Daily Debriefing
By Compiled By Allie Lowe
Published on Friday, February 9, 2007
Dartmouth stands to gain money from the sale of stock acquired during last year's purchase of YouTube by Google. According to a report with the United States Security and Exchange Commission filed by Google on Wednesday, YouTube's largest investor, Sequoia Capital, may sell shares worth $504.4 million -- an investment which could result in gains for Dartmouth. Brown University, Oxford University Fund L.P., and the Ford Foundation are among the other investors who could benefit in the sale. YouTube, the internet's most popular video-sharing site, was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion last November.
Petition Board of Trustees candidate Stephen Smith '88 attended the Afro-American society's general meeting Thursday night as part of a visit to Dartmouth campus. Smith, a law professor at the University of Virginia, is running on a campaign of maintaining Dartmouth's feel as a "college." He has also called for reforming the Committee on Standards reform and promoting free speech on campus. Fellow trustee candidate Richard "Sandy" Alderson '69 also visited campus on Jan. 30. Alderson, the chief executive officer of the San Diego Padres, met with several campus administrators and students to discuss campus issues.
Dr. Barrett N. Rock spoke about New England's climate change during a lecture in Steele Hall on Thursday. Rock's presentation, titled "New England is Not Immune: The Regional Impact of Climate Change," addressed issues of climate change in New Hampshire, including the influence of the events of the last 100 years, and the state's climate future. Rock, a professor from the University of New Hampshire, organized a survey on climate change in New England between 1997 and 2001, and in 2001 was the lead author and general editor of "Preparing for a Changing Climate: New England Regional Overview of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change," a study conducted as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's National Assessment project.