CONCORD, N.H. — A former governor, state senators and Dartmouth alumni governance converged in the Legislative Office Building to debate the extent to which the state should have control over the College on Thursday afternoon. At issue was HB 1292, a bill introduced by Rep. Maureen Mooney, R-Hillsborough, that would repeal a 2003 law that gave the College complete control over its charter. More »
More than 200 students marched from Alpha Xi Delta sorority to Parkhurst administration building carrying copies of a petition that calls for the establishment of additional gender-neutral and female-controlled social spaces on campus Thursday afternoon. Several attendees of the rally also carried signs denouncing the College’s recent decision to allow alumni of Dartmouth’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity to begin recruitment next fall. More »
Along with tuition, room, food and books, many students who choose to have a vehicle on campus must add parking fines to the list of their college expenses. Students receive a large portion of the nearly ten thousand parking violations given out by the Dartmouth Parking and Transportation department each year, said Bill Barr, facilities operations and management director of fiscal and auxiliary services. More »
Exposing pre-adolescent children to scenes of smoking in movies significantly increases the likelihood that they will eventually try smoking themselves, a new study by professors at Dartmouth Medical School found. More »
Internet company Google Inc., already provides its employees with free, unlimited chef-prepared food, on-site car washes, lap pools, haircuts and free doctor check-ups, and now the company is encouraging its workers to gamble while at work with the help of Dartmouth economics professor Eric Zitzewitz. More »
Jan. 8, 2:25 p.m., Mulherrin Farm Road Hanover police responded to a reported altercation between two canines as they were being walked by their owners. The dogs began to fight, and when one owner adjusted her dog’s muzzle to keep it from shaking, the dog clamped down on the ear of the other dog, lacerating it with its teeth. An incident report was taken by the officer. More »
Following the New Hampshire primary, Republican candidates headed to Michigan to campaign for the state’s primary on Jan. 15. Before the contest, polls showed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., leading the field — a situation similar to the run-up to the New Hampshire primary. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., placed third in most polls. More »
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