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Bill Frist Is a Robot

By Michael Belinsky | August 16, 2005

I have decided to devote a few hours during which I really should be doing homework to explain to the ever-curious Dartmouth student the reason behind the Democratization of Sen.

Arts

Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit to perform at Spaulding

By Meredith Fraser | August 16, 2005

A hesitant Hanover resident edges to the window of the Hopkins Center box office. "This may be a stupid question, but -- do you all, by any chance, have any Jane Monheit tickets left?" asks the resident. When the ticket seller nods, a look of surprise comes over the resident's face. "Really?" the resident replies. His disbelief is understandable.

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Student drowns in Conn. River

By Jessica Chen and Ben Zimmerman | August 16, 2005

Valentin Valkov drowned in the Connecticut River early Friday morning while celebrating his imminent graduation from the Tuck Bridge Program. Following an extensive search, state and local law enforcement officials recovered the 21-year-old Bulgarian's body around 12:30 p.m.

News

Drapkin '68 tapped to head Bar Association tax section

By Kimberly Sheu | August 16, 2005

The American Bar Association named Dennis Drapkin '68 the chair of its tax section last Tuesday after an annual meeting in Chicago. As the new chair, he will lead approximately 18,000 tax lawyer members in public service, helping to improve the tax system and educating taxpayers about their rights and responsibilities under the tax laws. "To tell you the truth, it has been transitioning gradually, so it wasn't like there was a lightening bolt, and I was endowed with supernatural powers," Drapkin said of his appointment as chair of the tax section. "The difference is that now my e-mail is full of administrative matters that were not my responsibility beforehand, but I'm happy to do them." With over 410,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. It provides law school accreditation, ongoing legal education, information about the law to the public and programs to help both lawyers and judges in the administration of justice. Drapkin previously served as the ABA vice chair for professional services and spent three years on the governing council of the tax section. Drapkin is a partner in the Dallas Office of Jones Day, an international law firm which provides counsel for more than half of Fortune 500 companies, as well as privately held companies, investment firms, retail chains, health care providers and educational institutions. "I decided to specialize in tax law soon after I started practicing," Drapkin said.

Opinion

A Closer Look at the Data

By Michael Amico | August 11, 2005

To the Editor: In "Where Feminism Went Too Far" (Aug. 4), Iden Sinai ends his interpretation of the widely-documented gender gap in adolescent academic achievement -- females routinely outscoring their male cohorts -- with a preposterous conclusion: "The cadre of extremist feminists that seemingly has hijacked American education from kindergarten through graduate work has created an Orwellian playing field where one gender is just more equal than the other." But Sinai does not disclose the members of this cadre.

News

Three rising seniors win Rockefeller fellowships

By Ambika Singh | August 11, 2005

Three members of the Class of 2006 are among 25 rising seniors from 16 participating institutions to be named recipients of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's 2005 Fellowships for Students of Color Entering the Teaching Profession. Taica Hsu, David Jiles and Joanna Lau will receive up to $22,100 over a five-year period through this prestigious scholarship, that begins with a project of their choice this summer and ends after the completion of a master's degree and a two to three-year commitment to public school teaching. The RBF's fellowships, created in 1992, seek to address the strong need for minority teachers in American public schools.

News

Rural background gives character to Pres. Wright

By Rosie Hughes | August 11, 2005

Editor's Note: This is the fourth of a multi-part series profiling essential members of the College community who make Dartmouth operate smoothly every day. As the 16th President of the College, Dartmouth President James Wright has ultimate responsibility for a multi-million dollar international institution.

Opinion

Why Blame Feminism?

By Peter Jenks | August 9, 2005

To the Editor: Iden Sinai '07's column ("Where Feminism Went Too Far," August 4) drew to your readers' attention data suggesting a larger number of women than men complete their high school degrees, and alludes to similar data for higher degrees as well.

News

Vt., N.H. battle in 'Shrine Bowl'

A parade on Saturday through downtown Hanover featured pint-sized cars and men garbed in red fezzes, but it was only a prelude to the heated Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl that followed -- the annual football game between Vermont and New Hampshire high school students held at the College. Fans from all over the two states flooded downtown and eventually Dartmouth's Memorial Field, where the charity bowl attracted a large crowd. During the parade, the Shrine Masons, commonly known as Shriners, donned their the extravagant Middle-East-type costumes and played bagpipe music to provide a circus-like atmosphere around the Green. In the afternoon, the football game pitted a team of top-notch Vermont high school football players against another competitive New Hampshire team.

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