Tuesday, March 25, 2008

New alumni group endorses candidates

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

A new organization opposed to the ongoing Association of Alumni lawsuit against the College has endorsed a slate of candidates for the upcoming Association elections. These candidates have said they would work to end the suit. More »

JuicyCampus.com issued subpoena in fraud inquiry

By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff

JuicyCampus.com, a nationwide college message board known for posts with titles like "Sluttiest girl" or "Best rack (real or fake) on campus???," is under legal scrutiny for possible consumer-fraud violations. This winter, Dartmouth's page was one of many on JuicyCampus.com to gain popularity by allowing anonymous postings of anything and everything about members of the faculty and student body. More »

Vermont to reconsider drinking age

By Ben Nunnery, The Dartmouth Staff

A committee in the Vermont Senate passed legislation creating a task force to consider lowering the state's legal drinking age. The legislation will now be debated by the full state Senate in the coming weeks, according to Vermont state Sen. Hinda Miller, D-Chittenden, who introduced the bill. The legislation calls for a five-member task force to assess underage and binge drinking in Vermont and to argue the merits of lowering the drinking age. More »

Spring break plans run the gamut

By Rigel Cable

While students across the country travel to some of the finest resorts and vacation destinations around the world, many Dartmouth students hop on the first plane home and take advantage of spring break to get some much-needed rest and relaxation after a stressful term. Danielle O'Bannon '11, for one, emphasized the "break" part of the spring interim break. More »

Dartmouth Coach adds more buses during the interim

By Marielle Battistoni

For many students returning from spring break, Dartmouth Coach provides one of the only links between Hanover and the outside world. As a result, Dartmouth Coach doubles the number of buses that run during the interim to accommodate the masses of students flowing to and from campus. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Nathan Swire, The Dartmouth Staff
  • A study conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education this month found that Congress's 2008 budget included a record number of noncompetitive earmarks for colleges and universities. More »
  • Many states are drastically over-reporting the number of students who graduate from high school, the New York Times reported Monday. More »
  • In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings last spring, several higher education institutions have implemented outdoor sirens as an effective, low-tech way of warning students of an emergency, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. More »