The group of 15 women intending to form a new sorority on campus hopes to formally request College recognition this term. Panhellenic Council President Jess Russo '97 said the sorority has many plans for the future.
The Class of 1926, which returned to Hanover for its 70th reunion this weekend, will always be remembered as being a bit eccentric. Within the class are a Nobel laureate, famous writers and actors and some of the College's most generous alumni ever. The Blunt Alumni Center, the Murdough Center, the Darling courtyard at the Hopkins Center and other facilities were given to the College by members of the Class of 1926.
Mae Jemison, an environmental studies professor and the first back woman astronaut, emphasized the need for a common perspective to allow technology and science to solve many of the world's problems when she spoke to about 40 people Thursday. Jemison spoke about "Views of the Future, Part I: Searching for a Common Perspective" in 105 Dartmouth Hall. She said 60 to 70 percent of the world's problems have scientific or technological solutions. Technology plays different roles in different countries, she said. "Many people do live in improved circumstances due to technology, but there are others who lack the basic necessities of life," she said. While Jemison warned the audience there would not be much "finesse in" her oratory, she delivered a speech peppered with stories and allusions the audience received well. Jemison told the audience how she had been affected by people's perspectives. "When I was five or six years old, I imagined myself among the stars," Jemison said. People questioned her audacity to go into space when other astronauts before her, mostly white men, did not look like her, she said. But Jemison defended her responsibility to challenge herself. "Each human has the desire to understand the universe around them.
The group of about 30 members of Fire and Skoal senior society intertwine social as well as intellectual pursuits
Dean wins the most votes in local race for three-year position
Snapshots of Color was recognized last week by the Committee on Student Organizations as an official Dartmouth group. Snapshots of Color publishes a literary and artistic journal that discusses issues of race, ethnicity and culture "I am very happy to have Snapshots be a part of the COSO family of organizations.
Winter Carnival inevitably attracts out-of-town visitors, family and friends who, Full Fare and Home Plate notwithstanding, want to sample some of Hanover's off-campus dining options.
For some upperclassmen, the Dartmouth Plan can help to create a lonely term on campus -- seeing only strangers in crowds, having a missing roommate and eating alone at lunch. As of Jan.
Soon it will be possible for Dartmouth students to be interviewed by potential employers around the world -- without ever leaving Hanover. A video conferencing system donated by Proctor and Gamble Corporation, known as Viewnet, will allow employers and candidates to converse face to face from thousands of miles away. Prospective employees from the College, the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and the Thayer School of Engineering will all have access to the system. The system, which was installed at the Tuck School in December, "looks like a computer with a camera and speakers," said Kathryn Hutchinson, the interim director of Career Services.
More than 700 seniors responded to a survey requesting their preferences for the location of this year's Commencement -- and if they have it their way, the ceremony will return its original location in front of Baker Library. The BlitzMail survey was sent to students during last term's reading period and Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia said her administrative assistant, "was shocked by the large response.