Monday, December 03, 2007

Alumni Council condemns Zywicki

By Mat Grudzien and William schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Controversy over Trustee Todd Zywicki ‘88’s public October criticisms of the College administration has taken a new turn, as the Alumni Council voted to condemn Zywicki’s statements in a resolution passed this weekend at the council’s 195th meeting. The meeting also served to highlight growing disagreement within the alumni body as to whether the council, rather than the Association of Alumni, is truly representative of the College’s graduates. More »

Hartford, Vt., police bust Alpha Xi formal

Police in nearby Hartford, Vt., ticketed 35 underage Dartmouth students for possession of alcohol on Saturday evening at Alpha Xi Delta sorority’s formal, according to a police press release. More »

Sex assault awareness training kicks off

By Amita Kulkarni, The Dartmouth Staff

This Fall term marked the beginning of the required sexual assault awareness training program for all fraternity pledge classes, a program designed in collaboration with the Inter-fraternity Council, Mentors Against Violence and Sexual Assault Peer Advisors last spring. More »

AIDS activists converge on campus for conference

As part of a “National World AIDS Day Conference” held at Dartmouth this weekend, Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., and Dr. Nils Daulaire, president and CEO of the Global Health Council, addressed the importance of AIDS education in developing nations Sunday morning in Filene Auditorium. More »

Undergrads, Tuck prof launch eco-mapping site

Corporate polluters may have a more difficult time hiding from the public, thanks to Mapecos.org, a website created by a motley crew of Dartmouth students, a Tuck School of Business professor, and professors from Harvard and Duke, which shows every facility in the United states and the amount of toxins they emit. More »

Volunteers kick soccer balls, AIDS

Students decked out in Teletubby suits and Santa costumes came together for the Lose the Shoes soccer tournament on Saturday, marking the end of a term’s worth of fundraising for Grassroots Soccer. Over 300 students, divided into 64 teams, met in Leverone for the five-hour event, which contributed to a $12,000 fundraising total for the organization. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Former Connecticut Democratic senatorial candidate Ned Lamont visited Dartmouth on Nov. 30 to endorse presidential candidate Sen. More »
  • The U.S. Public Interest Research Group plans to execute a campaign to warn college students across the country of the dangers of signing up for credit cards, the Boston Globe reported on Nov. More »
  • In 2006, the average 15- to 24-year-old spent just seven minutes per day on voluntary reading, according to “To Read or Not to Read,” a report released by the National Endowment for the Arts and reported on in the Nov. More »
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