Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Dick’s House to offer free HPV vaccinations

By Carolyn Kylstra, The Dartmouth Staff

The Women’s Health Program at Dick’s House projects that by next September, Dartmouth will provide free vaccinations against the human papillomavirus to female students under 19 as a part of a New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services immunization project. Most current students, however, will still have to pay for the shots. More »

First SA meeting draws crowd

By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

About 75 students attended Student Assembly’s first meeting of Winter term on Tuesday night, during which the Assembly passed a resolution in support of a “Leadership Social.” More »

Newly rebuilt chess team competes in nat’l tourney

Dartmouth’s chess team placed 21st out of 24 in college chess’s World Series over winter interim — a feat that seems impressive only after considering the team competed against national chess powerhouses, had never competed officially before, won the highest award in its division, and was manned by only three sophomores. More »

Consulting Club hosts alumni panel

By Ashley Zuzek, The Dartmouth Staff

Students demonstrated their interest in consulting at a discussion hosted by the Consulting Club on Tuesday night, in which two Dartmouth alumni, both associates at the Boston Consulting Group, spoke to a large crowd about their job. Over fifty curious students learned about consulting from Mukund Bhaskar ‘06 and Kelly Cameron ‘04 Th’05, who described their diverse experiences at BCG. More »

Tuck students consult for local ski hill

By Zach Swiss, The Dartmouth Staff

A consulting project that a team of students from the Tuck School of Business started last year changed business operations at Whaleback Mountain, a local ski venue, this winter. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Computer science professor Hany Farid has developed a method for analyzing video data to detect potential tampering. More »
  • Carnegie Melon University decided that it may consider improving the financial aid packages of newly admitted students if another institution has offered more aid. More »
  • Thayer School of Engineering professors Vincent Berk and George Cybenko published a paper in January’s IEEE Computer Magazine arguing that Process Query Systems effectively filter through large amounts of data collected from electronic networks, such as computer monitor networks and video surveillance cameras. More »