Diversity administrator Harris resigns

WEB UPDATE, March 22, 7:24 p.m. After 14 years of service in the College administration, Ozzie Harris II '81, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity and Equity and Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, resigned Wednesday. Harris cited the need to spend more time with his seriously ill father, who resides in Oregon, as the reason for his resignation.

Mogul broadcast journalist, Beutel '53, dies

WEB UPDATE, March 22, 7:35 p.m. Distinguished journalist Bill Beutel '53 died in his home on Saturday in Pinehurst, N.C., following his long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Beutel, who was 75 years old when he died, was a broadcast journalist for ABC News in New York City for over three decades.

Police Blotter

March 1, South Main Street, 9:15 a.m. A woman followed her son's ex-girlfriend to the ex-girlfriend's mother's workplace because she was upset that the ex-girlfriend, who is in her mid-30s, had broken up with her son, also in his mid-30s.

Swicker '77 commands USS Vicksburg

Assembly hindered by poor attendance

News Analysis

Writing class explores music and madness

The Bipolar Ensemble, a group of first-year students in the Writing 5 course "Manic-Depression and the Creative Process," will perform at 7 p.m.

Study finds that 'other' checked mostly by whites

Although a new study suggests that the majority of college applicants who define their ethnicity as "other" are actually white, Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg rejected the idea that this trend skewed Dartmouth College's minority enrollment. The study, released by the James Irvine Foundation, a California nonprofit grant-making institution, found that between 1991 and 2001, the number of students who defined themselves as "unknown" or "other" nearly doubled from 3.2 percent to 5.9 percent of the student body, and that most of them were white. This research was the first major project funded by the Campus Diversity Initiative, the Irvine Foundation's $29 million effort designed to help independent colleges and universities across the country address diversity issues on their campuses. CDI tested three private schools in California by having students who had defined themselves as "other" on their applications fill out a survey on their ethnicity after officially matriculating.

Rodriguez '09 recovering from ski crash injuries

When Felida Rodriguez '09 skied into a tree at the Dartmouth Skiway last Tuesday, she shattered her chin, jaw, cheekbones and right eye socket and fractured her right femur and left clavicle.

Professors adjust to BlitzMail's uses, abuses

Dartmouth students not only use BlitzMail to keep up with each other, but also to communicate with professors about their classes.

Folt named Dean of Faculty

Courtesy of Vox of Dartmouth Current interim Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt was named to a full five-year term as dean by College President James Wright on Monday.

Harris '92 hopes to unseat incumbent

Seventeen years after interning on Capitol Hill, James Brodbelt Harris '92 hopes to return not as an intern, but as a congressman.

Journalist lectures on Kurds' future

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Staff Members of the Kurdish minority in Iraq will likely form their own independent nation in the next several years, according to author and journalist Kevin McKiernan, who gave a lecture in Dartmouth Hall Monday afternoon. The talk, sponsored by the Dickey Center's War and Peace Studies Program, included a screening of McKiernan's award-winning 2002 PBS documentary "Good Kurds, Bad Kurds." This documentary derives its title from the apparent distinction made by some American policy-makers when dealing with the Kurdish people in the Middle East and is a central theme of the film.

Alpha Phi selected as next sorority

Alpha Phi sorority will come to Dartmouth as the campus's seventh all-female Greek house, the College announced Friday afternoon.

Year later, sustainability still in planning stages

Larkin Elderon / The Dartmouth After collecting information about Dartmouth for two terms, Sustainability Director Jim Merkel said he has started to draft plans for environmentally-friendly changes at the College, like converting Homeplate into a waste-free dining facility and reducing Dartmouth's dependence on fossil fuels. After being hired last February as the College's first sustainability director, Merkel said he has spent his time since starting work last June by listening to students' and administrators' concerns.

Board raises tuition by 4.8 percent

The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved a 4.8 percent tuition increase for the coming year at its winter meeting this weekend.

New dorms match campus aesthetics

If the architects of the Tuck Mall and McLaughlin residence clusters succeed, the Fall term's unveiling of the new dorms will not have the same jarring effect on campus aesthetics as the rollout of more controversial buildings did in the 20th century. The outward appearances of the residence halls have been carefully crafted to merge with other traditional College buildings, despite having been designed by two different architects, according to Marlene Heck, professor of Art History. The main inspiration for the new buildings comes from the popular red brick Georgian revival style, as seen in the Massachusetts Row and Gold Coast residence halls.

Tuck to increase international loans

The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration plans to increase the amount of loans international students can borrow, its financial aid office announced earlier this week. The Tuck International Loan program will now allow students to borrow up to the full cost of attendance, whereas their earlier program covered only tuition and fees. Tuck plans to award 10 to 12 scholarships to qualified European students in the class of 2008 and will double the number of scholarships offered to students from Latin America, in addition to allocating more general funds to international students.

Standpoint helps spread global health awareness

Standpoints magazine, a Dartmouth Coalition for Global Health publication, hit shelves across campus this week.

Board of Trustees to review the 2007 budget

As Baker Tower's famous green light is illuminated this weekend, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees will arrive in Hanover for their annual March meetings to discuss this year's tuition and room and board increases along with a range of other issues. The 18 Trustees' agenda also includes hearing a progress report on the different construction projects on campus and meeting with consultants from McKinsey and Company who are examining the effectiveness of the College administration and its resource allocation.

DDS changes dairy supplier, some students miss Hood

Bailey Massey / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth Dining Services' recent switch from Hood to Garelick Farms dairy has sparked discussions on campus ranging from milk quality and smell to the effects large dairy conglomerates have on small farmers. Although many students' relationships with dairy products often extends no further than a trip to Topside, the processors and distributors which supply Dartmouth have a complex interaction with the College. The recent change to Garelick followed more than 15 years of HP Hood LLC serving as the College's dairy distributor.