Youth voters came out for this year’s New Hampshire primary in dramatically higher numbers than in past contests, as 53,000 more voters under the age of 30 headed to the polls than in 2004 . On Tuesday, the youth vote revived Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz., ailing campaign and helped Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., secure a close second-place finish. More »
The College’s legal woes may come to an end today, as the Grafton County Superior Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on whether the Association of Alumni’s lawsuit against Dartmouth should be dismissed. The hearing marks the culmination of a three-month-long struggle between the Association and the Board of Trustees over the trustees’ decision to make significant changes to the College’s governance structure in June. More »
Although some members of the Dartmouth community have criticized the College’s proposed reductions in healthcare benefits for retiring faculty and staff, Dartmouth’s changes are part of a larger trend among higher education institutions that began as early as the mid 1990s. More »
After the brutal rape and murder of his 19-year old daughter, Howard K. Clery, Jr. ‘53Tu’54 devoted his life to making campuses safer nationwide. Clery, 77, died of a heart attack, after committing 22 years to advocacy work in his daughter’s honor. More »
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