Wednesday, October 8, 2008

SA solicits input on leadership statement

By Ann Baum, The Dartmouth Staff

Student Assembly President Molly Bode '09 solicited student feedback on Dartmouth's presidential search committee's leadership statement at the General Assembly meeting Tuesday night. Bode, the sole student representative on the search committee, said the committee was still seeking input, though the finalized leadership statement was published on Oct. 1. More »

New speech classes attract students

By Madeline Sims

Dartmouth's Institute for Writing and Rhetoric, a new program aimed at improving students' writing and speaking skills, offered courses for the first time this Fall term. The institute combines the existing Writing Program for freshmen with more advanced writing courses and a new speech curriculum. More »

Non-athletic activities earn PE credit

By Drew Joseph, The Dartmouth Staff

Amidst the hunt to find a LIT credit that also fulfills a CI, or trying to discover the easiest SLA, students must also complete three physical education credits and a 50-yard swim test in order to graduate. More »

Alpha Kappa Alpha re-establishes College chapter

By Rebecca Cress, The Dartmouth Staff

After five years of inactivity, Dartmouth's chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was officially re-established this fall by nine current Dartmouth students. The organization will not participate in the Panhellenic Council's rush process this term -- all AKA chapters must wait for authorization from the national sorority before recruiting new members, according to AKA's national web site. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Katie Gonzalez and Jen Buchholz, The Dartmouth Staff
  • Female faculty members and graduate students in the political science department at Rutgers University believe that they are being unfairly treated because of their gender, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. More »
  • Although community colleges often educate low-income students, approximately 40 percent of students enrolled full-time at community colleges do not fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. More »
  • The Tuck School of Business finished as one of the top 10 business schools in six different categories according to The Princeton Review's publication of the best business schools, released Monday. More »