Christian groups collaborate to raise $5,000 for Asia Relief

Last night, campus Christian groups united to present "By the Fire," a worship session and concert to benefit Asia Relief. The donations collected at the program will go to victims of the earthquake that rocked South Asia last October, killing 87,000 people and leaving another three million homeless. The Asia Relief Committee was formed by the Tucker Foundation last year in response to the disaster. Esau McCaulley, Assistant to the College Chaplin and the Pastor of the Logos Community since the beginning of last term, has been organizing this event since November and hoped to raise as much as $12,000. The effort had managed a total of $5,012, though, before the conclusion of the program. "Wintertime is approaching in that area of the world, and the people affected by the earthquake have no housing and no food.

Rush yields more than 'expected'

/ The Dartmouth Fraternities opened their doors to prospective new members this weekend for winter rush, a process operating on a much smaller scale than fall rush.

AIM sporadically down across campus network

Students returning to campus may have noticed problems using AOL Instant Messenger which, according to campus network administrators, has been the result of a congested network. A popular means of communication with contacts outside Dartmouth, AIM has not been working for many students since the beginning of the term.

Lauded '63 journalist murdered in capital

Dartmouth Alum and acclaimed New York Times reporter David Rosenbaum '63 was murdered Sunday night in Washington, D.C.

Undergrads attack real-world problems

Students receive opportunities for engineering projects

Wright attends summit piloted by Pres. Bush

DEP loses funding, future in jeopardy

Students taking classes in a variety of departments will lose a valued writing resource at the end of this academic year. The Departmental Editing Program, which provides an in-house writing editor to the art history, religion and mathematics departments, will cease this June, when the program's founder and financier Joseph Asch '79 plans to cut off DEP's funds.

College uses 'podcasts' for publicity

In an attempt to make the faculty more accessible to the public, the Dartmouth Office of Public Affairs recently created a series of audio programs made available online through a new format called "podcasting." The series, "Views from the Green," is a production of interviews with members of the Dartmouth community, primarily faculty members, on a range of different topics. The public affairs office decided to implement podcasting in order to make the work of professors and other members of the Dartmouth community easily available to the outside world, according to Public Affairs Officer Susan Knapp. "Clearly podcasting is gaining popularity, so we at the Public Affairs office thought it was time to do it.

Library to digitize many historical resources

Keeping up in the fast-paced digital technology world, the Dartmouth College Library recently announced a partnership with Readex, a Vermont-based company that specializes in online publications of historical collections. In the agreement, Readex will digitize the College's U.S.

"View tax" strikes many N.H. residents as unfair

Newly released IMAX film relies on College fMRI research

Larkin Elderon / The Dartmouth When film director F.

DHMC lawyers appeal $1.8 million suit

/ The Dartmouth Lawyers for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic asked a trial judge last week to void an over $1.8 million malpractice verdict awarded to a Bow, N.H.

Tuck offers class in entrepreneurship

A mini-course designed to provide students with a basic education in the commercialization of technology, entrepreneurship and the starting of new business ventures began Thursday night at the Amos Tuck School of Business.

ROTC cadets to receive full financial support

The commanding officer of the U.S. Army's Cadet Command announced Tuesday that starting this month, Dartmouth College ROTC cadets will receive scholarships covering full tuition and fees.

Hostile man stalks students on Main St.

Hanover Police and Safety and Security are on the lookout for an unidentified man who has engaged in suspicious and threatening behavior as many as three times on or near campus since Monday. The first incident occurred Monday when two female Dartmouth students were walking down South Main Street past the Dirt Cowboy Cafe.

Hurricane Katrina accents Fall term 2005

The 2005 fall term began with controversy and ended rather tamely. In between, however, the Dartmouth community experienced an eventful and busy quarter. Although far from the devastation of New Orleans, the Dartmouth community mobilized to help the numerous victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Early decisions accept 30 percent of applicants

Phi Beta Kappa society accepts 22 strong seniors

The 22 highest-ranked members of the Class of 2006 were inducted into the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa on Nov.

College creates Global Health Initiative

The College formally introduced a Global Health Initiative with partner school Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences in Tanzania on Nov.

Baker presumed dead in plane crash

Courtesy of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror Major Dartmouth donor and retired financier George F.