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Counseling wait-time decreases at Dick's House

By Carolyn Kylstra | February 9, 2007

The wait to schedule counseling appointments at Dick's House has improved since a College review in May 2005 called for a reduction in wait times. According to Mark Reed, director of counseling and health resources, the current wait for a counseling appointment is eight to ten business days, reduced from the three- to four-week appointment delay students complained of in an article in The Dartmouth in 2005, "Students seeking counseling encounter four-week wait." Reed attributes the decrease in wait time to the hiring of new staff and improvements in the appointment system. Each year, approximately 1,000 students seek counseling help at Dick's House, Reed said.

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For some, Gulf Coast is the new Green

By Jennifer Gaudette | February 9, 2007

Since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005, hundreds of Dartmouth students have made their way down to Louisiana and Mississippi to help communities that were completely wiped out by the massive storm. "I'd say over 400 to 500 Dartmouth students have come down over the past two years," said Carrie O'Neil '04, who traveled down to Biloxi, Miss., in September 2005, with her friend Kate Gage '05. "We drove down not knowing what to expect -- I was just compelled" said O'Neil, now associate director of Hands On Gulf Coast. According to its website, Hands On Gulf Coast is "a disaster response project of Hands On Network," which encompasses over 60 nonprofit organizations around the world.

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Polar Bear Swim attracts brave students, spectators

By Victoria Boggiano | February 9, 2007

Recent snowfall and low temperatures have created enough ice on Occom Pond for the annual Polar Bear Swim to be held as planned. "The swim is a go-ahead," said Winter Carnival co-chair Elizabeth Teague '09. The swim, which began a little over a decade ago, has evolved into a Carnival tradition, with students flocking to Occom Pond not only to brave the icy water, but to watch their daring friends dive in. Mike Herman '07, who participated in the swim during his freshman year, said that despite not being his first icy water dive, the experience was thrilling. "The polar bear swim was extremely cold, but I had experience doing cold swimming because I once swam in 40 degree water in a cave.

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N.H. Senate committee rejects anti-abortion bill

By Anna Lotko | February 8, 2007

All five members from the New Hampshire Senate Health and Human Services Committee turned down a state senate bill Thursday that would prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from funding Planned Parenthood and other centers providing abortion services. Although the U.S.

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Police Blotter

February 8, 2007

Feb. 3, 8:03 p.m., East Wheelock Street Hanover Police received a complaint from a Dartmouth graduate student after a 35-year-old male propositioned him in the basement bathroom of the Hopkins Center.

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Former ambassadors recruit students

By JR Santo | February 8, 2007

Alumni who served as United States ambassadors, United Nations advisors and members of multiple presidential cabinets gathered to call students into public service in Filene Auditorium on Wednesday evening during an event hosted by the John Sloan Dickey Center. The Dickey Center also sponsored a student dinner discussion and subsequent panel titled "Answering President John Sloan Dickey's Call: In the Service of the Nation," to provide inspiration for America's next generation of leaders. Jonathan Moore '54, U.S.

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Wright tests out an 'Ombuds Office'

By Carolyn Kylstra | February 8, 2007

In a Feb. 6 e-mail to colleagues, College President James Wright announced the creation of a College Ombuds Office and appointed long-time administrator Mary Childers to a temporary, part-time position as ombudsman.

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Hot tub to debut at Winter Carnival

By Ben Nunnery | February 8, 2007

By Ben Nunnery Dartmouth will take a leap "Down the Rabbit Hole" at the opening ceremonies of the 97th annual Winter Carnival Thursday at 7 p.m The ceremonies, which will take place on the Green, will begin with the traditional Winter Carnival rituals, including the unveiling of this year's snow sculpture, and will end with a Mad Hatter's Tea Party in Collis Cafe. This year's snow sculpture depicts Alice in Wonderland's white rabbit rushing off a ski lift to avoid being late.

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Published alum shares studying tips

By Amanda Cohen | February 7, 2007

Author of "How to Win at College" and "How to Become a Straight-A Student," Cal Newport '04 shared the insights presented in his books at a lecture in Moore Hall Tuesday evening. Newport, who began his quest for academic success during his sophomore year at Dartmouth, compiled his most valuable findings into the two books after graduating. "Maybe brilliant success is not necessarily the result of being a brilliant person, maybe it's an emergent property from a lot of small changes, a lot of small habits," Newport said of the inspiration for researching his first book. Newport's research proved successful during that academic year, when he achieved a flawless grade point average, which continued through sophomore summer, despite factors that seemed to make academic success during that term unlikely -- including a house off campus with friends and a backyard pong table, a constant stream of beer he said Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity unknowingly supplied and an ongoing battle with mononucleosis. During his second year of college, Newport began taking note of his study habits and experimented with them to learn what was successful.

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