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Make Parkhurst Public

By Jacob Baron | January 30, 2007

Whether they realize it or not, all Dartmouth students have great interest vested in College policy -- $190,000 worth of interest.

News

PETA spokesman extols upsides to going vegan

By JR Santo | January 30, 2007

People should abandon their meat-eating habits and embrace veganism as a social movement with far-reaching consequences, advocated Bruce Friedrich to a 60-person audience Monday in Collis Common Ground. The director of vegan campaigns for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Friedrich explained that as a young boy from a traditional Midwestern background, he would not have been able to imagine life as a vegan. "I grew up as a young boy in Minnesota, played football, and couldn't imagine life without meat," he said. Friedrich changed his mind, however, after he connected veganism with social justice. According to Friedrich, 95 percent of oats, 90 percent of corn and more than 70 percent of everything grown in the United States goes to feed the 10 billion farm animals Americans eat each year. Explaining that animals must be fed 20 calories of food in order to get one calorie of meat, Friedrich criticized meat producers for wasteful consumption. "We don't need meat in order to survive," he said.

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Local grads boast high admissions statistics

By William Schpero | January 30, 2007

Over 40 percent of Hanover High School students who applied to Dartmouth over the past four years were accepted, according to the school's guidance department, a figure more than double the College's 17-percent overall acceptance rate.

Opinion

Skipping Class: Priceless

By Shaun Stewart | January 29, 2007

Have you ever skipped class before? Most college students have, and often with good reason. Maybe you overslept, maybe you had to study for an exam or maybe there was an all-day marathon of "Man vs.

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Smith runs on free speech, COS reform

By Katy O'Donnell | January 29, 2007

Stephen Smith '88, the most recent alumnus to enter the race for a seat on the Board of Trustees, is running as a petition candidate on a campaign of keeping Dartmouth a "college," promoting free speech on campus and reforming the Committee on Standards. Smith, a law professor at University of Virginia, said his candidacy is partially motivated by the desire to provoke debate during the campaign. "I think having a petition candidate is vital to make progress," he said.

Sports

Skiing stays hot at UNH Carnival

By Heita Miki | January 29, 2007

Not even the freezing cold could stop the Dartmouth ski team's hot streak this season. The Big Green remained undefeated on the season by overwhelming the competition at the University of New Hampshire Winter Carnival, despite frigid temperatures that forced the nordic events to be delayed. The Big Green dominated the meet, winning six out of the eight events and scoring 784 points, amassing an 83-point margin of victory.

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Slim parking pickings pain professors

By Cathy Wu | January 29, 2007

Parking has become an increasingly headache-inducing problem for many professors and staff. Several professors have written letters detailing their frustrations with the current parking situation in the parking lot shared by the Thayer School of Engineering and the Tuck School of Business. Thayer Director of Public Information Catherine Lamm, who has received the messages, said that within the past year the parking problem has reached a crisis point.

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Led by Shpeen, 'reform' movement began in fall

By Allie Lowe | January 29, 2007

Adam Shpeen '07 began working during Fall term on an effort to "reform" Student Assembly, an effort that involved recruiting new Assembly members, was organized stealthily through face-to-face conversations and, some argue, has its roots in a personal vendetta. "We wanted to stay away from Blitz[Mail]," explained Michael Herman '07, who is also involved in the move to reform the Assembly.

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KDE hosts charity potluck dinner

By Jennifer Gaudette | January 29, 2007

Pasta, pies and cookies greeted students who braved the cold to attend "Feast for a Dream," a charity potluck hosted by Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority Friday night. The potluck dinner, organized entirely by undergraduates, was held to raise awareness for Dance for a Dream, an event coordinated by Dartmouth Medical School students.

Ashley Taylor '07, coming off a 30-point effort, deferred to teammates as the Big Green beat Brown.
Sports

Women's basketball gets boosts from unusual sources

By Paul Glenn | January 29, 2007

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's basketball team split its Ivy League weekend series, defeating Brown 61-44, but falling to Yale in a 63-56 thriller that was decided in the final minutes. On Saturday, the Big Green traveled to New Haven to face a tough Yale opponent that was looking to tie a school record with a seven-game home winning streak.

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