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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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Daily Debriefing

By Drew Joseph | May 7, 2008

Dartmouth was recognized as a College Sustainability Leader and received an A- grade in the 2008 edition of the College Sustainability Report Card, published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

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Speaker examines diabetes cure

By Casey Hicks | May 7, 2008

Heralding cell transplantation as a potential cure for diabetes, Gordon Weir, chair of the Research and Wellness Foundation at the Joslin Diabetes Center, spoke on the use of stem cells as a form of treatment on Tuesday before an audience in the Haldeman Center. "I'm a little depressed we haven't cured diabetes yet," Weir said. Weir hopes scientists make progress towards finding a cure for diabetes by researching beta cells, an insulin-producing cell located within the pancreas, he said.

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Engineers compete in Thayer hybrid car contest

By Turia Lahlou | May 7, 2008

Armed with blow torches and hopes of victory, engineering students from across the world converged on the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Monday to participate in the three-day Formula Hybrid International Competition hosted by the Thayer School of Engineering.

Dartmouth Dining Services reviews menu prices every summer.
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Rising food costs hit DDS budget

By Julie Kim | May 7, 2008

Marina Agapakis / The Dartmouth Staff While increasing food prices have forced colleges across the nation to increase the price of meal plans or alter their menus, Dartmouth Dining Services will likely make less dramatic changes, due to its individual retail system, which allows students to pay only for the food they buy. "Over the summer months, we review every single item to see if there are any pricing adjustments necessary," DDS Director Tucker Rossiter said.

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Daily Debriefing

By Josh Roselman | May 6, 2008

USA Today is discontinuing several of its "All-Star" scholarship programs, including the All-USA College Academic Team and the All-USA Community College Academic Team.

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