The College administrative system must become more transparent, according to a College report released Feb. 2. The report, produced in response to the recommendations of a 2006 external evaluation by McKinsey and Company, identifies inter-departmental disconnection, error-prone hiring practices and a staff perception of being “undervalued,” among other factors, as limiting administrative effectiveness and the retention of promising College employees.
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The 12 recently elected members of the Senior Executive Committee gathered together Friday at Blunt Alumni Center to appoint eight members for the committee. The elected chose from those candidates who lost in last week’s elections, and members reached a consensus after three hours of discussion.
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Community Director Kristin Deal has banned water pong in residence halls, arguing that the beer-pong substitute violates Office of Residential Life policies and poses a health danger.
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The Order of Omega held its annual Emerging Leaders Institute, a program organizers hope will serve as a forum for building relationships and frankly discussing the fraternity and sorority experience at Dartmouth, on Saturday in 105 Dartmouth Hall.
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Founded as a sports conference, the Ivy League has long been host to competitions in athletics, academics and prestige. Now Ivy League schools may begin a race to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in response to the “All-Ivy Resolution in Support of Climate Neutrality” released at each school last Friday.
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At 2:30 in the morning on July 17, 1918, the last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, his children and several of his servants were taken down to the cellar of the house where they had been confined for months. Told that they were being photographed, the family arranged themselves into two lines. Suddenly, 11 men armed with revolvers burst into the room, executing the entire family, thereby ending the Romanoff Dynasty and ushering in a Communist regime in Russia.
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Most people have nightmares about being naked in public. However, most people do not work as nude models in Dartmouth’s drawing classrooms where baring it all is one of the best jobs on campus. But why are there so few students who dare to work as models? And why are they so secretive about it?
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To the Editor:
Bret Vallacher ‘10 suggested that his inability to find a job at Dartmouth was the result of “blatant classism” (“Work-Study Woes,” Jan. 30). He stated that the College makes it “more lucrative” for departments to hire students with federal work-study eligibility than those without. This statement is false. Five years ago, the College changed the way in which student employment is funded. Departments no longer receive any financial benefit from hiring a work-study student. As a result, departments and the Library now hire the most qualified student for the job. The only employers concerned about a potential employee’s eligibility for federal work-study are those where the job is funded by an outside grant. These positions make up less than 2 percent of the available on-campus student jobs.
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