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Political Activist Haddock dies at 100

By Kate Farley | March 10, 2010

Doris "Granny D" Haddock, a noted political activist and one-time candidate for a New Hampshire senate seat, died on March 9 in her home due to complications of chronic respiratory illness, according to family friend Maude Salinger.

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By Casey Aylward | March 8, 2010

Stanford University's Faculty Senate decided last week to create a committee to evaluate reinstating the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program on campus, according to a March 4 press release from the University.

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Asch '79 withheld business past

By Greg Berger | March 8, 2010

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff While Board of Trustees petition candidate Joe Asch '79 has contended that the professional background of his opponent the Alumni Council-nominated John Replogle '88 would not benefit the Board, Asch has been repeatedly reticent to fully disclose his own professional experience. In previous interviews with The Dartmouth, Asch has stated that he founded a paramedical products firm based in Europe that manufactured and sold internationally medical supplies of Asch's own design, but declined to disclose the name of the company.

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Bill would set up care rate oversight

By Tatiana Cooke | March 8, 2010

The state Senate Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection Committee approved a bill on Thursday that would create a three-member commission to oversee hospital rates in the state, a move that hospitals including Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center have said they oppose.

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With recovery, outlets warm to Geithner '83

By Emma Fidel | March 8, 2010

After spending almost two years questioning, criticizing and even bashing U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner '83 for his controversial handling of the country's economy, many national media outlets are recently having a change of heart. On Monday, The New Yorker and The Atlantic both published features on Geithner casting him and his financial tactics in a largely positive light. "From his time as a mid-ranking Treasury Department official, during the nineties, to his presidency of the [New York Federal Reserve Bank], from 2003 to 2008, he worked on resolving a series of financial crises around the world," John Cassidy wrote in The New Yorker.

Tay Stevenson '10 received his party's endorsement in the Minnesota District 12 state Senate race.
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Stevenson wins party endorsement

By JOY CHEN | March 7, 2010

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Tay Stevenson '10, a College Democrat and former student body vice presidential candidate, was nominated by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to run for state Senate during the party's endorsement convention on Saturday.

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College practices LGTBQA outreach

By Laura Bryn Sisson | March 7, 2010

Starting with students admitted to the Class of 2013, Dartmouth officials have worked to attract admitted students who indicated interest in the College's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allied community, Caroline Kerr, the senior assistant director of admissions and the coordinator of LGBTQA outreach efforts, said in an interview with The Dartmouth. The Class of 2013's application supplement was the first to include gender identity and the LGBTQA community in the list of areas of personal interest students can indicate they intend to pursue in college, Kerr said. Pam Misener, the assistant dean of student life in the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, said she composd a welcome e-mail which the admissions office then sent to students who indicated interest in the College's LGTBQA community.

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Daily Debriefing

March 7, 2010

Thirty-eight faculty members of the Dallas campus of the University of North Texas were notified last week that their contracts will not be renewed and they will have to reapply to keep their jobs when the campus becomes the independent University of North Texas at Dallas in September 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported March 4.

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Study: kindergarten does not help

March 7, 2010

Enrolling students in kindergarten and other early education programs may have little effect on their future success, according to a new study by economics professor Elizabeth Cascio.

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Stevenson '10 wins Minn. primary battle

By The Dartmouth Staff | March 5, 2010

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Tay Stevenson '10, College Democrat and former Student Body vice presidential candidate, has been nominated by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to run for the state Senate district 12 seat, according to reports in the Brainerd Dispatch. Stevenson won 79 percent of the vote in the first round of balloting, soundly defeating opponent Terry Sluss, a former county commissioner, the Dispatch reported. Stevenson is a resident of Brainerd, Minn., which is located in the 12th district.

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By Eliza Relman | March 4, 2010

The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth won the National Engineers Week student video contest for a two-minute video which showcased many of the engineering school's volunteer projects, according to a Thayer press release.

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Drinking stagnates, students say

By Conrad Scoville | March 4, 2010

Although Hanover Police cited an increase in the number of students arrested for alcohol-related offenses since 2007 when announcing their proposed sting operations, students in Greek houses and advisors to Greek organizations say the level of student alcohol consumption has stayed relatively constant in recent years.

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Rosenblum: parties support democracy

By Brendan Dooley | March 4, 2010

Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Ever since George Washington warned against the development of a two-party system at the end of his presidency, Americans have often cited party politics as the plague of political culture.

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College to cut Public bandwidth 50 percent

By Emma Fidel | March 4, 2010

Computing Services will reduce the bandwidth of the Dartmouth Public wireless network by 50 percent on March 9 as the first step in the department's response to the College budget cuts instated in February 2009, according to Technical Services Director David Bucciero.

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Daily Debriefing

By BRIDGETTE TAYLOR | March 3, 2010

Hoping to reduce annual base spending by $11 million, the University of Nevada at Reno announced a plan to remove several academic programs from its curriculum, Inside Higher Ed reported Wednesday.

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EPAC to simplify election process

By Brendan Dooley | March 3, 2010

The Election Planning and Advisory Committee has instituted changes to electoral policy that will simplify election rules and allow organizations to endorse candidates, according to EPAC Chair David Imamura '10.

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