Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Trustee letter scorns allies of suit

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Twelve members of the College’s Board of Trustees sent a letter to Dartmouth alumni on Monday which alleges that those individuals working in support of the Association of Alumni’s lawsuit are part of a national effort to further an ideological agenda at the College. The letter was a direct response to a different message sent to alumni several weeks ago by the Board’s four other alumni trustees, all of whom are supportive of the Association’s suit. More »

Speaker probes North Korea’s art censorship

By Mitch Davis, The Dartmouth Staff

North Korea’s communist regime controls the work of native artists to achieve state ends, Jane Portal, a curator of the British Museum, stated in a lecture Monday in Carson Hall. During visits to North Korea in 2001 and 2002, Portal found art that revealed a cultural sphere strictly controlled and restricted by the state. More »

PRIDE week promotes LGBT issues

By Emily Goodell, The Dartmouth Staff

Rainbow flags are expected to wave over Webster Avenue on Friday to demonstrate Greek organizations’ solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in celebration of PRIDE week, according to PRIDE week organizer Jamal Brown ‘08. PRIDE week, which began Monday, will feature a series of events that aim to raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. More »

Brochures market College to students

By Erin Jaeger, The Dartmouth Staff

A photograph of Dartmouth Hall on a pristinespring day, printed in the College’s viewbook, gives many prospective students their first glimpse of the College. On the opposite page, a quote from former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower reads, “This is what a college should look like.” More »

Hui emphasizes job opportunities

By Vera Bergengruen, The Dartmouth Staff

Opportunities abound for recent college graduates, Anna Hui, the first Asian American Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor, told a group of Dartmouth students at a speech Monday at the Rockefeller Center. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • A survey by the scientific journal, Nature, revealed that twenty percent of respondents admitted to having used common stimulating drugs for nonmedical purposes, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Friday. More »
  • Despite disagreement over the credibility of Wikipedia, many professors have accepted the incorporation of the free online encyclopedia and its burgeoning counterparts into research and academics, according Inside Higher Ed. More »
  • Monday marked the start of Dartmouth’s Graduate Ã…ppreciation Week, a celebration that recognizes graduate students’ work. More »
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