Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Activist links hunger and obesity

By Sarah Badami, The Dartmouth Staff

Writer and activist Frances Moore Lappe laid blame on American attitudes and corporations in a speech on the human causes of world hunger and obesity in Filene Auditorium on Monday. More »

‘Adventurous’ graduate trains, may head to Iraq

By Jesse Silberberg, The Dartmouth Staff

One day during his sophomore summer, Raph Clarke ‘06 and a few of his friends traveled to Franconia Falls in Lincoln, N.H. When a friend started to drown, Raph immediately jumped into the water and went out to try to save him, risking his own life and almost drowning in the process. Now Clarke is harnessing what friends describe as an “adventurous” attitude in the U.S. military. More »

Commuting profs face long drives, hotels

By Aimee Lim

For Dartmouth professors who commute long distances to school, early mornings, unexpected delays and late nights on e-mail are part of life. Despite the tiresome hours spent in cars and planes and the risks of extended travel, these professors find — for various reasons — that it’s worth the commute to Hanover. More »

Murphy’s shuts doors for $40,000 renovation

By Aimee Lim

Murphy’s On the Green is undergoing a $40,000 to $50,000 kitchen renovation project, an undertaking that has temporarily closed the doors of the popular Hanover restaurant. The renovations will update the old kitchen with new streamlined equipment, including a new range stove top and steel benches, as well as freshen up the old floors, walls and ceilings of the kitchen. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Victoria Boggiano and Luke Mann-O'Halloran
  • The University of New Hampshire received a bomb threat via e-mail last Friday morning, the Union Leader reported on Saturday. More »
  • A Harvard University Institute of Politics poll ranked Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, as the 2008 presidential candidates that appeal most to those between the ages of 18 and 24. More »
  • Molly Bode ‘09 dropped out of the race for Student Body President Monday night, leaving five candidates in the ring: Travis Green ‘08, Raj Koganti ‘08, Carlos Mejia ‘08, Nova Robinson ‘08 and Jaromy Siporen ‘08. More »