Friday, February 02, 2007

Romney talks healthcare at DHMC

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, gave the inaugural “Health Policy Grand Rounds” lecture at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center yesterday. The series, a joint venture between the Rockefeller Center and DHMC, aims to bring presidential candidates to DHMC to discuss health care issues and health policy. More »

Redman: ‘gender-neutral’ housing likely Fall term

After receiving a working proposal for gender-neutral housing on Tuesday, Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman confirmed during a discussion hosted by Palaeopitus Thursday that such housing will likely be available Fall term. More »

Despite objections, Greek GPAs released

By Amanda Cohen, The Dartmouth Staff

An Office of Residential Life document ranking the average grade point averages of the Greek organizations showed that, overall, sororities boasted a slightly higher academic record than coed organizations, and both had a higher average GPA than fraternities over Fall term. Greek affiliated students, with an average GPA of 3.33, did better than unaffiliated students, who averaged 3.26. More »

Ex-WHO director rings in Dickey anniversary

By Hillary Wool, The Dartmouth Staff

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former director general of the World Health Organization, pressed for international collaboration on issues of health and sustainable development in her keynote address Thursday, a part of the celebrations for the John Sloan Dickey Center’s 25th anniversary. More »

IHF links foreigners, local Ecuadorians

The Dartmouth chapter of the International Humanitarian Foundation recently began a new project in Ecuador, forming a partnership with the Ali Shungu Foundation based in the small Ecuadorian village Otavalo. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • World-renowned tenor Ian Bostridge will not perform with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at the Hopkins Center on Friday as was originally expected, due to an illness that prevents him from traveling to the United States from London. More »
  • A recent study by the American Journal of Public Health suggests that pedestrian-friendly communities lead to more active senior citizens. More »
  • The senior class deans released Tuesday the names of the 12 elected members of the Senior Executive Committee, who organizes events surrounding Commencement. More »