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President Higgins

By Kevan Higgins | February 8, 1999

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be the president. It didn't matter what I was president of, as long as I was the president.

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College Board considers upgrading aid formula

By Julia Levy | February 8, 1999

For the first time in 20 years, the College Board is upgrading its institutional methodology -- a formula it uses to determine a college applicant's financial needs -- altering the way schools across the country calculate aid packages for college applicants. The aim of the revised formula is to increase aid eligibility for middle-income families and reduce the expected family contribution students in that income bracket, according to Jack Joyce, the College Board's manager for communication and training services. However, the revised formula will not significantly affect the way Dartmouth determines its aid packages because of the recent radical changes the College has made to the way it calculates financial aid. "It's going about it a different way, but we may end up with very similar answers," Director of Financial Aid Virginia Hazen said. The new formula will go into effect next year at Dartmouth when the financial aid office determines aid for the Class of 2004. The changes to the methodology were brought about from recommendations made by college and university financial aid representatives.

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Hillel hosts annual ski weekend

By Kascha Semon | February 8, 1999

More than 65 students from universities across the Northeast came to enjoy the winter weather this past weekend for the Dartmouth Hillel's third annual Ski Shabbaton at Killington, VT. Hillel invited all Dartmouth students -- Jewish and non-Jewish alike -- to attend the event, according to event-chair Sean Alpert '01. "The ski weekend surprised many people, especially the freshmen, because they weren't expecting to see what they saw -- it definitely turned a lot of people on to Hillel," said Eli Diament '02, who skied on Sunday and attended two dinners hosted by Hillel. The students -- visiting from Boston University, Brown, Cornell, the University of New Hampshire, Amherst and other nearby schools -- stayed with Dartmouth students for the weekend.

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Twenty seniors elected to Executive Committee

By Heather Kofke-Egger | February 5, 1999

The Class of 1999 elected the 20 members of the Senior Executive Committee yesterday, choosing the seniors who will plan graduation and activities in their first five years as alumni. The committee, which serves as a link between the class and the Alumni Council, is also the policy-making and governing body of the Class of 1999.

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Beard and Locks

By Kevan Higgins | February 5, 1999

If I could say one thing to Dean Nelson, it would be, "Hey, I like your beard." If I could say two things, the first would be regarding the beard, and the second would be, "For the love of Christ!

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