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Lynn ’76 nomination to go before full Senate
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Drew Joseph
| February 9, 2009
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Board announces tuition increase
February 9, 2009
The College's Board of Trustees approved a 4.8 percent increase in tuition and a 13 percent increase in financial aid for the 2009-2010 academic year during its meeting in New York City this weekend. The Board has not yet made public the specifics of its plan to respond to the economic crisis and address Dartmouth's $40 million shortfall.
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Daily Debriefing
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Neera Chatterjee and Drew Joseph
| February 6, 2009
The Dartmouth Outing Club announced the directorate for the 2009 Freshmen Trips Thursday in an e-mail to former Trips participants.
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Prof. speaks on same-sex marriage, equality
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Vera Bergengruen
| February 6, 2009
Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Americans must stop giving different labels to same-sex and heterosexual marriages, Georgetown University law professor Nan Hunter, an expert on sexuality and gender law, said in the ninth annual Stonewall lecture on Thursday in Carpenter Hall. "Our cultural schizophrenia, the political roller coaster we are riding is shown in the two biggest GLBT events of 2008 -- the passage of [Proposition 8] and the popularity of the film 'Milk,'" she said.
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DHMC could be hurt by Medicaid cuts
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Kate Farley
| February 6, 2009
Proposed changes to New Hampshire's Medicaid policy may have a "substantial" impact on Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, according to DHMC spokesman Jason Aldous.
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College faces hurdles in retaining researchers
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Drew Joseph
| February 6, 2009
Some scientists leave for larger programs
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Daily Debriefing
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Emily Goodell
| February 5, 2009
President Barack Obama's promise to renew government support for stem cell research may not be as beneficial to scientists as they originally believed, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Police Blotter
February 5, 2009
Jan. 27, 1:52 p.m. Choate Road Hanover Police received a complaint from the Women's Resource Center regarding a suspicious advertisement on CraigsList.
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China suffers from lack of legitimacy, prof. says
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Rob Szypko
| February 5, 2009
Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Staff Rural Chinese citizens have long resented the political corruption of the Chinese government, but have little opportunity for rebellion, Brandeis University professor Ralph Thaxton said in his lecture, "China's Dangerous Future: Protest, Contention, and the Threat to Stability," on Wednesday. The Chinese government faces a crisis of legitimacy in rural areas because of corrupt and repressive practices, Thaxton said.
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GOP looks to increase outreach to students
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Emily Goodell
| February 5, 2009
Correction appended Two weeks after President Barack Obama's inauguration, the Grafton County Republican Party has already turned its sights toward future elections, and is now working to reach out to Dartmouth students, according to Bruce Perlo, chair of the Grafton County GOP. The Republican party has had trouble building support in Grafton County for recent elections.
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DMS to present Board with new strategic plan
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Madeline Sims
| February 5, 2009
As Dartmouth Medical School officials prepare to present the institution's new strategic plan to the College's Board of Trustees this weekend, a new report by a health education foundation may affect how DMS implements its strategy. The Josiah Macy Jr.
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Hodes '72 to seek Gregg's Senate seat in 2010
February 4, 2009
Rep. Paul Hodes '72, D-N.H., announced today that he will seek election to the seat vacated by former Sen.
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Daily Debriefing
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Elise Quinones
| February 4, 2009
Federal Judge James Peck '67, who is assigned to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case, was charged with attempted assault and harassment of his wife on Sunday, according to Reuters.
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Pearce gives lecture on video games
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Erin Jaeger
| February 4, 2009
ANDREW FOUST / The Dartmouth Staff Online multiplayer video games can offer users a virtual identity and a sense of community they may not find in the real world, Celia Pearce, director of the experimental game laboratory at Georgia Technical University, said in a lecture on Tuesday.
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State to cut programs, employees, Lynch says
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Nathan Swire
| February 4, 2009
The New Hampshire state government will have to cut programs and lay off employees in order to balance its budget, Gov.
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College responds to alumni lawsuit
February 4, 2009
Correction appended Dartmouth filed its official response to the ongoing alumni lawsuit again the College on Tuesday, arguing that the legal action is without merit and that the plaintiffs do not have grounds to sue, according to the College's general counsel, Bob Donin. In its answer to the lawsuit, the College denied the legitimacy of 77 of the plaintiff's claims, often with terse, one-sentence explanations. The current suit is the second in two years to involve parity on the College's Board of Trustees between the number of Board-selected and alumni-elected members.