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LUL hosts discussion of racial slurs, language

By Julie Kim | January 24, 2008

In a demonstration of how damaging language and images can be, William Martin '08 presented sound clips of Def Jam Poetry and radio personality Don Imus, as well as images of the Indian head mascot of the University of North Dakota in a discussion in Kemeny Hall Wednesday night.

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Upper Valley escapes subprime crisis

By Nick Swanson | January 24, 2008

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series examining the effect of the recent subprime loans crisis on the Upper Valley. With world markets plunging, eminent economists anticipating an economic recession and 2 million people predicted to lose their homes, the current housing crisis has made subprime loans the object of national scrutiny.

Matsuda discussed the implications of socioeconomic class on Wednesday.
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Law professor explains poverty

By Turia Lahlou | January 24, 2008

Andy Foust / The Dartmouth Mari Matsuda, the first tenured Asian-American law professor in the country, used personal anecdotes to illustrate the unfavorable conditions of America's poor, citing numerous problematic experiences with the public school system, in a speech given in Dartmouth 105 on Wednesday afternoon. At public schools across the country, Matsuda said that everyday children go to school hungry because their parents are sleeping "in a haze of drug or alcohol abuse." She insisted that not enough is being done to fix this issue. Matsuda, who is a professor at Georgetown University's law school, referred to her child's public school in Washington D.C., where, after five years of petitioning for new windows, the school received windows that were too small. "These things don't happen at Dartmouth," Matsuda said.

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Daily Debriefing

By Maria Fillas | January 23, 2008

Literary critics James Sitar and William Logan have both scrutinized the first published edition of poet Robert Frost's personal journals, "The Notebooks of Robert Frost," according to The New York Times.

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Stanford professor discusses effects of global warming

January 23, 2008

Mixing humor with science, Dr. Stephen Schneider, professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University, cited unexpectedly high melting rates of glacial formations in Greenland as irrefutable evidence for global warning at Tuesday's lecture, "Global Warming: Do We Know Enough to Manage the Risks?" in Filene Auditorium. Schneider argued that, while opponents of global warming often cite single examples of contradictory observations, such cases cannot refute the body of evidence to the contrary. "Global warming is about long-term, large-scale climate change," Schneider said. Schneider pointed to temperature record comparisons of different continents that diverge from predictions which account only for natural variations, thus suggesting that human causes are affecting planetary conditions, he said. "We have very good correlation, and it's consistent with theory," Schneider said. Schneider said scientists face a "double ethical bind" in trying to strike a balance between effectively communicating their findings and satisfying the need for full disclosure. He satirized wild claims about global warming, which have little basis in fact.

Student Assembly votes to fund a
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SA, COS review committee discuss standards of proof

By Nathan Swire | January 23, 2008

Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Student Assembly passed three pieces of legislation and heard from several campus organizations, including the new Committee on Standards review committee, at its third meeting of the Winter term on Tuesday. Three members of COS committee reported that the committee has been organizing its governance structure and will begin discussing substantive issues in early February.

Montgomery fellow Juan Williams, political analyst for FOX television and NPR senior correspondent, talked about race and education Tuesday.
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Montgomery fellow discusses race

By Vera Bergengruen | January 23, 2008

Marina Agapakis / The Dartmouth Award-winning journalist Juan Williams, one of this year's Montgomery fellows, spoke about the state of modern society in light of the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, pointing to the disappointment King would have felt upon seeing the current inequality in educational opportunities for minorities.

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Nat'l Beta trustees remain skeptical

By Allie Lowe | January 23, 2008

The chances that the national organization of Beta Theta Pi national fraternity will re-recognize a Dartmouth Beta chapter are "slim to none," a representative from the national organization said in an interview with The Dartmouth on Friday. The national organization's Board of Trustees will discuss the issue further this weekend and representatives from the Dartmouth Beta alumni group remain convinced that recognition is possible.

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Daily Debriefing

By Mat Grudzien | January 22, 2008

15 universities have received subpoenas as part of an ongoing investigation into conflicts of interest between colleges and study abroad providers being conducted by the office of Andrew Cuomo, the New York attorney general, the New York Times reported on Monday.

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Skiway hosts Special Olympics

January 22, 2008

Cheers of the traditional Special Olympics oath "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt," inaugurated the sixth annual Upper Valley Special Olympics at the Dartmouth Skiway on Saturday.

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Local ski resorts examine impact

By Emily Goodell | January 22, 2008

While snowmaking creates the elusive fresh powder that many skiers in New England desire, the process has a heavy impact on the local environment due to an increase in the amount of energy used by ski resorts. At Killington Ski Resort, in Killington, Vt., for instance, the amount of energy used by the snowmaking system is greater than the combined energy used in all other resort operations, according to the resort's communication director, Tom Horrocks. But the recent push towards sustainability has reached ski areas all over Vermont and New Hampshire -- including the Dartmouth Skiway -- and many resorts are taking steps to decrease their environmental footprint.

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