Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Assembly delays reform move, funds pow-wow

By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

Following an unsuccessful attempt by Adam Shpeen ‘07 to bring reform legislation forward for discussion, a resolution to participate in and fund the 2007 Native American Pow-Wow was passed at Tuesday night’s Student Assembly meeting. More »

Visiting fellow holds poetry reading

By Naomi Sosner, The Dartmouth Staff

National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Lucille Clifton recited 16 of her poems to a packed audience Tuesday in Filene Auditorium as part of her Montgomery Fellowship. More »

Nelson says no to speech code at DCLU discussion

The Dartmouth Civil Liberties Union and College Democrats co-sponsored a discussion on free speech yesterday evening, an event that featured speeches from Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson ‘75 and Andrew Seal ‘07, editor of the Dartmouth Free Press. More »

Government efficacy varies Ivy to Ivy

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

As the debate over Student Assembly’s role rages at Dartmouth, a comparative look at the student governments in the Ancient Eight reveals a variation in student opinion, budget sizes, electoral practices and ideological ambition. More »

Past SA presidents differ in election strategy, leadership style

By Katy O'Donnell, The Dartmouth Staff

Over the past five years, Student Assembly presidents have both viewed their job descriptions and treated their terms in office in drastically different ways: Janos Marton ‘04 ran as a reform-minded candidate like current president Tim Andreadis ‘07 did, while seasoned Assembly members Julia Hildreth ‘05 and Noah Riner ‘06, who secured their presidencies by narrow margins, attempted to make few big changes during their tenures and were generally viewed with indifference. More »

Mental illness survivors share stories

Five Dartmouth students gathered at Tindle Lounge Tuesday to recount their stories about combating mental illness during an event sponsored by Active Minds, a campus organization dedicated to raising awareness of mental illness. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • The state of New Hampshire has seen a record number of gastrointestinal virus outbreaks this year, according to Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Greg Moore. More »
  • Don McCabe, professor of management and global business at Rutgers University, presented his lecture, “Who’s cheating in College? Current trends & future implications,” yesterday in 41 Haldeman Hall. More »
  • Dartmouth’s Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection recently named Charles C. Palmer, chief technology officer of security and privacy at IBM’s Thomas J. More »