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McQueeney '88 discusses IT industry, work at IBM

By Erin Jaeger | January 12, 2009

To succeed in the global economy, information technology companies must share information within the industry without sacrificing their competitive edge, David McQueeney '80, chief technological officer of IBM's federal division, said in a Friday lecture at the Thayer School of Engineering.

Community members and students called for peace in Palestine at a Friday demonstration held at the intersection of Main Street and Wheelock Street.
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Students react to Middle East crisis

January 12, 2009

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Bilal Mahmood DMS '12 had never participated in a demonstration before he learned about the current conflict between Israel and Hamas and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Gaza. "I'm actually a first-year medical student, and I read about the situation in Gaza," Mahmood said.

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Daily Debriefing

By Greg Berger | January 9, 2009

Dartmouth engineering professor Victor Petrenko and his colleagues at Ice Engineering LLC have developed a new de-icing system for power lines, according to a College press release.

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College fares better than peers

By Katie Gonzalez | January 9, 2009

Correction appended Dartmouth's reported endowment loss of six percent is lower than that reported by many of its peer institutions, some of which posted deficits as high as 25 percent. Dartmouth has lost a smaller percentage of its endowment than both Harvard University, which announced on Dec.

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Forum held to discuss budget

By Manisha Apte | January 9, 2009

Students underestimate the full magnitude of the College's upcoming budget cuts, Dean of the College Tom Crady said Thursday night in an open forum to discuss the effect of the national economic downturn on the College.

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OPAL, Hood Museum ranked low in survey

By Ann Baum | January 9, 2009

While students consider undergraduate research opportunities, Dartmouth Dining Services and College traditions such as Homecoming to be particularly important to their Dartmouth experience, the Native American Program, the Office of Pluralism and Leadership and the Hood Museum of Art are deemed to be of lesser importance, according to a Student Assembly survey released late Thursday night.

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Alum org. suspected in funding of lawsuit

January 9, 2009

While several of the plaintiffs in the ongoing alumni lawsuit against the College maintain they do not know who is funding the legal effort, alumni leaders said they believe the financial support is coming from the Hanover Institute, a non-profit organization that was also implicated in funding the now-dismissed lawsuit by the Dartmouth Association of Alumni. These alumni leaders include Dartmouth Alumni Council President John Daukas '84, said he believes the Institute is responsible for orchestrating the current litigation.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center recently began construction on a new outpatient center, despite the economic downturn.
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DHMC bucks budget-cut trend

By Josh Roselman | January 9, 2009

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended While the national economic crisis has prompted Dartmouth's undergraduate and professional schools to slash their budgets, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center continued to offer salary increases as late as October and November 2008 and recently began construction on a new outpatient center. DHMC already had funding in place for both initiatives prior to the stock market crash, according to DHMC spokesperson Jason Aldous.

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Daily Debriefing

January 8, 2009

The Dartmouth computer science department has implemented the College's first paperless office, according to department administrator Joseph Elsener.

Renovation on the Zeta Psi house should be complete by Fall term 2009.
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Zete moves toward recognition

By Rebecca Cress | January 8, 2009

EMILY van GEMEREN / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth chapter of Zeta Psi fraternity will have to apply to the Office of Residential Life for official re-recognition in addition to fulfilling the conditions of a separate agreement with the College, according to T.

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Grad schools cut discretionary funds

By Neera Chatterjee | January 8, 2009

Dartmouth's three professional schools will attempt to limit the effect of the economic downturn on students by focusing on reducing discretionary spending, rather than cutting major programs, the schools' deans said.

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Search for DMS dean awaits ongoing review

By Drew Joseph | January 8, 2009

A year after microbiology and immunology professor William Green began a non-renewable term as Dartmouth Medical School dean following the abrupt resignation of Stephen Spielberg last January, the College has yet to begin a search for a new dean.

The College's planned budget cuts are not likely to affect current construction projects, but many future projects will be delayed.
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College divisions limit spending

January 8, 2009

Alice Zhao / The Dartmouth The College's various departments are in the process of responding to a November directive by College President James Wright to cut institution-wide expenditures by five percent in light of the ongoing national financial crisis, according to several administration officials involved in fiscal planning.

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Daily Debriefing

By Jamila Ma | January 7, 2009

Business schools across the country are increasingly trying to incorporate skills relevant to running hedge funds into their curriculums, The New York Times reported.

Student Assembly discussed its budget cut recommendations at its weekly meeting on Tuesday night.
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SA makes budget recomendations

By Ann Baum | January 7, 2009

Grey Cusack / The Dartmouth Staff Student Assembly submitted a series of possible budget cuts the College could consider in responding to the ongoing economic crisis in a letter to top administrators on Monday.

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Pres. search to consider economy

January 7, 2009

With the ongoing economic crisis, Dartmouth's presidential search committee will review candidates' fiscal experience and history of economic stewardship in selecting College President James Wright's successor, according to Al Mulley '70, chair of the presidential search committee.

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