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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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College officials to implement new administrative structure

By The Dartmouth Staff | April 15, 2010

Courtesy of the Office of Public Affairs Courtesy of the Office of Public Affairs College President Jim Yong Kim has announced several changes to the structure of the administration in an effort to "introduce a more integrated senior management structure," he wrote in a letter to College employees announcing the changes, which will be implemented June 1. The new structure includes the creation of a new position, chief of staff, which will be filled by current Vice President of Alumni Relations David Spalding '76. Additionally, the new structure sees the creation of an Advancement division, which will be overseen by current Vice President for Development Carolyn Pelzel, who will be appointed Senior Vice President of Advancement.

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Hanover Police reassess alcohol policy

By The Dartmouth Staff | April 15, 2010

The Hanover Police Department has decided to alter its procedures for arresting students when officers respond to alcohol-related medical calls, 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 no longer arrest underage individuals who qualify for the Alcohol Diversions Program.

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Thompson to take Associate Dean position

By The Dartmouth Staff | April 15, 2010

Acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears announced Thursday that Director of Undergraduate Judicial Affairs April Thompson will be named associate Dean of the College for Campus Life, Spears said in a statement on Thursday. Thompson's appointment is part of a wide-ranging restructuring of the Dean of the College Office initiated by Spears in February.

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Study: Moms affect vaccination rate

By Angie Yang | April 14, 2010

College women are more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, if they think their mothers would approve of getting the vaccination, Dartmouth researchers found in a study to be published in the May 2010 issue of Pediatrics.

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Population growth impacts climate change, Musil says

By Brendan Dooley | April 14, 2010

Sujin Lim / The Dartmouth Staff Sujin Lim / The Dartmouth Staff Although the issue of climate change become entrenched in the national consciousness in recent years, its relationship to population growth has been largely ignored, according to Robert Musil, current member of the Board of Directors for Population Connection, an organization committed to stabilizing global population growth. In his lecture, "Climate Change; The Population Connection," Musil explained how climate change and population growth deplete Earth's natural resources and how a failure to address both issues will create an untenable future for the environment and humans. "We have to try and understand what it means to live in a world where population growth is a problem related not only to climate change, but to justice, social justice and energy," Musil said. One of the problems with climate change advocacy is that the potential problems of climate change are associated only with animals and endangered species rather than how potential problems will affect people, according to Musil. "It's not just penguins and polar bears who are affected by climate change," Musil said.

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Daily Debriefing

By Brendan Dooley | April 14, 2010

Julie Dolan, vice president of fiscal affairs at the College, was appointed vice president for finance at Fairfield University, University President Jeffrey von Arx announced on Wednesday, according to The Fairfield Mirror.

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