Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Turnout soars as voting concludes

By Katy O'Donnell, The Dartmouth Staff

Voting on the Alumni Governance Task Force’s controversial new proposed alumni constitution — which began Sept. 15 — ends today, with voter turnout already promising to break past records of alumni participation. More »

Second plagiarism case found at Harvard’s daily

By William Schpero

The Harvard Crimson reported its second case of plagiarism in two weeks, according to its online edition Monday. While both the column and cartoons in question were initially intended to be removed from The Crimson’s website, as stipulated in a printed editorial note, Crimson President William Marra ‘07 later acknowledged that the pieces will be kept online with an editorial statement attached. More »

Pumpkin shortage hits Upper Valley

By Alina Gonzalez

Paul Huelskamp ‘06, who hails from Fresno, Calif. — “the undisputed agricultural capital of the world,” as he calls it — never thought he would face the type of predicament he encountered while pumpkin shopping for Halloween this past weekend.Due to an extremely rainy planting season, many local farms were unable to produce more than a few decent sized pumpkins this year. More »

Minow discusses religious discrim.

By Nick Swanson

Martha Minow delved into the rights of different religious groups during a speech Monday that described the ways in which religious groups have faced discrimination and have discriminated against others. The Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Minow said that despite the divisions in society regarding religious organizations’ autonomy, the controversy is not irreconcilable. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by William Schpero
  • Modine Manufacturing Company, a producer of thermal management systems for industrial and vehicular applications, recently announced the appointment of Charles Cooley Tu’83 to its Board of Directors. More »
  • “[Cooley’s] depth and breadth of financial experience leading organizations in today’s highly competitive international environment will provide valuable insight and perspective that will be a great help to the Modine Board as we work with Modine’s management team to drive improved financial performance,” said Michael Yonker, Chair of Modine’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. More »
  • Computer science professor Hany Farid recently discussed image manipulation in the media and popular culture in an appearance on CBS’ The Early Show. More »
  • “A lot of people who do Match.com send me photographs,” Farid told CBS. “They’re about to meet somebody and I can tell you the vast majority of images on dating sites have been at least manipulated in some way. More »
  • American university students are not well versed in U.S. history and government, according to a survey conducted by the University of Connecticut on behalf of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. More »