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Shuttle crew visits, educates campus

By Jen Tutak | May 23, 2002

Five members of NASA's most recent Hubble Telescope repair team, including Dr. James Newman '78, spoke to a crowd of over 700 in Leede Arena last night. They were all part of mission STS-109 aboard the space shuttle Columbia, spending 12 days in space last March in a successful attempt to repair and refurbish the Hubble Telescope. In addition to Newman, the visiting astronauts included mission commander Scott "Scooter" Altman, payload commander John Grunsfeld, pilot Duane Carey and mission specialist Rick Linnehan.

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Harvard alters sex assault policy

By Sarah Betts | May 23, 2002

Harvard University's Administrative Board will no longer investigate students' allegations of sexual misconduct unless they provide sufficient evidence, the faculty decided earlier this month. The new policy is controversial, since some believe that it places a burden of proof on victims that will result in less action being taken against those who commit sexual crimes. "The new policy is outrageous and an abandonment of students," Harvard sophomore Sarah Levit-Shore said. According to Harvard Assistant Dean David Fithian, the change comes from "a long-standing experience" of the Administrative Board, which has found that students are often "disappointed and frustrated" when a case does not have enough evidence to result in a finding. "In some cases, it was clear that there was little evidence to gather," Fithian said.

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Inspectors close Alpha Delta after fire

By Nathaniel Ward | May 23, 2002

Fire inspectors closed Alpha Delta fraternity last night as a safety precaution after an early-morning fire broke out in the furnace area of the house basement. As of last night the immediate cause of the fire was unknown. AD was holding a programming event attended by about 100 people when the fire broke out at approximately 12:45 a.m., fraternity president Daniel Brown '03 said.

Opinion

A Troubling New Policy

By Janos Marton | May 23, 2002

The 21st century is off to a pretty bad start already, and the decision by Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman to ban door-to-door delivery of publications has not made things better.

Opinion

Putting the Cult in Culture

By Dan Galemba | May 23, 2002

In the interest of social science, I attended "Star Wars Episode II," notepad in hand, to observe the behavior of the masses and try to draw some conclusions about both the movie itself and the status it has achieved as a cultural phenomenon. Now I realize that this isn't the film review page, but for something as representative of popular culture as "Star Wars," it doesn't matter.

Sports

Getting To Know...

By Mark Sweeney | May 23, 2002

Following in the footsteps of such journalistic luminaries as Mike Wallace, Barbara Walters and Ed Bradley, The Dartmouth's Mark Sweeney catches up with the big names on campus and asks the questions that others have too much professionalism or integrity to ask.

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Govt. endorses more single-sex schools

By Sarah Betts | May 23, 2002

In a controversial move, the U.S. Department of Education announced May 8 that it intends to propose amendments to Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs that receive federal funds, to allow for the establishment of single-sex public elementary and secondary schools. The proposed legislation, which comes as a part of President George W.

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College moves toward offering GLBT studies

By Carl Burnett | May 23, 2002

In next year's Organization, Regulations and Courses book, for the first time, students will be able to look for course listings under "GLBT Studies" or "Queer Theory." Although the headings will redirect students to the women's studies program course listings, the changes to the ORC are nevertheless symbolic of a gradual move at Dartmouth to increasingly embrace the academic discipline of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender studies. Perhaps the most visible step Dartmouth has taken is to hire Michael Bronski, a gay scholar, author, journalist and activist, to teach its biennial "Introduction to GLBT Studies" course.

Opinion

An Undemocratic Statement

By Gary Weissman | May 22, 2002

Only a small fraction of the Jews at Dartmouth (by Jews I mean those of you who checked the little box as a freshman) attended this past Hillel meeting, and it is important that we are very clear on the discussion and the vote that transpired. A resolution was put on the table at the last meeting to take out the ad that appeared on May 17 in The Dartmouth.

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SA releases dept. ratings

By Charles Gardner | May 22, 2002

Departmental assessments -- the long-awaited final component of the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative -- were released last night at a Student Assembly meeting that also featured a lengthy debate on a resolution to fund a forum for student organizations. The anthropology, music and Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures Departments came in at the top of the rankings, each earning an assigned grade of "A" for such factors as faculty-to-major ratio, average class size and results from a satisfaction survey taken by over 600 students with declared majors. The biology department -- which the study noted had an average class size of over 42 students -- was ranked last, with a grade of only C-plus.

Opinion

What if Dartmouth Hall were in Tel Aviv?

By Michael Mello | May 22, 2002

About halfway through Christopher Hedges' lecture last week at Dartmouth Hall -- somewhere around the time he compared the Palestinians of today with the slaves of the antebellum American South, which is to say after he accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" (his phrase) but before he compared Israel's policies to South Africa during apartheid and after he characterized Israel's creation as a "crime" and the state itself "racist" -- a horrible thought popped uninvited into my head.

Opinion

Sources of Dissent

By The Dartmouth | May 22, 2002

By Mohamad Bydon '01 To the Editor: I want to commend David Kerem '05 for his well-written piece "Hedging Our Bets." At the same time, I want to point out that much of the information he uses to discredit Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges comes from HonestReporting.com and CAMERA, two admittedly pro-Israel media watchdogs.

Opinion

Embracing Compromise

By Margaret Liu | May 22, 2002

To the Editor: I was extremely disheartened to read the May 15 article "Hillel votes to take pro-Israel stance." For the Jewish population, at least as represented on this campus, to take such an intolerant view is indicative of why the larger conflict remains unresolved. "Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel" is not a statement against peace but it is a statement that inhibits it.

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Local CEO details global health care imbalances

By Lizzie Wise | May 22, 2002

Faced with the daunting task of presenting disturbing statistics about global health epidemics, Dr. Nils Daulaire engaged a room full of potential public health practitioners, pre-med students and those interested in international affairs in Rockefeller Center yesterday. Daulaire, who is the president and CEO of the Global Health Council -- its headquarters located only two miles away in White River Junction, Vt.

Opinion

On Homosexual Rights

By Steven Lulich | May 22, 2002

To the Editor: Chris Curran '03 makes the case in his May 20 Op-Ed titled "The Right Thing for the Right Wing" that President Bush in particular, and the Republican party in general, should become more accepting and protective of homosexuals.

Opinion

A Statement Made

By Jessica Goldberg | May 22, 2002

To the Editor: It has been published on May 15 ("Hillel votes to take pro-Israel stance") that I voted against Hillel's advertisement in The Dartmouth: "Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel." Those who know me will know the following to be true: wherever my feet may stand, my sentiments stand wholly for Israel, for its right to exist peacefully, for its continuance as the homeland of the Jewish people, for its beauty as a nation both in spirit and in aesthetic.

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