Friday, August 3, 2007

Kappas accuse Theta Delt of harrassment

By Katy O'Donnell, The Dartmouth Staff

Wednesday night around 9:30 p.m., a group of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority members going to Theta Delta Chi fraternity were met at the back door of the fraternity by its members shouting slurs and throwing items in their direction from the windows above them. The Kappa members were on their way to a prearranged, private function they were to hold in Theta Delt's basement. More »

Students create group-minded robots

By Aimee Lim, The Dartmouth Staff

A group of students from the Thayer School of Engineering have been working on the development of robots that cooperate with each other to execute tasks and form patterns. The project is expected to have implications not only for future robotics research, but for homeland security and military operations as well. More »

Alumnae shoot Darfur documentary

By Lucy Randall, The Dartmouth Staff

The tragic images of corpses, mass graves and other atrocities from the genocide in Darfur have come to the big screen with "The Devil Came on Horseback," a documentary directed by Ricki Stern '87 and Annie Sundberg '90. More »

Crosby to compete for Miss New Hampshire

By Whitney Buckholz

Dressed in a bias-cut, blue satin evening gown, Brittany Crosby '09 qualified to compete for the title of Miss New Hampshire -- scheduled for May 2008 -- by winning the crown of Miss Stratham Fair in Stratham, N.H., on July 27. Crosby said the fair, her first outdoor pageant, was "a lot of fun," though more intimidating than her past competitions because of a large crowd. More »

Organization cooks meals for cause

By Andrew Lebovich, The Dartmouth Staff

Friday nights mean different things for everyone. But for the members of Students Fighting Hunger, Friday nights are a chance to interact with members of the community while working for a good cause. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Christine Paquin
  • Yeong-Ah Soh, professor of physics and astronomy, is working on research that could greatly contribute to the area of quantum information processing. More »
  • The Environmental Protection Agency recently gave teams from Dartmouth and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst research grants to fund projects focused on environmental awareness and sustainability. More »
  • M. Eric Johnson, director of the Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business recently testified at a government reform committee meeting about the dangers of P2P file sharing. More »