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Local union protests executive pay

March 31, 2009

As the national debate about corporate bailouts continues, Dartmouth employees and community members staged a demonstration outside Bank of America in Hanover on March 19, targeting the company's use of stimulus funds.

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Four confirm intent to run for SA president

By Ann Baum | March 31, 2009

Although the official deadline for students to declare their candidacies remains over a week away, several candidates for this month's Student Assembly election have already begun to formulate their campaigns.

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Daily Debriefing

By Katie Gonzalez | March 30, 2009

Joseph Jiampietro '87 has been tapped to be the senior advisor for markets to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Blair, according to a March 24 FDIC press release.

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College modifies health insurance

By Conrad Scoville | March 30, 2009

Because the current economic climate may make it more difficult for students to afford health insurance, the College has modified the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan to give students more flexibility to sign up for the plan late.

Elliott and Barbara Lewis were found dead in their home in downtown Hanover on March 16.
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Hanover couple dies in murder-suicide

By Katie Gonzalez | March 30, 2009

Jennifer Argote / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Elliott Lewis, 84, and his wife of 59 years, Barbara Lewis, 82, were found dead in their downtown Hanover condominium on March 16 in what appears to be a murder-suicide, officials said. Barbara Lewis' death was ruled a homicide after a March 18 autopsy, conducted by New Hampshire's chief medical examiner Thomas Andrew, revealed multiple gunshot wounds to her head and chest. Elliott Lewis' death, the result of a single gunshot to the head, was deemed a suicide. A handgun found at the condominium is assumed to be the weapon involved in the crime, assistant attorney general Peter Hinckley said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "Domestic violence is not a suspected motive in this case," Hinckley said.

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Women's basketball falls to Maryland in NCAA tournament

By The Dartmouth Staff | March 22, 2009

The Dartmouth women's basketball team fell to top-seeded Maryland today in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball championship at the Comcast Center in College Park, Md. Maryland senior Kristi Toliver led the way for the Terrapins to a 82-53 blowout with 27 points, 23 of which came in the first half. Britney Smith '11 scored 13 for Dartmouth as the Big Green shot just 27 percent from the field and never led in the game.

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Hanover couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

By Katie Gonzalez | March 19, 2009

Elliot Lewis, 84, and his wife of 59 years, Barbara Lewis, 82, were found dead in their downtown Hanover condominium on March 16 in what appears to be a murder-suicide, officials said. Barbara Lewis' death was ruled a homicide after a Wednesday morning autopsy, conducted by New Hampshire's chief medical examiner Thomas Andrew, revealed multiple gunshot wounds to her head and chest. Elliott Lewis' death, the result of a single gunshot to the head, was deemed a suicide. A handgun found at the condominium is assumed to be the weapon involved in the crime, senior assistant attorney general Peter Hinckley said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "Domestic violence is not a suspected motive in this case," Hinckley said.

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Daily Debriefing

By Caroline Duffy | March 10, 2009

Cornell University will cut endowment spending by 15 percent as part of an effort to cover its 10-percent budget shortfall, Bloomberg reported Saturday.

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DHMC fights industry influence

By Katie Gonzalez | March 10, 2009

Correction appended As medical centers and watch dogs increasingly focus on conflicts of interest in academic medicine, Dartmouth Medical School and its affiliates are working to promote the disclosure of connections between professors and the medical industry. More than 200 students and faculty members at Harvard Medical School have mobilized to fight the influence of industry in the classroom, The New York Times reported on March 2, "embarrassed" by the "F" rating the school received from the American Medical Student Association, an organization that tracks how well institutions oversee the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on their campuses. DMS also received an "F" rating because it has not responded to the organization's request for policy information, according to the AMSA web site.

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Daily Debriefing

March 9, 2009

The number of jobs available to graduating students is expected to fall by 22 percent in the upcoming year, according to a new survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Many students choose to take Swahili in order to prepare for service trips to Tanzania, which involves a partnership with Muhimbili University.
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Dartmouth to expand Swahili course offerings

By Emily Goodell | March 9, 2009

Courtesy of puc.ucsf.edu The College will expand its offerings in Swahili this spring with the addition of Swahili II, according to Lisa Wallace, business finance manager for the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.

Thayer School of Engineering professor Elsa Garmire discussed her time as a Jefferson Fellow at the State Department in a lecture on Friday.
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Prof. discusses work at State Dept.

By Erin Jaeger | March 9, 2009

IAN BLUMENTHAL / The Dartmouth The growth of economies in the developing world depends on increasing countries' access to new technology, Thayer School of Engineering professor Elsa Garmire said in a lecture in Spanos Auditorium on Friday.

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