Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Early apps. increase by 3 percent

By Katie Gonzalez, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth received more than 1,600 early decision applications for the Class of 2014 — a record high — and 3 percent more than it received last year, according to Dean of Admissions Maria Laskaris. The number of early applicants for the Class of 2013 rose 13 percent from the previous year. More »

‘Spin’ inadequate for businesses, prof says

By Fan Zhang, The Dartmouth Staff

In the wake of the recent financial crisis, business leaders should work to better integrate public communications into their overall strategy, according to a study by Tuck School of Business professor Paul Argenti and Doremus, a New York-based communications agency. The study, perhaps unsurprisingly, found that the public no longer trusts business executives. More »

Expert highlights health disparities

By Joy Chen

The United States must take steps to address health care disparities between white and minority groups, Chidi Achebe DMS ’96, the president and CEO of the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center in Boston, said in a lecture in Chilcott Auditorium on Tuesday. More »

Minority Greek orgs. attract fewer members

By MARINA VILLENEUVE

Less than 1 percent of the Dartmouth student body — 30 students — participates in minority Greek organizations, according to a report compiled by the Office of Residential Life. While most of Dartmouth’s fraternities and sororities held Fall rush almost one month ago, membership recruitment for the College’s minority Greek organizations occurs throughout the year More »

Prof. to head screening program

By Brendan Woods

Dartmouth Medical School professor Lynn Butterly, director of colorectal cancer screening at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, will be the medical director for a new statewide Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. The program is funded by a $3.5 million grant given to New Hampshire by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »

Police Blotter

By Conrad Scoville, The Dartmouth Staff, Courtesy of Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone

Oct. 26, 2:11 p.m.Etna RoadA woman babysitting her grandchild reported to Hanover Police that she had received several suspicious phone calls. While at home with the child, the woman received a call supposedly from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center informing her that the H1N1 vaccine was available for the child and that she should bring the child to the hospital to receive the vaccination. DHMC officials, however, said that they make no such calls. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Brendan Woods and Ryan Kim
  • Student Assembly passed legislation to fund advertisements promoting its online research guide during Tuesday’s General Assembly meeting. More »
  • About 30 percent of the 100 private colleges surveyed by Moody’s Investors Service said they expect their tuition and fee revenues to decline in the 2010 fiscal year, Inside Higher Ed reported on Tuesday. More »
  • Two members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives have introduced a bill to expand the state’s death penalty to include individuals who commit murders during home invasions, The Union Leader reported on Tuesday. More »