News
News
Experts analyze Sendak's writing
By
Josh Roselman
| May 5, 2008
Since 1963, generations of children have been frightened by the gruesome monsters in Maurice Sendak's book "Where the Wild Things Are." A statement from the noted illustrator and children's book author, however, has indicated that the illustrations were actually based on his old Jewish relatives in Brooklyn, N.Y. "Their visits terrified [Sendak], because they would pinch his cheek and tell him that they would eat him up," Richard Gottlieb, associate professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, told an audience on Friday in Baker Library. Gottlieb,along with two other members of a panel, discussed this childhood trauma, as well as psychological issues in Sendak's work that are atypical of most children's literature. "It's clear to see that Sendak doesn't shy away from heavy subjects," Nancy Canepa, Dartmouth professor of French and Italian, said on the panel. Canepa and Gottlieb spoke alongside rare book specialist Patti Houghton, the co-curator of "Facing the North Wind," a new display of Sendak's work on display in Rauner Special Collections Library. Although each speaker presented a different insight into the author's work, all three focused on the thematic significance of the dream in three Sendak books, "Where the Wild Things Are," "In the Night Kitchen" and "Outside Over There." According to the speakers, the child protagonists in each story deal with their problems through fantasies and dream sequences. Houghton presented the books through the lens of literary tradition, focusing on how many of Sendak's stories mimic the plots of classic hero stories, such as fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm.
News
Families visit freshmen at College for weekend
May 5, 2008
Larissa Cespedes / The Dartmouth Staff Now fully submerged into Dartmouth life, self-assured freshmen passed on their knowledge of the perfect pong serve, the merits of the morning-after breakfast wrap, the perfect spot to pull an all-nighter in Novack Cafe and the shortest route from the Choates to Dartmouth Hall to visiting parents during First Year Family Weekend. More than 500 families visited the College this weekend, attending a host of events including a greeting from College President James Wright on Friday afternoon and a breakfast send-off Sunday morning. "Dartmouth is not a college, it's an experience," Uthman Olagoke '11, co-chair of Family Weekend, said.
News
College releases results of 2006 Senior Survey
By
Susan Matthews
| May 5, 2008
The College has made public the results of the most recent Senior Survey, a questionnaire offered bi-annually to graduating students to assess their Dartmouth experience.
News
Missing kayaker presumed dead
By
Nick Swanson
| May 5, 2008
Robert Swantak, a resident of Bradford, Vt., was reported missing Thursday after failing to return from a kayaking trip on the Connecticut River.
News
Daily Debriefing
By
Susan Matthews and Turia Lahlou
| May 2, 2008
Student tuition may be financing much more than students' actual in-class experience, according to a report on how college tuition is spent by colleges released by the Delta Cost Project, a Washington-based non-profit group that seeks to increase education affordability, on Thursday.
News
Ford '70 advises to invest in Africa
By
Michael Coburn
| May 2, 2008
There are significant investment opportunities for U.S. businesses in Africa, Wallace Ford '70, president and chief operating officer for Goodworks International, said at a dinner held in the Hanover Inn.
News
PRIDE discussion aims to unite black and gay communities
May 2, 2008
Jennifer Argote / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Seeking dialogue within the gay and black communities, music professor Steve Swayne spoke on his experience as a gay, black and religious man in a PRIDE week event Thursday night in Cutter-Shabazz Hall. "We each have expectations from our communities and our families, and we each have to navigate the multiple roles we play," Swayne said in an interview after his address.
News
Study shows better health care not tied to high costs
By
Drew Joseph
| May 2, 2008
Higher Medicare spending does not correlate with better treatment for patients, according to the 2008 edition of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, published last month.
News
Mascoma, GM partner in tech effort
By
Turia Lahlou
| May 2, 2008
Mascoma, a leading company in biofuels technology founded by two Thayer School of Engineering professors, will partner with General Motors to develop ethanol technology from wood chips, waste paper sludge and grass to combat an increasing demand for energy, both companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. "It is important financially and from the perspective of a strategic partnership as to the direction the company can go," Mascoma co-founder and Thayer School professor Charles Wyman said.
News
Alumni criticize pro-suit polling
By
William Schpero
| May 2, 2008
Alumni have allegedly been subjected to "push polls" favoring the pro-lawsuit candidates in the Association of Alumni election over the last week, according to active alumni.
News
Daily Debriefing
By
Emily Goodell
| May 1, 2008
A group of nurses at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is considering forming a union, according to The Valley News.
News
Police Blotter
By
Rebecca Cress
| May 1, 2008
April 26, 12:35 a.m. East Wheelock Street Two female students found a Co-Op Food Store shopping cart near the Hopkins Center and decided to ride it down the street.
News
Profs laud integrative medical research
By
Victoria Boggiano
| May 1, 2008
An interdisciplinary approach to medical research could help advance studies on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and a number of other maladies, Dartmouth genetics professor Scott Gerber said.
News
Panel links journalism, technology
By
Nathan Swire
| May 1, 2008
SEBASTIAN RAMIREZ-BRUNNER / The Dartmouth Staff Forced to turn off their Blackberries and iPhones for two hours, four technology journalists spoke about the news industry of the internet generation in a panel discussion held Wednesday at the College.
News
Grads save on teaching certification in fifth fall
By
Erin Jaeger
| May 1, 2008
The College will offer a fifth Fall term for only $600 to seniors who wish to become certified teachers after they graduate, beginning in fall 2009.
News
Speaker reviews Filipino artistic culture
By
Marielle Battistoni
| May 1, 2008
Forgiving and forgetting is the Filipino way, Reverend Father Ted Torralba, a speaker from the Philippines, told audience members during his Wednesday lecture.
News
Hollis convicted of manslaughter
By
Rebecca Cress
| May 1, 2008
Christopher Hollis was convicted Tuesday of voluntary manslaughter in the 2005 shooting death of his friend Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07.
News
Granger resignation leaves Neukom intact
By
Michael Coburn
| May 1, 2008
Correction appended. Little has changed at the Neukom Institute for Computational Science since Richard Granger resigned as its director following the arrest of his wife, colleagues said.