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Undergrads build hybrid race car

By AJ Fox | May 5, 2006

A team of students at the Thayer School of Engineering hosted Formula Hybrid, the first collegiate car race to use only hybrid and electric vehicles, at the New Hampshire International Speedway on Thursday.

Opinion

Tim Andreadis should thank The Dartmouth

By Lee Cooper | May 5, 2006

To the Editor: I now agree with Yuki Kondo-Shah's assertion that some op-eds in The Dartmouth leave the reader feeling as though the author had "his head in the sand" ("Andreadis and the Press," May 3), for Kondo-Shah's own angsty critique of the paper's coverage of Tim Andreadis '07's recent victory is painfully misguided.

Opinion

Using Freedom Responsibly

By Ben Selznick | May 4, 2006

Yesterday, an individual proclaiming himself to be "proudly affiliated with The Review" employed a popular conservative argument tactic to garner legitimacy to his cause; he did not present a defense of why a banner, believed to be associated with The Dartmouth Review, said what it said, but rather defended the right to freedom of speech.

Opinion

The Benefits of the Biloxi Trip

By Nicholas Taranto | May 4, 2006

Over the past week, former student body president candidate David Zubricki '07 and I have been engaging in a private conversation regarding his recent op-ed ("Trusted Leadership," April 25). In that article, Zubricki poked holes in the Student Assembly's decision to allot $3,500 for the production of a video to raise awareness about the post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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All five SEC marshals step down

By Matt Beale | May 4, 2006

Five of the eight Class of 2006 marshals who were also members of the Senior Executive Committee, which selected the marshals, stepped down Wednesday following criticism that too many of the marshals came from the SEC itself. Replacement marshals, who will lead students at graduation along with the original three, will be selected by write-in voting through the Student Assembly website in the next few days. SEC President Anthony Bramante '06 said that the decision was reached by the SEC as a whole and mentioned a critical editorial in The Dartmouth and discussion with fellow seniors about the selections as reasons for the decision. "Though we do feel that [the five SEC former marshals] represent the class, we felt that we should take the responsibility to unify our class because we'll be the representatives for the next five years," Bramante said. Bramante said that the entire SEC supported the decision but that he did not know how it would affect future class marshal selections. He added that the response to the decision was unforeseen. "Had the reaction been expected by the SEC in general, I don't think we would've made the decision about the process and the decisions that we did," Bramante said. Four of the five marshals who stepped down either could not be reached or refused to comment, referring The Dartmouth to Bramante's statement ("SEC Class Marshals will be replaced," May 4) and a statement written by SEC member and former Marshal Edy Wilson '06. Wilson said in her statement that she recognized the need for more "transparency" in the selection process, and pointed to the write-in elections as a solution. Libby Sherman '06, a marshal candidate who was not selected, said that selecting SEC members for other class leadership positions was redundant because the campus already recognized them as leaders. "I don't think honoring the same people over and over again does anything," Sherman said. Regardless of whether or not write-in elections were the best solution, the original decision and the following resignations have "cheapened" the positions this year, Sherman said. Matthew Schwartz '06, also a marshal candidate who was not selected, agreed that though the five SEC marshals were qualified, more effort should have been made to include other students.

Opinion

SEC Class Marshals will be replaced

By Anthony Bramante | May 4, 2006

To the Editor: In our selection of the 2006 Class Marshals, the Senior Executive Committee attempted to appoint individuals that represent a variety of perspectives in our community, have demonstrated leadership on and off campus and exemplify the spirit of Dartmouth ("Leading by Example to End Divisions," April 28; "Senior class marshals announced; Five of eight positions filled by Senior Executive Committee members," April 27). Although we still believe that our original slate of Marshals fulfills these criteria and was chosen fairly, we recognize that many in our class feel that our Marshal selection process was unfair and that their voices were overlooked in our decisions. Also, we realize that because of unfortunate circumstances, this committee started off with a tense and fragile relationship with those it is supposed to represent.

Opinion

A Democratic Catch-22

By Zak Moore | May 4, 2006

If the events precipitated by the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran teach us anything, it is that democracy in the Arab Middle East is a catch-22.

Arts

Week-long music festival begins Sat.

By Stefanie Zychowski | May 4, 2006

This Saturday, the beginning of the 28th Annual Festival of New Musics, entitled "Orchestras of Sameness," will introduce Dartmouth to the sound of the future, as the vanguard of contemporary music envelops Hanover with its singular aesthetic. This unique celebration of the latest in modern music combines the original creative endeavors of the talented undergraduate and graduate students of Dartmouth's music program with some of the leading, critically acclaimed musicians of the field, many of them visiting faculty within the department.

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A look back at Larimore's tenure: a rocky SLI beginning, a solid finish

By Phil Salinger | May 4, 2006

When James Larimore came to the College in 1999, he entered a Dartmouth community in turmoil, intent on preserving its time-honored traditions which, it feared, the administration was trying to change. Larimore, who will become the Swarthmore College's dean of students after this academic year, strove both to improve student life at the College -- largely by increasing diversity, adding residential halls and maturing the Greek system -- and to improve the administration's communication with the entire Dartmouth community. He was announced as the next dean of the College soon after the Board of Trustees released their controversial Student Life Initiative, which many alumni and students interpreted as an attempt to dismantle the Greek system.

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