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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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Prof. predicts Olympic medal wins

By Kate Farley | August 12, 2008

China will best the United States in gold medal count at the Olympics, according to the results of a model developed by Andrew Bernard, economics professor at the Tuck School of Business.

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Fieldstock features pie-throwing competition, races

By Andrew Wells | August 12, 2008

Rising from the ashes of an outlawed Dartmouth summer tradition, Fieldstock replaced Tubestock in 2006 with a "15-minute chariot race and a barbecue in the BEMA that no one attended," according to Amy Newcomb, assistant director of Collis Center and Student Activities.

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Wilson '69 takes U.S. Treasury post

By Michael Coburn | August 12, 2008

Courtesy of reuters.com Dartmouth alumnus and investment banker Ken Wilson '69 retired from Goldman Sachs last week to serve as an advisor to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson '68, a former Goldman Sachs CEO.

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OPNA forgoes appeal of construction ruling

By Allyson Bennett | August 12, 2008

COURTESY OF THE DARTMOUTH AEGIS The Occom Pond Neighborhood Association declined to file an appeal of the July 2 Grafton Superior Court ruling that upheld Hanover's approval of construction of the College's Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center.

Gabriel Pacione, an incoming member of the Class of 2012, was killed in an automobile accident on Sunday night.
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Incoming freshman dies in crash

By Ben Nunnery | August 12, 2008

Courtesy of wbztv.com Gabriel Pacione, who was to be a member of Dartmouth's Class of 2012, was killed in an automobile accident in his hometown of Wenham, Mass.

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Daily Debriefing

By Victoria Boggiano | August 8, 2008

Jill Mortali, current director of Sponsored Programs at Harvard Medical School, has been named as the new director of Dartmouth's Office of Sponsored Projects, which helps to manage grants and assist in the grant proposal process, according to a press released by the College on Tuesday.

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Economist talks of trade, inequality

By Michael Coburn | August 8, 2008

The United States government must address the country's growing income inequality to stem the dangerously rising tide of economic protectionism, Tuck School of Business professor Matthew Slaughter told a crowd of more than 300 community members gathered in Spaulding Auditorium on Wednesday.

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Grant gives the Arctic Institute $3 million

By Kate Farley | August 8, 2008

Dartmouth's Institute of Arctic Studies has received a grant of nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training program, the College announced Thursday.

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Board delays changes to structure post-suit

By William Schpero | August 8, 2008

Although the withdrawal of the Association of Alumni's lawsuit against the College in June paved the way for Dartmouth's Board of Trustees to make significant changes to its structure, more than one month later the Board has yet to take any action.

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Daily Debriefing

By Michael Coburn | August 5, 2008

Tuck School of Business professor Matthew Slaughter coauthored a bipartisan policy brief calling for the country to revamp its unemployment compensation system.

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Youths watch violent films, study finds

By Kate Farley | August 5, 2008

Directors of bloody flicks like Blade II and Hannibal may be reaching a younger audience than they anticipate, as Dartmouth Medical School researchers have found that an average of 12.5 percent of children ages 10 to 14 have seen movies rated R for violence by the Motion Picture Association of America.

North Hall, scheduled to open this fall, will be a fully sustainable dorm.
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College uses innovative energy plan

By Amita Kulkarni | August 5, 2008

Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff As part of the College's various sustainable efforts, Dartmouth Dining Services composts food waste each day, and the Office of Residential Life is preparing to open the fully sustainable North Hall residential hall this fall.

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