Hundreds to walk in cancer benefit
A weekend after rowdy Green Key parties, students have turned their attention to two large community service events this weekend, one of which consumes an entire Friday night.
A weekend after rowdy Green Key parties, students have turned their attention to two large community service events this weekend, one of which consumes an entire Friday night.
Dartmouth students kick off the Iraqi Kids Project Friday, a charity drive that is asking students to donate possessions to needy families in the war-ravaged country in order to promote peace between civilians and soldiers.
The student group Women in Business hosted a three-woman panel on corporate social responsibility Thursday evening in Tindle Lounge, the first of a battery of events slated for this weekend to give female students opportunities to network and share experiences with professionals. The panelists told an audience of about 25 women that competition for careers in corporate philanthropy and community affairs is fairly tight. "It's still new, it's still growing," said Cheryl Marihugh Tu '94, a consultant and former global business alliances director for the outdoor apparel company Timberland.
Students who find themselves shelling out $4.15 for Redbull at Novack Cafe could find a cheaper way to stay awake at Topside Convenience Store. A can of Redbull at Topside costs $2.50, almost $2 less than the same product at Novack.
In an unusual College-student relationship, senior studio art majors receive money for their academic efforts, a different experience for those accustomed to paying high tuition fees.
Although he won't officially announce his candidacy to the Vermont public until this fall, Associate Director of the Rockefeller Center Matthew Dunne is already laying the groundwork for a campaign to replace outgoing representative Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., in the U.S.
Four experts on affairs in the Middle East convened in Silsby Hall Wednesday afternoon for a panel discussion concerning American foreign policy in the Middle East. The panel included government professor Daryl Press, retired foreign service officer Dennis Goodman '60, Iraqi writer and Dartmouth Arabic instructor Sinan Antoon and Shelley Deane, a visiting assistant professor of government from Bowdoin College. Antoon, who delivered his remarks first, chastised the Bush administration's policies towards the Middle East, calling members of the administration "arrogant and unwilling or even incapable" of learning from prior mistakes. "One can no longer assume policymakers are interested in listening to critical voices," Antoon said. American foreign policy in the Middle East has been very shortsighted, according to Antoon.
Several weeks ago, Andrew Hoffman '05 sent an envelope containing $12 through the Hinman Post Office to a friend, he said.
After hours of deliberations, the Undergraduate Finance Committee voted May 10 on how to distribute $790,000 in student activities fees for the '05"'06 fiscal year.
While Dartmouth seniors will have to wait another month to hear former NBC Nightly News anchor and reporter Tom Brokaw speak on the Green, notable businesspeople, celebrities, and politicians are delivering commencement addresses at colleges and universities across the nation this week. Perhaps this year's most high-profile speaker, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke at the University of Pennsylvania's commencement Monday.
Class Day speakers and the Class of 2005 commencement participants were announced Wednesday over wine and a live band at the Canoe Club during '05 Night, an event hosted by the Senior Executive Committee.
Last night, the "Good Samaritan" working group released its recommendations to revise the current "Good Samaritan" policy, with the stated aim of better protecting and supporting students.
At its final meeting yesterday in Carson Hall, the Student Assembly passed four pieces of legislation unopposed, including a resolution proposing progressive changes in Dartmouth's "Good Samaritan" policy. Though only 28 members were in attendance, this number was enough to make quorum because Assembly members who miss three meetings in one term lose their voting privileges until they have attended another three meetings.
Giving her Tuesday afternoon audience a rare glimpse into the dangerous life of a war correspondent, Time Magazine journalist Vivienne Walt reflected on her insider experiences in Iraq and the way foreign press coverage has changed since Sept.
With homework piling up and final exams looming, Dartmouth students have one more problem on their minds: getting into Fall term classes.
The election of petition candidates Peter Robinson '79 and Todd Zywicki '88, raised questions throughout the College community about what led to the petition candidates' victories and what their election means for the future of Dartmouth.
Seven local alcohol-serving establishments, including the College-owned Lone Pine Tavern, failed a liquor license compliance check run by Hanover Police and the New Hampshire Bureau of Liquor Enforcement on the evening of Friday, May 6, police officials said. Police commissioned an unidentified underage individual possessing valid identification with an under-21 birth date to try to purchase an alcoholic beverage from the establishment.
Bud Welch, the father of an Oklahoma City bombing victim, advocated the abolishment of the death penalty to roughly 30 Dartmouth community members in the Rockefeller Center Monday evening.
May 10, Lebanon Street, 1:27 a.m. Hanover Police received a report from a male Dartmouth '05 that a rock had been thrown through a second story window of his off-campus apartment.
As part of an ongoing effort to revamp alcohol-related policies at Dartmouth, the recently formed "Good Samaritan" committee plans to issue preliminary recommendations for revision at the Student Assembly meeting Tuesday night.