Former and current college presidents, administrators, professors and possibly a member of the current Bush administration could make it onto the Board of Trustees' search committee's list for a successor to College President James Wright, who will step down in June 2009.
The ongoing Association of Alumni elections, which end June 5, have drawn more student involvement than most -- with students circulating letters, authoring editorials and reaching out to alumni in order to affect the vote -- but there are similarities between the student movements in this election and those in recent ones. The most widespread student movement comes from the pro-parity, pro-lawsuit side.
Dartmouth's Board of Trustees has retained the executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to advise the College's presidential search committee in its hunt for the College's next president, according to an e-mail sent to the Dartmouth community by Board Chairman Ed Haldeman '70 and Trustee Al Mulley '70 Wednesday afternoon.
Robert Swantak, a resident of Bradford, Vt., was reported missing Thursday after failing to return from a kayaking trip on the Connecticut River.
Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff Construction of a new, upscale hotel on South Street, which awaits approval by the Hanover Planning Board, will likely begin this fall or next spring, according to Sasa Cook, director of communications at Olympia Companies, the hotel management and development company that proposed the plans to build the hotel in Hanover. The hotel, expected to be completed 18 months after construction begins, will be an "upscale boutique hotel," according to The Valley News. Amenities of the proposed 72-room hotel, which will be located on the corner of South and Main Street, currently include a restaurant, a conference room and an underground parking garage, according to the plans Olympia submitted to the Hanover Planning Board.
Outside of the glitz and glamour of presidential campaigns, political engagement at the local level can often be the most rewarding experience, prominent New Hampshire Democratic party activists Joan and Tim Ashwell said in a conversation with the Dartmouth College Democrats on Sunday. Joan Ashwell, chair of the Strafford County Democratic Committee, said working for a small political campaign can often be more enriching than working for large campaigns because volunteers for state-level campaigns often have greater responsibility than those working for national campaigns, according to Tay Stevenson '10, a member of the College Democrats. The couple also lauded the virtues of local government, noting that small actions can have a large political impact.
Dartmouth economics professor Meir Kohn railed against government economic intervention in a lecture sponsored by the College Libertarians on Thursday, arguing that the historical record indicates that such policies have been damaging for the United States and other nations. "Congress wants to do something before the election," Kohn said, referring to speculation of further federal intervention in the current financial crisis.
After three years of planning and two failed attempts, the Upper Valley Haven, a Vermont-based homeless shelter, may finally begin building a new shelter for homeless adults.
ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Staff Residents of Hanover and the surrounding area can expect a Grafton Superior Court decision in the next two months regarding their appeal of two Hanover rulings that approved construction of the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center.
After suffering a loss of $1.7 million during the first four months of the fiscal year, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has reduced the amount of money available for staff raises.