Volunteers help clean up Gulf Coast
Courtesy of Kahlie Dufresne When Sarah Peterson '10 first arrived in New Orleans, she felt as if she had entered a ghost town.
Courtesy of Kahlie Dufresne When Sarah Peterson '10 first arrived in New Orleans, she felt as if she had entered a ghost town.
Publicity Photograph "Jeopardy!" proved to be a cakewalk for Christian Haines '01, who wiped out the competition and won $105,000 on a four-game winning streak this past fall. Haines, a former president of Bones Gate fraternity and participant in the Dartmouth Alliance for Children of Color, has returned to campus after six years of absence to complete his music major. He said his experience as a musician came in quite handy on the show. "[Being on TV] wasn't too intimidating," Haines said.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger selected Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eric Taylor '84 as a possible appointee to the state Court of Appeals.
Implemented during Summer term, the College's online system of course evaluations has seen approximately 80 percent of students completing the evaluations during the last two terms, Dean of Faculty Carol Folt said. The new system, which obliges students to either complete an evaluation or decline participation in order to view their grades, appears to have caused fewer students to participate in Student Assembly's online course evaluation guide, a service that provides detailed course information for students choosing classes. The new college course evaluations are standardized across departments and largely replaced paper evaluations, which were designed by individual professors or departments and were completed in the classroom.
Clark C. Griffith '66 was appointed commissioner of the Northern League of Professional Baseball, an independent league based in Chicago, on Jan.
The Association of Fraternity Advisors presented Dartmouth's Coed, Fraternity and Sorority system with its "Outstanding Change Initiative" award last month, recognizing the system's "tremendous progress and improvement" in the past year. The award specifically highlights scholarship, educational programs, leadership development and risk management. "These organizations are values-based social organizations," said Deb Carney, director of the CFS administration.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Thursday that the death of a University of New Hampshire student was caused by bacterial meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Courtesy of Dartmouth Real Estate Office With the relocation of two local businesses from South Main Street to South Street, Dartmouth entered the last phase of the South Block development project, an effort to transform the downtown area bordered by South Main Street, Dorrance Place, Currier Street and South Street.
Janos Marton '04 announced in December his decision to run in April as a petition candidate for the open Board of Trustees seat.
Paul Bayer '84 was named the executive vice president of real estate giant National Retail Properties.
By Katy O'Donnell The Dartmouth Staff The Alumni Council ratified its slate of three candidates who will vie in the spring for the Board of Trustees seat vacated Dec.
Mascoma Corporation, a company started by Dartmouth engineering professors that develops low-cost, renewable fuels, recently received a $14.8 million grant from the state of New York to build a new processing plant near Rochester.
Speaking from a witness stand rather than a Silsby Hall lecturn, government professor Michael Herron testified on Dec.
Courtesy of Joseph Mehling Margaret Otto, who served as Dartmouth's librarian for 21 years, died of cancer on Dec.
Courtesy of Dartmouth News Dr. Donald Kreider, a professor emeritus in the mathematics and computer science departments and a former chairman of the mathematics department, died of a heart attack on Dec.
Students and administrators reacted to a series of racially-charged incidents Fall term, a fervor that took place while key leadership positions in the College's two primary diversity groups -- the Office of Pluralism and Leadership and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity -- remained vacant.
Following a fall season marked by nationwide controversy over early admissions programs, Dartmouth admitted approximately 30 percent of its early decision applicants, filling one-third of the Class of 2011.
Students saddened by the departure of former Food Court Manager Larry "Food Court Larry" James will soon experience his signature service once again when he returns to work in Novack Cafe this term. While managing Food Court, James made a name for himself by offering students service with a personalized touch.
Councilors worry 'electability' concerns could hurt the field