Just over 600 miles northeast of Blacksburg, Va., Dartmouth and Hanover officials have reacted with a mix of sympathy and introspection to the tragedy that fell upon Virginia Tech’s campus. Last Monday’s 33 deaths have led Safety and Security and Hanover Police to contemplate the College’s security structure, a review that has highlighted a number of strengths and weaknesses and may prompt certain adjustments. More »
With an acceptance rate of 44 percent, the selection of trip leaders for this year’s Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips was more competitive than in either of the previous two years. Of the 598 students that applied, 260 were selected to be trip leaders and 80 students were put on a waiting list. More »
A pair of twins was born almost 10 weeks early at the University Clinical Hospital in Pristina, Kosovo in November 2006. In the nation with Europe’s highest infant mortality rate — approximately 49 out of every 1,000 live births according to UNICEF — premature birth can be a death sentence. More »
The Washington, D.C., Foreign Study Program, cancelled last January by the Committee on Off-Campus Activities, has been revamped and re-instated for Spring term 2008. More »
While many students spent last weekend preparing for the spring’s first round of midterms, Alison Riep ‘07 found time to work on her tan and get in a game or two of pong. More »
As anyone who has ventured along I-91 can attest, social venues in the Upper Valley are few and far between. In the rural community that surrounds Hanover, opportunities for young people to socialize outside of home or school are extremely limited. Rachel Williams and Griffin Shunway, both 17, aim to change that. More »
Due to excess demand for the recently approved vaccine that guards against Human Papilloma Virus, many girls applying for the free doses through New Hampshire’s Vaccines for Children program have found themselves on waiting lists. More »
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