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January 31, 2010

Syracuse University has sparked criticism with a new policy that would pay gay and lesbian employees who use the University's domestic partner health insurance program an extra $1000 each because they do not benefit from federal tax exemptions, Inside Higher Ed reported Friday.

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Dartmouth stables offer students chance to ride

By Emily Fletcher | January 28, 2010

*Editor's note: This is the first part of a weekly series profiling various properties owned by the College outside Hanover.**## Many students know that the College has its own skiway, maintains a large lodge at one of New Hampshire's most famous mountains and owns a portion of land boasting a long stretch of the Appalachian Trail.

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Professors emphasize conscious Haitian aid

By Laura Bryn Sisson | January 28, 2010

The United States' short and long-term humanitarian responses to the earthquake in Haiti must take into account Haitian history, a group of professors said Thursday at a panel, "Perspectives on Haiti: An Interdisciplinary Discussion of the Haitian Revolution." The panelists included Chantalle Verna, professor of history and international relations at Florida International University, Neil Roberts, professor of Africana Studies and political science at Williams College, and Keith Walker, professor of French and Italian at Dartmouth. Understanding the factors that caused Haiti's existing infrastructure problems would help international responders to better frame their attitudes as they approach the current recovery crisis, Verna said. When considering its response, the United States should "see the ways in which there are recurring themes from that longer [Haitian] history, and the ways in which we can pay attention to those common themes, and take caution to avoid difficulties that have transpired in the past on what has been often times a very unequal playing field [between countries]," Verna said. Haitian autonomy must be preserved in dialogue among Haitian and international officials, Verna said.

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By Conrad Scoville | January 28, 2010

J.D. Salinger, the author known for his reclusiveness as well as his influence on literature, died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Cornish, N.H., The New York Times reported.

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Sculpture downsized for 2010

By Emily Fletcher | January 28, 2010

Sujin Lim / The Dartmouth Staff Sujin Lim / The Dartmouth Staff After the Winter Carnival snow sculpture replica of Moosilauke Ravine Lodge collapsed last year, the 2010 Winter Carnival committee is attempting a less ambitious project this year, snow sculpture construction chair Richie Clark '11 said.

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Doctors need to reform, panel says

By Linda Chen | January 28, 2010

Effective change in the health care system must begin with adjustments in physician behavior rather than legislation, despite the recent health care reform debate that has raged in Washington, D.C., according to a panel of health care experts from local medical facilities and non-profit physician groups. The panel discussion held Thursday, "Current Challenges, Future Solutions," included four medical professionals seeking to address issues of inequality and injustice in health care and to help promote dialogue about the hotly-debated issue of health care reform. "As a society, we are no better off than the least cared for," said Eugene Lindsey, president and CEO of Atrius Health, a non-profit alliance of five medical groups in Massachusetts.

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Student organization strives for accessibility

By Eliza Relman | January 27, 2010

Sarah Irving / The Dartmouth Staff Sarah Irving / The Dartmouth Staff Access By Leadership in Equity a new student organization seeking to raise awareness about students with disabilities has launched efforts to facilitate greater campus dialogue about accessibility in its first weeks in existence, according to co-directors Emily Broas '11 and Rebecca Gotlieb '12. ABLE's goals include providing a peer-to-peer support network for students with disabilities, raising awareness about both visible and invisible disabilities, and improving College accommodations for these students by serving as a voice for the community. "We really want to de-stigmatize the issue," Broas said.

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Geithner '83 takes heat from House committee

January 27, 2010

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner '83 defended the controversial bailout of insurance company American International Group at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Wednesday, contending that the bailout was necessary to prevent a second Great Depression. Several analysts, however, argued that Geithner's ties to the AIG bailout could damage his credibility as Treasury secretary, Reuters reported.

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Daily Debriefing

By Jamila Ma | January 27, 2010

The first Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center team to respond to the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti returned to New Hampshire late Monday night, the Associated Press reported.

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By Greg Berger | January 26, 2010

Yale lab technician Raymond Clark III pled not guilty to the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le in a hearing at the New Haven Superior Court on Tuesday, the Yale Daily News reported.

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SA debates inquiry of staff input on budget

By Ryan Kim | January 26, 2010

Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Members of Student Assembly actively debated whether to pass legislation during Tuesday's General Assembly meeting that would ask the College to explain publicly the lack of representation of Service Employees International Union members on budget committees.

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New meters will track campus energy usage

By Angie Yang | January 26, 2010

New energy meters will be monitor energy usage in 250 buildings across campus by summer 2010 as part of the College's Campus Energy and Sustainability Management System, according to Stephen Shadford, an energy engineer with Facilities Operation and Management.

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Greek orgs. gauge student interest

January 26, 2010

Two historically Jewish Greek organizations recently contacted students via Facebook and e-mail to gauge interest in founding chapters at Dartmouth, according to several students contacted by the organizations over the past week.

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DHMC officials lobby Washington

By Lindsay Brewer | January 26, 2010

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff With the election of Senator-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., placing the future of federal health care legislation in jeopardy, members of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's government affairs office are lobbying the federal government to create a bill that will address the concerns of both Dartmouth and the nation, according to Frank McDougall, vice president of government affairs at DHMC.

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Daily Debriefing

By Tatiana Cooke | January 25, 2010

Trustees and professors have little understanding of one another's roles in university governance, according to a survey released Friday by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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Faculty protest layoffs in letter

By Tatiana Cooke | January 25, 2010

Correction Appended A group of 75 faculty members submitted an open letter to College President Jim Yong Kim, the Board of Trustees and the Upper Valley Community on Friday proposing cost-saving alternatives to laying off College employees.

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