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Rock On, Billary

By Michael Sarinsky | January 12, 2004

Many of you, I am sure, remember Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States. In fact, Clinton was one of the most memorable presidents in recent history, in large part due to his children's books on tape with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. In addition, Clinton was also well-known for both his domestic and foreign politics in an age of much prosperity across the country.

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Far from Hanover, military alums reflect

By Jenn Buck | January 12, 2004

Looking out a bay door in a CH-53 Super Stallion chopper, high above the Afghan desert where you're about to fight for your life, your college education may not mean much. Dartmouth graduates have found this out for themselves, as troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan reflected on their wartime experiences in recent interviews with The Dartmouth. Nathaniel Fick '99 served five years in the U.S.

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College may shelve AEPi's charter plans

By Steven Orbuch | January 12, 2004

Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity's plan to establish a Dartmouth chapter may be permanently shelved for violating College policy, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman. Redman has told The Dartmouth that accusations of student induction may count as a severe strike against the national fraternity by College administration, should AEPi resume its plan to establish ties here. Plans to create a chapter of AEPi, a national Jewish fraternity, were suspended Dec.

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It's Not Over for Kerry Yet

By Janos Marton | January 12, 2004

What is the point of holding the first-in-the-nation primary if the media and rabid Deaniacs are telling us that the election is already over? The media's relentless attacks on the John Kerry campaign as "flailing" or "failing" are very misleading.

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Computers stolen from dorm room

By Colin Barry | January 12, 2004

A burglar broke into a two-room triple in Russell Sage mid-morning Friday, stealing three laptops, assorted consumer electronics and $250 in cash. The room's three freshmen residents said they believed their door was locked before the robbery but that one resident lost his keys on the day of the incident. "I think either I dropped them on the way out of the room or maybe someone stole them during the day," Chris Polashenski '07 said. Safety and Security and the Hanover Police Department are both investigating the incident, although Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone said there are no suspects in the crime and no leads at the moment. Polashenski said authorities estimated there was a 10 to 15 percent chance the stolen items would be recovered. Giaccone called "this type of burglary" a rare occurrence, and declined to speculate on whether the thief was a student. Safety and Security officials noted that while computer theft is not unheard of at the College, most thievery involves a smaller monetary loss and occurs in unlocked areas. "It's more usual to have theft from a locker room or a common room, generally of a wallet or money," Safety and Security Investigator Richard Gavell said. Police reportedly dusted the room for fingerprints over the weekend. Hanover Police and Safety and Security are conducting parallel inquiries into the theft, Gavell said, although the police are the "primary investigating agency" in the crime.

Opinion

Check the Facts

By Sean Mann | January 12, 2004

To the Editors: Facts surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are almost universally contentious, with misleading and inaccurate information often used to present one side or the other in a favorable light.

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Wright retrospective champions expansion

By Mark Herman | January 9, 2004

College President James Wright reflected on his efforts to improve student life, academics and diversity during his controversial first five years in office in a recently released report. Wright has been criticized during his tenure for plans to transform Dartmouth's student life, especially as it relates to the Greek system.

Sports

Squash teams remain undefeated in new year

By Nedko Kyuchukov | January 9, 2004

The Dartmouth men's and women's squash teams both won against Williams on Wednesday night, Jan. 6, in Williamstown, Mass. The women overcame an initial deficit to post a 6-3 victory. "Unfortunately, we had a couple of problems with two of the girls being ill, Crosby Haynes '04 at No.

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Satirist O'Rourke defends Iraq war, criticizes Bush

By Alison Schmauch | January 9, 2004

Noted political satirist P.J. O'Rourke offered a humorous but nuanced defense of the war in Iraq to a standing-room-only crowd in Filene Auditorium Thursday. O'Rourke, who has covered both the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, said that he supported the war in Iraq despite the lack of evidence that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction. Rather, he suggested that the dictator's long record of brutality was reason enough for the United States to attack. "Saddam is a guy who has been murdering everyone he could get his hands on for 25 years," said O'Rourke. He described Hussein's Ba'ath party as essentially fascist and thus an especially pernicious type of totalitarian government."Communists do bad things, but for a reason.

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Snapshot

By Sam Ceppos | January 9, 2004

Hugh Jessiman '06 and the Big Green men's ice hockey team will have a chance to gain a season sweep against rival Vermont on Saturday.

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Gen. Clark campaigns in Hanover, Lebanon

By Steven Orbuch | January 9, 2004

Presidential hopeful Gen. Wesley Clark has his eyes set on Dartmouth, as he is slated to spend an entire day in the Hanover area. Clark is coming to campus at a time when many Democratic nomination candidates are concentrating their efforts in Iowa for the Jan.

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The Year of the General

By Brian Martin | January 9, 2004

America must act as a leader, not a paranoid bully. After Sept. 11, America needed a different foreign policy and a new national security plan.

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A Conservative Laments "Conservative's Lament"

By Juan Gonzalez | January 8, 2004

To the Editors: In response to Hemant Joshi's rant ("A Conservative's Lament," Jan. 6), I have to wonder whether or not his statements were satirical and sarcastic, or, if as it seems with each passing glance, they were sincere and legitimate stances?

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