Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Hodes '72 rallies for Dem. ticket

By Emma Fidel, The Dartmouth Staff

United States Representative Paul Hodes '72, D-N.H., rallied with students in Novack Cafe and Food Court and at the Dartmouth College Democrats meeting on Monday, during the final hours of his 2008 reelection campaign. Hodes is seeking his second term as the representative of New Hampshire's Second Congressional District, which includes Grafton County. More »

Campus prepares final efforts for Election Day

By Katie Gonzalez, The Dartmouth Staff

The 2008 election fervor reaches its climax today, as a variety of student groups make last-ditch efforts to increase student participation and affect the outcomes of the presidential, state and local elections. Dartmouth's chapters of the College Democrats and College Republicans, as well as the non-partisan group Vote Clamantis, which aims to maximize student voter turnout, have all switched into high gear to ensure that the Dartmouth community gets to the polls at Hanover High School today. More »

Daniell '55 details history of College presidencies

By Fan Zhang, The Dartmouth Staff

Jere Daniell '55, history professor emeritus and an unofficial historian of the College, presented a history of Dartmouth's past presidents to students, faculty and staff gathered for his lecture in Dartmouth Hall Monday night. Daniell offered praise for College presidents that focused on improving undergraduate education, and criticized those who did not expand the College's faculty, student body or endowment. More »

DMS expects apps increase in 2009

By Greg Berger, The Dartmouth Staff

Despite a recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges that shows a 3 percent decline in the number of first-time applicants to medical school for the current academic year, Lee Witters, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School, said he expects the number of medical school applications to increase in 2009, especially among Dartmouth students. More »

DMS discovers possible cancer vaccine

By Jamila Ma, The Dartmouth Staff

A team of nine Dartmouth Medical School researchers have developed an experimental cancer vaccine that triggers the innate and acquired immune systems. Initial tests on mice suggest the vaccine could be a promising step towards the development of more effective cancer treatment, according to Dartmouth Medical School professor Randolph Noelle, who helped develop the vaccine and experiments. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Travis Cramer, The Dartmouth Staff
  • Many state-funded community colleges will likely face midyear budget cuts, according to a survey conducted by Stephen Katsinas, director of the Education Policy Center in the College of Education at the University of Alabama and Terrence Tollefson, professor emeritus in the department of educational leadership and policy analysis at East Tennessee State University. More »
  • A California appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that Californians with learning disabilities, as defined by the state of California, are eligible for extra time when taking the MCAT in a decision last week, according to Inside Higher Ed. More »
  • The student loan company Goal Financial and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo have reached a settlement concerning the company's alleged deceptive marketing strategies, The New York Times reported Monday. More »