Thursday, November 02, 2006

Proposed constitution rejected by alumni body

By Hillary Wool, The Dartmouth Staff

WEB UPDATE, November 2, 3:07 p.m. The proposed Alumni Association constitution failed to pass as voting results highlighted a nearly perfect divide between alumni who support the change and those who do not. Fifty-one percent of voters rejected the proposal, while 49 percent supported it. More »

Hitchcock renovation to continue until 2008

Hitchcock residence hall has been undergoing renovations since the middle of October, which has kept one of Dartmouth’s most conveniently located residence halls out of commission. Dartmouth currently plans to reopen Hitchcock in winter 2008. More »

Rodents irk residents in McLaughlin dormitories

By Christine Huggins, The Dartmouth Staff

Rebecca Davidson Wolf ‘10 and Alese Torres ‘10 were excited about their room in the newly-built McLaughlin Cluster, but that was before they discovered some unwanted roommates — mice. More »

FACE AIDS Week kicks off with showcase in Collis

The newly-founded FACE AIDS project will be holding a interactive showcase event Thursday in Collis Commonground. The exhibit, complete with myriad student performances, will serve as the official kick-off for FACE AIDS Week, thus marking the first major effort for the organization this fall. More »

Hanover banks on parking fines

By Jennifer Bandy, The Dartmouth Staff

Parking violations in Hanover have raised $387,395 this fiscal year, with the Hanover Police Department handing out 28,414 parking tickets between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006. These violations included expired meters and prohibited parking in handicapped spaces, on sidewalks and in no-parking zones. More »

Police Blotter

Oct. 25, Lebanon Street, 2:01 p.m. Hanover Police was called to the Go Go Mart convenience store Wednesday after a clerk noticed that individual cans from a 30-pack of Budweiser had gradually disappeared throughout the day. When police arrived, they discovered the missing, empty beer cans in the fleece coat and car of a 53-year-old male who had apparently consumed the stolen beer. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • George Washington University reached a settlement on Wednesday with a former student who sued the school for barring him from campus on the basis of his unstable mental condition. More »
  • Making college more affordable ranked high on the list of platforms that would cause voters aged 18 to 30 to vote Democratic, according to a poll conducted by Celinda Lake, a political strategist for the Democratic Party. More »
  • Early CT scan detection of lung cancer, followed by immediate treatment, increases the chances that patients survive the disease, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine this Wednesday. More »