Daily, student-run, independent newspaper of Dartmouth College; publishes Monday to Friday, special inserts Monday (Sports Weekly), and Friday (The Dartmouth Mirror). Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:26:34 +0000 en-us Copyright 2009, The Dartmouth, Inc. editor@thedartmouth.com (Allie Lowe) http://thedartmouth.com/ 120 Mohammad Usman, a former member of the Class of 2010 who pled guilty to $18,615 in financial aid fraud in April, was sentenced to three years of probation including six months of home detention on Wednesday. Usman was also ordered to pay a $2000 fine and $200 dollars of additional "special assessment" charges and complete 100 hours of community service, according to case manager Vinny Negron of the U.S. District Court in Concord, N.H. /2009/07/01/news/usman/ /2009/07/01/news/usman/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:00 -0400 Dartmouth Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Haldeman ‘70 is the leading candidate to be chief executive officer of Freddie Mac, the beleaguered government-sponsored loan corporation, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. Haldeman announced late Tuesday evening that he would step down as chairman of the board of directors of Putnam Investment Management. /2009/07/01/news/haldeman/ /2009/07/01/news/haldeman/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:38:00 -0400 In a public address to the Dartmouth community on his first day as College President, Jim Yong Kim said that it was the passion he believes Dartmouth students and alumni hold for the College that inspired him to forgo other career opportunities and accept the position of Dartmouth’s 17th president. /2009/07/01/news/kim/ /2009/07/01/news/kim/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:25:00 -0400 College President Jim Yong Kim, who officially starts his tenure today, said in an interview with The Dartmouth that a focus on undergraduate education and efforts to garner more recognition for the institution’s strengths will be among his foremost goals as president. Kim, who said he intends to spend 10 percent of his time on his previous research, emphasized that his efforts as president will be influenced by his career as an anthropologist and a doctor trained in evidence-based medicine. /2009/07/01/news/Kim/ /2009/07/01/news/Kim/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 On the eve of College President Jim Yong Kim’s first day in office, several alumni leaders expressed enthusiasm about the administration’s potential for success — including some alumni who had initially voiced concerns about Kim’s selection. The reaction of Dartmouth alumni to the original announcement of Kim’s upcoming presidency largely mirrored the split of alumni body in recent clashes with the College’s Board of Trustees, as supporters of outgoing College President James Wright’s administration welcomed Kim’s arrival while Wright’s critics questioned both Kim’s qualifications and his commitment to undergraduate education — concerns still raised by some of those alumni today. /2009/07/01/news/Reaction/ /2009/07/01/news/Reaction/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Newly instated College President Jim Yong Kim, who will begin work on Wednesday overseeing an institution that has historically prided itself on maintaining a distinctive student culture, told The Dartmouth in an interview that many of his policies involving important aspects of Dartmouth’s social scene will remain incomplete until he has a better feel for life at the College — which he termed “an incredibly complicated place.” /2009/07/01/news/Culture/ /2009/07/01/news/Culture/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 College President Jim Yong Kim will take Dartmouth’s helm in the wake of some of the most drastic College budget cuts in recent history and in the face of an ongoing global economic crisis. His tenure will also follow a period of intense controversy within the College’s alumni body — a period that has seen two lawsuits brought against the College by alumni in the past two years. /2009/07/01/news/College/ /2009/07/01/news/College/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Outgoing Provost Barry Scherr and Steven Kadish, Kim’s senior vice president and strategic advisor, have led President Jim Yong Kim’s transition to the presidency in recent weeks, working to familiarize Kim with the College. Since assuming his post June 15, Kadish said he has studied the operations of the College, but has not developed any tangible policies to recommend to the incoming administration. /2009/07/01/news/Transition/ /2009/07/01/news/Transition/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The New Hampshire state government is taking steps to curtail algae blooms in New Hampshire, fearing that they could pose a health hazard, The Nashua Telegraph reported. A study conducted at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center suggested that increased algae blooms at Lake Mascoma in Grafton, N.H. might be linked to increased rates of Lou Gehrig’s disease in the surrounding area. When cyanobacteria, the type of blue-green algae prolific in New Hampshire, bloom, they releases toxins into the air. The toxins irritate the eyes and skin and can cause liver, kidney and nerve damage over the long term, according to The Telegraph. One of the toxins has been linked to increased levels of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, in addition to Lou Gehrig’s disease. The government of New Hampshire has shut down access to 32 ponds and lakes across the state in an effort to prevent algae blooms, The Telegraph reported. /2009/07/01/news/Briefs/ /2009/07/01/news/Briefs/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The presidential transition provides a rare opportunity to reexamine the College. What swift steps can College President Kim take to enhance Dartmouth’s greatest strengths and address its most glaring weaknesses? /2009/07/01/opinion/Shortanswer/ /2009/07/01/opinion/Shortanswer/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 My basic plea for you, (newly inaugurated) President Kim, is to devote your first months in office to getting to know Dartmouth. The College will do well following the trajectory that President Wright set it on, at least for the foreseeable future, so you can keep his policies for now. /2009/07/01/opinion/Mandel/ /2009/07/01/opinion/Mandel/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 While the College greets new College President Jim Yong Kim on Wednesday, the athletic department will undergo its own change in leadership on July 6 when Bob Ceplikas ’78, current deputy athletic director, takes over for retiring Athletic Director Josie Harper. Ceplikas, who will serve as interim athletic director for the 2009-2010 academic year, has already begun delegating his responsibilities as deputy to others in the department, according to Dean of the College Tom Crady. /2009/07/01/sports/Athletics/ /2009/07/01/sports/Athletics/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Peter Williamson ’12, a member of the Dartmouth golf team, will compete in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship for the second year in a row after winning the Massachusetts qualifier last week. The championship will be held in Aurora, Colo., starting July 14. /2009/07/01/sports/Golf/ /2009/07/01/sports/Golf/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 As “eMotion,” this year’s Summer Arts Festival, kicks off, Mary Flanagan, chair of the new digital humanities department, awaits the arrival of a mysterious new piece of technology called the “Play Cube.” The arts festival touts this sixteen-by-eight foot cube as a mobile exhibition space that will host performances and art exhibits at various locations across campus, as well as enable a unique style of interactivity with the student body. Though the Play Cube was scheduled to arrive on campus this past weekend, complications with contractors have delayed its debut. /2009/07/01/arts/eMotion/ /2009/07/01/arts/eMotion/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Editor’s Note: We asked our Arts writers to share their favorite summer TV shows — both new and returning. The result: an eclectic mix of shows to get you through your weeknights. /2009/07/01/arts/Staff/ /2009/07/01/arts/Staff/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400