Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Some alums fear dilution of alumni trustees

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Prominent leaders in alumni governance at Dartmouth are questioning whether the institution of alumni-elected trustees is in jeopardy. The issue surfaced following a presentation made by Chairman of the Board of Trustees Bill Neukom ‘64 May 19 before the annual meeting of the Alumni Council, one of the College’s two principle representative alumni bodies. More »

Asch pitches editing program to help minority writing

By Jesse Silberberg, The Dartmouth Staff

A last ditch-effort made by Joe Asch ‘79 to save the Departmental Editing Program — a program he funds out of his own pocket, and one that has faced the prospect of cancelation for the last two years — has failed following a heated meeting and personal accusations. More »

Furstenberg looks back on his 17 years

By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff

This July marks the end of the 17-year tenure of Dartmouth’s current Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg. After spending a combined 30 years working in admissions at Dartmouth and Wesleyan College, as well as spending four years acting as class dean at Wesleyan, Furstenberg announced his plans to retire last September. More »

UFC creates new group to fund large-scale events

By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

In its 2007-2008 report released this past weekend, the Undergraduate Finance Committee, which distributes $866,000 in student activities fees each year, created a new group to fund large campus events and for the first time allocated money to three other previously unfunded groups. The changes resulted in cuts in funding for the groups UFC traditionally supports. More »

N.H. senate ponders abortion bill

By JR Santo, The Dartmouth Staff

The New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on H.B. 184, a bill that would repeal the parental notification law regarding abortion Tuesday afternoon. Under the current law, a female under the age of 18 must notify her parent or guardian 48 hours prior to her abortion procedure. More »

Police Blotter

By Jesse Silberberg, The Dartmouth Staff

May 22, 2:18 p.m., South Park Street Two male subjects, described as in their late teens or early twenties, acquired $35 worth of gas from the Coop Mobile station and drove away without paying. A station employee called Hanover Police with the vehicle’s license plate number. The car, a Nissan Xterra, turned out to be registered to a female resident of St. Johnsberry, Vt., who, after speaking with the town’s police department, sent a money order of $35 to the Coop Mobile station to remedy the situation. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Ben Nunnery and Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff
  • The 2007-2008 Student Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday night which will allow the body to operate under a modified structure throughout the Summer term, as a result of delays in the Assembly’s new constitution. More »
  • A survey conducted by the Tuck School of Business suggests that maintaining a level of job expertise during a period of unemployment is the best way to ensure eventual rehire — and that potential candidates ought to place more weight on maintaining their skills. More »
  • New research conducted at Dartmouth and Cornell attempts to explain how circadian clocks, the human biological clock that paces the metabolism and senses light and dark, function and what relation they have to jet lag. More »