By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff
A new alcohol policy that will give organizations more discretion when holding social events with alcohol is scheduled to replace the Social Event Management Procedures in winter 2009, according to documents obtained by The Dartmouth on Wednesday. The plan will most likely follow the Alcohol Management Policy, a set of guidelines created by a committee of Dartmouth students and administrators and finalized at the end of Spring term, according to Dean of the College Tom Crady.
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By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff
Citing relatively high levels of student debt and dissatisfaction with teaching quality, Forbes.com rated Dartmouth the 127th best college in America on Thursday in the publication's first foray into university rankings. Dartmouth, which received the lowest ranking in the Ivy League, was an exception among small colleges, which were generally rated highly in the report.
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By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff
While politicians continue to bicker about the legitimacy and effects of global warming, companies are beginning to realize the enormous profit potential of "going green," CEO of General Electric Jeffrey Immelt '78 told an audience of more than 300 Upper Valley residents Wednesday morning at Spaulding Auditorium in the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The lecture was the sixth in the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth's Summer lecture series "Positive Solutions."
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By Allyson Bennett, The Dartmouth Staff
In an effort to ease burdens on staff and faculty, the College announced a new commuter initiative on Thursday that includes a van pool pilot program and the introduction of Zipcars, a car-sharing program. These measures, which grew out of a June 25 employee meeting about commuting-related issues, aim to make traveling to the College more affordable and convenient.
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By Amita Kulkarni, The Dartmouth Staff
Amid economic downturn and a poor housing market, Dartmouth has had little difficulty meeting the increasing demands for on-campus housing, according to director of College housing Rachael Class-Giguere. This bucks the national trend as many colleges and universities across the country are facing an increasing demand by students for on-campus housing as off-campus options become less desirable, according to an article in the Boston Globe Monday.
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By Allie Lowe, The Dartmouth Staff
- BlitzMail will be unavailable for a 15-hour period
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- Two Vermont colleges, Champlain College and Woodbury College, plan to merge this fall to create The Woodbury Institute at Champlain College, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. More »
- President Bush signed legislation renewing the Higher Education Act, H.R. More »
