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"A voice of one crying out in the wilderness" earned seventh place on Motto magazine's list of "The 10 Best College Mottos." Cornell ("I would found an institution where any person can find instuction in any study") and Brown ("In God we hope") ranked No, 1 and 2.

Thomas Crady assumes the position of Dean of the College in January, The former VP for student services at Grinnell College in lowa holds degrees from Northern Michigan University and lowa State.

Tuck earned top honors in this year's Wall Street Journal ranking of business schools. "Well-rounded students" who are "down-to-earth team players" were praised in the report.

Democratic presidential hopefuls weren't all full of hot air during the September 26 MSNBC debate held on campus. Special temporary air conditioning was installed in Spaulding Auditorium to accommodate better airflow during the televised event.

Dartmouth jumped from 63rd to 25th place this year in a nationwide survey that ranked the sexual health of colleges and universities. The survey graded 100 schools on sexual assault programs, sexual education and outreach services, HIV testing and the availability of condoms of campus.

The Hopkins Center hosted the world premier of Merce Cunningham Dance Company's performance of XOVER in early October. The choreographer joined Nobel laureate Thomas Cech and former Ireland president Mary Robinson as Montgomery Fellows this fall.

Convocation keynote speaker Bruce Duthu '80 spoke of humility on September 25, saying it's "a necessary and vital quality for engaging with our neighbors, both here in this country and around the world, and in discharging our obligations as stewards of the world's natural resources. Unfortunately, the active practice of humility seems to be in terribly short supply these days."