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Pink eye spreads after misdiagnoses

By Sarah Betts | February 21, 2002

Though it was initially determined to be a viral outbreak, Dick's House doctors now consider the conjunctivitis epidemic, affecting nearly 250 students so far, to be bacterial in form, and therefore treatable with antibiotics. Dartmouth Health Services staff previously told those diagnosed with "pink eye" that they had a viral type of the ailment that is less severe.

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Cathcart seeks GLBT civil rights

By Kaitlin Bell | February 20, 2002

Stonewall Lecturer Kevin Cathcart spoke to an enthusiastic audience of about 70 students and faculty on the recent successes and continuing challenges faced by the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights movement. Cathcart has been the executive director of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund since 1992.

Opinion

Redefining the AAS Debate

By Daniel Ng | February 20, 2002

In recent weeks, this paper and the campus have seen an exchange of opinion over the relevance and need for an Asian American Studies minor on campus.

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Can I See Some ID?

By Cal Newport | February 20, 2002

Security in this nation has never been tighter. Boarding an airplane requires passing through several armed checkpoints, military fighter jets circle over our major cities, and for their safety, the producers of the just-released Britney Spears movie "Crossroads" have been whisked away to an undisclosed location.

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New details reopen old wounds

By The Dartmouth Staff | February 20, 2002

Members of the increasing number of communities linked in the aftermath of the murders of Half and Susanne Zantop reacted to the newly-proposed motive yesterday with a mix of emotions, mainly sadness, fright and continued puzzlement. Dean of the College James Larimore said yesterday's revelations do not ease the pain of the "horrible actions" and encouraged members of the community to reach out to one another. "While we have all been hoping to better understand what happened on that fateful day last year, there is no comfort in knowing that we lost two wonderful people to such a senseless act of violence," Larimore wrote in an email. Before the announcement of the new charges, Howard Chesshire '74 of Vershire, Vt., said he felt a degree of empathy for the suspects, Robert Tulloch and James Parker, who attended tiny Chelsea High School with his daughter.

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Vatis calls for culture, structure change at FBI

By Nathaniel Ward | February 20, 2002

To protect civil liberties and better prevent terrorism, the United States' intelligence agencies must change their operational culture and do a better job of analyzing and disseminating the information they gather, former FBI and Justice Department counter-terrorism expert Michael Vatis said. Vatis, the director of Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies and former director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center, did not propose any specific reforms, but said that "structural and cultural changes" in the FBI and other agencies are important. "Our principal shortcomings lie not in our ability to collect the information" domestically, he said, but rather in the interpretation and timely distribution of relevant and accurate data. The analysis of collected data turns new information into knowledge, Vatis said, adding that most of the intelligence errors that failed to forewarn of the Sept.

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DOC elects Leneis '03 as next year's president

By Charles Gardner | February 19, 2002

Brad Leneis '03 and Eleanor Alexander '04 will lead the Dartmouth Outing Club as president and vice president, respectively, for the 2002-2003 year. The two were elected during a meeting last night attended by about 30 people. Leneis will be off-campus until next Fall term, but Alexander will begin her tenure as vice president this spring. Students elected to the two positions are expected to serve for four academic quarters, beginning with Spring term, though frequent disruptions caused by the D-Plan often necessitate the interim appointment of other DOC members to temporarily fill the posts. The outgoing president, Adam Sepulveda '02, was enthusiastic about the new executives. "I have a lot of confidence in these guys," he said, noting that pair's extensive prior experience with the organization will enable them to assume their responsibilities quickly and effectively. Leneis said one of his primary goals as president will be to work to bring people of widely varying backgrounds into the DOC. "The buzzword is increased diversity," he said.

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Early decision grows at Ivies

By N.F.S. Knight | February 19, 2002

Despite growing concerns about the fairness of early decision, its use continues to proliferate throughout the Ivy League, with some schools filling half of their incoming freshman slots with early applicants. The most dramatic increase came at the University of Pennsylvania, where 50 percent of its freshman class will be admitted early this year, up from 43 percent last year. Columbia, accepting 490 students, admitted 49 percent of its incoming class early.

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College can't touch Zeta Psi

By Rachel Osterman | February 19, 2002

Despite Zeta Psi fraternity's de facto existence, Dartmouth has lost its authority to regulate the derecognized house, legal experts say. Although Zeta Psi continues to throw parties where underage drinking takes place, elect officers and recruit new members, Dartmouth's breaking of all ties with the fraternity means that the privately owned house is legally just that -- a privately owned house. The Hanover Police Department and the New Hampshire state police are the only bodies with authority over the fraternity, located on 8 Webster Avenue.

Opinion

Sharpton's Sins

By Kevin Carmody | February 19, 2002

On Sunday evening, the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a lecture in Rollins Chapel as part of the Tucker Foundation's "Social Justice and Leadership" program.

Opinion

Poke a Nipple

By Abbye Meyer | February 19, 2002

I walked into my house the other day to find two friends sprawled on the couch. "Come sit down with us," they said.

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