Friday, July 20, 2007

Incoming freshman killed in home invasion

By The Dartmouth Staff

Hayley Petit, who was to be a member of the Dartmouth Class of 2011, was killed today when her home was invaded in Cheshire, Conn., according to the Hartford Courant. Her sister and mother, Michaela Petit and Jennifer Hawke-Petit, were also killed in the attack. More »

Critics attack Ask Dartmouth website

By Hillary Wool, The Dartmouth Staff

Three months after the alumni trustee election that seated petition candidate Stephen Smith '88, Smith and many of his supporters are questioning the integrity and cost of the College's Ask Dartmouth website, which was launched weeks before the election's voting period began. More »

Stam to leave College next year

By Jennifer Bandy, The Dartmouth Staff

Government professor Allan C. Stam III will leave Dartmouth College in September, first for a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University for the 2007-2008 year, and then for a permanent position at the University of Michigan. More »

ORL names Tyson as new associate dean

By Conlan O'Leary, The Dartmouth Staff

Deborah Tyson, former director of housing and residential education at the University of Denver, was named the new associate dean of residential life and director of residential education Thursday. More »

Mentors Against Violence host forum

By Grace Wyler, The Dartmouth Staff

In response to the recent incidents of sexual violence that occurred both at the College and in Hanover, Dartmouth's Mentors Against Violence led a round-table discussion on the issues of community safety and awareness on Wednesday evening. More »

National journalists discuss primaries

By Anna Lotko

Five nationally distinguished news reporters described the difficulties in maneuvering this year's primary elections during a crowded panel discussion in Silsby Hall on Wedneday. Ron Suskind, a journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and visiting scholar, moderated the panel -- titled "Reporting on the Primaries: There Has to Be a Better Way to Pick a President" -- which covered media blunders from past elections, budget cutbacks for media research and the challenges of deciphering campaign messages. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Joanna Patterson and Zach Swiss
  • Dartmouth Dining Services held a vendor food show in Food Court this past Tuesday in an effort to gauge the response of Dartmouth students and other DDS customers to a variety of new food options that DDS is considering for the upcoming school year. More »
  • Katherine Burke, the acting associate dean of the college, will become the dean of students at Montana State University starting in the fall of 2008. More »
  • The federal Small Business Association recently approved a grant of $231,000 to the Dartmouth Regional Technology Center, enabling the center to double the size of its 32,500-square-foot plant. More »