Dartmouth is preparing to lobby against the September legislative proposal made by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, that would require U.S. universities to spend more of their endowments in an attempt increase financial aid awards. More »
If Dartmouth students want to catch a big-name musical act this fall, they will have to hit the road -- the Programming Board has been unable to book an act. More »
One year after the University of North Dakota filed a lawsuit against the NCAA for banning the use of its mascot and nickname, the Fighting Sioux, the two parties have agreed to a settlement. Under the terms announced on Friday, UND will have three years to solicit the approval of the Spirit Lake and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribes to continue using the Fighting Sioux logo. If they fail to obtain permission from these tribes, they will have to officially retire their logo. More »
Nobel laureate and Montgomery Fellow Thomas Cech related the challenges of fostering interdisciplinary scientific research in his keynote lecture on Tuesday afternoon in Filene Auditorium. In the lecture, "Exploring the Edges Between Scientific Disciplines," Cech also described his discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA and his current endeavors as president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The lecture marks the end of the Montgomery Endowment's fall series of visiting scholars. More »
Oct. 23, 3:21 p.m., Rip Road Residents called Hanover Police to complain about an inappropriate Halloween decoration. The decoration, resembling a torn-apart head, was placed on a street sign adjacent to a home on the corner of Hemlock and Rip Road. The decoration, however, did not obstruct the sign, and the complaint was dropped. More »
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