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Experts discuss HIV demographic

By Christina Wray | July 5, 2010

In a phenomenon known as the "feminization of AIDS," women have become the predominant victims of the human immunodeficiency virus in recent years, according to several speakers at a lecture held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Friday.

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College launches recycling program

By Tatiana Cooke | July 5, 2010

AKIKAZU ONDA / The Dartmouth Staff AKIKAZU ONDA / The Dartmouth Staff As part of a series of changes intended to improve Dartmouth's recycling rate and divert solid waste from the local landfill, old waste receptacles were replaced with smaller trash and recycling containers around campus on June 20, Gary Hill, director of custodial and recycling services at Facilities, Operations and Management, said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

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Inn to outsource its management

By KATIE GONZALEZ and CONRAD SCOVILLE | July 5, 2010

DOUG GONZALEZ / The Dartmouth Senior Staff DOUG GONZALEZ / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The College has contracted Pyramid Hotel Group a private hotel company based in Boston to assume day-to-day management responsibilities of the Hanover Inn, Paul Olsen, director of Dartmouth's Real Estate Office, said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

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Students criticize river docks policy

July 1, 2010

Sujin Lim / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Sujin Lim / The Dartmouth Senior Staff After an outpouring of student disagreement with the closing of the Connecticut River swim docks last Wednesday, student leaders and College officials have met to discuss "options and alternatives" to the new policy, according to 2012 Class Council Vice President Satoshi Harris-Koizumi '12.

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Kennedy to become Toledo museum CEO

By Ann Baum and Greg Berger | July 1, 2010

After more than five years at the College, Brian Kennedy, director of the Hood Museum of Art, will leave to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toledo Museum of Art in September, Provost Carol Folt announced in an e-mail to the Dartmouth community Wednesday. Kennedy said he believes his "community-oriented" approach to museum management helped his candidacy for the position.

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Study makes quantum physics breakthrough

By Christina Wray | July 1, 2010

By using a stream of electrons to cause vibrations in a crystal, a team of Dartmouth physicists established a link between the traditionally separate worlds of classical and quantum mechanics in a study published July 1, according to physics professor and head researcher Alex Rimberg.

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Hanover Inn contracts Pyramid Hotel Group

By Katie Gonzalez | July 1, 2010

The College has contracted Pyramid Hotel Group -- a private hotel company based in Boston -- to assume the day-to-day management responsibilities at the Hanover Inn, according to an e-mail sent to the Dartmouth community by Senior Vice President Steven Kadish on Friday. Pyramid -- which has operated hotels at other peer institutions such as Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania -- will begin its supervision of the Hanover Inn on August 1, the e-mail said. "The Inn has changed over the past 200 years and this is part of its ongoing evolution," Kadish said in the e-mail. Dartmouth employees at the Inn can elect to become Pyramid employees, the e-mail said. "We expect Pyramid to bring opportunities to the employees and also make improvements that should benefit the overall guest experience," Kadish wrote in the e-mail. Pyramid will report to the College's campus planning and facilities department.

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Ricciardone '73 nominated as Ambassador of Turkey

By Madeline Sims | July 1, 2010

Francis Ricciardone '73 has been nominated to fill the position of United States Department of State Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey by President Barack Obama, according to a July 1 White House press release.

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Daily Debriefing

By Madeline Sims | July 1, 2010

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed the District Court of New Hampshire's ruling that the College did not violate theater professor Mara Sabinson's contract in a written opinion issued Wednesday.

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Wright researches for book, teaches

By Tatiana Cooke | July 1, 2010

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff One year after stepping down as Dartmouth's 16th president on June 30, 2009, former College President James Wright has visited veterans hospitals, traveled to Korea, worked with the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund and started research for a book he is working.

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Study says drug ads misrepresent

By Conrad Scoville | July 1, 2010

Prescription drug websites are loosely regulated and often poorly communicate information to consumers, according to a study conducted by Dartmouth linguistics professor Lewis Glinert and Jon Schommer, associate head of the University of Minnesota's department of pharmaceutical care and health systems.

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Students criticize dining options

By Brendan Dooley | June 28, 2010

SUJIN LIM / The Dartmouth Staff SUJIN LIM / The Dartmouth Staff While some students are content spending the summer subsisting on smoothies from Collis Cafe or Billy Bobs from the Courtyard Cafe in the Hopkins Center, most students are lamenting the limited on-campus dining options this Summer term.

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DHMC launches surgery center

By Katie Gonzalez | June 28, 2010

Courtesy of Clarence Adams Courtesy of Clarence Adams Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's new Outpatient Surgery Center has already provided services to approximately 30 patients since it opened on June 22, according to medical director Douglas Merrill.

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Big Green Bus addresses oil spill

By Robert szypko | June 28, 2010

Correction Appended When BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, crew members of this year's Big Green Bus immediately recognized the significance of the spill for their upcoming summer tour.

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Kennedy to become Toledo president

By Greg Berger | June 28, 2010

After more than five years at the College, Brian Kennedy, director of the Hood Museum of Art will leave to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toledo Museum of Art in September, Provost Carol Folt announced in an e-mail to the Dartmouth community Wednesday. Kennedy said he believes his "community-oriented" approach to museum management helped his candidacy for the position.

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Daily Debriefing

By Greg Berger | June 28, 2010

The Tabard coed fraternity received a court date of July 14 for its trial for two counts of serving alcohol to underage individuals in an arraignment at the Lebanon District Court on Monday.

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DHMC team discovers cancer-related protein

By Tatiana Cooke | June 28, 2010

After discovering a key protein in the process of cell division, a team of researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center is one step closer to understanding the long-standing mysteries of uncontrollable tumor cell multiplication.

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New trustees face mixed reactions

By Greg Berger | June 28, 2010

Despite recent criticism from Dartmouth community members about the lack of professional diversity on the Board of Trustees, the Board elected Trevor Rees-Jones '73 and Peggy Epstein Tanner '79 as charter trustees at their June meeting, increasing the total number of trustees with backgrounds in investment and business to 13 of the 22 Board members.

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Wright speaks at Haven launch

By Robert szypko | June 24, 2010

BRIANN LABAN / The Dartmouth Staff BRIANN LABAN / The Dartmouth Staff Former College President James Wright stressed the importance of community and the benefits of serving others in his speech at the dedication ceremony held Thursday for Hixon House, a new shelter for homeless adults at the Upper Valley Haven in White River Junction, Vt. Wright, himself a former Marine, drew upon past experiences in his work with injured veterans and the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund to illustrate the ambitions of the disadvantaged and the ways in which the less fortunate can teach those who help them. "We have to realize that hope, ambition and love can help a lot of people," Wright said.

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DHMC epilepsy center receives Level 4 ranking

June 24, 2010

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center was named a Level 4 epilepsy center the highest available ranking by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers for its advanced medical care options, according to a June 21 DHMC press release.

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