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Students shed light on homophobia

By Kira Witkin | April 8, 2012

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Topics ranging from parental divorce to the use of offensive homophobic slurs were discussed at the inaugural "Talk It Out" event, in which speakers addressed how homophobia had affected their Dartmouth experiences, on Friday.

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Student ventures take $20,000 in prizes

By Matthew McNierney | April 5, 2012

Delos Chang '14 said he has found the next big thing in social networking rage comics. These short form, emotionally expressive and easy-to-create comics made popular by internet subcultures like Reddit and 4chan are typically considered nothing more than humorous diversions.

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Daily Debriefing

By Madison Pauly | April 5, 2012

First-term Republican governors who have tried to reformhigher education by cutting state support and increasing academic autonomy have had little success and face significant opposition from lawmakers, university leaders and the public, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

In order to encourage students to buy their computers from the College, Computer Sales and Services will offer expanded packages and lower software prices.
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Computer store to relocate in fall

By Hannah Wang | April 5, 2012

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Beginning with the Class of 2016, Dartmouth Computer Sales and Services will enhance its existing laptop packages by adding a free loaner computer for use by students whose laptops are being repaired and by cutting software prices to encourage students to buy their computers from the College, according to Vice President for Information Technology Ellen Waite-Franzen.

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Professor studies prevalence of erotica in Silver Age Spain

By Kira Witkin | April 5, 2012

Erotic postcards were pervasive in early 20th-century Spain, seeping into even the upper echelons of society, Maite Zubiaurre, a Portuguese and Spanish professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said during "Erotic Postcards: A Spanish Inventory," part of the women and gender studies program's Sexualities Lecture Series.

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Planets may reach record speeds

By Sam Rauschenfels | April 5, 2012

New research by Dartmouth and Harvard University researchers has found that hypervelocity planets may be flung to the outer reaches of the galaxy by black holes at speeds matched only by subatomic particles.

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Hazing claims unlikely to alter yield, many say

By James Peng | April 5, 2012

While prospective students may have some reservations when accepting Dartmouth admissions offers in the wake of widely-publicized hazing allegations at the College, current undergraduates said they think that the flurry of media attention is unlikely to heavily influence prospective students' decisions.

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Meyer will fill new DHMC position

By Lindsay Ellis | April 4, 2012

Gregg Meyer, senior vice president of the Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety at Massachusetts General Hospital, will fill the new position of chief clinical officer and executive vice president for population health for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system, which includes Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's various campuses, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, according to a DHMC press release. Meyer plans to work closely with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Chief Executive Officer and President James Weinstein and to represent the institution nationally in both quality and safety, he said. "[DHMC] is really starting to embark on a powerful, interesting path that will serve the community of the Upper Valley well," Meyer said.

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DMS renamed for Geisel family

April 4, 2012

Richard Yu / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth Medical School has been renamed the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine in honor of Theodor Geisel '25, better known as world-famous children's book author and illustrator Dr. Seuss, and his wife Audrey Geisel, the College announced Wednesday.

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Penn prof. discusses confidentiality

By Heather Szilagyi | April 4, 2012

The future of medical privacy is uncertain, but confidentiality and privacy remain important aspects of the health care system that should be protected, according to University of Pennsylvania law and philosophy professor Anita Allen, the College's current Dorsett Fellow and a member of President Barack Obama's Presidential Bioethics Commission.

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DMS renamed the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine

By The Dartmouth Staff | April 4, 2012

Dartmouth Medical School has been renamed the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in honor of Theodor Geisel '25, better known as children's book author Dr. Seuss, and his wife Audrey Geisel, according to a College press release. The Geisel family's contributions to the College and estate planning place the family as the "most significant philanthropist to Dartmouth in its history," according to the release. "Ted Geisel lived out the Dartmouth ethos of thinking differently and creatively to illuminate the world's challenges and the opportunities for understanding and surmounting them," College President Jim Yong Kim said in the release.

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Technology upgrades mark Giaccone's years as chief

By Ashley Ulrich | April 3, 2012

Amidst the throngs of students, locals and retirees that comprise the breakfast rush on Friday mornings at Lou's, two men occupy the same corner booth every week. "The chief likes breakfast, and so do I," Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne said. Hanover Police Department Chief Nicholas Giaccone and Kinne meet weekly over breakfast to discuss any ongoing investigations and take turns paying the bill, though they sometimes forget whose turn it is to pick up the tab, Kinne said. In his nine years working with Giaccone, Kinne said the two have established a congenial professional and personal relationship. "The College and police department don't always agree, but we have always been able to work through any disagreement that has arisen in the past," Kinne said. In his 17 years as police chief, Giaccone has overseen a massive influx of new technological equipment to the department's offices and squad cars, and he has increased the professionalism and oversight of the department, according to Captain Frank Moran, who has worked with Giaccone for 24 years. Since joining the department in 1973, Giaccone worked his way up from patrol officer to detective and then to detective sergeant, he said.

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Kuster, Bass prepare for rematch

April 3, 2012

In what have historically been highly contested elections, two Dartmouth alumni and four other experienced politicians constitute the small pool of candidates running for New Hampshire governor and 2nd Congressional District representative the district that includes Hanover in November. The candidates have varied levels of campaign infrastructure and established campaign funds, though it is still early in the campaign season, and other politicians may decide to run in a state in which independents comprise the largest group of voters, according to government professor Linda Fowler. Democrat Ann McLane Kuster '78 is challenging incumbent Charlie Bass '74, R-N.H., in the 2nd Congressional District in a rematch of the 2010 race. "I am running again because now more than ever we need a new approach in Congress, with a focus on creating jobs and bringing people together to solve problems," Kuster said through a campaign spokesperson. No other democratic candidate has announced intentions to challenge Kuster in the primary. In 2010, Bass beat Kuster by roughly 3,000 votes, or 1.5 percent, according to the clerk of the House of Representatives. "Annie Kuster did well against Charlie Bass in a really bad year for Democrats, so I think the two house races are going to provide some juice," Fowler said.

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