Spaulding Auditorium hosted the finale of the unprecedented "Dartmouth Idol" tonight, and I have to say that the show left me sorely disappointed - in one regard. Where were all the tone-deaf, deluded nobodies who wouldn't even be able to make the cut at a karaoke bar? The only competitors that graced the stage were the undeniably talented vocalists who had the goods to make it to the last leg of the competition. More »
The Office of Residential Life is considering the purchase of five properties from the College's Real Estate Office, two of which could become new physical plants for Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Phi sororities. The properties -- located on East Wheelock, North Park Street and South Park Street -- may also be used to house an eighth sorority, which could appear on campus next year. More »
The College provided data on its endowment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finances on Feb. 22 in response to an earlier Senate inquiry. The Committee is currently seeking data from 136 U.S. colleges with endowments of $5 million or more in preparation for possible future legislation that would regulate the endowment spending of colleges and universities. More »
Those who tend to wander through their hallways after a night of drinking, preventing other students from sleep, now risk confrontation with the latest method of resolving personal conflicts -- unwarranted Good Samaritan calls -- which seem to be on the rise among Dartmouth students. More »
Editor's Note: This is the last in a three-part series examining mental health at the College. Today's article examines the creation of HealThy Self House, a new organization designed to provide a safe space for students suffering from substance abuse and other emotional challenges. More »
Students rushing to print final papers are rolling the dice if they choose to print from a public Mac computer, as many terminals appear to be functional but cancel print jobs before they are sent to public printers. More »
Secondhand smoke increases the risk of breast cancer in young women, although many experts still refuse to accept the research, published by the California Environmental Protection Agency in 2006, because no study has conclusively linked direct smoke inhalation to breast cancer, Dr. Stan Glantz, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco, claimed in his Thursday lecture at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. More »
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