Monday, April 23, 2007

Dodd talks election on Earth Day

By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff

As part of the College’s Earth Day Celebrations, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., spoke at the Top of the Hop in the Hopkins Center Saturday about the need for bipartisan cooperation on issues such as the war in Iraq and global warming. More »

ORL to offer ‘gender-neutral’ rooms in fall

By Sarah Badami, The Dartmouth Staff

The Office of Residential Life will offer “gender-neutral” housing - housing that will allow students of the opposite sex to live together - beginning in the 2007 Fall term. The housing option will be available on the programming floor of McLane Hall, as well as in various rooms in Thomas Hall, the East Wheelock and Fahey-McLane residential clusters and the Maxwell and Channing Cox apartments. More »

‘Prospies’ go home after sunny Dimensions

By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff

As Lelia Tahaburt, a prospective student from Annapolis, Maryland, sat on the bus on the way to Hanover late Wednesday night, she thought to herself, “I really hope I just love Dartmouth.” When she finally arrived at midnight, she attended the last performance of an a cappella showcase at the Top of the Hop, one of a plethora of Dimensions events that sold her on joining the Dartmouth class of 2011. More »

Field takes shape in SA president race

By Allison Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

Despite delays in the formation of the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee, several candidates for Student Body President have already begun to lay plans for this May’s contest. More »

Summit tackles worker quality of life

By Brook Jackling, The Dartmouth Staff

Current and prospective businesspeople and doctors attended the ninth annual Work Life Symposium at the Tuck School of Business on Friday, mingling to the song “My Cubicle,” a parody of James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful,” before attending speeches and panels. The conference, entitled “Culture Fit or Shock?” focused on the problem of finding a balance between one’s career and one’s personal life. More »

Daily Debriefing

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff
  • New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch announced on Thursday that he would sign legislation allowing for civil unions. More »
  • Nelnet Inc. disclosed Friday that it had improperly given plane tickets and other benefits to colleges and financial aid officers, according to the New York Times. More »
  • Jared Barrows, 23, a senior at Plymouth State University, died Friday night from injuries sustained during a fight the previous Sunday, according to the Union Leader. More »