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Geography prof.'s research takes her to Afghanistan

By Ana Bowens | April 16, 2009

Sarah Irving / The Dartmouth Staff Geography professor Jennifer Fluri always has a heaping assortment of chocolate and nuts and a steaming cup of tea ready in case visitors stop by her office, bringing a bit of her fieldwork in Afghanistan back to Hanover. "It is an Afghan tradition to have sweets and tea ready for company," Fluri said, explaining that she often benefited from such hospitality during the time she spent doing research in Afghanistan. Fluri began studying Afghanistan as a graduate student, and has continued to do so as a professor at Dartmouth. Fluri, who came to the College in 2005 and is also a member of the women and gender studies faculty, said she can connect the subjects she teaches, which include classes like "Women, Gender and Development" and "Gender, Space and Islam," with her research, which addresses gender roles in Afghanistan and the effectiveness of international development organizations. "I began wanting to see how groups and organizations were using education as a form of political resistance -- specifically the Taliban," Fluri said.

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Demand for UFC funds may grow

By Robert szypko | April 16, 2009

The Undergraduate Finance Committee, which provides funding for eight organizations that support many of the student groups and events on campus, may face new financial challenges in light of Dartmouth's budget cuts, several people involved with the UFC said.

The student body presidential candidates went head-to-head in a debate held on Wednesday at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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SA candidates debate Greek issues

By Ann Baum | April 16, 2009

SUJIN LIM / The Dartmouth Staff Greek governance, the College's alcohol policy and leadership experience were among the topics debated by student body presidential candidates Boyd Lever '10, John Nolan '10 and Frances Vernon '10 in a Wednesday forum focusing on Greek issues.

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Montgomery fellow Deer discusses activist career

April 15, 2009

Ada Deer, this term's Montgomery fellow, explained that it was her mother's influence that led her to become an advocate for Native Americans in her Tuesday lecture, "Seeking Social Justice: Indians, Women and the Politics of Change." Deer, a feminist and a Native American activist, championed social change as chair of the Menominee tribe from 1974 to 1976, and later as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs under former President Bill Clinton. Deer, now 73, grew up on a reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin ,where she lived with her parents and four siblings in a log cabin with no indoor plumbing or electricity, she said. After she received a scholarship to attend college from her tribe in Wisconsin, Deer became the first Native American woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She later became the first Menominee to receive a master's degree when she graduated from the School of Social Work at Columbia University. "I decided I didn't want to be poor," she said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

William Dartmouth, the 10th Earl of Dartmouth, spoke Tuesday night as part of the 2009 Daniel Webster Senior Dinner Series.
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Earl of Dartmouth visits the College

By Conrad Scoville | April 15, 2009

Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff William Dartmouth, the 10th Earl of Dartmouth, said he remembers regularly seeing the College's alumni magazine arriving through his family's mail-slot when he was growing up.

The candidates gathered for the second debate of the Student Assembly election season on Tuesday night.
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SA debate focuses on transparency

By Emma Fidel | April 15, 2009

Elisabeth Ericson / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended The Student Assembly presidential candidates exchanged eye rolls, congratulatory whispers and heated retorts during the Student Assembly's annual candidate debate, held in a crowded Carson L02 on Tuesday.

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Zywicki '88 criticizes Board in open letter

By Susan Matthews | April 15, 2009

Trustee Todd Zywicki '88 questioned the College's Board of Trustees' dedication to freedom of speech in an open letter to the Dartmouth community released on Tuesday, one week after the announcement that the Board had moved not to reelect him for a second term.

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Daily Debriefing

By Greg Berger | April 14, 2009

A rally will be held at the University of California, Los Angeles on April 22 in support of the use of animals in biomedical experiments, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Eric Zimmerman, co-founder and chief design officer of Gamelab, discussed how video games affect daily life in his lecture Monday night.
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Zimmerman discusses future of game design

By Jamila Ma | April 14, 2009

Ricky Melgares / The Dartmouth The distinction between gamers and designers will become less clear in the future, Eric Zimmerman, co-founder and chief design officer of Gamelab, a primarily online game development company, said in a lecture held in Carson Hall on Monday.

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Prof.'s letter criticizes budget increases

By Turia Lahlou | April 14, 2009

Anthropology professor Hoyt Alverson criticized Dartmouth's spending on projects that he believes are peripheral to the College's academic mission in an open letter to the Board of Trustees, College administrators and all faculty members last Thursday.

The candidates for student body president participated in a debate sponsored by The Dartmouth in Tindle Lounge on Monday.
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SA debate focuses on fiscal issues

By Ann Baum | April 14, 2009

JAMIE MCCOY / The Dartmouth Correction appended Budgetary concerns and alumni governance issues were among the topics discussed Monday night at the first student body presidential debate.

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Daily Debriefing

By Jamila Ma | April 13, 2009

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will limit relations between doctors and the makers of drugs and medical devices beginning July 1, according to a Wednesday press release.

Scribnia, which was founded by two Dartmouth alumni, will help users find and review journalists, columnists and bloggers.
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Recent alums launch internet startup

By Susan Matthews | April 13, 2009

/ The Dartmouth When Russ D'souza '07 and Jack Groetzinger '07 landed consulting jobs after months of competitive recruiting, they did not expect to leave their positions after less than a year to start a business.

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Aporia hosts weekend philosophy conference

By Nicole Newman | April 13, 2009

Alice Zhao / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended Students hailing from as far as Canada and California came together to answer the question, "What is the role of philosophy in religion?" at the Second Annual Dartmouth Undergraduate Philosophy Conference this weekend hosted by Aporia, the College's undergraduate journal of philosophy. Citing the controversy between science and religion that resurfaced with Darwin's 200th birthday this year, Aporia editor-in-chief Jenny Strakovsky '09 wrote in the journal's latest issue that one goal of the conference was to "explore the connection between philosophy and religion and learn how they could potentially work together." "Religion is a part of many people's lives, although it is not studied widely," Strakovsky said in an interview with The Dartmouth. The journal's Spring 2009 issue emphasized the strained relationship between science and religion and the need for interdisciplinary discussions.

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