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August 6, 2026
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N.H. girls wait for free HPV vaccine

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Due to excess demand for the recently approved vaccine that guards against Human Papilloma Virus, many girls applying for the free doses through New Hampshire's Vaccines for Children program have found themselves on waiting lists. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts.




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Canceled D.C. study program revived

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The Washington, D.C., Foreign Study Program, cancelled last January by the Committee on Off-Campus Activities, has been revamped and re-instated for Spring term 2008. COCA cancelled the Washington FSP last year, citing an inconsistency between the program's focus on an internship component and the College's policy against awarding academic credit for internships. "They thought there wasn't enough in-class experience," government professor Joseph Bafumi, who will lead the trip, said.



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DOC rejects 56 percent of applicants

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With an acceptance rate of 44 percent, the selection of trip leaders for this year's Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips was more competitive than in either of the previous two years.



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Daily Debriefing

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A memorial service to celebrate the life and work of former Dartmouth provost, dean and professor John W.





Syriana producer Georgia Kacandes and book author Robert Baer participated in a post-viewing discussion of their feature film Wednesday afternoon.
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'Syriana' producer, writer discuss movie industry

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Danny Gobaud / The Dartmouth Staff Syriana producer Georgia Kacandes and Robert Baer, the author of the movie's source, See No Evil, spoke about their work on the film Syriana in the Loew Theater on Wednesday afternoon in an event sponsored by the Dickey Center. Kacandes, now vice president for Paramount Vantage Pictures, first entered the field of cinema when she dated a New York University film student.


Students attend a discussion of hip-hop culture Wednesday afternoon in Occom Commons, where participants examined the lyrics of rap music.
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SAPA, AAm examine hip-hop music

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Sam Cha / The Dartmouth Staff Issues of race, gender, sexuality and violence converged as Dartmouth students discussed rap music in hip-hop culture Wednesday night in an event sponsored principally by the Sexual Assault Awareness Program and the Afro-American Society.


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Daily Debriefing

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New Hampshire's supply of Gardasil, the vaccine that can help prevent cervical cancer by guarding against human papilloma virus, is running low, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.



Gregory LaMontagne '07 and Alyssa Scott '07, interns to College President James Wright and Susan Wright, respectively, address a crowd gathered at the Top of the Hop for the College's 10th-annual Academic Gala.
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Thesis writers put research on display

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Ryan Yuk / The Dartmouth Staff With a jazz band setting the mood, accomplished senior thesis writers, studio art majors and senior fellows mingled with administrators, professors and interested younger students at the 10th-annual Dartmouth College Academic Gala held at the Top of the Hop Tuesday afternoon. The event was organized by Greg LaMontagne '07, intern to College President James Wright, and Alyssa Scott '07, intern to Susan Wright. "The point of the event is really to showcase the final work of senior thesis writers, studio art majors and presidential fellows," LaMontagne said.