AROUND THE GREEN

Dartmouth ranked No. 9 in tworecent U.S. News & World Reportlistings. In "Top Schools" the College was given an overall score of 88, tied with Columbia and ahead of Brown and Cornell. Dartmouth trailed Harvard and Princeton by 12 points, Yale by II and Penn by 7. Factors contributing to the rankings included peer assessment, graduation retention rank, freshman retention rank, faculty resources, percentage of classes with fewer than 50 students, selectivity, freshmen in top 10 percent of their high school classes, financial resources and alumni giving. In the magazine's subsequent listing of "Great Schools, Great Prices," the College earned its spot with 47 percent of students receiving aid, averaging 53 percent of total cost.

Dartmouth ranked 78th among collegesand universities that received federal research funding for 2001-2002, according to The National Science Foundation'sanalysis of the most recent figures avail The College took in more than $87 million in 2002, an increase of 24.9 percent over the $69.8 million received in 2001.

Assistant professor of earth sciencesArjun Heimsath is one of 57 researchersto receive a 2003 Presidential EarlyCareer Award for Scientists and Engineers—a national honor that recognizes promising research by those demonstrating leadership in their fields. Heimsath studies erosion caused by climate, tectonic influences and human land use.

A new student publication called TheDartmouth Independent will launchOctober 29. Like the Dartmouth FreePress arid unlike the Dartmouth Review, the Independent will be recognized by the College. It is being promoted as a centrist publication that will encourage debate between opposing points of view on topics ranging from campus matters to national politics. Its first issue will focus on the presidential election.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centerhas announced plans for a new outpatient facility to treat substance abuse. The center will be subsidized by both DHMC and Dartmouth Medical School and is expected to open in March 2005.