Wright: Summer term needs boost
College President James Wright proposed changes to sophomore summer to make the term “a showcase of what Dartmouth can do” at the Fall term general faculty meeting in Alumni Hall on Monday. More »
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Calif. alumna shot dead in her home
Barbara Rivard ‘85, 44, was found dead in her home in San Luis Obispo, California by police on Oct. 3, along with her husband John Michael Rivard, 48, a psychiatrist, and her daughter Olivia Rivard, 7. The family’s other two children, Jack, 4, and Madeleine, 5, were found unharmed. More »
Mascoma seeks new, larger headquarters
Mascoma Corporation, a forerunner in the cellulosic ethanol industry, is bursting at the seams in its Lebanon, N.H., lab. The corporation, which moved into its current location at the Dartmouth Regional Technology Center in Centerra Park just over a year ago, will soon be forced to move as a result of space constraints. More »
First round of sorority rush begins
Sorority rush, a time-consuming week-long process, begins Tuesday for 307 pledge hopefuls. This year marks the second time that Alpha Phi sorority, founded in winter 2006, will partake in fall rush. More »
Nelson sponsors men’s discussion
The Men’s Discussion Group, a monthly forum organized to discuss issues of masculinity at Dartmouth, met for the first time on Monday in what organizers hope will become a popular event. More »
Daily Debriefing
- Jonathan Skinner, the John Sloan Dickey Center Third Century professor in economics, was among the 65 new members of the Institute of Medicine announced on Monday. More »
- Ed and Elaine Brown, a Plainfield, N.H., couple convicted of tax evasion in January, were arrested without incident at their home on Thursday, according to the Valley News. More »
- College President James Wright advocated the creation of a new GI Bill by the federal government in an op-ed in Saturday’s edition of the Boston Globe. More »
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