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Voting bill fails to pass House committee
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The Dartmouth Staff
| March 12, 2011
The New Hampshire House of Respesentatives Election Law Committee recommended that the full House not pass House Bill 176, which would eliminate students from voting in state or local elections, The Washington Post reported. The committee's vote not to endorse the bill, which failed 13 to 5 at the committee's hearing on Wednesday evening, effectively kills the bill, according to The Post. The legislation attempts to redefine residency for voting eligibility in order to return to the "basic principles of ensuring residency" and protect the "integrity of the ballot process," according to a statement that New Hampshire Speaker of the House William O'Brien, R-Hillsborough, previously released to The Dartmouth. Along with nationally-recognized student voting organizations, College groups including the College Democrats, College Republicans, College Libertarians and Student Assembly openly opposed the legislation.
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Students, profs. in Japan are safe following earthquake
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The Dartmouth Staff
| March 11, 2011
Dartmouth College has confirmed the safety of approximately 60 students and faculty members in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to a College press release. The Dean of the College's Office, the Tucker Foundation, Staff in Counseling, International Student Programs and other campus support offices will continue to provide support services for students and faculty affected by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, according to an e-mail sent by Dean of Undergraduate Students Deborah Tyson and acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears on Friday. Students are mobilizing to provide aid for victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
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Student voting bill denied in N.H. House
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Gavin Huang
| March 9, 2011
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down House Bill 176 which would prevent students from voting in state or local elections on Tuesday, according to State Rep.
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Voting for trustee election begins
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Grace Afsari-Mamagani
| March 8, 2011
As voting for the Board of Trustee election cycle opens today, tens of thousands of alumni will open their mailboxes to find ballots with only two candidates, Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and R.
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Investment group distributes $5,000
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Clare Coffey
| March 8, 2011
For the first time since students and alumni founded the Dartmouth Investment in Philanthropy Program in 2007, the student-managed stock portfolio has gained a profit equalling 5 percent of the original endowment, according to DIPP co-president Tiffany Tai '11.
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Ski team finishes third at NCAA Championships
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The Dartmouth Staff
| March 8, 2011
Marking its best performance at the NCAA Championships since winning in 2007, the Dartmouth ski team finished the Championships in third place on Saturday.
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Daily Debriefing
March 8, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down an appeal by the University of Wisconsin, Madison on Monday on a previous ruling that would require public universities to allow student fees to fund religious activities related to prayer or proselytizing, Inside Higher Ed reported.
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Website offers textbook exchange
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Gavin Huang
| March 7, 2011
In an effort to provide what he called "a CraigsList for textbooks at Dartmouth," Henry MacQueen '14 launched a website on Sunday that connects Dartmouth students interested in selling used textbooks with potential buyers. Students who want to sell their used books can create listings on the site, CollegeTextEx.com, for free without signing up for an account, MacQueen said.
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Daily Debriefing
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Matthew McNierney
| March 7, 2011
Salaries for faculty members at public colleges nationwide did not increase this year, while faculty members at private institutions experienced a 2-percent increase in pay, corresponding with current inflation rates, according to an annual survey conducted by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources published this week, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
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Dining plan costs freshmen more
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Diana Ming
| March 7, 2011
Lotta Nygren / The Dartmouth The recently-announced "hybrid" dining plan was developed in order to solve the "problem of inequity" that existed in the current Declining Balance Account plan, Director of Dartmouth Dining Services David Newlove said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
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Tuition to increase by 5.9 percent next year
March 7, 2011
Correction appended The Board of Trustees approved a 5.9-percent increase in tuition, room, board and fees for the 2011-2012 academic year, according to a College press release on Monday.
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Study finds differences in two AIDS treatments
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Sam Rauschenfels
| March 7, 2011
A new study vice-chaired by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center pediatrician Paul Palumbo may cause changes to standard AIDS treatment strategies around the world. Palumbo presented the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials group study which demonstrated that an alternative AIDS treatment administered to children of HIV-positive mothers was significantly more effective than the most common treatment at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston last week, Palumbo said in an interview with The Dartmouth. The study, known as "P1060" compared the effectiveness of two anti-retroviral drugs, Nevirapine and Kaletra, in treating HIV-positive children between the ages of six months and three years, according to Palumbo. The first phase of the study compared the effectiveness of Nevirapine and Kaletra in children who had previously taken Nevirapine and whose mothers had also taken Nevirapine during labor to reduce the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child, according to a Dartmouth Medical School press release.
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Kim addresses budget in staff forum
March 7, 2011
Tina Ma / The Dartmouth Although the College has not fully closed its budget gap for fiscal year 2011, Dartmouth has exceeded its expectations in reducing its $100 million budget gap, College President Jim Yong Kim said in a staff forum hosted by Kim and Provost Carol Folt on Monday.
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Tuition, fees to increase 5.9 percent next year
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Marina Villeneuve and Laura Bryn Sisson
| March 7, 2011
The Board of Trustees approved a 5.9-percent increase in tuition, room, board and fees for the 2011-2012 academic year, according to a College press release on Monday.
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Daily Debriefing
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Claire Groden
| March 6, 2011
Harvard University signed an agreement with Navy Secretary Ray Mabus that formally re-established a Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps on its campus on Friday, The Harvard Crimson reported.
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Peace Corps recognizes Rassias
March 6, 2011
Courtesy of Dartmouth.edu / The Dartmouth Staff The Peace Corps recognized French and Italian professor John Rassias for his "lifetime accomplishments" at a ceremony at the John F.
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Team travels to Ohio for Ethics Bowl competition
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Angie Yang
| March 6, 2011
Courtesy of Aine Donovan The Dartmouth Ethics Bowl team debated issues including animal rights, stem cell research, the mortgage crisis and Four Loko production in the 15th annual Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Cincinnati on Thursday, according to Aine Donovan, Ethics Bowl coach and executive director of the Ethics Institute. After a second-place finish at the Northeast Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov.