Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Dean gives class political pep talk

Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, assured students of the New Hampshire primary’s continued importance Monday as a guest lecturer in government professor Lisa Baldez’s comparative politics class. After a 10-minute talk on the political power of students and the Internet, Dean fielded questions on topics from the Iraq war to Darfur and combating low voter turnout. More »

Town ponders medical marijuana legislation

By JR Santo, The Dartmouth Staff

Hanover residents will vote on legislation Tuesday that urges Hanover Police not to arrest an adult for possession of marijuana if the individual has evidence of a physician’s certification. More »

Waiting in exile, Beta strives for re-recognition

By Amita Kulkarni, The Dartmouth Staff

The alumni of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity make up just one of the many Greek organizations and interest groups that meet with Dartmouth’s Coed, Fraternity and Sorority Administration every year to discuss the prospect of becoming a recognized house on campus. However, Beta’s past relationship with the College complicates its bid for accreditation. More »

Candidate sanctioned for mass e-mails

By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

The group that oversees student body elections handed out its first official sanction in this year’s contest for Student Body President on Monday night to presidential candidate Raj Koganti ‘08. Koganti was given a tier-one sanction — essentially a formal warning — for illegal e-mail use by him and his supporters. Koganti said that he plans to appeal the Elections Planning and Advisory Commitee decision, a move which would require a hearing be held to decide the issue. More »

Veterans look back on service, prof suggests universal draft

By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff

Six veterans who served in wars from World War II to the war in Iraq discussed their personal experience in the armed services in a Monday panel sponsored by the Dickey Center for International Understanding’s War and Peace Studies Program. During the event, held in Filene Auditorium, the veterans shared personal stories about their motivations for joining the military and discussed their views regarding contemporary military issues such as the possibility of a universal draft. More »

Historian connects modern-day torture to ancient times

By Brook Jackling, The Dartmouth Staff

Kenneth Pennington, a history professor at the Catholic University of America, drew connections between historical and modern-day incidences of torture in his Monday lecture “Torture Past and Present,” sponsored by the Rockefeller Center. More »

Institute develops a robot that learns

By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff

At first glance, Brainbot may look like your simple toy robot. But there’s one thing that distinguishes Brainbot from most robots: It can learn. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • A Minnesota study recently found that college students’ binge drinking may increase their risk of heart disease. More »
  • New Hampshire home foreclosures are increasing drastically as more homeowners find themselves unable to pay their loans, the Manchester Union-Leader reported Sunday. More »
  • The geography department hosted a public lecture entitled “Abrupt Climate Change in a Warming World” on Monday afternoon. More »