Thursday, February 15, 2007

Snowstorm hits, College closes

By Astrid Bradley, The Dartmouth Staff

For the first time in longer than most College officials can remember, Dartmouth closed Wednesday due to a blizzard that dumped more than a foot of snow throughout the northeast. More »

After 23 years, College replaces finance software

By JR Santo, The Dartmouth Staff

In a move that will affect nearly every Dartmouth organization and department, the finance and administrative computing departments will replace the College's 23-year-old accounting software between now and July 1 as part of the Optimum Accounting Strategy and Information Systems project. More »

Profs weigh in-class use of laptop computers

By Astrid Bradley, The Dartmouth Staff

Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series examining the use of laptop computers in classrooms. With wireless network access available to 100 percent of Dartmouth's campus, the technology has become an integral part of the teaching and learning experience. Recently, however, professors have become concerned that students have instead been using the privilege of ubiquitous wireless access to engage in non-class related activities during class time, such as checking BlitzMail and visiting websites. More »

For off-campus corporate recruits, an uphill process

By Grace Wyler, The Dartmouth Staff

As the steady stream of formally dressed Dartmouth students heading down Main Street for job interviews slows to a trickle, many students who aren't on campus this term are left wondering whether it is more beneficial to be at Dartmouth during the process of corporate recruitment. More »

Before fire, Bissell Hall residents dealt with mice

By Anna Lotko

Second-floor residents of Bissell Hall placed towels in front of their doors to block mice from entering their rooms, only to be reprimanded for fire hazard violations after Wednesday night's fire. The towels were locked in a closet and students were told that they could retrieve the towels the following day after speaking with their janitor about fire safety. More »

Spreading the word of the Ivies, Riner '06 launches website

By Ben Nunnery

Former Student Body President Noah Riner '06 has launched a website that allows high school students to post questions about the eight Ivy League schools, and for current and former students to answer them. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Victoria Boggiano
  • While many local ski areas are thankful for the recent snowstorm, the excess snow forced high school alpine and Nordic ski teams in the Upper Valley to cancel their championship ski races scheduled for Wednesday, according to an article in the Valley News. More »
  • In collaboration with the literary initiative "Read Across America," the Cumberland County Library in North Carolina will celebrate the birth of Theodore "Seuss" Geisel '25 throughout the first week of March. More »
  • Current New York State Superintendent of Banks Diana L. More »