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Theoretical physicist Adam Falk, the dean of Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, has been tapped as the 17th president of Williams College, the institution announced on Monday.

Students create exchange web site

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Brown University reported the presence of 234 cases of influenza-like illness on campus as of last Wednesday, up from 78 cases just one week earlier, The Brown Daily Herald reported on Thursday.

Police Blotter

Correction appended Sept. 14, 1:39 p.m.Lyme RoadA young male was arrested in connection with an August incident in which he allegedly fired a paintball gun through the window of a moving vehicle.

Profs.' research aided by stimulus package

Funding from the $787-billion federal stimulus package has allowed Dartmouth professors to continue and expand their research in ways that otherwise would not have been possible, according to Jill Mortali, director of the Office of Sponsored Programs.

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Yale University may cut several of its smaller undergraduate classes to save money, the Yale Daily News reported on Friday.

Kim stresses tradition in address to alumni

College President Jim Yong Kim reiterated the central message of his inaugural address in a speech to alumni on Friday, emphasizing that he is fully committed to upholding Dartmouth's focus on undergraduate education and traditions like First-Year Trips.

Bio. prof. develops new way to study evolution

Biology professor Kevin Peterson, working with researchers from several institutions, has developed a breakthrough technique to study the evolutionary relationships between species.

Zeta Psi to participate in fall rush

Zeta Psi fraternity will officially participate in men's rush on Oct. 9 and 10 for the first time in eight years, after having fulfilled the College's requirements to begin the re-recognition process.

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Hanover Police has identified several high school students as suspects in the Titcomb Cabin arson case, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone.

BlitzMail replacement delayed

Although the task force investigating a replacement for BlitzMail had originally planned to implement a pilot version of a new e-mail system this Fall term, the group is now in a "holding pattern," awaiting approval from College President Jim Yong Kim, according to David Gelhar '84, a Dartmouth software engineer and member of the College's Task Force on E-mail and Technology.

Smoking-breast cancer link debated

Leading medical experts debated whether exposure to environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of breast cancer in young women at an event held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Thursday.

Study: PSA test has shortcomings

THE CUTTING EDGE

Study finds genetic tests unreliable

Personal genetic testing, a growing private industry, may not be as reliable as advertised for determining a person's predisposition to common diseases, according to a recent study by Dartmouth Medical School professor Jason Moore and Vanderbilt University professor Scott Williams. The pair found in a second study, however, that the technique may be useful in gathering ancestral information. The researchers published their findings in the Sept.

College's newest sorority prepares for first fall rush

Kappa Delta sorority, which accepted Dartmouth's invitation to become the College's eighth Panhellenic sorority in May, will participate in its first formal rush process this fall.