In a campaign year that broke long-standing racial and gender barriers, one national milestone has slipped quietly under the radar -- following last week's election, women will make up the majority of the New Hampshire State Senate, marking the first time in American history that women outnumber men in a state legislative body. More »
Despite widespread suffering in both the animal kingdom and the civilized world, the ice in the human heart is beginning to melt and the indomitable human spirit provides a reason for hope, Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist and United Nations Messenger of Peace said to an overflowing audience in Alumni Hall Tuesday. More »
Faced with an increasingly lean budget and a growing student population, the pre-health advising program at Dartmouth's Career Services is expected to undergo review and revision in the coming months, according to Kimberly Sauerwein, pre-health advisor and assistant director of Career Services. More »
Student Assembly revisited the College's Alcohol Management Program in its Tuesday meeting, as Assembly President Molly Bode '09 read a letter she drafted addressing students' concerns with the policy proposal. The Assembly also heard a presentation on Dartmouth's new emergency notification system, DartAlert, which will launch its first full-scale test Wednesday afternoon. More »
Neither Darmouth nor the University of Pennsylvania claimed a decisive victory in last week's voting competition, which sought to determine which swing-state school had the highest student turnout for the 2008 election. After nearly a week of examining data, Dartmouth had a greater campus-wide percentage of voters, while Penn had a higher percentage of registered student voters come out to the polls on Penn's campus. The schools' student assemblies, who organized the competition, agreed to split the win. More »
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