Friday, February 25, 2005

Petition candidates run for trustee spots

By Dax Tejera, The Dartmouth Staff

The March ballot for the two alumni trustee seats opening in June will have two petition candidates in addition to the four announced by the Alumni Council earlier this month. The Office of Alumni Relations has confirmed that Todd Zywicki '88 and Peter Robinson '79 both obtained the required 500 petition signatures by the Feb. 23 filing deadline. More »

Proposed Bush budget would cut loan program

By Alex Belser, The Dartmouth Staff

The Bush administration's proposed federal budget would slash the Federal Perkins Loan program, used by 1,325 undergraduates, potentially forcing the College to adjust its financial aid program. More »

'Rwanda' hero describes genocide carnage

By Stuart A. Reid, The Dartmouth Staff

While protecting 1,268 Rwandans from the 1994 genocide that killed over 800,000, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina promised himself he would tell the world what had happened in Rwanda. He made good on that promise Thursday night, delivering a speech to an overflowing crowd in Alumni Hall. More »

Dance troupe's archives return to campus roots

By Kelsey Blodget, The Dartmouth Staff

Pilobolus -- a groundbreaking modern dance troupe founded in 1971 by two Dartmouth students -- donated the valuable newspaper clippings, playbills, photos, videos, publicity material and posters that archive their history to the Rauner Special Collections Library, the College announced Thursday. More »

Adventurous prof known for compassion

By Kate Lyon, The Dartmouth Staff

Friends and loved ones will commemorate the life of Dartmouth Medical School professor Dr. Dudley J. Weider '60 on Saturday. An active alpine, telemark and nordic skier, Weider, 67, died suddenly Feb. 18 while skiing in the Dartmouth Grant in northern New Hampshire. More »