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Wilson stumps for McCain at EBAs

By Madeline Sims | November 3, 2008

U.S. Representative Heather Wilson, R-N.M., campaigned for Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain in Hanover on Friday, emphasizing the importance of each individual's vote in what she believes will be a close election. Wilson, a New Hampshire native, met with about 30 voters-- primarily senior citizens -- at Everything But Anchovies Friday afternoon.

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Comedian Dratch '88 stumps for Obama

By Neera Chatterjee | November 3, 2008

Actress Rachel Dratch '88 brought some of her Saturday Night Live humor to Hanover on Sunday afternoon, greeting volunteers from the Dartmouth College Democrats in the Hinman Forum of the Rockefeller Center.

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McCain rallies voters in last N.H. town hall

November 3, 2008

PETERBOROUGH -- Descending from his "Straight Talk Express" bus to strains of "Danger Zone," Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his entourage returned to New Hampshire on Sunday for a final town hall meeting before the Nov.

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Daily Debriefing

By JONATHAN ERDMAN | October 31, 2008

Colleges across the country are cutting back on technology spending in response to the current economic crisis, according to the results of the Campus Computing Project's 2008 survey, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Police Blotter

By Andrew Wells | October 31, 2008

October 24, 11:33 p.m. West Wheelock Street and Tuck Drive A Dartmouth College employee called Hanover Police on Friday to report a roll of burning toilet paper found on Tuck Drive.

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Historian discusses U.S. presidents

By Susan Matthews | October 31, 2008

Exploring minor aspects of past presidents' lives, such as why Lyndon B. Johnson owned an amphibious car, helps shed light on their characters and leadership styles, Michael Beschloss, a historian and this year's Dorsett Lecturer, said at his talk Thursday afternoon in Cook auditorium. Beschloss specializes in U.S.

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Snyder explains Mozilla Corp.'s internet security

By Neera Chatterjee | October 31, 2008

Although many Internet vendors aim to limit negative feedback on their products' security, Mozilla Firefox is trying to encourage it to improve the quality of its service, Window Synder, chief of security at the Mozilla Corporation, said on Thursday afternoon in Rockefeller Center room 1. Officially the "Chief Security Something-or-Other," Snyder said her title reflects her catch-all position at Mozilla, which includes facilitating and managing the Firefox web browser and working on security strategy, engineering, response and communication. Snyder said she has worked at Mozilla to increase transparency on security issues.

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Panel examines campaign ethics

By Susan Matthews | October 31, 2008

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth A former governor and United States ambassador, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a Dartmouth government professor explored topics related to next week's presidential election at a panel discussion in the Haldeman Center Thursday afternoon.

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College construction proceeds on schedule

October 31, 2008

Construction of the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center and plans for the College's new visual arts center remain on schedule despite economic challenges and criticism from Hanover residents, according to College administrators involved with the projects. In light of the country's current economic crisis, the College intends to review plans for both the $93 million Life Sciences Center and the $52 million visual arts center, according to Mary Gorman, associate provost and executive officer at the College.

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Daily Debriefing

By Emma Fidel and Conrad Scoville | October 30, 2008

A $2.1 million lawsuit over the 1999 collapse of a bonfire at Texas A&M University that killed 12 students and injured 27 others was settled Tuesday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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DMS details goals of strategic plan

October 30, 2008

Dartmouth Medical School's new strategic plan should prioritize internal communication, adjustment to funding cuts and strengthened research and teaching, Joe O'Donnell, chair of the DMS Strategic Planning Committee, said at a town hall meeting in Vail Hall on Wednesday.

Former State University of New York chancellor details Nelson Rockefeller '30's contributions to the SUNY system at his Wednesday night speech.
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Ryan details Rockefeller '30's work for SUNY

By Zoe Friedland | October 30, 2008

SUJIN LIM / The Dartmouth Former State University of New York chancellor John Ryan highlighted Nelson Rockefeller '30's leadership and contributions to the State University of New York system on Wednesday in the Rockefeller Center.

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Int'l minor awaits final approval

By Drew Joseph | October 30, 2008

A new international studies minor is in the final stages of approval and could be implemented as early as Winter term, according to Chris Wohlforth, associate director for program development at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.

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Daily Debriefing

By Jen Buchholz | October 29, 2008

The Vermont Agency of Transportation has allotted $350,000 in public transportation grants to develop bus routes along Route 103, Interstate 91 and Interstate 89, according to the Burlington Free Press.

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