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Award-winning thesis writer presents his theory of genocide

By Allyson Bennett | May 15, 2007

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Ryan McAnnally-Linz '06, the 2006 Chase Peace Prize Senior Thesis Recipient, presented his thesis about mass murder and genocide as part of a panel in Filene Auditorium on Monday night. Each year, the Chase Peace Prize is awarded to the senior who writes the best senior thesis involving the subjects of war, conflict resolution, the problems of maintaining peace or other related topics.

Manchester-based criminal defense lawyer John Kacavas teaches students at Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity about their rights on Monday evening.
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Defense lawyer: know your rights

By Luke Mann-O'Halloran | May 15, 2007

ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Less than a week before Green Key weekend, Manchester-based criminal defense lawyer John Kacavas educated students about their constitutional rights at Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity on Monday.

Director of Nature Conservancy's Sustainable Waters Program Brian Richter speaks to the Filene Auditorium audience Friday.
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Rockefeller Center hosts discussion on future of fresh water

By Sarah Badami | May 14, 2007

ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Staff Director of the Global Water Policy Project Sandra Postel outlined global water problems and offered potential solutions to them to a packed audience in Filene Auditorium on Friday. The discussion, co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Nature Conservancy, focused on current freshwater supply issues, the future of the earth's freshwater supply, and proactive step towards freshwater resourcefulness worldwide. "Water is the basis of life.

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Electoral dynamics may affect trustee race outcome

By William Schpero | May 14, 2007

Due to the nature of the voting mechanism used in Dartmouth trustee elections and the perceived existence of two distinct slates of different sizes, the election of a trustee candidate nominated by the Alumni Council is contingent on a large voter turnout, scholars of election methods said. As of May 13, 17 percent of eligible alumni had voted online, according to voxthevote.org. The winner of the trustee election, which will end on Tuesday, is selected using the approval voting method.

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Student gov't task force to meet with UFC members

By Allie Lowe | May 14, 2007

In an effort to follow through on its recommendations, the Student Governance Review Task Force, formed this winter to conduct a review of Dartmouth's student government organizations, will meet with members of the Undergraduate Finance Committee on Monday.

A girl in ceremonial garb marches on the Green in the center of this weekend's well-attended Pow-wow, which attracted visitors from far and wide.
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Pow-wow garners record attendance

By Allie Lowe | May 14, 2007

Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Staff For Patti Morgan of South Stratford, Vt., the 35th Annual Dartmouth College Pow-wow is just one in a long line of Pow-wow memories. "I come out every year," Morgan said, estimating that she has attended the Pow-wow for the past 10 years.

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Found body identified as missing Vt. teen's

By Ben Nunnery | May 14, 2007

The recently found body suspected to belong to 16-year-old James Holley was confirmed to be his Sunday night, his father Robert Holley told The Dartmouth. "Indeed that was my son's body that was found, and yes, he was brought to the state medical examiner in Burlington for an autopsy by Dr. Shapiro [acting chief medical examiner for the Vermont Department of Health]," he said. Two neighborhood women discovered Holley's body Wednesday evening on a walk through the woods outside of Holley's home in Norwich, Vt., Norwich Police Sgt.

Economics professor Pascaline Dupas criticized the World Bank for failing to regularly assess its foreign aid programs to figure out what works.
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Econ prof criticizes aid management

By Michael Coburn | May 11, 2007

Maggie Goldstein / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth economics professor Pascaline Dupas spoke about the need to implement foreign aid programs with proven positive results at an informal discussion group of 15 students on Thursday.

At room draw earlier this week, the handful of campus suites were snatched up in the first 15 lottery numbers.
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Seniors snatch top suites in room draw

By Emily Weisburst | May 11, 2007

Lauren Wool / The Dartmouth Senior Staff This year's room draw process closed with relative ease in comparison with years past because of the Office of Residential Life's housing guarantee for upperclassmen and the introduction of gender neutral housing, according to Rachael Class-Giguere, ORL director of undergraduate housing. "Last year we were surprised with the increase in the number of seniors and juniors that participated.

Jetblue executive Ann Rhoades addresses an audience in Cook Auditorium Thursday about the importance of employee-oriented leadership.
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JetBlue executive stresses airline customer relations

By Victoria Boggiano | May 11, 2007

Jess Griffen / The Dartmouth Staff Ann Rhoades, founding executive vice president of people at JetBlue Airways and founder and president of consulting firm People Ink, spoke to an attentive audience about the leadership values that make companies successful in Cook Auditorium Thursday. The focus of Rhoades' work has been in improving personal relations in a variety of service-based industries including Southwest Airlines and Jetblue.

Organizers anticipate a record turnout for the annual Pow-wow, a festival featuring Native American culture and sponsored by several campus groups.
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NADs to host record Pow-wow

By Lauren Alpeyrie | May 11, 2007

Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff The 35th annual Dartmouth College Pow-wow, a celebration of the Native American community at the College, is set to take place on the Green this weekend.

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