Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Woon resigns as head of pluralism office

By Gus Lûbin, The Dartmouth Staff

Tommy Lee Woon, the first associate dean of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, announced Monday that he will leave his current position to become Dean of Multicultural Affairs at Macalester College in Minnesota, citing family considerations. More »

Engineering course enrolls over 300

By AJ Fox

The first time engineering professor Ronald Lasky taught the Engineering 3 course "Materials: The Substance of Civilization," he struggled to find more than 20 students willing to enroll. This term, Lasky is struggling to find a classroom that can hold the over 300 students signed up for the class. More »

Journalist Merrow '63 receives Harvard award

By Matt Beale, The Dartmouth Staff

Journalist John Merrow '63 received the Harvard Graduate School of Education's annual Alumni Council Award and delivered the keynote address at the school's commencement ceremonies on June 7. Merrow, who currently produces The Merrow Report for the Public Broadcasting Station's MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, was a sports writer for The Dartmouth and reported part-time for Sports Illustrated and The New York Times as an undergraduate. More »

Brother and sister tackle Darfur crisis

By Stuart A. Reid, The Dartmouth Staff

Back from Sudan, brother and sister Brian Steidle and Gretchen Steidle Wallace Tu'01 reported on the crisis in the Darfur region and promoted volunteerism Friday as part of the Tucker Foundation's Sophomore Summer Opening Address. Both Steidle, a former captain with the U.S. Marine Corps, and Wallace, founder of the non-governmental organization Global Grassroots, urged attendees to react to the wrongs they see in the world, using the Sudanese genocide as an example. More »

Police Blotter

By Compiled by Dan Duray, courtesy of Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone

June 9, South Main Street, 1:24 a.m. Police observed a white 1989 Pontiac with several construction signs hanging out of the trunk. Due to a recent rash of construction sign thefts on campus, officers stopped the vehicle and soon ascertained that the driver was intoxicated. Because the 33-year-old driver was driving without a license, police struggled to identify the man, who initially claimed to be his own brother. Police later discovered that the man had no license because it was revoked after an earlier citation for driving while intoxicated. The man was arrested for a second DWI, driving after revocation or suspension and giving a false report to law enforcement. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Benjamin Taylor, The Dartmouth Senior Staff
  • As if watching one's team make a quick exit from the World Cup isn't depressing enough, it may be investors, rather than fans, who bear the brunt of the damage, according to a study by Professors Diego Garcia of the Tuck School of Business, Alex Edmans of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oyvind Norli of the Norwegian School of Management. More »
  • Former Dartmouth professor Jack Hirschman is one of the last surviving members of his species: Beat poet, pacifist and "avowed Marxist," Hirschman left Dartmouth in the 1960s for a post at the University of California at Los Angeles. More »
  • Managing the Detroit Tigers in the days of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Bob Feller -- all of whom played for American League rivals -- Red Rolfe '31 kept an extensive journal complete with player analysis, scouting reports and game highlights. More »