If elected, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will move quickly to reform the American health care system, Sen.
Andy Foust / The Dartmouth Staff Vote Clamantis, a nonpartisan political awareness group, hosted a voter registration drive in Collis Common Ground on Wednesday to facilitate student participation in "one of the greatest elections of our time" by making the voter registration process as painless as possible, Jessica Guthrie '10, the organization's president, said.
Sam McIntire / The Dartmouth Staff In response to student concerns that the presidential search committee's leadership statement does not fully represent undergraduate needs, Student Body President Molly Bode '09, the only student representative on the committee, said the Student Assembly will create a Visions Report Statement, which will focus on qualifications students wish to see in the College's next president.
Female faculty members and graduate students in the political science department at Rutgers University believe that they are being unfairly treated because of their gender, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
After five years of inactivity, Dartmouth's chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was officially re-established this fall by nine current Dartmouth students.
BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth Staff Amidst the hunt to find a LIT credit that also fulfills a CI, or trying to discover the easiest SLA, students must also complete three physical education credits and a 50-yard swim test in order to graduate. "We feel that [the PE requirement] is part of the total educational experience," Roger Demment, senior associate athletic director for physical education and recreation, said.
Dartmouth's Institute for Writing and Rhetoric, a new program aimed at improving students' writing and speaking skills, offered courses for the first time this Fall term.
John Shi Student Assembly President Molly Bode '09 solicited student feedback on Dartmouth's presidential search committee's leadership statement at the General Assembly meeting Tuesday night.
Last week Wachovia froze approximately $9.3 billion of funds invested by nearly 1,000 colleges and universities held by the short-term education investment fund, Commonfund, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported Monday.
Dartmouth's sexual health programs were ranked 68 out of 139 colleges surveyed for Trojan Condoms' third annual Sexual Health Report Card, a significant drop from the College's 25th place ranking in 2007. The survey, conducted by the data analysis company Sperling's BestPlaces, used data from 9,000 student responses solicited through advertisements on Facebook.
In an effort to increase cell phone signal strength on campus, Agito Networks will implement a new system at Dartmouth that will allow cell phones to use both cellular and wireless signals, according to David Bucciero, director of Technical Services at the College.
Marissa Knodel '09 had always planned on attending law school right after graduating from the College, but the current economic downturn has convinced her to weigh her employment options as well. "It might be a good idea to have some money for law school that I've earned, instead of going straight into debt," she said. The financial crisis has prompted a number of Dartmouth students, like Knodel, to reconsider when they will pursue postgraduate studies. Karen Whittet, assistant director at Dartmouth's Career Services, predicted that many students who took the Oct.
The results of the 2008 Dartmouth College Staff Survey were released Monday, revealing that staff members at the College are generally satisfied with their positions, but would like to be more involved in the Dartmouth community. Overall, employees were pleased with the nature of their work and job security, and were least satisfied with salaries and opportunities for advancement. Just under half of employees said they have trust and confidence in senior leadership, though the majority said they will continue to work at the College for the next year.
SEBASTIAN RAMIREZ-BRUNNER / The Dartmouth Staff Ralph Nader, independent candidate in the 2008 U.S.
The Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre, a performing arts group from New Zealand, was honored at a dinner held in Collis Common Ground Sunday.
The Tuck School of Business celebrated 40 years of coeducational study with the 2008 Women in Business Conference this weekend.
As students begin making plans to head home for Thanksgiving break, Student Assembly has provided a new option to ease transportation woes.
When Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy on Sept. 15, a number of the bank's employees -- alumni with outstanding student loans -- called Ron Hiser, director of Dartmouth Student Financial Services, to warn him that they did not know whether they would be keeping their jobs. Though Hiser said it is too early to tell how the economic downturn will affect the "re-payability" of student loans in general, he predicted that some Dartmouth students will be unable to continue payment. There are about 5,500 Dartmouth students and alumni with outstanding loans, Hiser said.
The total number of student disciplinary cases decreased during the 2007-2008 academic year by more than 100 cases, from 475 to 358, according to the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs' annual report, officially released today.
A search committee to appoint the new Outdoor Programs Office director has been formed following the sudden resignation of former OPO director Andy Harvard in mid-July.