Friday, October 20, 2006

Arson rate higher at Dartmouth

By Zach Swiss, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth reported more incidents of arson on its campus than any other Ivy League school in the past two years, according to crime statistics mandated for all colleges by the Clery Act. Safety and Security reported three incidents of arson in 2005 and four cases in 2003. More »

WISP kicks off year with orientation programming

By Naomi Sosner

Women have been traditionally underrepresented in the percentage of science, math and engineering degrees awarded at colleges across the country. While this gender gap is shrinking, it is still a problem at Dartmouth. The Women in Science Project, which attempts to change this statistic and sponsors programs like the Peer Mentoring Program, held its kickoff orientation event Thursday. More »

Wilson speaks on enviro. legal fight

By JR Santo

Diane Wilson lived a quiet life in her town of 15,000 people on Texas’ Gulf Coast. But even though she had her boat, her bay and her fishing, she said she knew something sinister lurked in the bay’s waters. More »

Foxall ‘03 works to aid war-torn Afghanistan

By HANNAH SIMON

With the exception of a couple of bars in Montreal, Devin Foxall ‘03 had never traveled outside the country before graduating from Dartmouth. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Molly Holden and Amita Kulkarni
  • The Hindu student association Shanti plans to light 1,500 lamps on the Dartmouth Green to celebrate Diwali. More »
  • U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary, David Sampson visited three New Hampshire towns on Tuesday. He was in the Granite State to follow up with projects that his department is responsible for and to encourage New Hampshire businesses to use their resources responsibly. More »
  • “Real innovation takes place at the intersection of research and business ideas,” Sampson said to a reporter from the Union Leader. More »
  • He also said he had high regard for the three Dartmouth graduate schools, which he regards as being on the cutting edge of developing ideas that can help small businesses. More »
  • Charles G. “Kip” Moore ‘65 was recently appointed to the Speranza board of directors. Speranza Systems, Inc. More »