Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Activists march against violence

By Turia Lahlou, The Dartmouth Staff

Thirty community members marched across campus Monday evening, chanting in protest of sexual assault, as part of the annual “Take Back the Night” march. The title of the event refers to the nights during which sexual assault survivors were violated. More »

Boutique hotel likely to be built in Hanover

By Nick Swanson, The Dartmouth Staff

Construction of a new, upscale hotel on South Street, which awaits approval by the Hanover Planning Board, will likely begin this fall or next spring, according to Sasa Cook, director of communications at Olympia Companies, the hotel management and development company that proposed the plans to build the hotel in Hanover. More »

Debate weighs morality of atheism, Christianity

By Nathan Swire, The Dartmouth Staff

Arguments over the relationship between God and morality gripped a crowd of approximately 400 students and community members during “Can we be good without God?,” a debate between conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza ‘83 and Dartmouth philosophy professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong held in Alumni Hall Monday night. More »

DOC Trips announce this year’s trip leaders

By Drew Joseph, The Dartmouth Staff

Of the 645 student who applied to lead a Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trip this September, 42 percent were selected, and 65 students were put on a waiting list. Forty-five students were selected from a pool of 170 applicants to be Croo members. More »

Students present at Carrol Round

By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff

Gerard DiPippo ‘08, Claudio LoCascio ‘08 and Monica Yu ‘08 travelled to Washington, D.C. last weekend to present term papers from their senior seminar on topics ranging from the impact of jetlag on international trade to the effects of corruption on foreign investment. The students, along with peer economists, participated at the Carroll Round, an annual conference on international economics hosted by Georgetown University. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Significant disparities between the graduation rates of black and white students exist at many colleges and universities, Inside Higher Ed reported Monday. More »
  • Intellectual and artistic freedom has become the focus of the debate over a controversial art exhibit by Yale University senior Aliza Shvarts, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported on Monday. More »
  • Omer and Bob’s, a bicycle and ski shop that has been a fixture in Hanover for over 40 years, will move to downtown Lebanon this fall, the Valley News reported on April 16. More »