Members of the Board of Trustees of the Dartmouth chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity stressed their desire to gain student input about a new Greek organization at an informal information session sponsored by the alumni group on Sunday evening. The event, billed as a dialogue between students and the alumni group, saw moderate audience participation despite the volume of recent interest surrounding the group’s potential return. More »
Dartmouth fraternities accepted a handful of new members this weekend as they opened their doors for winter rush on Saturday and Sunday nights. Consistent with previous years, fewer men sunk bids and fewer fraternities accepted new members than in Fall term rush. More »
The potential construction of a shelter for single, homeless adults in the Upper Valley is in jeopardy due to threats from local residents who say they fear an influx of “undesirable” people. The proposal for the new shelter, which was drafted by The Upper Valley Haven, a Vermont-based homeless shelter, will go before the zoning board on Feb. 20. More »
In 1787, a small religious sect called the Moravians settled in Saxony, Germany. Central among their beliefs was the tenet of perpetual prayer, wherein various members in the community would keep constant vigil. In the past ten years, several groups inspired by Moravian thought, including 24/7 Prayer and the International House of Prayer, have sprung up around the world, and most recently, in the basement of Robinson Hall. More »
Liz Ryan Cole, a professor at Vermont Law School, was raised in Hamilton County, one of the poorest counties in upstate New York. She moved to the Upper Valley because she believed it was an environment where her children would learn to respect people for what they could do rather than how much money they had. Cole and other members of the Upper Valley community gathered at the College on Sunday to discuss this and similar topics in “Class in the Upper Valley: A Community Panel.” More »
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