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Violin prof. removed from music dept. post

By Alex Belser | February 8, 2005

Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt offered little explanation for the impending removal of Dartmouth's symphony conductor from a separate position in the College's music department when a student prompted her for comment at Monday night's Student Assembly town meeting. Anthony Princiotti, who has served as a violin instructor at Dartmouth for 12 years, confirmed that he is set to be dropped from his non-tenured post at the end of Spring term. Under separate employment with the Hopkins Center, Princiotti has also been the conductor and front man for the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra for the same stretch of time. Folt declined to comment specifically on the matter at the meeting after receiving a question from DSO member Hillary Swanson '05. "There isn't any way that we would discuss the personnel issues of any individual in a public forum," Folt said. Princiotti, who also holds top posts with two area philharmonic orchestras, confirmed that he received notice of his upcoming dismissal last month from music department chairman Ted Levin. The memo, according to Princiotti, said his professional profile was insufficient to maintain the position. Levin said he could not discuss personnel issues with The Dartmouth. Princiotti, although reluctant to discuss the matter himself because he said he is currently trying to confront it privately, defended his reputation. "I've been a violinist for 45 years," Princiotti said.

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Students fire tough questions at admin.

By Elise Waxenberg | February 8, 2005

Six top administrators fielded students' questions on grade inflation, alcohol violations and the Student Life Initiative, among other topics, Monday night at a town hall meeting held in Alumni Hall and organized by the Student Assembly. Over 100 students and other community members attended the event, in which College President James Wright, Provost Barry Scherr, Dean of the College James Larimore, Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman, College Proctor Harry Kinne and Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt addressed a variety of concerns raised through a combination of pre-selected and audience questions. Wright opened the meeting by naming the provision of "the strongest undergraduate experience in the country" as the College's top goal. "The state of the College is very strong," Wright said. Folt said she felt there are a lot of misunderstandings at Dartmouth concerning class sizes.

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New Ultraseek search engine remaps dated Dartmouth website

By Jessica Chen | February 7, 2005

For students roaming the Dartmouth website with mouse clicks of frustration, Computing Services has found a solution, launching a new search engine Friday that promises to make the website more user-friendly. The new search feature expands index capacity on the search engine from 100,000 to 1 million documents, allowing better-matched search results.

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Semester at Sea crew forced to land in Honolulu

By Dan Duray | February 7, 2005

Dartmouth students participating in the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea program are hoping for smooth sailing during the rest of their term after the 591-foot Explorer ship, which serves as a floating campus for 650 students, recently weathered storm conditions a program representative described as "epic." Dartmouth juniors Meredith Lunn and David Ofer were on board and are finally continuing with the program following the Explorer's unexpected repair stop in Honolulu. The ship, which left from Vancouver, Canada, on Jan.

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Application numbers jump throughout Ivy League

By John Mitchell | February 7, 2005

Applications to most Ivy League schools swelled this year, reaching record highs at several schools including Dartmouth. More than 12,500 students applied for acceptance into Dartmouth's Class of 2009, marking an eight percent increase in applications.

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Food for Thought

By Caleb Powers | February 7, 2005

Toward the end of fall term, I wrote a column entitled "DDS vs. Common Sense" (Nov. 23). My hope was to elicit some kind of response from somebody who would tell me whether or not my assertions about what I thought to be absurd food prices were warranted.

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B-ball looks to continue impressive Ivy performances

By Jennifer Yu | February 4, 2005

Big Green women's basketball is certainly satisfying preseason expectations. The team remains undefeated in the Ivy League after two comfortable wins last weekend and will go into a pair of league games this weekend with a perfect 3-0 record in the Ivy League. Ashley Taylor '07 said the team is definitely up for the task. "Our coaches have prepared us well for this weekend," she said.

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