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Board chairman wins fraternity award

By Christine Paquin | August 17, 2007

/ Courtesy of Dartmouth When Dartmouth students begin their search for post-graduation employment, many attempt to translate leadership positions and distinctions within their Greek organizations into successful careers.

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Tuck ranks 1st in Forbes business school survey

By Luke Mann-O'Halloran | August 17, 2007

Correction appended. The Tuck School of Business was ranked first in Forbes Magazine's biennial survey of business schools, the magazine reported on Thursday. The survey ranks schools according to the return students receive on their investment after five years -- in other words, the total money earned in the five years after graduation less the cost of tuition and forgone compensation.

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Group launches ad campaign against Board restructuring

By William Schpero | August 16, 2007

A group calling itself "the Committee to Save Dartmouth College" placed an advertisement on the New York Times homepage today urging readers to "support democracy" and directing them to a website that criticizes potential changes to the makeup of the Board of Trustees. The ad directing visitors to SaveDartmouth.org costs $39 per minute, according to the New York Times media website, which by the time of this web update would result in a total cost of more than $18,000. The organization issued a press release Thursday announcing a national advertising campaign.

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Daily Debriefing

By Aimee Lim | August 14, 2007

The New Hampshire Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was awarded the Buchanan Outstanding Chapter Award for the fifth consecutive year this past weekend at the fraternity's Grand National Conclave in Atlanta, Ga.

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Police Blotter

By Jesse Silberberg | August 14, 2007

July 27, 11:59 a.m., East Wheelock Street Hanover Police observed a 21-year-old male accelerating his Ford Mustang while exiting A-Lot, leaving 30 feet of tire track marks in the process.

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Obama stresses healthcare at Jesse's

By Conlan O'Leary | August 14, 2007

Associated Press Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.)focused on restoring integrity to American government and managing the ailing healthcare system in a panel discussion with Upper Valley residents at Jesse's Restaurant in Hanover on Monday. To begin the event, Obama delivered a short speech in which he emphasized what he believes to be the alienation that many Americans feel from the federal government. "Across the board, people feel that their voices are not being heard in Washington," he said. Obama took issue with the lobbyist culture of Congress and the White House and attacked the Bush administration for incompetence and cronyism.

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College gathering info after Theta Delt incident

By Katy O'Donnell | August 14, 2007

Nearly two weeks after members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity allegedly harassed a group of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority members at the back door of the fraternity's physical plant, College administrators are sifting through the details of the event as they discuss possible disciplinary action and issues of education and awareness to effect long-term change. "At this point we're still in the process of gathering information," Director of Undergraduate Judicial Affairs April Thompson said.

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Dean's office builds skills at retreat

By Whitney Buckholz | August 10, 2007

In an effort to build communication and management skills, the offices of the dean of the College had a two-day retreat this Tuesday and Wednesday at the Lake Morey Inn in Vermont. Approximately one quarter of the dean's offices staff of 400 attended the event, which was designed especially for those in managerial and directorial positions and those who work directly with students. All participants of the retreat attended a workshop to improve their written communication skills, especially e-mails and evaluations. "I definitely learned techniques to improve my writing so that my point gets across without rambling," April Thompson, director of undergraduate judicial affairs, said. The workshop also emphasized the need to target e-mails to the intended audience.

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Resident donates Sendak collection

By Layne Zhao | August 10, 2007

The "Wild Things" have come to Dartmouth. An early autographed edition of popular children's writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak's bestseller, "Where the Wild Things Are," is part of the Maurice Sendak collection which was recently donated to Dartmouth's Rauner Special Collections Library by local resident and former book collector Mort Wise.

Students crowd Gamma Delta Chi fraternity's chapter room Tuesday to discuss gender issues on campus.
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Forum addresses gender inequality

By Katy O'Donnell | August 10, 2007

Ryan Yuk / The Dartmouth Staff A diverse crowd of nearly 200 students packed into the chapter room of Gamma Delta Chi fraternity both to listen to a panel of eight students talk about their experiences with gender issues at Dartmouth and to discuss those problems in a forum inspired by the campus-wide response to the harrassment of members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority by members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity last week. Last Wednesday, as members of Kappa were about to enter Theta Delt, members of the fraternity allegedly called them "sluts," "whores" and "bitches" as they threw objects from various windows in the direction of the group waiting at the back entrance below.

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Daily Debriefing

By Layne Zhao | August 7, 2007

Two administrators at Rider University were charged Friday with aggravated hazing for the alcohol poisoning of two Phi Kappa Tau fraternity pledges, resulting in the death of freshman Gary DeVercelly on March 30.

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Journalist says lobbying is necessary for legal process

By Katy O'Donnell | August 7, 2007

Despite lobbyists' bad reputations, they are integral to the lawmaking process, according to journalist Jeffrey Birnbaum, who spoke at Dartmouth last week. "We think of lobbyists as fat, cigar-smoking men who shove $100 bills into the pockets of compliant lawmakers," Birnbaum said as he spoke about the Washington, D.C., lobbying industry to the 462 people attending the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth forum in Spaulding Auditorium.

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Admins. address Greek concerns

By Marina Agapakis | August 7, 2007

Good Samaritan calls, social probation, derecognized houses and the notion that "nobody rages anymore" were a few of the topics discussed Monday evening at the Coed, Fraternity and Sorority Administration panel discussion titled "It's all Greek to Me: Deciphering the Relationship Between Greeks and the Administration." The panel, hosted at Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity, included Director of CFS Administration Deb Carney, Associate Director of Safety and Security Keiselim Montas, Safety and Security Officer Gregory Timmins, Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs Ceceilia Pearson and Associate Director of the Collis Center and Student Activities Eric Ramsey.

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