Friday, April 21, 2006

SAE hosts Greek system debate

By Katy O'Donnell, The Dartmouth Staff

The three candidates for Student Assembly president, all of whom are members of Greek houses, discussed issues ranging from Greek diversity to the Assembly's role in Greek proceedings on Thursday night at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity's third annual debate on Greek issues. More »

COS Task Force empowers students

By Christine Paquin, The Dartmouth Staff

With a student body divided over the Committee on Standards' decisions and processes, the Student Assembly is launching an initiative that aims to de-mystify the system and empower students to take a more active role in the COS. More »

Strike at U. Miami raises local concerns

By Taylor Hedrick

A hunger strike by students and custodial employees at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida is drawing national attention to the salaries janitors receive. The strike has lasted for over two weeks, with six janitors and five students continuing to fast. More »

Engineering students have patent pending

By Mary Katherine Flanigan, The Dartmouth Staff

Because of the Gyrobike, a new bicycle invented by Dartmouth students, young children may soon be able to hop on their bikes and pedal down the road without any previous experience. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Taylor Hedrick
  • Today marks the conclusion of "Carry Your Trash Week," a program that encouraged students to carry trash bags containing all of the items that they normally would have thrown away. More »
  • New Energy Capital, a Hanover-based business, is considering acquiring a pulp mill in Berlin, N.H. More »
  • A team of students from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth received second place at the 7th annual Global Social Venture Competition at Columbia Business School in New York earlier this month. More »