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Rassias method travels to Mexico

By Amita Kulkarni | July 11, 2008

Although the image of French and Italian professor John Rassias punctuating a lecture with sudden sprints around his classroom may be a familiar one, the audience watching Rassias' antics this week will be slightly different.

Hunter Lovins, CEO of Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc. and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute speaks in Spaulding Auditorium.
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Lovins links eco-policy, high profits

By Michael Coburn | July 11, 2008

Maggie Goldstein / The Dartmouth Staff Corporations that go "green" may find themselves "in the black," as environmentally friendly policies are also helping profits, Hunter Lovins, CEO of Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc. and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, said to a packed crowd of over 500 in Spaulding Auditorium on Tuesday.

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Peace Corps panelists talk of trials, triumphs

By Andrew Wells | July 11, 2008

In the West African seventh grade classroom of Meg Fuchs '01 -- which held about 35 desks for her 55 students -- Fuchs sought creative means to teach her students about safe sex and preventing the spread of AIDS. On one occasion, Fuchs asked each of her students to bring a condom to class to avoid receiving a zero-percent grade. Fuchs' experiences were among those recounted at "Inspiring Service for the Common Good," a panel discussion held in the Rockefeller Center on July 8. The event featured five speakers, including three Dartmouth alumni, who recounted their experiences in the volunteer community. "I had always wanted to change the world; everyone does to some degree or another," Kiva Wilson '04, who worked in El Salvador from 2004 to 2006 helping farmers and youths improve farming techniques, said at the event.

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Court allows construction to start

By Allyson Bennett | July 11, 2008

Image courtesy of Dartmouth College In a move that may pave the way for construction to begin on the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, the Grafton County Superior Court denied on July 2 the Occom Pond Neighborhood Association's appeal of two town of Hanover decisions that had initially approved the building.

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College tests internet phone-call technology

By Kate Farley | July 8, 2008

Dartmouth Computing Services has begun testing a new technology that will allow users to make calls from cell phones over the College's wireless network free of charge, according to David Bucciero, director of Technical Services.

Residents seeking to buy bagels at Bagel Basement found the restaurant closed throughout the weekend.
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Police arrest three in Bagel Basement Friday

By Ben Nunnery | July 8, 2008

Maggie Goldstein / The Dartmouth Staff Local Hanover restaurant Bagel Basement was closed because of health concerns by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services early Friday morning after Hanover Police discovered five intoxicated teenagers asleep on the premises.

Former New Hampshire Governor and current Democratic candidate for Senate Jeanne Shaheen spoke in Hinman Forum on Monday.
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Shaheen talks of science, policy

By Allyson Bennett | July 8, 2008

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Partisanship must not influence science policy, Jeanne Shaheen, former governor of New Hampshire and current Democratic candidate for Senate, said in a town hall meeting held in Hinman Forum on Monday.

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Daily Debriefing

By Allyson Bennett | July 1, 2008

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will prohibit smoking on its campus beginning July 4, according to a DHMC press release.

Students told The Dartmouth that this summer's high gas costs have affected their travel habits, as high prices at the pump have encouraged some to limit travel around campus and commutes home.
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Students feel crunch from rising fuel costs

By Victoria Boggiano | July 1, 2008

Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff Editor's Note: This is the second article in a two-part series focusing on the rising cost of fuel and its effect on the College. Briana Carroll '10 brought her car to campus for sophomore summer expecting to put the vehicle to frequent use.

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AoA suit withdrawn, funds still questioned

By William Schpero | July 1, 2008

Following Friday's confirmation that the Grafton County Superior Court had approved the dismissal of the Association of Alumni's lawsuit against the College, new information has come to light about the funding of the suit and the involvement of The Hanover Institute, a non-profit organization that has traditionally sponsored causes critical of College policies.

Brooke Bennett
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Vt. girl missing since Thursday

By Allie Lowe | July 1, 2008

Courtesy of Vermont State Police Five days after Vermont initiated its first Amber Alert, Brooke Bennett, a 12-year-old resident of Braintree, Vt., remains missing.

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