Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Ousted, Zeta Psi laments closure

Although current members of Zeta Psi fraternity have remained relatively silent since their house was officially closed early this winter, as per a re-recognition plan, they are not necessarily pleased with the decision in which they had no say. More »

College Dems attend Washington conference

Seven members of the College Democrats traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the College Democrat National Convention where they met with Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and were even invited to the Super Bowl party of Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. During the convention the students also learned lobbying techniques with the staff of Rep. Paul Hodes ‘72, D-N.H., attended leadership workshops, and met many Democratic presidential hopefuls who were in town for the Democratic National Convention Winter Summit, which coincided with the College Democrat Convention. More »

Underage, Hanover High partygoers hit up frat row

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Nate Mathis ‘10 was walking with his friend towards Webster Ave. one weekday around 5 p.m. when he was approached by two 16-year-olds who “asked if they could score some weed,” he explained. More »

Harvard prof reveals ‘baby making’ market

Harvard professor Debora Spar discussed Monday what she considers the emerging technology market of our time: the baby-making business. In a lecture in the Haldeman Center sponsored by the Ethics Institute, Spar hit upon many key points that might once have seemed more at home in a science fiction novel but are quickly becoming real issues facing society. More »

Milan film showing links 9/11, racism

By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

In the months following Sept. 11, 2001, Samir Akhter, then eight years old, can recall being called “Bin Laden’s son” by other boys at school. The boys would smash Akhter, who is of Pakistani descent, in the face with their lunch pails while taunting him. As years passed, however, the Bin Laden taunts ended. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Dartmouth Medical School was recently awarded $25,000 by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation to help support the medical school’s new Urban Health Scholars Program. More »
  • A recent survey found that nearly one-fifth of New Hampshire residents have gambled in Connecticut within the last year. More »
  • Many historians believe that when mathematician Leonhard Euler died over 200 years ago at the age of 76, he had composed 25 percent of the scientific work published in the 18th century. More »