Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Folt addresses class size concerns at SA

By Katy O'Donnell, The Dartmouth Staff

Dean of Faculty Carol Folt and Dean of the Social Sciences Michael Mastanduno addressed growing concerns about class size and oversubscription at the Student Assembly meeting Tuesday night. Representatives from the Club Sports Commission also presented their report at the meeting. More »

Dartmouth prepares for flu outbreak

By Christine Paquin, The Dartmouth Staff

As scientists worldwide foresee the dangers of a mutated form of the H5N1 strain of the avian flu, Dartmouth strives to raise awareness about the issue, protect students and prepare for a potential disaster. More »

DMS study: many meds improperly prescribed

By Mary Katherine Flanigan, The Dartmouth Staff

One-fifth of all medications prescribed by in-office physicians are prescribed for uses not explicitly approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a recent study conducted by Ph.D. candidate David Radley at Dartmouth Medical School’s Center for Evaluative Science. He also found that in three-fourths of those situations there was little or no scientific evidence to support the medication’s usage. More »

Prominent conservative critiques Bush

By Christine Huggins, The Dartmouth Staff

Students, professors and community members gathered at the Rockefeller Center Tuesday afternoon to hear conservative economist and syndicated columnist Bruce Bartlett speak. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Katy, The Dartmouth Staff
  • Meredith Cashman ‘06 was recently selected as a top 10 contestant in Matty Idol, a Boston-area American Idol spinoff. More »
  • Stanley Kunitz, a poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner and former Dartmouth professor, died Sunday. Kunitz, who was 100 years old, passed away in the early hours of the morning while asleep in his Manhattan home. More »