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Visiting fellow holds poetry reading
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Naomi Sosner
| January 31, 2007
National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Lucille Clifton recited 16 of her poems to a packed audience Tuesday in Filene Auditorium as part of her Montgomery Fellowship. The poems mirrored the span of Clifton's interests and experiences, including reflections on slavery, her personal struggles with life-threatening illnesses and the aftermath of September 11.
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Nelson says no to speech code at DCLU discussion
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Nick Swanson
| January 31, 2007
The Dartmouth Civil Liberties Union and College Democrats co-sponsored a discussion on free speech yesterday evening, an event that featured speeches from Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson '75 and Andrew Seal '07, editor of the Dartmouth Free Press. The forum focused on how an institution can prevent acts of intolerance and bigotry without trampling free speech.
Arts
Japanther brings raw energy and noise to FUEL
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Joseph Debonis
| January 31, 2007
"Friday Night Rock ... wait, does that even happen anymore?" Yes, ignorant freshman, Friday Night Rock is alive and well. "But wait, isn't that just for, like, hipsters?" No, ignorant freshman, Friday Night Rock is for everyone.
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Mental illness survivors share stories
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Michael Coburn
| January 31, 2007
Five Dartmouth students gathered at Tindle Lounge Tuesday to recount their stories about combating mental illness during an event sponsored by Active Minds, a campus organization dedicated to raising awareness of mental illness. "In Dartmouth, mental illness is often swept under the rug," Heather Olson '07, the leader of the panel, said.
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Past SA presidents differ in election strategy, leadership style
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Katy O'Donnell
| January 31, 2007
Over the past five years, Student Assembly presidents have both viewed their job descriptions and treated their terms in office in drastically different ways: Janos Marton '04 ran as a reform-minded candidate like current president Tim Andreadis '07 did, while seasoned Assembly members Julia Hildreth '05 and Noah Riner '06, who secured their presidencies by narrow margins, attempted to make few big changes during their tenures and were generally viewed with indifference. Marton, the only two-time Student Body President in College history, championed a vastly popular, if ultimately impotent, organization that engendered the largest consistent student interest in the Assembly's recent history. During Marton's first campaign in 2002, he promised students higher on-campus wages and better Greek-administration relations.
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Assembly delays reform move, funds pow-wow
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Allie Lowe
| January 31, 2007
Following an unsuccessful attempt by Adam Shpeen '07 to bring reform legislation forward for discussion, a resolution to participate in and fund the 2007 Native American Pow-Wow was passed at Tuesday night's Student Assembly meeting. Shpeen moved to "untable" his legislation to make an Assembly review group that was not discussed at the Assembly's Jan.
Opinion
Make SA Representative
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The Dartmouth Editorial Board
| January 31, 2007
The recent influx of wannabe voters to Student Assembly in the face of a vote on a polarizing issue demonstrates a fatal flaw in the Assembly's rules on how to attain voting rights.
Opinion
Why Work-Study Works
By
Amanda Morris
| January 31, 2007
I applaud both Bret Vallacher '10 and the Dartmouth staff for addressing class issues at Dartmouth ("Work-Study Woes," Jan.
Opinion
The source of the swim team's troubles
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T. A. Berry
| January 31, 2007
To the Editor: As a College swim/dive parent, I was stunned by The Dartmouth's last editorial ("If You Want to Dive, Dive Head First," Jan.
Arts
Music prof gains recognition with experimental 'Exercises'
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Liz Ellison
| January 31, 2007
Last year was a good year for music and classics professor Christian Wolff. His most recent recording, "Christian Wolff: Ten Exercises," has been named among the 50 best albums of the year in the annual list compiled by The Wire, a popular alternative music magazine.
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Government efficacy varies Ivy to Ivy
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William Schpero
| January 31, 2007
As the debate over Student Assembly's role rages at Dartmouth, a comparative look at the student governments in the Ancient Eight reveals a variation in student opinion, budget sizes, electoral practices and ideological ambition. Of those Ivy League student governments with broad campus support, a common theme is an ability to balance student services with ideological advocacy. The Undergraduate Assembly at the University of Pennsylvania instituted a shuttle service to and from a local airport and petitioned professors to post their syllabi online prior to the start of classes.
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Daily Debriefing
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Compiled by Ben Nunnery
| January 31, 2007
The state of New Hampshire has seen a record number of gastrointestinal virus outbreaks this year, according to Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Greg Moore.
Opinion
Swim Team Fault
By
Scott Brown
| January 31, 2007
To the Editor: If you want to find fault with the College swim team, blame the admissions office.
Opinion
Different Year, Same SA Story
By
David Glovsky
| January 31, 2007
I must admit, I was gleeful to see the initial effort to impeach current Student Assembly President Tim Andreadis.
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Police Blotter
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Compiled by Dane Schlossberg; courtesy of Hanover
| January 30, 2007
Jan. 24, 2 p.m., East Wheelock Street Hanover Police charged a 16-year-old Hanover High School student with negligent driving when he crashed into another car on East Wheelock hill. Jan.
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Daily Debriefing
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Compiled by Zachary Swiss and William Schpero/The
| January 30, 2007
A new book by Dinesh D'Souza '83, The Enemy At Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11, has proved to be especially controversial for the conservative writer, no stranger to controversy himself.
Opinion
Work-Study Woes
By
Bret Vallacher
| January 30, 2007
"Classism" is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "prejudice against or in favor of people belonging to a particular socioeconomic class." This College, in all of its endeavors to make itself a symbol of equality, with all of its tirades against the perceived epidemics of hate crimes, with all of its attempts to finally triumph over its sexism, has overlooked one of its most atrocious anathemas -- its blatant classism. Over the past term, I have been applying to all of the jobs that meet my criteria of qualifications for a "good" job: resume builder, non-hectic work environment, decent pay.
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New rules let '07s elect more SEC members
By
Zach Swiss
| January 30, 2007
Members of the Class of 2007 voted Monday night to elect 12 of the 20 members of the Senior Executive Committee. The remaining eight will be appointed by the 12 elected officials, a change from last year's selection process in which a group of administrators selected eight students to join the SEC. The SEC is the primary governing body for each class for the five years immediately following graduation.