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October 25, 2004 Issue

Volume XXIII, Issue 6

Ethics training expanded
Two years ago, Arts and Sciences graduate students received no formal training in ethics. Now, ethics are a part of their studies year round, thanks to the expansion of the Graduate Ethics Program.

Down to the wire
Voter-registration drives, events lead up to election 2004. Quinn Orb '07 showed up at Thayer Hall on a typical Tuesday evening for a slice of pizza and maybe a cookie, but he had politics on his mind.

A crisis in the liberal arts?
Dartmouth will host a conference in November to examine questions such as: Is the traditional liberal arts education out of step with the times? Are more students devoting their undergraduate careers to science or social-science majors instead of the humanities?

Events

• Football: The Big Green takes on Harvard as it seeks to repeat last year's win. 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30
• The English Concert: The concert presents Mozart's Serenade in G Major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.V. 525, Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins in B Flat, R.V. 580, J.H. Schmelzer's Serenate con altre arie, c. 1665, and others. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26
• Schumann Lecture: Paul Farmer will lecture on "Understanding Social Vulnerability: Implications for Healthful Living." 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 3
• Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble: Jazz master Marty Ehrlich jams with the Coast in a concert featuring the music of Julius Hemphill on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.

Election network goes live
Six weeks ago, John Tepperman '08, was like any other high school graduate preparing for college, buying notebooks and emptying out Bed Bath and Beyond. Then on Oct. 12, after joining the Dartmouth Election Network, a student radio group, he interviewed the former U.S. ambassador to Poland, Nick Rey, who served under President Bill Clinton.

Two professors win Fulbright Scholarships
Amy Holzapfel, Lecturer in Theater, and Barbara Kreiger, Senior Lecturer in English, have received Fulbright grants for their work in German studies and creative writing, respectively.

Local Special Olympics adds new region
With help from the Dartmouth Club of the Upper Valley (DCUV), Special Olympics New Hamsphire has created a new district that will represent both sides of the river, bringing in participants from Vermont as well as the Granite State.

Former Montgomery Fellow wins Nobel
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Oct. 8 that African scholar and activist Wangari Muta Maathai would receive the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004.

Rural veterans in poorer health, study finds
A study of more than 767,000 veterans by Veterans Affairs and Dartmouth Medical School researchers shows those in rural areas are in poorer health than their urban counterparts.

Cornell theater group to visit
An interactive theater group will visit Dartmouth to provide an opportunity for students, faculty and staff members to explore classroom and workplace issues related to diversity.

Write it one night, perform it the next
An actor wearing a pink tutu rides a low tricycle onto the stage of the Bentley Theater. She gets off right as she pulls up to a large black box. She steps onto the box, and holds her hands above her head, standing on tippy-toes, smiling vapidly. And she is the product of the imagination of a sleep-deprived playwright.

Homecoming 2004
Dartmouth's family reunion begins soon. From Friday, Oct. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 31, the green light will be on to welcome alumni back to campus for homecoming 2004.

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