Federal Reserve. "Geithner's experience at the New York Fed, which initially was viewed as a plus, is now looking less favorable," Dartmouth government professor Linda Fowler said. Some of the criticism is driven by a belief that the New York Fed is overly focused on the stock market in determining monetary policy, rather than on long-term consequences, Fowler said. Fiscal conservatives -- such as John Berlau, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-profit, public policy organization that promotes limited government -- have widely criticized Geithner's response to the bank failures and questioned his expertise. "Geithner's career rise has consisted largely of falling upwards after organizing bailouts, even if the bailouts fail or prove to be unnecessary," Berlau wrote in a December editorial on the Institute's web site. The discontent is not limited to conservatives: Many mainstream and liberal publications have also questioned Geithner's actions during the fall bank failures. "Timothy Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Treasury secretary, has some explaining to do," The New York Times wrote in a Dec.

Prof. emeritus Arthur Kantrowitz dies at 95

Courtesy of life.com Arthur Kantrowitz, a renowned physicist, engineer and professor emeritus at the Thayer School of Engineering, died of heart failure in New York City on Nov.

Cody Lavender '10 dies on FSP

SA closes term with final meeting

Grey Cusack / The Dartmouth Staff Student Assembly held its last meeting of the term on Tuesday, focusing on the organization's plans for next term and recapping a number of this fall's initiatives, including the solicitation of student feedback regarding the presidential search leadership statement and proposed changes to the College's alcohol policy. Heading into Winter term, the Assembly will make recommendations to the administration regarding upcoming budget cuts at the College.

Seniors job search in hiring decline

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Students graduating from college this spring will face an eight percent decline in hiring when they enter the work force, according to a recent report by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University.