Political Debriefing
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., beat Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in both the Wisconsin Democratic primary and the Hawaii caucuses, held on Feb.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., beat Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in both the Wisconsin Democratic primary and the Hawaii caucuses, held on Feb.
Andy Foust / The Dartmouth After conducting HIV/AIDS research in South Africa, Elena Ghanotakis '01, seeking to present her work in a format more engaging than the standard academic paper, decided to make a documentary based on her research.
Analyzing a guide to the examination of conscience, which is used in Catholic confession, Ellie Smith '09 became fixated on performing religious rites perfectly and attended confession at least once a week. "Something in me switched," she said.
At least 23 black students at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H., were sent anonymous letters that school representatives described as "hate mail" on Tuesday.
A group of students are currently seeking to discredit recommendations to change the College's judicial system proposed by a Student Assembly-commissioned task force in fall 2006.
Columbia University professor Madonna Constantine is facing charges of plagiarism following an internal investigation by the university's Teachers College, the Columbia Spectator reported on Wednesday.
Zachary Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Brian Campbell '04 may be the name written on this Dartmouth Medical School computer programmer's drivers license, but Campbell also answers to Joris, his alter ego, a Cathar heretic from the Albigensian Crusade in the twelfth century.
As more high school students turn toward independent research competitions, such as the Intel Science Talent Search, to distinguish themselves in their college applications, they are finding it harder to gain an advantage in the increasingly competitive college admissions process. Commonly known as the "Junior Nobel Prize," the Intel Science Talent Search aims to bring national attention to the need for improvement in mathematics and science education in the United States and aims to find the next generation of innovators.
Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff Students have long been able to approach stationary blue lights at various campus locations in times of need, but new features on Safety and Security vehicles now offer students the additional option of chasing down a mobile amber glow. The addition of Light Emitting Diodes cruise lights, warning lights and a new PA system last week will help warn large numbers of students in times of danger, Harry Kinne, director of Safety and Security and College proctor, said. "We want people that may be on campus for illegitimate reasons to know we're around; we want to be visible as a deterrent," Kinne said.
Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff Thick sheets of ice glaze the sidewalks and roads around campus, presenting a hazard to pedestrians and drivers alike.
Arguing that there is a strong correlation between climate change and infectious disease, Dr. Rita Colwell, a world-renowned expert in oceanology and epidemiology, spoke to students in Moore Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
Hordes of "puzzle freaks" -- builders, designers, obsessive solvers and general aficionados of mechanical puzzles -- flocked to Dartmouth for Mechanical Puzzles Day, an eight-hour celebration and symposium of the enigmatic gizmos on Tuesday. The event, held in Kemeny Hall, included a series of lectures from eminent puzzle-makers and historians from all over the world, and culminated in a "puzzle party" at the end of the day. The event is the brainchild of Dartmouth mathematics and computer science professor Peter Winkler when he was working on a mini-symposium for the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, held Feb.
As part of a campaign to prompt student discussion about alcohol on Dartmouth's campus, Senior Associate Dean Dan Nelson spoke to the Student Assembly on the history of alcohol use at the College, the administration's attitude towards student drinking and its future plans for the alcohol on Tuesday. Over the past year, Nelson has given a similar presentation to a variety of campus groups, including undergraduate advisors, College staff and leaders of Greek organizations. The timing of Nelson's presentation coincides with a student and faculty committee's review of the College's Social Event Management Procedures.
An unidentified group posing as the "Dartmouth Team" sent e-mails to approximately 1,000 BlitzMail users Monday evening, asking recipients to confirm their e-mail usernames and passwords.
Teresa Lattanzio / The Dartmouth Staff When using the men's room at a political convention, Steve Kelley '81 heard a man walk right up behind him and stop, he told his audience on Tuesday night. "Hi," the man said. Kelley, describing the experience as "very unnerving," froze long enough for the man to ask, "What are you doing?" The eeriness of this man's presence switched Kelley's "fight or flight" instinct into overdrive and he swung around, ready to knock the man out. Kelley halted his punch when, face-to-face with the stranger, he realized the man had not been speaking to Kelley, but into a cell phone. Kelley, a humorist and political cartoonist for the Times-Picayune, is one of this term's Montgomery Fellows.
Dartmouth Daily Updates, a new communication system introduced by the Office of Public Affairs and Peter Kiewit Computing Services, began distributing its daily announcements to the Dartmouth community through e-mail Monday.
Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Drawing on their experiences with impoverished citizens in countries such as Peru and Ghana, international development and microfinance professionals addressed sustainable solutions to poverty in a panel hosted by Women in Business on Monday night.
After a junior-year pole-vaulting mishap landed him in Dick's House, Steve Kelley '81 used the downtime during his recovery to reevaluate his work and his future prospects.
Alison Crocker '06 was in the middle of her first night on the job at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona when she helped discover two extra-solar planets last spring.