Thursday, February 21, 2008

Icy streets diminish Hanover’s salt supply

Thick sheets of ice glaze the sidewalks and roads around campus, presenting a hazard to pedestrians and drivers alike. Across New Hampshire, towns are having difficulty acquiring salt due to rising demand and skyrocketing prices. With a particularly icy season, transportation personnel are scrambling for a speedy, reliable source of the mineral. More »

Security cars don new amber lights

Students have long been able to approach stationary blue lights at various campus locations in times of need, but new features on Safety and Security vehicles now offer students the additional option of chasing down a mobile amber glow. More »

Students compete in medieval gaming

Brian Campbell ‘04 may be the name written on this Dartmouth Medical School computer programmer’s drivers license, but Campbell also answers to Joris, his alter ego, a Cathar heretic from the Albigensian Crusade in the twelfth century. Campbell, games master for the Medieval Enthusiasts at Dartmouth, felt drawn to the rebellious Gnostic Christian sect after taking a Dartmouth medieval art history course to fulfill a distributive requirement. More »

Science research aids College applicants

By Whitney Buckholz, The Dartmouth Staff

As more high school students turn toward independent research competitions, such as the Intel Science Talent Search, to distinguish themselves in their college applications, they are finding it harder to gain an advantage in the increasingly competitive college admissions process. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Columbia University professor Madonna Constantine is facing charges of plagiarism following an internal investigation by the university’s Teachers College, the Columbia Spectator reported on Wednesday. More »
  • Stanford University students with annual family incomes of less than $100,000 will no longer be charged tuition, the university announced Wednesday. More »
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