By Mitch Davis, The Dartmouth Staff
Correction appended.
Timothy Geithner '83 has emerged as a likely contender for Treasury secretary in the Cabinet of President-elect Barack Obama. Geithner, who is currently the president of the New York Federal Reserve, has been a key player in attempts to resolve the financial crisis and has a close working relationship with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and current Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson '68. The short-list also includes Lawrence Summers, who served as Treasury secretary for the Clinton administration and has advised Obama over the past several months.
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By Ann Baum, The Dartmouth Staff
Student Assembly discussed recommendations for the upcoming College budget cuts in its weekly meeting on Wednesday in Carson L02. The discussion, which will continue in the upcoming weeks, focused on which programs the Assembly considers a priority --including programs related to College traditions and extracurricular activities -- and programs where they believe cuts could be made, citing the extended hours of Collis Late Night and Food Court and some residential programs, among others.
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By Fan Zhang, The Dartmouth Staff
In a panel on "Poverty in the Upper Valley" at the Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, staff members and three families shared stories of their experiences with The Haven, a shelter based in White River Junction that provides shelter, food and clothing to those in need, to an audience of about 30 in the Rockefeller Center.
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By Susan Matthews, The Dartmouth Staff
Mushroom stew replaced chicken dinners and red meat was exchanged for black bean cakes at Home Plate Wednesday night, welcoming supporters of the "Veg Pledge," a national effort to encourage college students to commit to vegetarianism for one day. The second annual Veg Pledge day, organized at the College by the Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group, recruited 276 students, an increase from the 100 students to sign the pledge last year.
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By Jamila Ma
Rollerblade, the West Lebanon-based company that is now synonymous with inline skating, presented Jack Sisson '09 with a $5,000 check for the non-profit organization Action Against Hunger on Tuesday. This past summer, Sisson skated 3,000 miles across the country -- from Yorktown, Va., to San Diego, Calif. -- to raise money for the organization. Rollerblade recognized Sisson for his humanitarian efforts and his contribution to the "spirit of rollerblading," according to Barbara McKinnon, events and grants officer for Action Against Hunger.
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