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Fraternities see high turnout at Fall rush

By Kate Lyon | October 13, 2004

High turnout has defined the first Fall term fraternity rush in three years, but although Greek leaders concur that the process went well, they noted that some aspects of holding rush in the fall require adjustment. At the time of publication, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity had 18 sunk bids, Chi Heorot, 25; Chi Gamma Epsilon, 23; Sigma Phi Epsilon, 21; Theta Delta Chi, 28; Psi Upsilon, 24; Alpha Delta, 21; Phi Delta Alpha, 19; Kappa Kappa Kappa, 20; Bones Gate, 12; Gamma Delta Chi , 11; and Alpha Chi Alpha, 24.

Sports

Boston XC meet nets more strong team performances

By Zachary Pfeiffer | October 12, 2004

While the top seven male and female runners on the cross country team rested for Pre-Nationals next week in Indiana, the second squads had a strong showing when they raced this past Friday in Boston's Franklin Park at the New England Championships. The men's team placed seventh with 246 points in a field of 48 teams, putting three runners in the top 50 finishers.

Opinion

Remember Freedom?

By Michael Belinsky | October 12, 2004

America seems to have befriended the former Soviet Union since the fall of the Berlin Wall. With its fall, Americans applauded the lifting of the Iron Curtain and the normalization of relations with the Soviets.

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Officials say worker never hit by hantavirus

By Hannah Plotkin | October 12, 2004

The Dartmouth employee thought to be carrying the hantavirus in late September was falsely diagnosed, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services concluded recently. The male employee, who remains unidentified, underwent an initial blood test that indicated he had the respiratory disease, but subsequent tests ruled out the illness as a possibility, state health officials said Monday. The Department of Health and Human Services did not notify Dartmouth and made no public announcement of the finding.

Opinion

Construction Woes

By Amie Sugarman | October 12, 2004

As I slept in my bed in Maxwell early one morning, my room began to vibrate. At first, I incorporated these vibrations into my dream as an earthquake.

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Coffee chain takes Hanover by storm

By Gus Lûbin | October 12, 2004

The spirit of coffee giant Starbucks has entered Hanover and the stage seems to be set for a showdown with the locally-owned Dirt Cowboy Caf. The cafe in the newly-reopened Dartmouth Bookstore, which is operated by Barnes and Noble College Booksellers, serves a full menu of Starbucks drinks and coffee, although it is not a separate Starbucks franchise. Still, in a town reputed to be hostile to the idea of chain-stores, the bookstore's proprietors were careful to quick to defend their choice of coffee. "We are proud to brew Starbucks coffee because it is a good company and it makes good coffee, but we are not Starbucks," said cafe manager Kate Hookway. The cafe does not sell Starbucks foods, according to Hookway, but rather pastries from King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vt.

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Blogs put revealing info at employers' fingertips

By Zana Bugaighis | October 11, 2004

Not all Dartmouth students are perfect. But then again, not all Dartmouth students advertise their lives in a candid online forum accessible to the public. As more students form their own weblogs and job search time rolls around for seniors, some are questioning the effect personal disclosures could have on future employment. For the tech savvy, Xanga.com is a haven to meet and greet those who share a passion for life and disclosing all its aspects.

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Dartmouth employees open wallets for Kerry

By Kelsey Noonan | October 11, 2004

As the November presidential election approaches, Dartmouth employees have dug deep for the Kerry-Edwards campaign. Forty-five Dartmouth faculty members and administrators have donated a total of $30,500 to Sen.

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