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Thirsty for a Reasonable Alcohol Policy

By Joseph Asch | February 16, 2007

The College's war on alcohol continues unabatedly; zero tolerance seems to be the order of the day. Over the past year, six Greek organizations have been put on probation for violating the cumbersome rules laid down by the Social Event Management Procedures bureaucracy, and hundreds of students have been picked up by Safety and Security or Hanover Police patrols and then disciplined by the College or the New Hampshire courts. However, does anyone seriously believe that the SEMP rules are limiting alcohol consumption on campus? Either today's students were specially selected for admission because they can get hammered on one cup of Keystone, or perhaps it's time to accept that Dartmouth students also focus their brilliance on getting around SEMP's regulations. This cat-and-mouse game would have humor value if Dartmouth's harsh policies did not do lasting harm to the lives of young men and women, and if enforcement weren't so painfully expensive.

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Daily Debriefing

By Carolyn Kylstra | February 16, 2007

Boston College professor of political science Robert S. Ross gave a lecture titled "The Fading of Taiwan's Independence Movement and the Prospects for Cross-Strait Relations" on Thursday evening to a crowd of students, faculty and community members.

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Spreading the word of the Ivies, Riner '06 launches website

By Ben Nunnery | February 15, 2007

Former Student Body President Noah Riner '06 has launched a website that allows high school students to post questions about the eight Ivy League schools, and for current and former students to answer them. The website, CodeIvy.org, addresses topics ranging from eating clubs to financial aid and include questions regarding all eight Ivy League institutions. "Despite the colossal cultural shadow they cast," the site explains, "the eight ancient schools of the Ivy League remain a mystery to thousands of interested high school students.

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Sex-ploring the Sex Fest

By Zachary Gottlieb | February 15, 2007

I immediately sympathized with the parents of heterosexual women at Dartmouth when I read, "It's not often that students attempt to cover model penises with condoms while wearing drunk-simulation goggles," in The Dartmouth ("Center for Women hosts Sex Festival," Feb.

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After 23 years, College replaces finance software

By JR Santo | February 15, 2007

In a move that will affect nearly every Dartmouth organization and department, the finance and administrative computing departments will replace the College's 23-year-old accounting software between now and July 1 as part of the Optimum Accounting Strategy and Information Systems project. The computer program that recorded and processed accounting and budget information for the last two decades -- the software Financial Accounting System General Ledger -- will be phased out by a new Oracle program. "The new system will give us better reports of data for decision making," OASIS project sponsor and College Chief Financial Officer Adam Keller said.

Sports

Scully-Fahey to be resurfaced, field type still not decided upon

By Jordan Rose | February 15, 2007

The Dartmouth College athletic department is in the planning stages of a proposed resurfacing of Scully-Fahey Field. Administrators in the DCAD said that they had not finalized the details of the project as of yet, but they were optimistic that they would have a definite plan in place in the next one to two months. "I think we're in the home stretch on this.

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My Chat With Presidential Hopefuls

By Shaun Stewart | February 15, 2007

I recently traveled to Washington D.C., for the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting. At this meeting, all 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates gave speeches and met attendees.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Victoria Boggiano | February 15, 2007

While many local ski areas are thankful for the recent snowstorm, the excess snow forced high school alpine and Nordic ski teams in the Upper Valley to cancel their championship ski races scheduled for Wednesday, according to an article in the Valley News.

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Profs weigh in-class use of laptop computers

By Astrid Bradley | February 15, 2007

Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series examining the use of laptop computers in classrooms. With wireless network access available to 100 percent of Dartmouth's campus, the technology has become an integral part of the teaching and learning experience.

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