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Admissions yields 51 percent matriculation

By Erin Jaeger | May 13, 2008

Following the most competitive admissions year in the College's history, 1,120 students plan to matriculate in the Class of 2012, according to Maria Laskaris, dean of admissions and financial aid. The matriculating group -- 560 men and 560 women -- represents a 51 percent yield from the 2,190 admitted students, Laskaris said, compared to the 53 percent matriculation rate of those admitted to the Class of 2011.

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Daily Debriefing

By John Alzate | May 12, 2008

The Dartmouth Coalition for Progress sponsored an Activism Skills Training workshop Saturday at the Rockefeller Center.

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Forum examines substance abuse

By Casey Hicks | May 12, 2008

Michael Hanitchak '73 opened Dartmouth's fourth annual symposium on substance abuse on Friday with a Native American blessing, asking the Creator for guidance in reconciling two gifts bestowed upon humanity -- tobacco, which Hanitchak said "we sometimes use unwisely," and the power to "heal our brothers and sisters who have become unbalanced." Hanitchak's cautionary words commenced the all-day event, held in Collis Common Ground and sponsored by the Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery and Education, a joint effort between the College and Dartmouth Medical School that aims to address substance abuse at the College. Though the symposium's list of speakers ranged from forensic psychiatrists to pediatricians, all presenters said they shared the goal of mitigating substance abuse.

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Beta alumni meet for last time with male students

By Victoria Boggiano | May 12, 2008

Dartmouth alumni of Beta Theta Pi fraternity addressed questions from male students, including men who are currently members of other fraternities, and a few undergraduate women at the final information session concerning Beta's return to campus, held on Friday afternoon.

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Tuck speakers extol Indian workforce

By Aoife Duffy | May 12, 2008

India's large and young workforce is its "biggest asset," according to experts that spoke at the second annual Tuck India Business Conference, held at the Tuck School of Business on Friday.

Native Americans from across the continent dance on the Green this weekend to celebrate their history at the College's 36th annual Powwow.
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Powwow celebrates Native culture

By Kat Richardson | May 12, 2008

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The sound of Mystic River drums, neon costumes, jingle dancing and the smell of frybread attracted crowds to the Green this weekend in celebration of Dartmouth's 36th annual powwow The powwow is the "Native American people's way of meeting together to join in dancing, singing, visiting, renewing of old friendships and creation of new ones," according to materials distributed by Native Americans at Dartmouth. This year's powwow, hosted by NAD, began with a "Grand Entry" on Saturday.

Gaye Theresa Johnson, professor of black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, gives a lecture on Mexican influence on jazz music on Thurs.
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Lecture examines origins of jazz

By Nathan Swire | May 9, 2008

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Jazz is an eclectic and complex musical style, but academia has largely ignored its "equally eclectic" roots, argued Gaye Theresa Johnson, a professor of black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara in a presentation in Dartmouth Hall on Thursday. The presentation, titled "Sobre Las Olas: a Mexican Genesis in Borderlands Jazz," examined Mexican influence on early jazz musicians.

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Library creates endowments

By Kashay Sanders | May 9, 2008

A contribution from the Manton Foundation will lead to the formation of a $3 million endowment for Dartmouth's Digital Library program and a $1 million endowment for maintenance of the Orozco murals in Baker-Berry Library.

Members of Greek organizations speak to potential new members on Thurs.
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Open House draws few fraternities

By Victoria Boggiano | May 9, 2008

ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Staff The Student Assembly's All Greek and Society Open House, designed to introduce freshmen to Dartmouth's Greek and social organizations, ultimately offered an incomplete representation, as only 17 of the 31 fraternity, sorority, coed organizations, and affinity houses on campus sent members to the event, which was held in Collis Common Ground on Thursday.

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AoA members differ on dealings with Board

By William Schpero | May 9, 2008

NEWS ANALYSIS In the race for the executive committee of the Association of Alumni, supporters of the Association's lawsuit against the College have claimed that the Board of Trustees ignored or denied several of the Association's requests to meet prior to the Board's September announcement of changes to Dartmouth's governance structure.

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Zionist speaker stirs opposition

By Susan Matthews | May 9, 2008

Morton Klein, the National President of the Zionist Organization of America, proclaimed Israel's importance in the Middle East and denounced the legitimacy of Israel's neighbors, drawing audience controversy, during his speech in Collis Common Ground on Thursday, given in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. Klein, a Zionist activist in Washington D.C.

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Daily Debriefing

By Julie Kim | May 8, 2008

San Diego State University suspended six fraternities on suspicion of drug dealing after police agents arrested 75 students in a raid in which police confiscated three guns, two kilograms of cocaine, ecstasy pills, methamphetamine and over $60,000 in cash, The Chicago Tribune reported.

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Police Blotter

By Rebecca Cress | May 8, 2008

April 30, 1:23 a.m. Rope Ferry Road Safety and Security received a report of an intoxicated 20-year-old male student who wandered into either a female student's room or a female bathroom.

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Alcohol screening targets students

May 8, 2008

Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff Students evaluated their alcohol use -- and were rewarded with CamelBak water bottles -- for the annual National Alcohol Screening Day, held in Collis Common Ground on Wednesday.

A concerned student lends a hand tying the shoe of the blood drop mascot that roams campus to advertise the blood drive Wednesday.
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FDA Blood drive policy almost leads to petition

By Drew Joseph | May 8, 2008

Emily Unger / The Dartmouth Staff A planned petition regarding the Federal Drug Administration's policy of excluding men who have had sex with other men from donating blood was not completed in time for yesterday's blood drive at the Top of the Hop, according to Jeremy Chan '10, one of the organizers of the blood drive.

Profits from Link Up's discounted designer jean sale on Wednesday will fund a year of higher education for one Somali woman.
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Students buy jeans, help Somali women

May 8, 2008

ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Staff Students at Link Up's designer discount jean sale on Tuesday experienced a shopping triumph -- the joy of buying the perfect pair of designer jeans at a 40 to 60 percent discount while generating money to provide Somali women with the opportunity to study at the university level. Almost 130 pairs of jeans were sold at the event, which raised $1,200 for the Somali Women's Scholarship Fund. The money is enough to pay for one woman's tuition and necessary expenses at a Somali university for one year.

Richard Parsons, the chairman of the board of Time Warner, discusses entrepreneurship in the digital age in a speech on Wednesday.
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Parsons tracks digital innovation

May 8, 2008

Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Staff Richard Parsons, the chairman of the board and former chief executive officer of Time Warner, outlined the ways the internet has brought corporate innovation out of the boardroom and into the kitchens and garages of individual entrepreneurs, in a speech on Wednesday.

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