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Study ranks College 20th for research

By JR Santo | January 26, 2007

Although its departments and student body are relatively small compared to other schools in the Ivy League, Dartmouth was ranked 20th among the top research powerhouses by a recent graduate program study. The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, based on extensive data from 2005, evaluated 354 institutions on the quality and impact of their research rather than on the sheer quantity of research ventures.

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Overheard

By Compiled by Anna Stone | January 26, 2007

'07 Girl, at a party: These days, my breakfast wrap and my vibrator ... they get me through the day. '10 Boy holding the door to TDX open for his friends: Welcome to Theta Delt. Other '10 Boy: The boom boom lodge, in the flesh. '10 Boy: Yep.

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Rashid discusses African Muslim culture

By Astrid Bradley | January 25, 2007

Co-founder of the International Museum of Muslim Cultures Okolo Rashid explained Wednesday how it is necessary to highlight a sophisticated West African culture in order to validate current African-American culture. The event, which was hosted in Filene Auditorium and saw an attendance of about 15, was hosted by the Muslim student organization Al-Nur. The presentation, "Ties That Bind: The Civil Rights Movement and the Legacy of the Timbuktu Exhibition Project," attempted to explain how the museum's newest exhibit -- "Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word" -- can help restore self-respect to African Americans today. The exhibit showcases highly developed 13th- through 19th-century manuscripts from Timbuktu, Mali. Rashid said her museum's exhibit is important for African-Americans, as it allows them to reclaim the human dignity the transatlantic slave trade stole from them.

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Sustainability initiatives earn College top marks

By Anna Lotko | January 25, 2007

Dartmouth and three other top universities received top marks from the Sustainable Endowments Institute, which graded colleges and universities across North America as part of the first College Sustainability Report Card released Wednesday. Using an A to F system, the report graded the 100 schools with the largest endowments in the United States, using seven categories: administration, climate change and energy, food and recycling, green building, endowment transparency, investment priorities and shareholder engagement. The average of these seven categories was then calculated as an overall grade. Stanford University, Harvard University, Williams College and Dartmouth received the four top grades, which were all A minuses.

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Profs and students kick off book clubs

By Amanda Cohen | January 25, 2007

In an effort to encourage student reading outside of the classroom and foster informal student-faculty interaction, five of six jointly led book clubs met yesterday to distribute books and introduce members. Club members ranged from undergraduate students from all classes to graduate students and faculty members, including Dean of the College Dan Nelson who will be reading On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined by David Roberts. "I think the idea of students, faculty and others getting together to talk about books contributes to a vibrant intellectual community life," Nelson said.

Sports

Squash squad splits Williams matches; women win, men fall

By Cecily Kaya | January 25, 2007

The Dartmouth squash teams split the night Wednesday. The women downed Williams College 6-3 while the men dropped five matches to the Ephs. The Dartmouth women (6-3, 0-2 Ivy) overpowered the Ephs (6-5 NESCAC). Heather Lisle '07 made short work of sophomore Stephanie Barnett, dominating the match and winning in three games.

Opinion

In the defense of Smith '88

By Jordan Frank | January 25, 2007

To the Editor: In its last editorial, The Dartmouth Editorial Board wrote, "no institutionalized speech code exists at Dartmouth" ("Reviewing the Rhetoric of a Potential Trustee," Jan.

Opinion

A Third Party in 2008?

By Ben Selznick | January 25, 2007

Imagine that it is early 2008 and the presidential primaries are in full swing. Iowa and New Hampshire are, however briefly, the centers of national media attention.

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An Assembly Divided Cannot Stand

By Tina Praprotnik | January 25, 2007

Inside and outside of Student Assembly, students have long been clamoring for reform. Changes addressing the organization's lacking validity and significance are indeed necessary, but the Assembly must be unified before they are attempted.

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Foods without trans fat to get stickered by DDS

By JR Santo | January 25, 2007

Sparked by an unexpected nutrition label boasting a trans fat-free recipe on new "to-go" packages of muffins and cookies ordered for Home Plate, Dartmouth Dining Services saw the opportunity to embark on a campaign to reduce trans fatty acids in campus food. Beth Rosenberger, the manager of Home Plate, Novack Cafe and Cafe North, had not intended to order trans fat-free food items, but was pleasantly surprised when she saw their nutritional content.

Unusually warm weather has aided the construction of Floren Varsity House, which should be open by November.
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Varsity House nears completion

By Kevin Pellecchia | January 24, 2007

Andrew Palmer / The Dartmouth At the tail end of Dartmouth's recent construction boom, the three-story, 41,300 square-foot Floren Varsity House has quietly risen out of the ground over the past year. Though a much smaller-scale project than other recently constructed buildings like the McLaughlin Cluster and Kemeny Hall, Floren is an ambitious replacement to the eighty year-old, 17,200-square-foot Davis Varsity House.

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