Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Class of 1978 sets new donation record

With a goal to raise $43 million in time for its 30th reunion, the Class of 1978 will set a new record in alumni giving and provide for the construction of a new life sciences building, which will be named in honor of the class. Approximately $3 million will be given to the Dartmouth College Fund for general use by the College. More »

Former Irish president talks rights

By Anya Perret, The Dartmouth Staff

The global definition of human rights must be broadened and humanity’s practical commitment to such ideals must be renewed, Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and a current Montgomery Fellow, told a packed audience in Moore Auditorium on Tuesday. More »

Green: Assembly should stay out of alumni battle

By Sam Buntz, The Dartmouth Staff

Student Assembly refused to take a position on the Association of Alumni’s ongoing lawsuit against the College Tuesday night, with the Assembly President Travis Green ‘08 saying, “I don’t want to get involved.” The Assembly went on to allocate one-third of its total budget for the Collegiate Readership Program, which provides students with free copies of The New York Times, The Boston Globe, USA Today and The Financial Times. More »

Armed with a cell phone, visitors can tour library

By Mat Grudzien, The Dartmouth Staff

Those who missed the Baker-Berry Library open house held on Oct. 4 — and possess a cell phone — need not worry, now that library users can take a tour of the library using their cell phones, thanks to a recently introduced program. More »

Major campus construction projects to wrap up in coming months

By Mitch Davis, The Dartmouth Staff

The mazes of construction fences crisscrossing campus may soon disappear as a number of current projects are slated for completion within the coming months, including landscaping behind Baker-Berry Library, the renovation of Hitchcock Hall and a new center at the Tuck School of Business. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • The Rockefeller Center extended its gratitude to student volunteers for their hard work in the Democratic presidential candidates debate during a dinner held in their honor Tuesday night in Hinman Forum. More »
  • Dartmouth philosophy professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong will be the co-director of a new initiative aimed at integrating recent developments in neuroscience into the U. More »
  • If Tufts University graduates enter public service, non-profit or social work, the university will help them pay their college loans, marking the first time a university has promoted relatively low-paying public service and non-profit careers to its undergraduates, The Boston Globe reported. More »