Recent studies have shown that milk may cause acne in women, according to dermatologist Bill Danby of Dartmouth Medical School. Dermatologists agree that dihydrotestosterone, a hormone prevalent in cows' milk, causes cells that line the ducts of oil-producing glands in humans to reproduce too quickly, clogging pores and causing acne. The link between milk and acne is supported by Danby's study of 47,000 women who completed surveys inquiring about their teenage dietary habits and if they had been diagnosed with severe acne. Danby believes the answer to this problem is to eradicate all dairy products from the diet. The British Dairy Council, however, argues that Danby's study only illustrates a link between milk and acne and that correlation does not imply causation. Danby, however, argued, "Objectively, human consumption of large volumes of another species' milk, especially when that milk comes mainly from pregnant cows during the human's normally post-weaned years, is essentially unnatural."
Former United Nations Ambassador Jonathan Moore '54 spoke on morality and foreign policy Monday night in 105 Dartmouth Hall. Moore, who studies post-conflict reconstruction and nation-building, is a visiting fellow at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. From 1986-89, Moore served as U.S. Coordinator and Ambassador at large for Refugees and as Director of the Refugee Programs Bureau, U.S. Department of State. Moore also served as Ambassador to the United Nations and Representative to its Economic and Social Council from 1989-92. For the past 15 years, Moore has assisted assorted associations in providing development and relief in numerous Third World countries.
Marymount College simultaneously celebrated not only its 100-year anniversary but also its last graduation this Sunday. The New York school, founded in 1907 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, saw its final 203 female students graduate just before forever closing its doors. Being an all-women's school may have led to the college's recent decrease in enrollment as well as its increase in students deciding to transfer, The New York Times reported. In 2004, 45 percent of freshmen chose not to return to Marymount College for their sophomore year. This year's graduation ceremony was attended by many alumnae who wanted to celebrate their alma mater for the last time. "This is truly the end of an era," Joyce Abamont '66 told The Times. "I don't think there will ever be another place like this, where people cared so much for one another."
