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Daily Debriefing

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Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson sent an email to undergraduate students yesterday detailing future initiatives to ground the College in "respect, inclusion and intellectual engagement." Johnson said she will work with Palaeopitus Senior Society to provide Google Moderator technology to increase "candid" communication, and termly Deans' Forums, which will include partnerships with student organizations, will begin May 9.


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Smith, noted US envoy, lawyer, officer dies at 94

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Decorated U.S. statesman, serviceman and diplomat David Shiverick Smith '39 the Eisenhower administration's youngest top-ranking official when he became the assistant to the then-secretary of state at age 32 died April 13 in his home in West Palm Beach, Fla.


Opinion

Chang: Inequity in Our Backyard

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For some, part of Dartmouth's charm is largely contingent on the existence of "the Dartmouth bubble." Being in the middle of nowhere, it becomes easy to forget that the world does, indeed, exist beyond our campus.


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Petition circulates to prospective students

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A group of students, identifying themselves as "Concerned Students of Dartmouth," collected the signatures of 163 admitted students and their parents who were concerned about the Greek system on campus as part of a larger initiative to encourage students, alumni, faculty, the Board of Trustees and the administration to think critically about the College's social system, according to petition organizer Nina Rojas '13. During Dimensions of Dartmouth, the group distributed a letter describing their interest in confronting the issues of hazing, sexual assault, alcohol abuse, single-sex social spaces and a lack of accountability, and they asked people to sign the petition.




Although originally slated to open in January, new social spaces in the basement of Class of 1953 Commons will open for 2012 Fall term.
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New social spaces to open in fall

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Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Following Commencement, the College will begin renovating the basement of the Class of 1953 Commons, which will be completed by September, according to Director of Dartmouth Dining Services David Newlove.





Sports

Vann Island

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Judging by the fact that it's almost halfway through the term and my room is still without a cable box, it's safe to say that my roommates and I will not be investing in DarTV this quarter.



Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Delta and Sigma Delta sororities all won monetary prizes at the Lorax Awards on Saturday for their successes in the Ecolympics.
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Greek organizations recognized for sustainability efforts

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Delta and Sigma Delta sororities won monetary prizes at Saturday's Lorax Awards for their role in the Ecolympics competition, a week-long contest between 19 Greek and coed organizations aimed at increasing member participation in green initiatives and long-term sustainability awareness within the Greek system, according to Christina Whittaker '12, one of three Green Greek interns who organized the event. Green Greek interns, recently created positions within the Office of Sustainability, have worked with Greek leaders to establish a sustainability chair position in each Greek organization, according to Whittaker. "As Green Greek interns, it's our job to act as a liaison between the Office of Sustainability and the Greek system," Whittaker said.



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1-on-1 with Nick Lombardi '15

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This week, I sat down with Nick Lombardi '15, the third baseman on the Dartmouth baseball team, to discuss the team's season and his transition to college baseball. The team swept Yale University this weekend, winning all four games, and now has an 11-5 Ivy record.



Opinion

Zehner: Sacre Bleu

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While most Dartmouth students were likely preoccupied with the continuing roller coaster ride that is the Bruins-Capitals series or our men's soccer team's triumph over Cape Verde, the eyes of economists and political commentators were settled on France. In yesterday's French presidential election, neither President Nicholas Sarkozy nor his socialist challenger Francois Hollande could muster an outright majority of the vote, and the two candidates must proceed to a runoff election on May 6.


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Curious Jorge

Two years ago, my good friend Paul Glenn '10 wrote in his weekly column that he vehemently disagreed with the creation of an Ivy League Tournament to decide the men's and women's basketball conference championship ("A View from the Top," Feb.



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Rockefeller Center poll reveals lead for Romney

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a slight edge over U.S. President Barack Obama in New Hampshire, according to the fifth annual New Hampshire State of the State Poll released by the Rockefeller Center on Wednesday. Of the 403 respondents to the poll, 43.9 percent said they would vote for Romney in a head-to-head matchup between the two candidates, while 42.4 percent indicated that they would vote for Obama and 13.7 percent were undecided.