Tuesday, July 10, 2007

"Good Sams" sent to DHMC on weekends

By Christine Paquin, The Dartmouth Staff

With Dick's House closed during weekends over the Summer term, students face a tough choice when deciding whether or not to employ the College's Good Samaritan, or "Good Sam," policy. More »

Assault incident occurs on Green

By Amanda Cohen, The Dartmouth Staff

An incident of sexual assault and another of indecent exposure and lewdness were reported to Hanover Police last week. According to Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone, the incidents appear unrelated. More »

Summer allows students to explore interests, activities

By Zach Swiss, The Dartmouth Staff

In a performance before his entire high school, Thomas Donahoe '09 attempted the difficult dance move known as "the worm" -- and a dancer was born. "I've always loved high school dances and dance parties but it was nothing I ever took seriously," Donahoe said. More »

Doc Summer Crew renovates cabins

By Luke Mann-O'Halloran, The Dartmouth Staff

The prospect of showering once or twice per week for 10 weeks at a time may sound like torture to many Dartmouth students. The members of the Dartmouth Outing Club's Summer Crew, however, do not mind the idea. "I didn't want to be inside all summer," Deirdre Sutula '10, a member of the Summer Crew, said. "I wanted to challenge myself." More »

Sophomores absent from summer

By Joanna Patterson, The Dartmouth Staff

Though sophomore summer is technically mandatory for Dartmouth undergraduates, a number of students choose not enroll in courses during the summer. The reasons for this decision vary, but in many cases, students find that other commitments -- both Dartmouth-related and otherwise -- conflict with taking classes over the Summer term. However many students who opt not to take classes during the Summer term choose to remain on campus to work in order to avoid missing out on the unique experience of sophomore summer. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Whitney Buckholz and Katy O'Donnell
  • A thunderstorm ripped through Hanover Monday afternoon, felling two trees on the side of the Green. More »
  • Dartmouth's Big Green Bus broke down outside Denver, Colo., on Sunday when students were on their way to meet with legislators in the state's capital, the Rocky Mountain News reported Monday. More »
  • A newly-formed organization of alumni calling itself the 1891 Society placed an advertisement in The Dartmouth on Friday, July 6, which threatened to withhold donations to Dartmouth if the Board of Trustees or the College administration "violates, abridges or dilutes the 1891 agreement mandating an equivalent number of Charter Trustees and Alumni Trustees on the College's Board." The ad -- which was paid for with a check from Western Union -- was sent to The Dartmouth from Boerne, Texas, through United Parcel Service with a return address obscured by black marker. More »