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NH reports first 'probable' cases of swine flu

New Hampshire health officials are reporting that there are two "probable" cases of swine flu in the state. One of the individuals, an employee at Concord Hospital, has been administered a test to confirm if the illness is actually the H1N1 strain of the flu, which is responsible for the current outbreak. Officials are also investigating how the patient, who has not visited Mexico, was infected, according to WMUR. State health officials have a news conference planned for 5 p.m. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.


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Daily Debriefing

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It is "quite possible" that cases of swine flu will arise in Hanover or elsewhere in New Hampshire, Director of Health Services John Turco wrote in an e-mail to campus on Wednesday.



Timothy Thomas, an analyst at the Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, spoke of the ambiguities of cyber defense.
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Analyst discusses cyber warfare

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Ricky Melgares / The Dartmouth Understanding China's strategic approach to cyber warfare is essential to defending the United States from hackers, Timothy Thomas, an analyst at the Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, said in a lecture on Tuesday in the Haldeman Center.


Several professors and scholars discussed same-sex marriage on Wednesday during a panel discussion held in Dartmouth Hall.
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Panelists criticize gay marriage bans

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JAMIE MCCOY / The Dartmouth Correction appended Laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are being inappropriately used to enforce cultural norms regarding sexual conduct, several professors and scholars said during a panel discussion held in Dartmouth Hall on Wednesday.







Opinion

Is PRIDE Enough?

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For the past couple of months, numerous students have been working tirelessly to bring together a two-week long celebration of LGBTQA culture, history and community through campus-wide events.



Sports

CURIOUS JORGE: Playoff mediocrity

The NBA Playoffs theme is "Where Amazing Happens," and naturally the theme song is Kanye West's "Amazing." However, the first round of the playoffs has been more baffling than anything.


Pitcher Hillary Barker '12 took the loss against BC, despite giving up just three hits and no earned runs.
Sports

Eagles fly by title-bound Big Green

Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Under the sweltering sun, the Big Green softball team fell 10-2 to a hard-hitting Boston College team on Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Dartmouth (22-21, 13-7 Ivy) had seven hits, compared to the twelve recorded by BC (18-28, 3-12 ACC). With these numbers, the game could have been closer, co-captain Ashley Gleason '09 said. "We did well in the box," she said.



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Daily Debriefing

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Despite the "political gloom and human rights problems" Tibet faces as an autonomous region within the People's Republic of China, rural Tibetans are confident about their economic future and continue to preserve their cultural traditions, Tibet scholar Melvyn Goldstein said in a lecture in Kemeny Hall on Tuesday.


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Blitz to be replaced by end of 2010

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Correction appended BlitzMail will be replaced by the end of 2010, the College's Task Force on E-mail and Collaboration Technologies announced at an information session on Tuesday.


American University professor Nancy Polikoff spoke about efforts to legalize gay marriage at Dartmouth on Tuesday.
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Prof. discusses same-sex marriage

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ANDREW FOUST / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended The campaign to legalize same-sex marriage overemphasizes the word "marriage" and fails to address the need for more comprehensive legal equality and family law reform, American University Washington College of Law professor Nancy Polikoff said in a lecture in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday.