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Equestrian takes second and fourth in two weekend shows

By Tony Hao | October 23, 2002

Big Green riders competed in two equestrian shows last weekend, placing second at a competition hosted by the team on Saturday and fourth on Sunday at Colby-Sawyer College. On her home turf, Kate Colfer '04 continued her excellent performance this year with another first-place finish in novice fences.

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Single-sex school movement bumps up against Title IX

By Sarah Betts | October 23, 2002

Title IX's implications for single-sex public education are causing heated debate, as its restrictions on publicly funded single-sex schools and classrooms stand in the way of new education reform. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, a project of the Bush administration, provides more latitude for alternative education methods and would make it easier for single-sex schools to exist. In order to resolve the two conflicting laws, the Department of Education published its intent to propose amendments to Title IX regulations in May, 2002.

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Prof. wins Fulbright for study in Nigeria

By Kathleen McDermott | October 23, 2002

The recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant, history Professor Judith Byfield '80 will pack her bags this January for Abeokuta, Nigeria, and spend five months interviewing women who led a 1947 tax revolt against their colonial government. Approximately 800 scholars from the United States conduct research abroad each year through the U.S.

Arts

'Igby' meanders but enthralls

By Nathan Ruegger | October 22, 2002

"Igby Goes Down" is a film that goes neither down, up, left, right or in any direction. Starstudded and overflowing with spellbinding acting and compelling drama, this movie is so faithful to the concept of real-life filmmaking, that it meanders aimlessly away from any comfortable story structure. "Igby Goes Down" tells the dark, somber and yet incisive coming-of-age tale about a young man's quest versus the world.

Opinion

A Fly On the Wall

By Brian Nick | October 22, 2002

What do Democrats say to each other to psych themselves up 18 days before an election? This was the question I had as I prepared for my first political fundraiser of 2002 last Friday, the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner held by the New Hampshire Democratic Party in Manchester every fall.

Opinion

Just the Facts? Please...

By Timothy Carpenter | October 22, 2002

To the Editor: Professor Ronald Edsforth raises some very valid points in his Oct. 10 letter to The Dartmouth "Just the Facts, Please." Most notably and simply that his examples "raise doubts about the correctness of the 'strong support' generalization she [reporter Jessica Spradling] used to frame her own story." That being said, I believe the he commits precisely the same offense he criticizes the article for -- the evidence he provides grossly fails to support the conclusions he makes. Edsforth states "Clearly facts like these indicate that public support for the administration is actually quite weak." However the facts he refers to are focused entirely on the Iraq issue.

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Raj asks for help to end plight of untouchables

By Jessica Spradling | October 22, 2002

Indian writer and activist M.C. Raj pleaded for Americans to support the liberation of India's "untouchables," who are assigned the lowest rung of the country's social and economic hierarchy under the Hindu caste system. "I seek your support and solidarity in whatever ways possible to you," Raj said to the crowd of over 50 Dartmouth students in attendance at his speech yesterday entitled, "Plight of the Untouchables: Breaking Down Caste Systems." Raj -- himself a Dalit -- outlined many of the daily atrocities that this group lives with.

Opinion

A Mission for the College

By Oliver Bernstein | October 22, 2002

We are now in the midst of on-campus corporate interviews. The top investment and financial services firms in the country will visit Dartmouth over the coming months to recruit many of our classmates.

Opinion

Preserving What Matters

By Allen Fromherz | October 21, 2002

To the Editor: As an alumus and a member of the Friends of the Library executive board, I urge all alumni to make their views known on the elimination of Sanborn . Alumni who contribute to the "Friends of the Library" have a special interest in preserving the uniqueness of Dartmouth's library system, often contributing large sums of money for this purpose.

News

Students launch local answer to eBay

By Megh Duwadi | October 21, 2002

Those monthly trips to West Lebanon may not be so crucial after all. Hanover's newest shopping venue offers Dartmouth students a bevy of choices for their eclectic tastes. What's more: to make purchases from televisions and textbooks to the occasional used car, students don't even need to leave their residence halls. Operated by student-run Netbay Solutions, Darbay -- an online commerce site open only to the Dartmouth community -- made its debut earlier this month. The site, located at www.darbay.com, allows users to bid on an array of products offered by students and local merchants.

Opinion

A Community of One

By Ana Bonnheim | October 21, 2002

Over the past two weeks, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles A. Moose has been warning residents to take precautions at school, at work, at home and at every place in between.

News

College lures '06s to alcohol survey

By Jong Lee | October 21, 2002

Recently launched to encourage safe consumption of alcohol among the student body, a new Dick's House-run online program called "AlcoholEdu" is being heavily promoted to the Class of 2006. AlcoholEdu is a two- to three-hour-long program that "is designed to improve a person's knowledge, attitude and behavior towards alcohol," according to the program's website. "Primary prevention is educating everyone who doesn't necessarily have alcohol problems yet to prevent problems and minimize alcohol abuse in the future," Dick's House Director Jack Turco said. The program starts with a pre-assessment survey and ends with a final exam, which a student can either pass or fail. Turco said that it is more important to him that students are actually taking the course than whether or not they are passing the post-assessment exam, and that the results of the test are not used in any sort of way to discipline or hurt the participant. After completing the course, half of the participants will have a very brief follow up in six weeks and the other half in six months. All first-year students finishing the AlcoholEdu program by the Fall Term will receive two movie passes that can be used at the Nugget Theatre.

Arts

Corea & co. 'elektrify' Spaulding with two-hour set

By Lindsay Barnes | October 21, 2002

Jazz legend Chick Corea and his Elektric Band rocked Spaulding Auditorium Thursday night with a loud combination of jazz, rock, blues and Latin music that added up to an amalgam that was distinctly their own. From the first note of the concert, the audience was exposed to a hurricane of sound.

Opinion

A Poor Decision

By Michele Nudelman | October 21, 2002

To the Editor: The unfortunate occurrence of anti-Semitic incidents on this campus is a compelling reason to sign the petition against anti-Semitism.

News

S&S officers lack the training of officers in blue

By Cordelia Zukerman | October 21, 2002

Those green-and-white uniforms aren't the only trait that distinguishes Safety and Security officers from the blue of the New York Police Department. Although Dartmouth's Safety and Security officers are charged with the protection of the College's student population and the enforcement of College rules and policies, they are not police officers.

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