Friday, April 25, 2008

Conservative organization facilitates lawsuit fundraising

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

A conservative higher education organization is raising money to support the Association of Alumni’s lawsuit against the College, according to interviews with several leaders within the alumni political community. This appears to confirm allegations that individuals outside the College community are aiding the legal effort. More »

Hutchinson ‘76 criticizes letter defending lawsuit

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Association of Alumni President Bill Hutchinson ‘76 criticized a letter sent to alumni by a majority of the Association’s executive committee that heralds the success of the Association’s lawsuit. Hutchinson denounced the letter for being sent without the authorization of the entire committee and for containing many “falsehoods.” Hutchinson, through the College, sent an e-mail to alumni on April 21 to “clarify” the source of the letter and express his opposition to the lawsuit. More »

Willis-Starbuck ‘07 trial closes, awaits verdict

By Rebecca Cress, The Dartmouth Staff

Arguments in the trial of Christopher Hollis for the alleged murder of Meleia Willis-Starbuck ‘07 came to a close Thursday morning after nearly three years of delays. Hollis is being tried in Alameda County Superior Court for fatally shooting Willis-Starbuck in Berkeley, Calif. in July 2005. Willis-Starbuck had been interning in Berkeley, her hometown, during her sophomore summer when the incident occurred. More »

Student acquitted in cheating scandal

By Nathan Swire, The Dartmouth Staff

Jeffrey Fairbrothers, one of the students charged in connection with the Hanover High School cheating scandal, was acquitted of being an accomplice to trespassing by the Lebanon District Court Wednesday, according to The Valley News. Fairbrothers is the first of the students implicated in the incident to be acquitted of all charges. Nine other students have been charged, four of whom have pled guilty or no contest and two of whom have been convicted. More »

Speaker warns of toxic chemicals

By Anya Perret, The Dartmouth Staff

Toxic chemicals in the environment violate human rights and are extremely dangerous to unborn children, Sandra Steingraber, an ecologist, author and cancer survivor told students and community members in Filene Auditorium Thursday evening. More »

Whitman lauds Nelson Rockefeller’s ‘30 legacy

By Susan Matthews, The Dartmouth Staff

Former Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman compared her personal brand of politics to the political ideology practiced by Nelson Rockefeller ‘30 in a speech on Wednesday at the Rockefeller Center, which is named for the late politician. Whitman, a Republican, said that Rockefeller, the governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, is still influencing politics 30 years after his death. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Nathan Swire and Erin Jaeger, The Dartmouth Staff
  • The presence of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase and certain genetic markers indicate a decreased chance of survival for patients afflicted by chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Nancy Kuemmerle, a resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, said in her Thursday lecture, “Fat and Cancer. More »
  • Students at more than 18 colleges across the Northeast are at risk of identity theft after a laptop containing their personal information was stolen, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. More »
  • The Grateful Dead, a rock band that was a central feature of the psychedelic movement of the 1970s, donated a collection of band posters, letters and paraphernalia to the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Thursday, according to The New York Times. More »
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