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Navajo Nation holds court at College

By Victoria Boggiano | February 13, 2007

The Navajo Nation Supreme Court heard the case of Navajo Transport Services, Inc. v. Schroeder in Cook Auditorium Monday afternoon. Members of the Navajo Nation decided to hold the proceedings at Dartmouth in order to educate students about their cultural practices.

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Harvard names Faust first woman president

By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN | February 12, 2007

Harvard University on Sunday named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor to Lawrence Summers and his tumultuous five-year tenure. The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted scholar of the American South and dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the university's 28th president.

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Students push for more sustainable DDS

By Jennifer Gaudette | February 12, 2007

As philosophers and schoolchildren ponder the age-old question, 'Which came first: the chicken or the egg?,' in terms of sustainability, Dartmouth Dining Services threw its support behind the egg last year when it made the switch to using only "cage-free eggs" without making any changes in the chickens it uses. Higher costs for more sustainably produced food remain a barrier in the College's attempts to embrace a more socially responsible menu, especially with regards to poultry, according to DDS purchasing manager Beth DiFrancesco. "I think we're really starting to test the waters, but one of the facts of more sustainably raised food is that it costs a lot more money," DiFrancesco said.

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Reemerging from the Rabbit Hole

By Claire Murray | February 12, 2007

When I was little, "Alice in Wonderland" was a little too scary for me. Not scary in the traditional, monster-under-the-bed sort of way, but rather in a way that most people would describe as "psychedelic." Even a six year-old can pick up on the fact that Disney's customarily watered-down version of a classic tale is not just a funny dream that Alice has.

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Dartmouth French prof arrested for shoplifting

By LIOR BASSELL | February 12, 2007

Dartmouth French professor Vivian Kogan was arrested on charges of shoplifting and posted $1,000 bail Friday after loss prevention employees at the Lebanon Food Co-Op accused her of stealing dietary supplements from the store Tuesday. Upon arriving at the Co-op, Lebanon police recorded Kogan's name, phone number and date of birth before releasing her, Patrol Corporal Matthew Isham said.

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