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April 22, 2008

Significant disparities between the graduation rates of black and white students exist at many colleges and universities, Inside Higher Ed reported Monday.

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Students present at Carrol Round

By Victoria Boggiano | April 22, 2008

Gerard DiPippo '08, Claudio LoCascio '08 and Monica Yu '08 travelled to Washington, D.C. last weekend to present term papers from their senior seminar on topics ranging from the impact of jetlag on international trade to the effects of corruption on foreign investment.

Dinesh D'Souza '83 and philosophy professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong debate the morality of atheism on Monday.
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Debate weighs morality of atheism, Christianity

By Nathan Swire | April 22, 2008

Andy Foust / The Dartmouth Staff Arguments over the relationship between God and morality gripped a crowd of approximately 400 students and community members during "Can we be good without God?," a debate between conservative writer Dinesh D'Souza '83 and Dartmouth philosophy professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong held in Alumni Hall Monday night. Armstrong contended that belief in the existence of God is not necessary for universal morality to exist.

Plans to build an
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Boutique hotel likely to be built in Hanover

By Nick Swanson | April 22, 2008

Kyle Betts / The Dartmouth Staff Construction of a new, upscale hotel on South Street, which awaits approval by the Hanover Planning Board, will likely begin this fall or next spring, according to Sasa Cook, director of communications at Olympia Companies, the hotel management and development company that proposed the plans to build the hotel in Hanover. The hotel, expected to be completed 18 months after construction begins, will be an "upscale boutique hotel," according to The Valley News. Amenities of the proposed 72-room hotel, which will be located on the corner of South and Main Street, currently include a restaurant, a conference room and an underground parking garage, according to the plans Olympia submitted to the Hanover Planning Board.

A group of 30 community members rallied at
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Activists march against violence

By Turia Lahlou | April 22, 2008

Grey Cusack / The Dartmouth Staff Thirty community members marched across campus Monday evening, chanting in protest of sexual assault, as part of the annual "Take Back the Night" march.

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Daily Debriefing

By Nathan Swire | April 21, 2008

Edward N. Lorenz ScD'38, the creator of the scientific field of chaos theory, died of cancer Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, Mass., The New York Times reported.

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AoA petition candidates dispute ad

By William Schpero | April 21, 2008

Several petition candidates for the Association of Alumni executive committee object to an advertisement in the May/June issue of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine that they believe makes false statements about their slate.

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Joan, Tim Ashwell give advice to College Dems

By Nick Swanson | April 21, 2008

Outside of the glitz and glamour of presidential campaigns, political engagement at the local level can often be the most rewarding experience, prominent New Hampshire Democratic party activists Joan and Tim Ashwell said in a conversation with the Dartmouth College Democrats on Sunday. Joan Ashwell, chair of the Strafford County Democratic Committee, said working for a small political campaign can often be more enriching than working for large campaigns because volunteers for state-level campaigns often have greater responsibility than those working for national campaigns, according to Tay Stevenson '10, a member of the College Democrats. The couple also lauded the virtues of local government, noting that small actions can have a large political impact.

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Lawsuit sparks interest in AoA seats

By William Schpero | April 21, 2008

A fundamental disagreement over the Association of Alumni's decision to sue the College has prompted several alumni previously uninvolved with College politics to seek election to the Association's executive committee.

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Student loans decrease with economic decline

By Allyson Bennett | April 21, 2008

The ongoing credit crisis may make it more difficult for students to secure college loans, but they should ultimately be able to find lenders, according to Virginia Hazen, Dartmouth's director of financial aid Approximately 50 percent of Dartmouth students borrowed money to help pay for tuition in the 2007-2008 school year, Hazen said.

Richard Granger.
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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.

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