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Math professor dies unexpectedly

By Kristin Yu | January 9, 2012

After 35 years of teaching and spreading his passion for mathematics at the College, former mathematics professor James "Jim" Baumgartner died suddenly on Dec.

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Walker addresses national deficit

January 9, 2012

America's $15-trillion public debt can only be addressed via an immediate, bipartisan and comprehensive response, former United States Comptroller General David Walker said to a packed Filene Auditorium on Monday. Walker, a registered independent who served as Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008, described the past 11 years as "the most irresponsible in the history of the United States." In order to solve the debt problem, the government must re-impose budget controls, reduce defense and social welfare spending, raise revenues and fix a broken political system, Walker said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "It is critically important that people be informed and involved to ensure that our elected officials start making the tough choices necessary to put our finances in order before we face a debt crisis," Walker said. Introducing open primaries and empowering non-partisan commissions, rather than elected officials, to deal with redistricting, could help address the public debt and political faults, Walker said.

Crispin Scott '13 was found dead in Spain, where he was studying on an exchange program affiliated with Portland State University.
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Student dies on Barcelona trip

By Madeline Zeiss | January 8, 2012

Courtesy Of Katie Schade Crispin Scott, a member of the Class of 2013, died while studying abroad in Barcelona on a program not affiliated with the College, Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson said in a statement to The Dartmouth. "We learned of [Scott's] death this morning and extend our sincere and most regrettable condolences to his family at this time," Johnson said.

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De Vink analyzes future of U.S.-Europe relations

January 8, 2012

With the United States increasingly shifting its economic and diplomatic focus from Europe to the Pacific Rim and given the persistent challenges of the debt crisis, the importance of the historically-strong alliance between the United States and European Union may lessen in the future, Dutch diplomat Marcel de Vink said in a lunch discussion at the Rockefeller Center on Friday. De Vink, the head of the political department at the Royal Dutch Embassy in Washington, spoke in a roundtable setting to an audience of five undergraduate and graduate students and Rockefeller Center staff about the changing relationship between the United States and the EU. "There is enormous potential for the transatlantic relationship, but it's something that we need to work on and it's not self-evident," de Vink said. Changing demographics in the United States are transforming American politics from a Eurocentric focus to a global perspective, de Vink said. Furthermore, powerful economic developments in Asia are contributing to the "historical inevitabilities" that will diminish Europe's role on the world stage, de Vink said. The shift in economic growth and market development from Europe to Asia is changing the relationship between the United States and the EU, de Vink said.

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Meal plans cost roughly the same as other Ivies'

By Leslie Ye | January 8, 2012

Josephine Coury / The Dartmouth Despite student complaints about the cost of the new SmartChoice meal plan, the College's recently instituted meal plans cost roughly the same amount as those of Dartmouth's peer institutions, though Dartmouth Dining Services offers fewer dining hall options than most comparable institutions. Dartmouth currently offers four meal plan options for undergraduate students.

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Daily Debriefing

By Claire Groden | January 8, 2012

The upcoming New Hampshire primary elections will play an important role in the developing race for the Republican presidential nomination, government professor Ronald Shaiko said in an interview with WPTZ Burlington on Jan.

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Student dies while studying in Barcelona

By The Dartmouth Staff | January 8, 2012

Crispin Scott '13 died while studying in Barcelona on a program not affiliated with the College, Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson said in a campus-wide email on Sunday afternoon. A memorial will be held today at Phi Delta Alpha fraternity, of which Scott was a member, from 3 p.m.

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Daily Debriefing

By Marina Shkuratov | January 5, 2012

Renowned geneticist and former Dartmouth professor James Crow died Tuesday at the age of 95, the National Center for Science Education reported.

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Thayer prof. works on HIV vaccine

By Tom Owen | January 5, 2012

Hunter Van Adelsberg / The Dartmouth Staff A research consortium led by engineering professor Margaret Ackerman has received an $8 million-grant from Partners Health Care, a non-profit health care provider in Massachusetts, to fund the development of a new type of HIV vaccine, according to Ackerman. The consortium, led by Ackerman and Galit Alter, a professor at Harvard Medical School, includes researchers with a wide variety of specialties from both national and international institutions, Ackerman said.

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Pelzel announces plans to retire

By Erin Landau | January 5, 2012

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Senior Vice President of Advancement Carrie Pelzel will retire on June 30 after 15 years at the College, President Jim Yong Kim announced in an email to College faculty and administrators Wednesday.

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DHMC doctor studies depression procedure

January 5, 2012

Deep brain stimulation may prove a viable treatment option for patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a study co-authored by Paul Holtzheimer, a psychiatrist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

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Faculty earn science fellowships

By Ashley Ulrich | January 4, 2012

Topics ranging from the dissociation of chemical bonds to computer algorithms characterize the research of the five Dartmouth faculty members selected as fellows at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, according to a Dec.

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