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Campus wireless network undergoes security overhaul
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Kate Farley
| September 27, 2007
The College plans to replace its current single wireless network with four separate networks, allowing Dartmouth to make its wireless access for students and staff secure, while still providing internet access to the local public.
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Capital campaign recovers from dip
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Brook Jackling
| September 27, 2007
Dartmouth's capital campaign is back on track, according to Vice President for Development Carolyn Pelzel. Despite a dip in donations last spring, the College's capital campaign recently reported that it was back on track with $890 million so far in gifts and pledges, . The current total figure for what is called the "Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience," which began in 2002, dates to the end of August.
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Dems duke it out at debate, gang up on Clinton
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Allyson Bennett
| September 27, 2007
Leaders play it safe, trailing candidates vie for attention
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Daily Debriefing
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Amita Kulkarni and William Schpero
| September 26, 2007
Ronald G. Shaiko, associate director of the Rockefeller Center, gave a lecture entitled "Electing the President in 2008: A Constitutional Perspective" on Monday, in honor of Constitution Day.
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College enjoys history of presidential debates
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Allyson Bennett
| September 26, 2007
Every four years, Hanover seems to attract national attention as candidates flock to campus in anticipation of the New Hampshire primaries.
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College to forge new partnership with NASA
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Michael Coburn
| September 26, 2007
Dartmouth and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will team up on a wide range of space research projects that will increase funding and internships available for professors and students interested in space exploration. "Developing a strategic partnership with one of the country's leading laboratories is exciting," Martin Wybourne, the vice-provost for research, said in a Dartmouth press release.
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Orientation week goes off without a hitch
By
Ben Nunnery
| September 26, 2007
Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Staff The 1,116 matriculating freshmen enjoyed barbecues, bumper cars and bagel breakfasts during orientation, an eight-day series of events that first-year dean Gail Zimmerman termed a success. Zimmerman said that initial feedback indicates that first-year orientation was well-received, even in the face of slight logistical setbacks.
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Alumni, trustees clash at N.Y. forum
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Hillary Wool
| September 26, 2007
NEW YORK -- Dartmouth trustees and alumni clashed over recent governance changes in a forum-style event Monday evening featuring Board Chairman Ed Haldeman '70 and Trustee Michael Chu '68.
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Wright hosts waste-free cookout on Tuck Mall
By
Luke Mann-O'Halloran
| September 26, 2007
Some 4,000 guests were expected at the annual Dartmouth Community Cookout on Tuck Mall Tuesday afternoon, but not a drop of garbage.
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Prof talks humility at Convocation
By
Andrew Wells
| September 26, 2007
Sarah Shaw / The Dartmouth Senior Staff This year, there was no proselytizing, no warning of rapists run amok and no marijuana advoacacy.
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Debate-related frenzy consumes campus
By
Jennifer Gaudette
| September 26, 2007
Sarah Shaw / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Politicians, talking heads and activists will descend on Dartmouth's campus today as the College, partnered with MSNBC, New England Cable News, the Democratic National Committee and the New Hampshire Democratic Party, hosts a Democratic Presidential Debate from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m.
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Daily Debriefing
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Amanda Cohen and Kate Farley
| September 19, 2007
The Tuck School of Business was ranked the top business school in the country by The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School survey, released Monday.
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Dartmouth performs better than last year, according to Trojan Condoms
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Andrew Wells
| September 19, 2007
The grades are in. This time, however, schools are on the receiving end. Trojan Condoms released its second annual Sexual Health Report Card comparing the sexual health resources and programs of 139 colleges and universities across the country on Sept.
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Battle for Board leaves boardroom
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William Schpero
| September 19, 2007
The debate over the governance of Dartmouth is out of the boardroom and now in the hands of lawyers and pundits on both sides of the issue. Just over one week ago, the College's Board of Trustees announced reforms that have ended the century-old practice by which half of the Board was elected by alumni.
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Dirty, soaked, freshmen return happy
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Allyson Bennett
| September 19, 2007
Courtesy of DOC Trips After a long first day of hiking, Elena Falloon '11 and the other members of First-Year Trip -- F55, moderate hiking -- huddled under a tarp that soon proved too small to protect them from the pouring rain.
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Mixed sex housing gets rolling across campus
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Amita Kulkarni
| September 19, 2007
Each fall, the move-in frenzy looks much the same at Dartmouth: overstuffed cars idling in front of residence halls, door alarms beeping incessantly while propped open for hours, men and women trucking their belongings into their new dorm rooms.
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Dem debate set for first day of class
By
Allie Lowe
| September 19, 2007
Dartmouth will host all eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in a debate to be held on Sept.