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Richardson supporters campaign in anticipation of Tuesday's election.
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Candidates face off at St. Anselm's

By William Schpero | January 7, 2008

Teresa Lattanzio / The Dartmouth Staff It was a night of strategic alliances, as leading Republican and Democratic candidates aimed to solidify their positions coming out of the Iowa caucuses, in the last presidential debates before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary at St.

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Trustees file court brief against College

By William Schpero | December 15, 2007

Over the last several years, the court of public opinion has been the petition trustees' choice forum in which to oppose decisions made by Dartmouth's leadership, but now they have moved their cause to a court of law. Last week, T.J.

Changes in the cost of ski passes this winter have forced students to re-evaluate their ski-season choices.
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Students weigh their options for season ski-slope passes

By Mat Grudzien | December 4, 2007

Lauren Wool / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The first snow of the season has fallen, and as the merry snowball-fighting sons and daughters of Dartmouth start their winter-long shuffles across the frozen campus, at least one cohort of students may be able to preserve their high spirits as the temperatures plunge: Those who take to the mountains on skis and snowboards. Skis and snowboards do not grow on trees, however.

David Nachman '09, vice president of the Assembly's Student Affairs Committee, speaks at an October meeting.
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Fall term sees SA try to demonstrate cohesion

December 4, 2007

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Attempting to address perceived issues of socioeconomic class on campus while focusing on initiatives related to students' day-to-day needs, Student Assembly sought to establish itself this fall as a "cohesive, tenable group," according to its spokesperson.

Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson returns to his previous post as senior associate dean of the College in January, when Thomas Crady becomes dean.
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Nelson to step down Winter term

By Allyson Bennett | December 4, 2007

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth After a tenure marked by debates about campus discrimination and student efforts to reform the undergraduate judicial system, acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson '75 will step down as scheduled during the first week of January.

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Neighborhood group protests new building

By Nick Swanson | December 4, 2007

As a result of a recent court challenge by the Occom Pond Neighborhood Association, construction on the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center will be on hold until March. The filing in Grafton Superior Court is an appeal of the Hanover Planning Board's unanimous Nov.

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Volunteers kick soccer balls, AIDS

December 3, 2007

Students decked out in Teletubby suits and Santa costumes came together for the Lose the Shoes soccer tournament on Saturday, marking the end of a term's worth of fundraising for Grassroots Soccer.

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Undergrads, Tuck prof launch eco-mapping site

By Kashay Sanders | December 3, 2007

Corporate polluters may have a more difficult time hiding from the public, thanks to Mapecos.org, a website created by a motley crew of Dartmouth students, a Tuck School of Business professor, and professors from Harvard and Duke, which shows every facility in the United states and the amount of toxins they emit. The site, which incorporates the technology of Google Maps, is meant to be user friendly.

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Sex assault awareness training kicks off

By Amita Kulkarni | December 3, 2007

This Fall term marked the beginning of the required sexual assault awareness training program for all fraternity pledge classes, a program designed in collaboration with the Inter-fraternity Council, Mentors Against Violence and Sexual Assault Peer Advisors last spring. While only seven of the 13 fraternities on campus held training sessions this term due to scheduling difficulties, the program has received a generally positive response from several members of the Greek community.

Members of the Association of Alumni executive committee and the Alumni Council clash over the sssociation's lawsuit in a discussion this weekend.
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Alumni Council condemns Zywicki

By Mat Grudzien and William schpero | December 3, 2007

Sarah Laeuchli / The Dartmouth Controversy over Trustee Todd Zywicki '88's public October criticisms of the College administration has taken a new turn, as the Alumni Council voted to condemn Zywicki's statements in a resolution passed this weekend at the council's 195th meeting.

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Daily Debriefing

November 30, 2007

Sylvia Spears, who was appointed this summer as director of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, spoke to members of the Dartmouth community last night at the Pan Asian Council's Community Dinner.

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College bucks national trend away from tenure

By Allyson Bennett | November 30, 2007

While a recent analysis conducted by the American Association of University Professors concluded that nationwide tenure-track faculty hold a minority of positions at universities, Dean of Faculty Carol Folt says that the number of tenure-track positions at Dartmouth is actually increasing. In the 1970s, only 43 percent of professors nationwide held adjunct positions -- either part-time positions or full-time positions without tenure.

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