CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

HIRED

The president has appointed a new provost. Carolyn Dever, dean of the college of arts and science at Vanderbilt University, will start her new job July 1. Dever is a scholar of gender studies and 19th-century British literature and culture.

ANNOUNCED

Robinson Hall will serve as home for a new center for the prevention of sexual assault and violence. The center for community action and prevention will be led by Amanda Childress, the campus sexual assault awareness program coordinator.

REMEMBERED

Heorot plans to create a Torin Tucker ’15 award in honor of the cross-country skier who died during a race February 1. The Greek house will present it annually to a member who exemplifies Tucker’s values in academics, athletics and building community.

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES

1 Tuck’s rank among business schools for its alumni networking, according to student surveys conducted by The Economist magazine.

MELTDOWN The College purchased 880 tons of salt to combat ice and snow this past winter, an increase of more than 350 tons from the previous year.

LIGHTS OUT Winter term started with a two-hour power outage on the first day of classes. Some profs canceled lectures and others taught in the dark.

TOUGH STUFF Trustees unanimously voted in favor of a more stringent sexual assault policy for the College at their March meeting.

SUPERMAN IS HAPPY The last remaining phone booth on campus no longer has a telephone in it. Facing a $75 monthly fee, the hopkins center removed the phone but kept the booth.

PRESIDENTIAL PARODY phil hanlon ’77 and his wife donned wigs and costumes to perform “i got you Babe” as sonny and cher during dartmouth Idol festivities in March.

SWIMMING TO GRADUATION Karl Michael Pool closed for roof repairs, posing potential problems for the 300 or so seniors who typically wait until the last minute to take the required swim test.

FOOTBALL FIELD FIXES A new press box and renovated west stands are coming to Memorial Field for next year. Cost: $10.5