Wednesday, November 14, 2007

NetBlitz conks out, resurrection unlikely

By Kate Farley, The Dartmouth Staff

NetBlitz, a service that allows undergraduates and alumni to access BlitzMail through the Internet, broke down on Tuesday morning, and is unlikely to be resuscitated. Dartmouth's System Services staff members are unable to resolve the problem because they do not have access to the source code of the NetBlitz software, and they are encouraging those who need browser-based access to BlitzMail to use Webmail or WebBlitz. More »

Edwards continues local campaign

By Mitch Davis

Medical students, doctors and health care workers gathered at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Tuesday to hear Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards speak on current and future policy issues facing the medical community. More »

Obama mentor promotes candidate

By Vera Bergengruen

Twenty Dartmouth students and members of the Upper Valley had their questions about Barack Obama and his campaign answered by Laurence Tribe in the Howe library on Tuesday afternoon. Tribe, a renowned constitutional law expert and professor at Harvard Law School, screened a "Meet Barack" DVD with the group in an event organized by the New Hampshire chapter of Obama for America. More »

Former GOP congressman describes life at aisle's edge

By Emily Goodell

Orderly, moderate government is the best thing for America, said former congressman Charlie Bass '74 in a talk at the Rockefeller Center on Tuesday. Bass spoke on the topic of "the role of the moderate Republican in today's political environment." More »

Forgoing 'secret Santa,' dept. chooses livestock

By Turia Lahlou

As the holiday season approaches, the Dartmouth Center for Advanced Learning has pledged to pool the money that is usually spent on intra-office gifts to purchase a goat from Heifer International, a non-profit organization that aims to end world hunger by connecting animals with struggling families worldwide. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Anya Perret and Kashay Sanders
  • Three pieces of legislation, debate on a dinner and the Dartmoose were the primary topics at Student Assembly Tuesday night. More »
  • Patty Cooper, a 50-year-old disabled woman of Montpelier, Vt., is suing her landlord for not allowing her to use a horse to pull her wheelchair around her apartment, according to the Valley News. More »
  • Thirty-three colleges around the country, including Dartmouth, participated in the "Veg Pledge," Tuesday, in which participants agreed not to eat meat for 24 hours. More »