Thursday, October 19, 2006

New centers approach completion

The Kemeny Hall and Haldeman Center buildings, begun in November 2004, will be fully occupied by their Nov. 4 deadline, according to the Office of Planning, Design & Construction. This project signifies the completion of the next phase in the master plan for the area north of Baker-Berry Library. More »

Scholarship Office blitz presents class rankings

A BlitzMail message sent on Monday from the Scholarship Office sent to the top 25 percent of the Class of 2008 garnered more attention than usual, but not because of its subject. Scholarship Advisor Bridget Thomas sent out the blitz without suppressing the recipient list, enabling recipients to see who fell into this elite category of students. More »

Diversity of activities marks 2006 interviewers

By Marina Agapakis, The Dartmouth Staff

As high school seniors gear up to submit their college applications, many of them have already made the journey to Hanover to be interviewed by the 11 student interviewers chosen from the Class of 2007. More »

Huerta lecture discusses migrant workers’ rights

Cries of “sí se puede” and “viva” rang out in Dartmouth Hall as Dolores Huerta, social activist and co-founder of United Farm Workers of America, spoke about her efforts to promote the rights of agricultural laborers in her lecture Wednesday night. More »

Keller elected Consumer Research Assoc. president

For Tuck School of Business professor Punam Anand Keller, recently becoming president-elect of the Association of Consumer Research felt more like an opportunity than an honor. Keller said that, with this new role, she aims not only to enhance the services the Association offers its members, but also to increase the quantity and variety of research available to them. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Dartmouth researchers have found the areas in the brain that signal bilingualism, which could potentially be a breakthrough in determining the human brain’s language centers. More »
  • The Class of 2010 Class Council elections brought in an unusually high number of freshmen voters this fall. More »
  • In the hope of encouraging student voting, a Campus Voter Registration Drive sponsored by the College Democrats, College Republicans and Student Assembly took place in Tindle Lounge on Wednesday evening. More »