Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Thousands flock to Obama rally

Thousands of ralliers stretched out in every direction surrounding the Rockefeller Center’s courtyard Monday to hear 2008 presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., give a 30-minute Memorial Day speech under a glary sun. More »

Dean search committee to decide within weeks

By Amanda Cohen, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dean of the College search committee plans to make a final recommendation to College President James Wright within the next few weeks, pending a series of on-campus interviews with candidate Carmen Twilie Ambar, whose visit was delayed. Each of the other three candidates in the final pool visited campus earlier this year. More »

For those who jog at night, a ray of light

By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff

Runners who prefer to jog at night no longer need to worry about the dangers of limited visibility thanks to a group of four Dartmouth students who have created a product they call the Nightrunner. The product, they believe, will replace cumbersome head-lamps and flashlights that are now the only option for nocturnal athletes. Group members include Abe Clayman ‘07, Middlebury junior Dan Harburg, Sandy Hull ‘09, and Michal Jablonksi ‘09. More »

Promoted admissions dean, choreographer praised for job

By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff

As the middle of May approached and still no new dean of admissions and financial aid had been named to replace the retiring Karl Furstenberg, staff at the admissions office awaited the appointment with the rest of campus. When Maria Laskaris ‘84 was appointed to the position earlier this month, the staff reacted with pleasure, according to Assistant Director of Admissions Sarah Damerville. More »

Hikers staff Moosilauke in summer

By Luke Mann-O'Halloran, The Dartmouth Staff

Foregoing typically laid back spring of seniors who spend their last term at Dartmouth off from classes, Sarah Markus ‘07 is instead using her senior spring to track down stray rodents, fix power outages and deal with downed telephone lines while working at the Dartmouth-owned Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, located about an hour north of campus. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • College President James Wright was featured as “Person of The Week” Friday evening on ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson. More »
  • Relay for Life, an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society held at the Leverone Field house, raised a little over $85,000 this weekend — up from last year’s $79,000. More »
  • Lose the Shoes, a biannual fundraising and awareness event for Grassroot Soccer, took place on the Green this Saturday. More »