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By PAULINA KARPIS | October 5, 2009

Of the 18 state-run college savings plans in the United States, 16 have reported losses over the past year, according to The New York Times.

Dartmouth volunteers helped on the construction of a new home built as part of ABC's television show,
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Local house ‘makeover' revealed

October 5, 2009

EUNICE LEE/ / The Dartmouth Staff For the past three years, the 10 members of the Marshall family have lived in a three-bedroom house plagued by carbon monoxide leaks, mold and rotting wood.

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Scherr to step down from post as provost

By Linda Chen | October 5, 2009

JESSICA GRIFFEN / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Correction appended Provost Barry Scherr, who was to remain in his current position up to June 2011, will step down as College provost to pursue his academic work, College President Jim Yong Kim announced in a campus-wide e-mail on Monday.

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Past DMS dean weighs in on health care debate

By Ann Baum | October 5, 2009

Unnecessary treatment and "misaligned" financial incentives are largely responsible for the poor state of the American health care system, according to former Dartmouth Medical School Dean John Baldwin, who recently stepped down as the president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Alum. discusses sustainable housing

By Angie Yang | October 5, 2009

For Dan Hedges '68 and his wife, Adele, building a new home was not just about having a place to live it was also about making a political statement. Today, the Hedges are the proud residents of a 3,700 square-foot house that incorporates extensive sustainable design elements.

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Judge rejects request to end suit

By Madeline Sims | October 4, 2009

EDIE WU / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended### The College's request to end a lawsuit filed after the death of Christina Porter '06 was denied by a federal judge last week.

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College to combat Pine Park erosion

By Ryan Kim | October 4, 2009

Pine Park, a 96-acre parcel of land northwest of campus used by the cross country running and skiing teams, has faced significant problems associated with erosion over the past decade.

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Daily Debriefing

By Caitlin Kennedy | October 4, 2009

Students participated in a variety of outdoor activities including mountain biking, organic farming and canoeing during the annual Dartmouth Outing Club Fall Weekend this past Saturday and Sunday.

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Alum. discusses emergency response

By Lindsay Brewer | October 1, 2009

AKIKAZU ONDA / The Dartmouth The federal government is working to improve its coordination with state and local governments to prepare for emergency situations, Paul Stockton '76, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and Americas' security affairs, said in a lecture to students and faculty in Filene Auditorium on Thursday. Stockton said that the United States government has learned from past catastrophes including the tragedies of Sept.

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Prof. suggests changes to current H1N1 strategy

By PAULINA KARPIS | October 1, 2009

EDIE WU / The Dartmouth The federal government should work to better centralize oversight of its response to pandemics and consider more aggressive measures beyond vaccination to control transmission of harmful contagions, according to a paper written by Dartmouth Medical School professor Joseph Rosen, along with a team of students and DMS professor James Geiling. The paper, which is currently in draft form and was provided to The Dartmouth by Rosen's research assistant, Lindsay Katona, explores what strategies could be used to fight the pandemic if it gets to the level of the 1918 influenza, when 2 percent of the U.S.

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Daily Debriefing

October 1, 2009

History and Native American studies professor Colin Calloway has been named the inaugural John Kimball Jr.

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Spears names new interim officials

October 1, 2009

Following the recent departure of several high-level members of the Dean of the College's Office, acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears identified the administrators who will be serving in the vacated positions in an interim capacity in an internal letter she provided to The Dartmouth on Thursday.

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Kim finds fault with state's liquor policy

October 1, 2009

College President Jim Yong Kim who has taken issue with New Hampshire's "possession by consumption" liquor laws in the past said in an interview with The Dartmouth on Thursday that he has expressed his concerns on the matter to Gov.

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Prof. discusses official apologies

September 30, 2009

SUJIN LIM / The Dartmouth Dartmouth professor of Asian and Middle Eastern languages and literatures Lewis Glinert presented his research, which examines the use of apologies in the United States' official and diplomatic discourse from a linguistic perspective, to a panel of fellow faculty members on Wednesday afternoon.

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Students at fair say job prospects look grim

By BRIDGETTE TAYLOR | September 30, 2009

DANI WANG / The Dartmouth Although employers at this week's College's Employer Connections Fair said they were enthusiastic about hiring and impressed by Dartmouth graduates, several students interviewed by The Dartmouth said they arrived at the event pessimistic about job opportunities and left no more optimistic.

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College awards record amount of financial aid

By Katie Gonzalez | September 30, 2009

Dartmouth will award more than $72 million in financial aid an all-time high for the College, and 13 percent higher than last year to members of all four classes for the current academic year, according to Dean of Admissions Maria Laskaris.

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