Monday, May 5, 2008

Missing kayaker presumed dead

By Nick Swanson, The Dartmouth Staff

Robert Swantak, a resident of Bradford, Vt., was reported missing Thursday after failing to return from a kayaking trip on the Connecticut River. He is now presumed dead, according to the Valley News. Officers from several Vermont and New Hampshire agencies carried out an unsuccessful, 14-hour search for Swantak on Thursday and Friday. More »

College releases results of 2006 Senior Survey

By Susan Matthews, The Dartmouth Staff

The College has made public the results of the most recent Senior Survey, a questionnaire offered bi-annually to graduating students to assess their Dartmouth experience. This is the first time the College has released this information. More »

Families visit freshmen at College for weekend

By Katie Paxton, The Dartmouth Staff

Now fully submerged into Dartmouth life, self-assured freshmen passed on their knowledge of the perfect pong serve, the merits of the morning-after breakfast wrap, the perfect spot to pull an all-nighter in Novack Cafe and the shortest route from the Choates to Dartmouth Hall to visiting parents during First Year Family Weekend. More »

Experts analyze Sendak's writing

By Josh Roselman, The Dartmouth Staff

Since 1963, generations of children have been frightened by the gruesome monsters in Maurice Sendak's book "Where the Wild Things Are." A statement from the noted illustrator and children's book author, however, has indicated that the illustrations were actually based on his old Jewish relatives in Brooklyn, N.Y. More »

College celebrates Cinco de Mayo

By Aoife Duffy

Mariachi music blared as students and community members celebrated an early Cinco de Mayo in Collis Common Ground Sunday night. The event featured performances by the Dartmouth Argentine Tango Society and Soul Scribes as well as a keynote address by Marysa Navarro, a history professor, that explained the origins of the holiday. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Fan Zhang
  • The New Hampshire Senate has rejected a bill that would decriminalize marijuana, the Associated Press reported Friday. More »
  • A federal judge ruled that pamphlets used by Georgia Institute of Technology to support gay students were unconstitutional, Inside Higher Ed reported Friday. More »
  • The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering released a report Thursday revealing the lack of minority students studying engineering. More »