U.S. to alter college aid program

High schools across America may be forced to have the rigor of their curricula vetted by the federal government in order for their students to be eligible for new grants under a budget bill pending in Congress. Last month, Republican senators inserted a new financial assistance program for students into a bill that had previously passed in the House of Representatives. The program proposes to provide eligible low-income freshmen and sophomores in college with grants of $750 and $1,300, respectively.

Endowment returns 14.4 percent

Dartmouth's endowment return topped the national average for higher education endowments by more than five percent for the 2005 fiscal year according to an annual survey released this week by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The College generated returns to their investments of 14.4 percent compared with the national average endowment earnings of 9.3 percent. Yale had the strongest return of any school, generating a 22.3 percent return on investments. Despite strong returns on its investments, Dartmouth's total endowment -- just over $2.7 billion at the end of the 2005 fiscal year -- was seventh in the Ivy League and 22nd overall, according to NACUBO's 746-college survey.

Ski teams fight conditions, take third at Colby Carnival

The carnival season got off to a bizarre start at this weekend's Colby Carnival at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine.

Skorton to lead Cornell University

Courtesy of Cornell University After Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman's controversial resignation last June, the Board of Trustees at Ithaca's Ivy League institution announced Saturday that they have found a replacement.

Theater prof. sues College for inequity

She has taught acting for two decades, but now theater professor Mara Sabinson is playing a different kind of role -- plaintiff in a lawsuit that raises serious charges of harassment and discrimination against College administrators. Sabinson, 59, a tenured associate professor, is suing Dartmouth for alleged age, sexual and religious discrimination, as well as breach of contract.

N.H. ban on smoking gains more supporters

Hanover hit with first homicide since 2001

Sexual abuse hotline back in operation after hiatus

After a brief hiatus, the Sexual Abuse Peer Advisor hotline resumed operation this past Saturday.

Students host gathering to mark Lunar New Year

Jennifer Garfinkel / The Dartmouth Staff Students and community members celebrated the Lunar New Year Sunday afternoon with East Asian-themed foods and performances in Collis Commonground. The event, initiated by the Dartmouth Asian Organization, was created to foster an understanding of Asian culture for the many non-Asians in attendance and also to bring together many of the Asian groups on campus, DAO president Elisha Tam '07 said. "I think Asian culture is particularly hard to penetrate and understand, because Asians tend to be very guarded when it comes to race.

Conference offers insight on consulting, Wall Street

Teresa Lattanzio / The Dartmouth Staff Dressed in coordinating suits and polished shoes, with briefcases and resumes in hand, Dartmouth students eagerly trekked down Tuck Mall to meet Goldman Sachs representatives at the Tuck School of Business's Pipeline Conference for Women and Minorities. The Tuck Pipeline Program, created by Tracie M.

Probation processes confound CFS houses

/ The Dartmouth At constant risk of College reprimand for violations ranging from the possession of drug paraphernalia to the provision of a common source of alcohol, many Greek organizations are realizing that there is more to probation process than just the infraction alone. In the past month alone, several organizations were found to be in violation of College policy by Safety and Security.

Olympics held in spite of weather

/ The Dartmouth Despite warm temperatures and sporadic rain, the fourth annual Winter Special Olympics drew a record turnout of around 200 athletes at the Dartmouth Skiway on Saturday, over twice the turnout of last year's event.

Azita Ranjbar speaks on Middle Eastern cultural identity

Azita Ranjbar, a recent graduate of William and Mary College, spoke to Dartmouth students and faculty Thursday on the reconstruction of Middle Eastern cultural identity in a post-Sept.

Warm weather threatens skiway events

Nat Smith / The Dartmouth Staff Common sense says that you can't ski without snow and you can't skate without ice.

Katrina Help discusses its winter break trip to Biloxi

The Katrina Help organization united with the Rockapellas Thursday night to share the experience of their winter break community service trip to Biloxi, Miss. Biloxi, a coastal town an hour away from New Orleans, was hit by Hurricane Katrina devastatingly and unexpectedly in September.

Konrad '89 named to Olympic team

Courtesy of Christian Menzoni/U.S.

Lack of funding forces end of mentor program

The Steps Toward Adult Responsibility Program, which provides social support for adolescents living with chronic illnesses such as cancer and diabetes, will be shut down this June as its funding dries up.

'Tech at Tuck' brings technology companies to campus

Maxwell Copello / The Dartmouth Executives from high-profile media and technology companies such as ESPN International and Microsoft discussed new trends and developments in providing entertainment to the digital home Wednesday night for the Tuck School of Business' "Tech at Tuck" day. The panel of four consisted of Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable Glenn Britt '71 Tu '72, the Senior Vice President of marketing for the digital video and audio products group at Samsung Jim Sanduski, the General Manager for strategy and communications at Microsoft Research Kevin Schofield '88 and the managing director of ESPN International Russell Wolff '89 Tu '94. Bruce Leichtman, president of Leichtman Research Group, Inc., moderated the discussion. "It's interesting having these players come from four different areas and the question is, how do they work together and how do they compete to help bring technologies into the home?" Leichtman said in an interview with The Dartmouth. At the start of the discussion, Leichtman asked members of the audience if they owned an iPod or a similar digital music player.

$12 billion in student loans to be eliminated

A currently pending Congressional bill aimed to cut government spending in many areas will eliminate $12.7 billion in federal student loan programs if it passes.

Discussion covers poor mothers and welfare aid

History professor and chair of the Jewish Studies program Annelise Orleck discussed the struggle that poor black mothers faced after large welfare cuts were enacted in late-1960s Las Vegas. Wednesday night's lecture, titled "What if poor mothers ran the world?