Panelists debate religion, politics
Large percentage of voters will consider faith on Nov. 2
Large percentage of voters will consider faith on Nov. 2
Rescuers were worried that he would not make it in the chilly currents of the Connecticut River. But adrift and treading water after falling from his boat, all Christopher Andreasson could think of was his dog, Gabby. The 53-year-old Andreasson of Wilder, Vt., was rescued just south of the Ledyard Bridge around 6 p.m.
College President James Wright presided over the 2004 annual meeting of the general faculty yesterday, where he addressed a wide variety of issues, including expansion of the Dartmouth faculty, an upcoming report examining concerns about responsible endowment investment and a building spree that will expand the campus. Wright began his 40-minute speech saying that he believes the College is stronger today than any time in his 35-year career at Dartmouth.
Oct. 19, 11:28 p.m., South Main Street A 29-year-old male was taken into protective custody after creating a disturbance in the Hanover Inn lobby by yelling "What a [expletive] lovely pumpkin display!" The intoxicated male, who had previously trespassed in the Hanover Inn, was later released from the police station. Oct.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which requires fasting during the day, began Oct. 15 -- right in the middle of Dartmouth midterms. But many of Dartmouth's Muslim students said balancing religious observance and work hasn't proved too difficult so far, even if they sometimes feel a little weak during the day. Shamis Mohamud '08 said fasting actually helps her to work. "It is easy to balance religion along with schoolwork because my religion helps me focus my mind and work towards an academic goal," Mohamud said. Some less observant Muslim students said they fast in order to feel part of a community, but don't do it if their schoolwork will be compromised. Canmert Koral '07 said he doesn't feel too badly if he doesn't make it through the whole month of fasting. It's more of a social thing than a religious necessity," he said.
The upcoming presidential election will be close, important and historic, professors from Dartmouth and other colleges predicted at a panel held Monday afternoon in the Rockefeller Center. The panel's participants, Brown University political science professor James Morone, St.
Prestigious government grants allow travel, study abroad
From the results of the 2000 election, Green Party vice presidential candidate Pat Lamarche knows that third-party candidates can have an important impact on an election's outcome. She also knows that, more than anything, she wants President Bush out of office-- even if that means putting the objectives of the Green Party on hold temporarily. Speaking to a small group of students last night, Lamarche focused on efforts to remove Bush from the White House rather than promoting herself.
A three-year College plan to revamp more of Hanover's downtown is set to begin this week with the demolition of four vacant buildings.
With an audience wielding anti-Bush administration signs demanding "regime change," MTV's Rock the Vote took to the lawn of Dartmouth Hall Friday afternoon, urging young people to register and vote.
A Dartmouth psychology professor's research is playing an important role in a case on juvenile capital punishment currently before the Supreme Court. Professor Abigail Baird's research, which shows that cognitive development continues well past the age of legal adulthood, has been cited in amicus briefs submitted to the Court by the American Medical Association in the case of Roper v.
Sorority fall recruitment officially concluded Tuesday night with Bid Night, when sorority members welcomed their new pledge classes.
Every Friday night, anywhere between 10 and 20 students, mostly Jews, assemble in Rabbi Moshe Leib Gray's condominium for prayer, a home-cooked meal and lots of conversation about politics, religion and life. Gray, a 25 year-old husband and father of one, runs the Dartmouth Chabad chapter, a Hasidic Jewish group that he helped organize on campus a little over a year ago.
Healthcare and Social Security need attention, and they need it quickly. That was the message relayed by a Bush economic policymaker who visited Dartmouth Thursday. Mark J.
LEBANON -- Over 800 Upper Valley residents erupted Thursday morning as first lady Laura Bush took the stage at a packed Lebanon Opera House.
In the next few weeks, students can expect to see a new face in classes, fraternity basements and sporting events.
Dartmouth's student government is in the midst of plans to overhaul 48 aging BlitzMail terminals around campus -- but they want the College's help. Student Assembly passed a proposal Tuesday that would allocate up to $10,000 for the purchase of new computers, with the stipulation that the College match those funds. "It's important for the College to contribute to something that's really become a part of daily life at Dartmouth," Student Body President Julia Hildreth '05 said. With $20,000, Hildreth said the current plan would be to try to purchase 50 eMacs from Apple Computer.
Taking two midterms in one day is not most students' cup of tea. Having to retake one of them because it got lost is pretty close to a nightmare. But an estimated 12 students in Math 8, an introductory calculus course, will have to do just that after their exams were lost Oct.
Bloodhound-beagle mix bites pizza delivery man; others report being chased
Sometimes tutors, study groups and multicolored flashcards just aren't enough to produce satisfying grades. To improve her study skills, Emma Sloan '05 uses the energies of the universe.