Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Paulson ‘68 to lead Treasury

By Alex Belser, The Dartmouth Staff

President George W. Bush nominated Henry “Hank” Paulson ‘68 on Tuesday to be the new Treasury secretary. If confirmed, Paulson would leave his 32-year home at Goldman Sachs, the top investment firm where he was promoted to chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1999. More »

IFC places moratorium on fraternities

By Amanda Cohen, The Dartmouth Staff

Despite the College’s decision to allow additional fraternities in June 2005, the Inter-Fraternity Council has placed a moratorium on accepting applications for sponsorship until January 25, 2007. More »

Assembly confirms new committee heads

By Katy O'Donnell, The Dartmouth Staff

Student Body President-elect Tim Andreadis ‘07 held his second Student Assembly meeting Tuesday night, during which 21 Assembly members confirmed committee chairs for the upcoming academic year. More »

Nationals, College policies inhibit sororities

By Kelsey Blodget, The Dartmouth Staff

The introduction of Alpha Phi as the College’s seventh sorority will provide a new female social space in what many view as a male-dominated social scene. But with 13 fraternities and only three sororities permitted to throw alcoholic parties in their physical plants, many feel the social scene still has a long way to go before this gender imbalance is corrected. More »

Police Blotter: Best of 2005-06

Aug. 22, 2005, Boathouse Road, 4:12 p.m. Dartmouth Safety and Security reported to Hanover Police that a man had repeatedly feigned drowning to entice lifeguards, usually female Dartmouth students, to swim out to him and discover that he was not wearing any clothing. After detaining 28-year-old Luis Hurtado of Miami, Fla., Hanover Police learned that Hurtado had overstayed his welcome in the United States and turned him in to Border Patrol. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • About half the Dartmouth student population is “prepregnant,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »
  • The Dartmouth Medical School has begun sending students to the Hood Museum of Art in the hope that studying paintings and sculptures will improve the student’s observational faculties when diagnosing patients. More »