Friday, October 27, 2006

Squirrel causes hour-long power outage

By Astrid Bradley, The Dartmouth Staff

A squirrel’s venture onto a power line caused several residences on the north and west sides of campus to lose power for approximately one hour on Thursday afternoon. Residences affected included all six halls of the McLaughlin Cluster and houses on Webster Avenue, which are located on the north substation of the power grid. More »

Scam artists take aim at students

Two males in a silver Audi with New Hampshire plates were allegedly driving around campus trying to sell Elite Audio speakers to Dartmouth students on Tuesday. The unidentified men reportedly claimed that the speakers were worth $3,200 but that they were just trying to get rid of them. More »

Brain Imaging Center hosts symposium

By Cathy Wu, The Dartmouth Staff

The Brain Imaging Center hosted a day-long event Thursday highlighting the use of neuroimaging equipment at Dartmouth in faculty and graduate student research. The event, which kicked off a series of presentations on the subject, included talks by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center professionals and Dartmouth professors as well as posters detailing different aspects of graduate-level research. More »

Lecture discusses rising Asian powers

“India, Pakistan and China: Asia’s Rising Powers,” a presentation Thursday about American diplomatic perspectives on the changing relationships between the United States and the three Asian countries amidst emerging economic growth, featured lectures from Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of South and Central Asian Affairs Steve Mann and Cyrus R. Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies Evans Rever. More »

Police Blotter

Oct. 20, 2:13 p.m. Hanover Police issued a Dartmouth sophomore a bench warrant after the 19-year-old failed to follow up on a summons stemming from an earlier intoxication arrest. The Dartmouth student turned himself in and has a court date October 31. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Zach Swiss and John Fine, The Dartmouth Staff
  • The Dartmouth power plant opened its doors to groups of students by offering a series of free group tours of the plants facilities on Wednesday. More »
  • Stoning Morrell ‘78, who ran the popular White Mountain amusement parks Story Land and Heritage New Hampshire, died from caner at the age of 50 on Sunday. More »
  • Dr. John F. Eliot ‘93, a performance enhancement consultant, gave a lecture at the Rockefeller Center entitled “Chasing After Your Dreams: Crafting The Life You Want” on Thursday. More »