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After scandal, Granger resigns

By William Schpero | April 21, 2008

Courtesy of Dartmouth College Library Richard Granger has resigned as director of the Neukom Institute for Computational Science following the arrest of his wife last month for allegedly stealing over $300,000 from a church in California, the Grangers' prior residence. "He is stepping down for personal reasons," Sue Knapp, a spokeswoman for the College, said.

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Granger, Neukom Institute director, resigns

By William Schpero | April 19, 2008

Dartmouth computer science professor Richard Granger has resigned as director of the Neukom Institute for Computational Science following the arrest of his wife last month for allegedly stealing over $300,000 from a church in California, the Grangers' prior residence. Lean Granger was arrested by Hanover Police Mar.

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Daily Debriefing

By Turia Lahlou | April 18, 2008

Prosecutors in the murder trial of Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07 showed a video confession yesterday given by her killer, Christopher Hollis, according to CBS 5 News, based in Northern California.

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Speaker separates science, religion

By Kashay Sanders | April 18, 2008

Science cannot be used to disprove the supernatural, Massimo Pigliucci, a professor at Stony Brook University, said in a lecture on scientists "misspeaking" about religion given in Filene Auditorium on Thursday evening. Pigliucci, a professor of ecology, evolution and philosophy, said that the conflict between science and religion is controversial because it deals with differing definitions of life.

Jolin Kish '88 Th'91
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'Super Dartmouth alum' rents out houses

By Julie Kim | April 18, 2008

Courtesy of Jolin Kish Jolin Kish '88 Th'91, a Stanford Ph.D recipient, never thought she would spend her days bringing other people's trash to the curb and cleaning toilets. Kish, however, is the landlord for 300 of Dartmouth students, renting properties in Hanover and the surrounding area. "If you want to work for yourself, you gotta roll up your sleeves and do the un-glamorous things," Kish said.

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Kohn argues for limited economic intervention

By Nick Swanson | April 18, 2008

Dartmouth economics professor Meir Kohn railed against government economic intervention in a lecture sponsored by the College Libertarians on Thursday, arguing that the historical record indicates that such policies have been damaging for the United States and other nations. "Congress wants to do something before the election," Kohn said, referring to speculation of further federal intervention in the current financial crisis.

Political commentator Deroy Murdock defends the right to discriminate.
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Murdock justifies discrimination

By Josh Roselman | April 18, 2008

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Private businesses and organizations should have the legal and moral right to discriminate in some circumstances, Deroy Murdock, a social and political commentator, told an audience on Thursday in the Rockefeller Center.

Events to introduce prospective members of the Class of 2012 to Dartmouth will commence this evening.
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College is twice as likely to admit legacy applicants

April 17, 2008

BEN GETTINGER Dartmouth admitted approximately 29.7 percent of legacy applicants to the Class of 2012, as compared to approximately 12.7 percent of non-legacies, calculations based on raw statistics provided by the Admissions Office.

The Hood Museum of Art's hip hop party, designed to attract students to its Black Womanhood exhibit, was met with some student opposition.
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Students oppose hip hop party

By Turia Lahlou | April 17, 2008

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff A group of more than fifty concerned students is speaking out against the Hood Museum of Art's recent hip hop party given to introduce its new Black Womanhood exhibit.

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Daily Debriefing

April 16, 2008

Opening statements in the murder trial of Christopher Hollis for the 2005 death of Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07 began on Monday, The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday.

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Le '98 speaks on global health care

By Aoife Duffy | April 16, 2008

In Lesotho, an African nation with a population of approximately 2 million, more than 700,000 citizens are infected with HIV, Phuoc Le '98, M.D., a resident in Global Health Equity, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at Harvard Medical School, said in a speech on Tuesday.

Travis Green '08 resigns as Assembly president to allow Bode '09 to assume leadership on Tuesday.
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Green '08 passes presidency to Bode '09

By Susan Matthews | April 16, 2008

Zachary Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Outgoing Student Body President Travis Green '08 and Vice President Ian Tapu '08 resigned their positions Tuesday so that newly elected President Molly Bode '09 and Vice President Nafeesa Remtilla '09 could take office over a month earlier than in previous years. Tapu resigned first, which allowed the Assembly to elect Bode as the new vice president, which they did unanimously.

Courtesy of Valley News
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Kinstler recalls work as an elite portraitist

By Maria Fillas | April 16, 2008

Jennifer Argote / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The Montgomery Endowment celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday with a public conversation featuring premier American portraitist and 2008 Montgomery Fellow Everett Raymond Kinstler.

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daily debriefing

April 15, 2008

Two universities were forced to suspend campus activities over the weekend after threatening graffiti was found at both campuses, The New York Times reported.

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