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Friends, family remember Pacione

September 17, 2008

As the days that would have marked his first college classes and cross-country practices approach, 18-year-old Gabriel Pacione's friends, family members and mentors still grapple with the loss of an individual who inspired many in his community through his dedication to his friends, passion to succeed, and athletic talent. Gabe, as Pacione was known, died in an automobile accident in his hometown of Wenham, Mass., Aug.

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College presidents urge debate over drinking age

By Rebecca Cress | September 17, 2008

Arguing that current drinking age laws have fostered unhealthy behaviors among 18-20-year-olds, a group of college and university presidents has proposed a debate on the effectiveness of the 21-and-over alcohol consumption policy in the United States.

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Daily Debriefing

By Amita Kulkarni | August 19, 2008

In an effort to cut costs, the Admissions Office has created a two-month pilot program that offers employees a four-day work week, Genevieve Haas, a spokesperson for the College, told the Union Leader in an article this Sunday.

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DMS prof. debates death definition

By Victoria Boggiano | August 19, 2008

The medical community must decide whether a patient needs to be brain dead before doctors can remove his heart and other organs, James Bernat, professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, said in his Aug.

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Consent Day draws crowd with tees, games

By Andrew Wells | August 19, 2008

Courtesy of Michelle de Sousa High school sexual education teachers may tell their students to wear a condom and ask for consent before sex, but likely do not use teaching methods like "Pin the Clit on the Vulva" and a condom balloon toss -- both of which were featured at this year's annual Consent Day, held in Collis Common Ground on Friday. The event, which was relocated from Massachusetts Row due to impending rain, is meant to spread campus awareness of issues surrounding consensual sex, according to Xenia Markowitt, director of the Center for Women and Gender Studies. "Consent is an important topic to address for Dartmouth students, as well as anyone else, because there is a pandemic of sexual violence all over the world," Markowitt said. The CWG organized the two-hour event, which featured booths and activities run by various College and community organizations.

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College responds to Forbes.com rankings

By William Schpero | August 19, 2008

Dartmouth may have been hurt by a "special bias" in the college rankings that Forbes.com released last week, according to Ohio University economics professor Richard Vedder, who devised the research methodology.

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Daily Debriefing

By Allie Lowe | August 15, 2008

BlitzMail will be unavailable for a 15-hour period beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Friday as part of scheduled maintenance of the College's storage area network, according to DartPulse, a College service which tracks outage information at the College.

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Economy does not affect housing

By Amita Kulkarni | August 15, 2008

Amid economic downturn and a poor housing market, Dartmouth has had little difficulty meeting the increasing demands for on-campus housing, according to director of College housing Rachael Class-Giguere.

General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt '78 advocates cooperation between corporations and environmentalist for mutual profit.
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GE CEO declares, 'Green is green'

By Michael Coburn | August 15, 2008

Courtesy of Associated Press While politicians continue to bicker about the legitimacy and effects of global warming, companies are beginning to realize the enormous profit potential of "going green," CEO of General Electric Jeffrey Immelt '78 told an audience of more than 300 Upper Valley residents Wednesday morning at Spaulding Auditorium in the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

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Forbes ranks Dartmouth 127th

By William Schpero | August 15, 2008

Citing relatively high levels of student debt and dissatisfaction with teaching quality, Forbes.com rated Dartmouth the 127th best college in America on Thursday in the publication's first foray into university rankings.

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Alcohol policy to be replaced winter 2009

By Victoria Boggiano | August 15, 2008

A new alcohol policy that will give organizations more discretion when holding social events with alcohol is scheduled to replace the Social Event Management Procedures in winter 2009, according to documents obtained by The Dartmouth on Wednesday.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Kate Farley | August 12, 2008

PhytoMedical Technologies has entered into an exclusive, world-wide agreement with Dartmouth to market and distribute anti-cancer compounds, the company announced Monday in a press release.

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