Thursday, November 1, 2007

No plea agreement for Hanover High kids

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

A plea agreement for the nine Hanover High students accused of stealing exams in June was rejected October 22 by the Lebanon District Court. According to the resulting court order, the agreement would have allowed the students to plead to a misdemeanor charge that could be reduced to a violation if they complied with other terms specified in the sentencing. More »

College lobbyists may fight bill

By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff

As New Hampshire State Rep. Maureen Mooney R-Merrimack considers proposing a bill which would force Dartmouth to yield some control of its charter to the state of New Hampshire, Dartmouth's relationship to the state government is coming into question. More »

Safety and Security to upgrade radio system

By Mat Grudzien

In an effort to improve communication among College departments, Safety and Security is currently taking the final steps to upgrade its 30-year-old radio system, according to Bonnie Hafer, Facilities Operations and Management director of systems and administrative services. Zoning laws and budgeting issues have complicated the installation of a new system for the last seven years, she said. More »

Frat row sponsors Halloween events

By Emily Goodell

As the Dodecaphonics sang their last verse in front of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority, the small hands of their audience began to clap along, and with the last lingering note a high pitched exclamation of "That was awesome!" rang out. It might not have seemed so different from a typical a capella event except that the audience members were about half the size of Dartmouth students and were dressed as ghouls, princesses, vampires and the occasional Harry Potter. More »

Gerzina awarded Oxford visitor post

By Erin Jaeger

Behind the mahogany-paneled doors and plastered walls of the English Department's offices in Sanborn Hall is the office of professor Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, chair of the department since July 2006. Gerzina succeeds Peter Travis and on the door of her office hangs a small blue sign: "Enter at your own risk. My room is full of English majors." Her bookshelves are filled to the brim with 18th- and 19th-century novels, including authors from Wharton to Wilde, as well as three different versions of Emily Bronte's classic, "Wuthering Heights." More »

Daily Debriefing

By Conor Galligan
  • Some dyslexic children could be helped to develop more normal brain responses and become better readers without actually reading, according to a new study coauthored by Elise Temple, a Dartmouth professor of education. More »
  • The Clorox Company announced Wednesday that it will buy Burt's Bees, a natural personal care company headed by John Replogle '88. More »
  • In the last decade, the number of college students aged 40 to 64 has increased by nearly 20 percent to approach 2 million, US News and World Report reported Friday. More »