Wednesday, May 10, 2006

‘Women at Dartmouth’ hosts seniors

By Mary Katherine Flanigan, The Dartmouth Staff

Hundreds of students poured into Collis Commonground last night preparing to hear seven senior women share personal stories about their Dartmouth experiences. More »

Panel addresses Greek system and minorities

By Jennifer Bandy

A panel of minority students and an audience of about 40 discussed issues surrounding racial and ethnic minorities in the Greek system at Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity on Tuesday. More »

Senior rescues ‘chipwiches’ at Homeplate

By Christine Huggins, The Dartmouth Staff

During Winter term, Mike Rosenzweig ‘06 realized that something important was missing from his Dartmouth experience. The chipwiches had disappeared from Homeplate. Rosenzweig, a big fan of the dessert, which consists of two chocolate chip cookies with frozen yogurt in the middle, started asking the cashier when the chipwiches were going to come back. More »

Daniell highlights Native American history at College

By Harshil Shah

While many students are unaware that part of their jogging route is named for a member of the Mohegan tribe who lived during the 18th century, the lecture that College historian and former history professor Jere Daniell ‘55 gave Tuesday in Dartmouth Hall aimed to elucidate that and other contributions that Native Americans have made to Dartmouth. More »

Ochieng brothers launch health clinic in Kenya

By Taylor Hedrick

When Milton Ochieng ‘04 and Fred Ochieng ‘05 left their small village of Lwala, Kenya for a private high school near Nairobi, they were struck by the comparative lack of health care in their hometown. After graduating and receiving the Lombard Post-Grad Fellowship from the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Fred returned home to Lwala in the summer of 2005 with five Dartmouth students and alumni where he was soon reminded of the region’s health care problems. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Jennifer Bandy, The Dartmouth Staff
  • While the Tim Andreadis ‘07, the newly elected student body president, did not make his sexual orientation a topic of his campaign, it is now earning him attention from outside Dartmouth. More »
  • A recent article in the Boston Globe described Andreadis’ victory as a defining moment in the move towards tolerance and acceptance at the College. More »
  • The article argues that while Andreadis, a former president of the Gay-Straight Alliance, took an important step with his election, it is what he does with the position that will be most important. More »
  • Stephen Diao ‘83 has been selected to head JP Morgan’s new debt origination group, which is designed to help the company compete more aggressively in the Asian debt league tables. More »
  • As head of cross border issuance for Asia-Pacific region at Barclay’s Capital, Diao has become particularly well known in dealings with Korea, the Korea Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of Korea and Korea Electric Power Corporation. More »
  • Diao’s responsibilities will be expanded in this new position to include overseeing all levels of debt-issuance. More »
  • “The firm has built a quality footprint throughout the region with top-tier country and corporate industry investment bankers and they are tremendously adept at leveraging off of their sovereign, FIG and corporate relations,” Diao said. More »
  • Dancing Wheels, a group that features dancers in wheel-chairs performing alongside fully mobile dancers, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend. More »
  • Pilobolus is known for its use of acrobatic elements of dance in which people often balance precariously upon one another. More »
  • “When I looked at celebrating this milestone for us, I also looked at trying to foster more understanding among the general public,” Verdi-Fletcher said. More »