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Kenneth Pennington, a history professor at the Catholic University of America, discussed milestones in the history of torture Monday afternoon.
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Historian connects modern-day torture to ancient times

By Brook Jackling | May 8, 2007

Danny Gobaud / The Dartmouth Staff Kenneth Pennington, a history professor at the Catholic University of America, drew connections between historical and modern-day incidences of torture in his Monday lecture "Torture Past and Present," sponsored by the Rockefeller Center. Using evidence from ancient Greece, ancient Rome and medieval and early modern Europe, Pennington argued that recent United States practices in Afghanistan and Iraq fall under the category of torture, despite the government's hedging the exact definition of the term. Pennington stated that the lack of clarity in the Geneva Convention can be partially blamed for the United States' current situation.

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Candidate sanctioned for mass e-mails

By Allie Lowe | May 8, 2007

The group that oversees student body elections handed out its first official sanction in this year's contest for Student Body President on Monday night to presidential candidate Raj Koganti '08.

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Town ponders medical marijuana legislation

By JR Santo | May 8, 2007

Hanover residents will vote on legislation Tuesday that urges Hanover Police not to arrest an adult for possession of marijuana if the individual has evidence of a physician's certification. If enacted, however, the legislation would not have any legal effect, according to New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Jim Kennedy. "[The town] can urge the Hanover police department to do whatever they want," Kennedy said.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean visited government professor Lisa Baldez's comparative politics class Monday morning.
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Dean gives class political pep talk

By Luke Mann-O'Halloran | May 8, 2007

Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, assured students of the New Hampshire primary's continued importance Monday as a guest lecturer in government professor Lisa Baldez's comparative politics class.

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Daily Debriefing

By Allyson Bennett | May 7, 2007

The Tuck School of Business hosted a conference Friday about business in India. The conference brought together students, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors to discuss strategies for harnessing India's growing economic power.

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Past Assembly praised and criticized for activism

By Allie Lowe | May 7, 2007

The 2006-2007 Student Assembly sought to address campus concerns by focusing on social issues rather than student services -- a change that brought both success and criticism to the group. "I think [Student Assembly's] biggest success has been changing the dialogue on campus," Student Body President Tim Andreadis '07 said.

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Lynch makes Rep. convention cameo

By JR Santo | May 7, 2007

At the fourth annual convention of New Hampshire College Republicans, held this weekend at the Hanover Inn, speakers urged convention attendees to voice their ideas and avoid intimidation by classmates and professors.

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Hillel and Chabad team up for the 'Sabbath of Sabbaths'

By Xiaolin Zhao | May 7, 2007

Hillel and Chabad, the two Jewish organizations on campus, served a mass home-cooked Shabbat meal to more than 200 students and 20 professors and administrators on Friday night in Alumni Hall. "In Judaism there's no better way to come together than over food," Chabad Rabbi Moshe Leib Gray said. Shabbats are weekly dinners to commemorate the Jewish Sabbath.

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College, town butt heads over dining hall zoning

By JR Santo | May 7, 2007

The new dining hall the College plans to build next to the McLaughlin residential cluster requires a permit, the Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment ruled late last week. Dartmouth is located in a district of Hanover where the zoning board does not need to review facilities built for educational purposes.

Candidates for Student Body President squared off for the last time Sunday.
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SA hopefuls debate on election eve

By Allie Lowe | May 7, 2007

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Staff Speaking to an audience of a little over a dozen people, candidates for Student Body President deviated little from the messages they trumpeted throughout the week during Sunday night's final debate of the campaign period, hosted by the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee. Though most candidates stuck to their prepared platforms, candidate Travis Green '08 took a slightly different approach, using his closing statement to criticize the politicized nature of the contest and painting himself as above the infighting that he says characterizes the Assembly. "I'm sick and tired of watching people play games to win this election," Green said.

General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt '78 talks business with host Jeff Greenfield in a taped interview for the show CEO Exchange.
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Immelt, Kraft CEO tape TV episode

By Kate Farley | May 4, 2007

Kate Coster / The Dartmouth Staff General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt '78 and Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld spoke to an audience of mainly Tuck School of Business students at a taping for a television series Thursday evening at the Hopkins Center. "CEO Exchange," hosted by Jeff Greenfield, is a PBS series that spotlights two chief executives of Fortune 500 companies in each episode.

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