Samantha Oh / The Dartmouth Staff The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Office has charged 27 members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity with hazing violations during the fall 2011 pledge term, charges that could lead to the students' suspension or permanent separation from the College if they are found responsible, according to SAE president Brendan Mahoney '12.
The career of Dimetria Jackson '87 has been marked by a commitment to justice, from her time as a Dartmouth undergraduate to her recent appointment as president of the Orange County Bar Association.
While 97 percent of students surveyed by The Dartmouth acknowledged that they are aware that hazing occurs on campus, only about 55 percent said that the administration should take increased action to discourage hazing.
The Dartmouth United Way Steering Committee has set a new record following its most recent fundraising campaign for Upper Valley-based Granite United Way, according to Diana Lawrence, co-chair of the steering committee.
PATTON LOWENSTEIN / The Dartmouth Staff Influenced by the contrast between dissecting cadavers at an elite medical school and keeping armed vigil over a fire-bombed church in Mississippi during his summer as a civil rights worker, Fitzhugh Mullan a professor of medicine and health policy at George Washington University began to explore the link between medicine and social justice.
The Town of Hanover is in the preliminary stages of planning the construction of a "transportation hub" outside of the Hanover Inn, Hanover Town Manager Julia Griffin said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
A group of female upperclassmen and young alumnae are working to create an alumnae network through Blunt Alumni Center, although they will also pursue external channels in order to make the group a reality in time for the 40th anniversary of co-education at the College, according to Deanna Portero '12, one of the students spearheading the effort.
Windy City residents will benefit from the newly-created Rauner Scholarship, which supports graduates of Chicago public high schools who qualify for financial aid at Dartmouth, according to Christen O'Connor, scholarship coordinator for the Financial Aid Office.
Independence in Latin America is an ongoing process rather than a single event, according to scholars at the three-day Independence Effect Symposium hosted at the College this past weekend and sponsored by the Spanish and Portuguese department.
Both global markets and the U.S. domestic economy will remain "volatile" over the next several years as countries struggle to reduce deficits and avoid defaulting on loans, Lou Taylor Tu'85, senior vice president at the New-York-based hedge fund Paulson & Co., warned listeners at a Saturday meeting organized by the Dartmouth Athletes in Business and Leadership organization in the Rockefeller Center.