JON ERDMAN / The Dartmouth The current economic crisis will likely move beyond the world's financial centers to affect individuals, families and governments in developing countries, panelists said Thursday evening before a packed audience in Haldeman Hall.
BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth Staff Claims about the allegedly dire effects of global warming may be exaggerated, Patrick Michaels, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said during a Thursday lecture at the Rockefeller Center.
As a young child living in Hanover in the 1960's, Bryan Smith always looked forward to Winter Carnival. However, like so many other locals, today the manager of International DVD & Poster and resident of Lebanon, N.H., believes recent Winter Carnivals have paled in comparison to those of the past. "It used to be one of the highlights of the winter," he said.
EMILY van GEMEREN / The Dartmouth All three fraternities recently placed on probation have decided to appeal, while the two sororities on probation will not take any further action, according to the presidents of the organizations.
William Lynn '76, a former defense lobbyist and President Barack Obama's pick for deputy secretary of Defense, has cleared a major hurdle on his path to Senate confirmation after receiving an ethics waiver from the Office of Management and Budget.
From the National Mall to Russell Sage residence hall, Dartmouth's international students watched President Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday, questioning the extent to which the new president will bring positive change to the United States, both domestically and internationally. Tilde Andersen '09 and Anine Hagemann '09, transfer students from the University of Copenhagen, traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the swearing-in and watch the inaugural address. "Obama's speech showed that he's dedicated to greater citizenship," Hagemann said, referring to her desire for Americans to increase their community service efforts.
Apologies for a country's past wrongdoing can provoke dangerous backlashes and threaten international reconciliation, government professor Jennifer Lind said in a lecture based on her book, "Sorry States: Apologies and International Politics," held in the Rockefeller Center on Thursday.
Dartmouth's three professional schools will attempt to limit the effect of the economic downturn on students by focusing on reducing discretionary spending, rather than cutting major programs, the schools' deans said.
Masik Collegiate Fragrances has introduced a fragrance line that aims to capture various universities' "signature scents," according the company's web site.
The Asian American community is seeing a growing trend mental health issues relating to depression and academic pressures -- an exacerbated by a cultural adversity to seeking treatment, according to Josephine Kim, a lecturer at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and the featured guest of Thursday's Pan Asian Community Dinner.