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Congressman Michael Capuano '73 (D-Mass.) was appointed to head Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) transition team for when she becomes Speaker of the House in January. The Boston Globe expects Capuano to have a pivotal role in structuring the House agenda for the beginning of the term. Capuano has been the representative of Massachusetts' 8th Congressional district -- which encompasses Cambridge, Somerville and parts of Boston -- since 1998 and is known as one of the more outspoken up-and-coming Democrats in the House. Capuano advocates intervention in Sudan, the withdrawal of troops from Iraq with possible redeployment in the future, and the expansion of funding for public health care.

Police Blotter

Nov. 1, 3:44 p.m.

Conference to focus on helping Iraq veterans suffering from polytrauma

Reports of increasing casualties have continually flooded the news since the Iraq war began in 2003, but the large number of injuries that also result are seldom mentioned. The 2006 Polytrauma Conference, which will take place at Dartmouth from Dec. 3-5, intends to develop improved treatments for soldiers from the Iraq war who suffer from severe multiple wounds.

Student 'soaps' captivate audiences at two Ivies

At Columbia University and Harvard University, soap operas produced and directed by students have come to captivate audiences on campus, online and in the media. The shows, which focus predominantly on the experiences of freshmen, provide snapshots of everything from roommates' first meetings to college parties, drugs and sexual endeavors.

Banquet held as part of Nat'l Hunger Week

"The whole point of this event is to present a real perspective for people," said Jonathan Merten '09, who organized the week's events. "It's easy to look at the stats and see that a billion people live on less than a dollar a day. This puts a real face on it. It's not trying to replicate poverty; it's just a representation."

Faculty vacancy constrains OPAL

The August departure of Associate Dean Tommy Lee Woon, who headed the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, has left Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia to oversee the office in addition to fulfilling her duties as a dean. This has increased the workload of OPAL's remaining staff members, she said.

Fall Mainstage 'Far Away' puts on a satisfyingly scary show

It certainly is not easy to pull off a really scary play, the kind of unsettling performance that stays with you long after you leave the theater. Maybe you can't decide whether you loved it or hated it, probably because you're not totally comfortable with the new way it made you think about something -- war, hats, anything. It might leave you a little confused; you might even have a nightmare about it.

Daniel Keat '10 was named first-team All-Ivy after a stellar rookie season.

Some members of Greek organizations have said they see an increased effort on the part of Safety and Security to monitor SEMP policy.

Bill Frisell played to a jazz-loving crowd in Spaulding Auditorium last night.

Keat garners first team honors, women's soccer snubbed again

Daniel Keat '10 of the men's team was the only Dartmouth player named first-team All-Ivy, as all of the women's team players were left out of the Ivy League's top group.

Walking on Eggshells

It's that time of the week again. Yes, they're still letting me write a weekly column, so sorry to disappoint all of the Tim Kidera proponents out there who support his disappointingly weak ad hominem attacks. What's that? It's Tom Kidera, not Tim? Oh well. I think I've given him enough ink already, so I'll just leave little Timmy alone and let him make more hard-guy blunt references.

Dartmouth swims to mixed results in New York weekend road meets

The men's and women's swimming and diving squads competed in a series of heated meets this weekend. The men narrowly dropped their Friday contest to Colgate by a score of 126.5 to 114.5, before being trounced on Saturday by Ivy League counterparts Cornell and Harvard, 231 to 62 and 230 to 65, respectively. The women, however, put on a strong showing as they split results with a pair of conference foes.

An alternative mascot

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War on the web

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Defending Dialogue

Last Monday, Drew Lerman '10's comic, "The Still North," was set in a Dartmouth frat basement (Nov. 6). There was drinking, there was vomiting and there was sex. But there was also Nietzsche.

Daily Debriefing

Mark T. Hegel, Ph.D. of the psychiatry department and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School recently conducted a study showing that almost half of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients are afflicted by significant emotional distress or symptoms of psychiatric disorders before treatment. Hegel and his colleagues screened 236 women faced with breast cancer diagnosis and assessed the patients' emotional and mental health. All of the women reported that their new diagnosis was a source of stress, and this stress was significant enough in almost half the women to possibly merit treatment. Roughly one-tenth of the women showed symptoms of major depression, and another 10 percent had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Because the symptoms of emotional stress often become even worse after treatment begins, Hegel suggests assessing the mental health of more cancer patients.

SA supports day off for Yom Kippur holiday

Student Assembly overwhelmingly voted to back a "Statement in Support of Reviewing Yom Kippur Class Scheduling" at Tuesday night's General Assembly meeting after the contested addition of an amendment that encouraged other groups with similar scheduling concerns to step forward.

Faculty disagree on use of Wikipedia

While the Facebook.com group "Wikipedia is the source of all my knowledge" was created out of humor, its title has a grain of truth for many students at Dartmouth. However, the use of the popular website for academic purposes is receiving mixed reviews from faculty members.

Faculty don't see gender parity as gender equality

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series that examines gender dynamics at Dartmouth. This part focuses on faculty and administration perceptions about gender relations at Dartmouth.