Last January, a mile-long throng of people fought to enroll in the University of Johannesburg. Stanford University computer science professor Daphne Koller recounted the story in a lecture yesterday, noting that one person seeking to sign up was trampled and killed. Koller, co-founder of the popular ...
Dennis Ng / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Computer science professor Andrew Campbell is leading a team of psychologists and computer scientists to learn more about the "Dartmouth Biorhythm," or the way that stress levels, sleep, social interactions and student workload change over the course of a term.
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, a case that concerns a 2006 Michigan voter initiative banning racial preferences in public education, government contracting and public employment, The New York Times reported.
Allison Wang / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Get ready, Hanover, because it's going to be a Grimm carnival. In a break from last year's Candyland theme, this year's Winter Carnival will take on a darker, more mysterious tone with a theme inspired by the Brothers Grimm, according to Winter Carnival committee co-chair Mandy Bowers '14.
Cecelia Shao / The Dartmouth Staff While previously students have had trouble securing funding to pursue sustainable projects on campus, the launch of the Green Community Fund will offer a potential avenue for their pursuits.
Last week, New Hampshire Hospital celebrated its 170th year of caring for the mentally ill with memorabilia displays highlighting the institution's history and a speech by New Hampshire Gov.
The ability to communicate complex ideas in an easily understandable way is just as important as understanding the ideas themselves, "The Way Things Work" author David Macaulay said in a lecture on Friday afternoon in Spanos Auditorium. During the lecture, Macaulay presented sketches from his work and discussed the process of writing and illustrating his books in a way that connects with readers that do not come from scientific backgrounds. When he first began working on "The Way Things Work," his sketches looked like a "Sears catalog," Macaulay said.
Alumni, family and friends crowded into Oopik Auditorium on Saturday afternoon in the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center for a panel discussion titled "Hometown Heroes: Perspectives on the American Military Experience." The lecture included presentations by former College President James Wright and trustee Nathaniel Fick '99 and was moderated by Rockefeller Center Director Andrew Samwick. As the scale of America's military conflicts continues to grow, it becomes increasingly important to reflect on the people who fight in these wars and their role in American society, according to Wright. "We need to make certain that those who fight wars recognize that these are real human lives," he said.
Greek affiliation makes little difference in students' experiences over Homecoming weekend, as the celebration is largely dedicated to welcoming the new crop of first-year students to campus, according to students.
Aside from implementing random walkthroughs of Greek houses by Safety and Security officers, an updated definition of hazing and harsher penalties for rule-breaking, the College's new alcohol and hazing policy has also prompted sweeping changes in Greek organizations' new member education programs.