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Rubric for int'l financial aid adjusted
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Susan Matthews
| November 2, 2007
Dartmouth's Office of Financial Aid is joining with nine other colleges to establish a new and hopefully more accurate way to calculate international students' financial aid needs. The new system was designed in consultation with Dartmouth's financial aid staff, according to Virginia Hazen, who directs the office. The old system was overhauled in an effort to help financial aid workers more easily determine how much to award international students, whose relative family incomes are difficult to measure because of the discrepancies in purchasing power.
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Committee to consider outsourcing e-mail
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Michael Coburn
| November 2, 2007
At the same time as many universities begin to outsource their e-mail systems to tech companies such as Google and Microsoft, at Dartmouth, Ellen Waite-Franzen, vice president for information technology, is planning to create a committee by the end of the academic year that will review the school's BlitzMail system.
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Anti-sexism posters turn heads
By
Samuel Buntz
| November 2, 2007
Emily Unger / The Dartmouth Staff An anonymous student group, "The Daughters of Dartmouth," has placed feminist flyers on bulletin boards and bathroom stalls across campus, attacking the actions of individuals and organizations that they perceive as sexist.
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Daily Debriefing
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Conor Galligan
| November 1, 2007
Some dyslexic children could be helped to develop more normal brain responses and become better readers without actually reading, according to a new study coauthored by Elise Temple, a Dartmouth professor of education.
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Frat row sponsors Halloween events
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Emily Goodell
| November 1, 2007
As the Dodecaphonics sang their last verse in front of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority, the small hands of their audience began to clap along, and with the last lingering note a high pitched exclamation of "That was awesome!" rang out.
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Safety and Security to upgrade radio system
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Mat Grudzien
| November 1, 2007
In an effort to improve communication among College departments, Safety and Security is currently taking the final steps to upgrade its 30-year-old radio system, according to Bonnie Hafer, Facilities Operations and Management director of systems and administrative services.
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College lobbyists may fight bill
By
Allie Lowe
| November 1, 2007
As New Hampshire State Rep. Maureen Mooney R-Merrimack considers proposing a bill which would force Dartmouth to yield some control of its charter to the state of New Hampshire, Dartmouth's relationship to the state government is coming into question. It's a relationship that has been closely monitored by the College, though; Dartmouth currently employs three lobbyists at the state level, according to the New Hampshire Department of State's list of lobbyists.
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No plea agreement for Hanover High kids
By
William Schpero
| November 1, 2007
Nat Smith / The Dartmouth Staff A plea agreement for the nine Hanover High students accused of stealing exams in June was rejected October 22 by the Lebanon District Court.
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Daily Debriefing
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Kathryn Arffa, Anya Perret and William Schpero
| October 31, 2007
A plea bargain that would have reduced the charges against nine Hanover High School students accused of stealing exams from the school in June was denied by the Lebanon District Court on Oct.
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Police Blotter
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Andrew Lebovich, courtesy of Hanover Police Chief
| October 31, 2007
Oct. 23, 3:21 p.m., Rip Road Residents called Hanover Police to complain about an inappropriate Halloween decoration.
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Nobel Prize winner calls for scholarly collaboration
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Rebecca Cress
| October 31, 2007
Nobel laureate and Montgomery Fellow Thomas Cech related the challenges of fostering interdisciplinary scientific research in his keynote lecture on Tuesday afternoon in Filene Auditorium.
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UND and NCAA strike mascot deal
By
Vera Bergengruen
| October 31, 2007
One year after the University of North Dakota filed a lawsuit against the NCAA for banning the use of its mascot and nickname, the Fighting Sioux, the two parties have agreed to a settlement.
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College works against new endowment bill
By
Brook Jackling
| October 31, 2007
Dartmouth is preparing to lobby against the September legislative proposal made by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, that would require U.S.
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Panel examines Islam in America
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John Agbaje
| October 30, 2007
Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff Anthropology professor Dale Eickleman, history professor Gene Garthwaite and government professor Anne Sa'adah highlighted the multi-faceted nature of Islam in a panel discussion on Monday night in Carson L02.
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Daily Debriefing
By
Vera Bergengruen and Ahra Cho
| October 30, 2007
Three Hanover Police officers questioned residents of the second floor of Rauner residence hall in the McLaughlin Cluster on Monday regarding an alleged case of sexual assault reported on Sunday afternoon.
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Speaker finds similarities in Jewish, Muslim lit.
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Michael Coburn
| October 30, 2007
Philip Woram / The Dartmouth Staff Palestinian and Israeli identities are not as disparate as many believe, professor Carol Bardenstein told a crowd of 60 students and faculty during her Monday-night lecture at the Rockefeller Center.
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DMS receives $3.89 million grant
By
Lia Grigg
| October 30, 2007
Dartmouth Medical School, working with four other universities, received a $3.89 million grant at the end of September from the National Institute of Health to create the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research.