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Sacerdote, Zidar '08 study rhetoric

By Emily Goodell | February 6, 2008

Economics professor Bruce Sacerdote and Owen Zidar '08 found that the frequency with which politicians use certain words is indicative of themes and rhetorical styles of their speeches in a study that examined the word content of each speech delivered by the 2008 presidential candidates in the past two years.

The Student Assembly approved $3,500 for the creation of a new website.
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Assembly finalizes plans for new website features

By Nathan Swire | February 6, 2008

Andy Mai / The Dartmouth The Student Assembly voted to update its website by rebuilding its operating system and adding new applications, including a Dartmouth wiki encyclopedia and a student-generated Dartmouth calender, at the Assembly meeting on Tuesday. The legislation, sponsored by Corey Chu '08, calls for the Assembly to appropriate $3,500 to hire web designers for the project.

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Two professors win CAREER awards

By Rigel Cable | February 6, 2008

Correction appended. Fabio Pellacini, a professor of computer science at the College and Reza Olfati-Saber, a professor at the Thayer School of Engineering, have been awarded grants for five-year research projects by the National Science Foundation as part of the Faculty Early Career Development program CAREER awards.

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Seniors elect 12 students to SEC

By Mat Grudzien | February 6, 2008

The deans of Dartmouth's Class of 2008 announced the results of the election for the Senior Executive Committee, the primary governing body for the class following graduation, on Tuesday.

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Graduates oversee technical services

By Kate Farley | February 5, 2008

While Student Assembly is planning to expand its web team and launch additional computer-related services, members of the Kiewit Computing Services staff are interested in streamlining the maintainance of the Assembly-created resources that already exist.

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Students weigh social impact of AKA's return

By Brook Jackling | February 5, 2008

Plans to re-establish the Dartmouth chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., an African-American organization, have raised questions about the impact the sorority will have on diversity in the Greek system and whether or not it will alter the balance between male and female social spaces on campus. The Xi Lambda chapter of AKA, established at the College in 1983 and active until 2003, will begin recruiting new members in spring or fall 2008.

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Daily Debriefing

By Kashay Sanders | February 4, 2008

Peter Zhao '10 placed 4th of 1,600 students nationwide in an investment competition held by Updown.com in which students attempted to make the most money by each investing $1,000,000 of simulation money.

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Women time HPV shots around D-plan

By Susan Matthews | February 4, 2008

Over a year after the 2006 release of Gardasil, the first vaccination for the four most dangerous types of human papillomavirus, many women at Dartmouth have received the shot cost-free since the College began administering it in the Fall of 2007.

The snow sculpture committee plans to begin carving early this week.
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Sculpture lags behind schedule

By Ahra Cho | February 4, 2008

Teresa Lattanzio / The Dartmouth Staff As Dartmouth students prepare for this year's Winter Carnival "20,000 Leagues Under The Snow," the snow sculpture committee is scrambling to complete this year's sculpture in time for Thursday's opening ceremonies.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha returns to Dartmouth

By Brook Jackling | February 4, 2008

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., an African American sorority, will return to Dartmouth in the Spring or Fall of 2008, according to an e-mail sent by Fouad Saleet, associate director of Coed, Fraternities and Sororities Administration, to various campus organizations on Feb.

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Political Debriefing

By Nathan Swire | February 1, 2008

The South Carolina and Florida primaries this past week led to a winnowing of the Presidential contests for both Democrats and Republicans. In the South Carolina Democratic primary on Jan.

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Recruiting unaffected by economy

By Allyson Bennett | February 1, 2008

With Citigroup and Merrill Lynch reporting losses in billions of dollars in losses and Morgan Stanley reporting its first quarterly loss in the company's history, the sub-prime mortgage crisis has hit many of the largest firms on Wall Street. At Dartmouth, however, students participating in corporate recruiting process seem largely unconcerned. Monica Wilson, assistant director of employer relations at Career Services, said she thought that the level of competition for corporate recruiting intern positions was as high as it has been during her tenure at the College.

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