NEWS AND NOTES

NEWS AND NOTES

CAMPUS

Trips Detour

Delays to construction of the new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge (above) will force first-year trips to overnight at the Skiway instead. The new $10.9-million lodge is now expected to open in September. Trips were also relocated for a time in the 1980s due to plumbing problems at the old lodge. “The class of 2021 will have plenty of opportunities to reinforce their sense of place at Moosilauke over the course of their first year,” says Dan Nelson 75, director of outdoor programs.

Greener Horizons

>» President Phil Hanlon 77 has endorsed recommendations of a task force to make the College more environmentally friendly. They include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050. Dartmouth will also move from No. 6 fuel oil to renewables by 2025.

After the Fire

>» Students should return to Morton Hall this fall. Renovations to the fire-ravaged dorm, closed since October, include the addition of an elevator, central common areas and 17 more beds for a total of 84. “It’s been a very aggressive construction schedule,” says Mike Wooten, associate dean of residential life. Cost of the work is close to $5 million.

Alpha Delta, R.I.P.?

»> Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Well, no, according to Bluto of Animal House. But it looks like things are indeed over for the infamous fraternity: In the spring the house lost an appeal to be re-recognized by the College, ending 18 months of negotiation. According to trustees, the derecognition is “permanent.”

The New Emeriti

>» Retiring professors this year include four tenured members of the arts and sciences faculty: David Lagomarsino (history),

Anne Sa’adah (government), Gary Wegner (physics and astronomy) and Joel Levine (quantitative social science).