Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Alumni may fill three Obama Cabinet seats

By Greg Berger

Two more Dartmouth graduates -- John Kitzhaber '69 and Dan Reicher '78 -- could join fellow alumnus and future Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner '83 in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, according to speculation by several national media outlets. Kitzhaber, the former Democratic governor of Oregon, is rumored to be on the shortlist for the Secretary of the Interior, while Reicher is a possible candidate for Secretary of Energy. More »

Region not affected by freeze in hiring staff

By Drew Joseph, The Dartmouth Staff

The College's recent hiring freeze, implemented last month to help reduce Dartmouth's spending by 10 percent, has yet to affect residents of the Upper Valley, despite the College's presence as the major employer in the area, according to Traci Nordberg, Dartmouth's chief human resources officer. Under the conditions of the freeze, announced Nov. 13, open staff positions can only be filled with approval from the Provost, executive vice presidents and professional school deans under "extraordinary" circumstances. Internal candidates will be given first priority, but if a necessary position is not filled from within the College, others may apply, Nordberg said. More »

Alpha Phi, AZD sorority houses to be built despite new budget cuts

By Rebecca Cress, The Dartmouth Staff

Construction on the new houses for Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Phi sororities will progress on schedule despite the College's recent budget cuts, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman. The combined construction costs of both houses should fall within the projected $6 million budget, Redman said More »

Zimride facilitates student carpools

By Ann Baum, The Dartmouth Staff

When Student Assembly introduced Zimride, an application on Facebook that facilitates student carpooling, to Dartmouth's student body, its goal was to have 500 users by Thanksgiving. The Assembly exceeded that goal last week, with 637 Zimride users listed on the application's web site as of Monday. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Neera Chatterjee, The Dartmouth Staff
  • Masik Collegiate Fragrances has introduced a fragrance line that aims to capture various universities' "signature scents," according the company's web site. More »
  • Financial packages offered to students pursuing graduate degrees differ greatly among institutions, according to a study by the Chronicle of Higher Education. More »
  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that university colors may be protected under trademark law, Inside Higher Ed reported Monday. More »