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April 19, 2010

Grade inflation is more pronounced in private colleges and universities than in public institutions, according to a study conducted by Teachers College Record, The New York Times reported Monday.

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New election dynamic followed petition runs

By Greg Berger | April 19, 2010

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Greer discusses ‘Starting from Scrap'

April 19, 2010

Anna Gaissert / The Dartmouth Staff Anna Gaissert / The Dartmouth Staff Long before anyone outside of finance had heard of subprime mortgages, Stephen Greer had already learned how to thrive during a recession. Despite the initial failure of several business ventures in the harsh economic climate of the 1990s, Greer was able to find a commodity in high demand scrap metal developing a trading company that made him a multimillionaire by the age of 28.

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Broecker advocates for climate fix

By Laura Bryn Sisson | April 19, 2010

Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff The capture and storage of carbon dioxide may be the best solution for the problem of fossil fuel emission, Columbia University Newbury professor of geology Wallace Broecker said in a lecture held in a full Filene Auditorium on Monday.

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By JOY CHEN | April 18, 2010

The Elections Planning Advisory Committee has issued a tier-one warning to Student Body presidential candidate Elena Falloon '11 and Student Body vice presidential candidate Will Hix '12 after a supporter of both candidates sent a recipient-repressed e-mail encouraging recipients to vote for Falloon and Hix, which is a violation of campaign rules.

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Panel explores Tibetan medicine

By Christy O'Keefe | April 18, 2010

Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Tibetan medical practices' inclusion of Buddhist religious principles has prevented them from being accepted by the Western medical community, several panelists argued in a discussion hosted Friday by the Zen Practice Group.

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With audience, speaker explores medical ethics

By Nathan Yeo | April 18, 2010

Medical ethicist Ezekiel Emanuel explored the ethical implications of three hypothetical medical situations in an open discussion with students, faculty and other audience members in the Rockefeller Center on Friday.

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Asch '79 writes ‘Last Post' on blog

By Madeline Sims | April 18, 2010

Former Board of Trustees petition candidate Joe Asch '79 announced on Friday that he plans to devote his "time and energy to things other than Dartmouth College" in a post on the Dartblog website.

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In 18 minutes, TEDx tackles issues

By Lindsay Brewer | April 18, 2010

Courtesy of Tedx Courtesy of Tedx "Teaching is like making love once the senses are attuned to the experience, they love it," French professor John Rassias said in his talk, "Teaching Heart to Heart," part of Saturday's TEDx Dartmouth event. Rassias said the "best way to teach" is to employ "simple heart-to-heart involvement." Good teachers incorporate drama, energy, passion and competency into teaching methods, with an aim to both please and instruct students, Rassias said. The Technology, Entertainment, Design conference featured 14 talks by members of the Dartmouth community on subjects ranging from the importance of visual literacy to Dartmouth's disaster response in Haiti.

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Kim outlines ‘leaner' administrative format

By Greg Berger | April 18, 2010

The new administrative structure that College President Jim Yong Kim announced in a letter to the College community on Thursday represents a "leaner" and more "cohesive" administration, he said in an interview with The Dartmouth on Friday. "We wanted first of all to streamline the administration," he said.

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Kim outlines planned restructuring

By Greg Berger | April 16, 2010

The new administrative structure that College President Jim Yong Kim announced in a letter to the College community on Thursday represents a "leaner" and more "cohesive" administration, he said in an interview with The Dartmouth on Friday. "We wanted first of all to streamline the administration," he said.

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Police shift policy on arrests for drinking

By Katie Gonzalez | April 15, 2010

Correction Appended The Hanover Police Department will no longer automatically arrest underage students who receive medical attention for alcohol overconsumption if they are eligible for the Alcohol Diversions Program, according to a message sent by acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears to the Dartmouth community Thursday evening. According to the announcement, Hanover Police will continue to assist emergency personnel responding to ambulance calls, but instead of arresting students, officers will provide these individuals with information about Diversions.

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Prof. takes on international treaties

By Elise Quinones | April 15, 2010

Working in "marathon sessions" with officials from the U.S. State Department, College Russian professor Deborah Garretson participated in negotiations over a new arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia from behind the scenes this month.

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Administration to undergo restructuring

By Greg Berger | April 15, 2010

Stephanie Han / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Stephanie Han / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Correction Appended### College President Jim Yong Kim announced several changes to the structure of the administration in an effort to "introduce a more integrated senior management structure," he said in a letter to the College community Thursday evening.

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Government professor defines what citizens should know

By Eliza Relman | April 15, 2010

Alina Politzer / The Dartmouth Staff Alina Politzer / The Dartmouth Staff American citizens must have a well-rounded grasp of American civics and recent political history to be "good" citizens, government professor Russell Muirhead said in a speech on Thursday night.

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Thompson named associate dean

By Katie Gonzalez | April 15, 2010

Director of Undergraduate Judicial Affairs April Thompson will be named Associate Dean of the College for Campus Life effective May 1, acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears announced Thursday. Thompson's position is the first to be filled of three new positions that were created as a part of a wide-ranging restructuring of the Dean of the College office initiated by Spears in February.

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EPAC issues warning to Tanner's campaign

By Emily Fletcher | April 15, 2010

The Elections Planning Advisory Committee issued a tier-one warning to Student Body presidential candidate Eric Tanner '11 on Thursday evening after determining that his campaign violated EPAC's rules prohibiting recipient-suppressed e-mails concerning the election.

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‘Theory of Everything' cannot be found, professor says

By Grace Afsari-Mamagani | April 15, 2010

Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff The age-old scientific and philosophical search for a unifying theory of nature fails to acknowledge the limitations of the scientific process and the asymmetry of natural phenomena, physics and astronomy professor Marcelo Gleiser writes in his new book, "A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe." Beginning with the foundations of philosophy, Western culture has attempted to identify the fundamental substance of the universe and a single explanation for all that exists, Gleiser said during a public lecture in Wilder Hall Thursday evening. The patriarchs of modern science including Galileo, Kepler and Newton adopted the Pythagorean ideal of a geometrical explanation for universal phenomena, according to Gleiser.

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Daily Debriefing

By Robert szypko | April 15, 2010

Dartmouth Medical School was ranked 34th out of 126 medical schools and 20 schools of osteopathic medicine in the annual rankings conducted by U.S.

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Zoi Th'85 calls for clean energy use

By Christina Wray | April 15, 2010

Although the United States is one of the top energy consumers globally, it now risks falling behind other countries in renewable energy use, according to Cathy Zoi Th'85, assistant secretary for the U.S.

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