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Acceptance rate hits all-time low

By Victoria Boggiano | March 30, 2007

With over 14,000 applicants to the class of 2011, Dartmouth posted a record low acceptance rate of 15 percent, accepting only 2,165 applicants. With a two percent increase in applicants over last year and a 20 percent increase in the last five years, the applicant pool for the Class of 2011 is the largest in College history. Other Ivy League schools also experienced record numbers this year.

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Hanover joins anti-carbon campaign

By Anna Lotko | March 29, 2007

A rally and celebration expected to include local organic food, environmental speakers, music and dance performers, and carbon-reduction petition booths will flood the Green on April 14 when community members and students will gather to protest current carbon emission levels in the United States. Hanover and the surrounding towns of Norwich, Thetford, Hartford, White River Junction Lebanon and Lyme are some of the 1,000 towns nationwide that plan to participate in 2007's "Step It Up" campaign against climate change, which will be the largest day of rallying and citizen activism against carbon emissions to date. Citizens participating in the campaign will sign petitions demanding that Congress cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

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RIAA threatens music downloaders

By Carolyn Kylstra | March 29, 2007

On March 21 the Recording Industry Association of America sent the College 11 pre-litigation "settlement letters" identifying the IP addresses of College network users who illegally downloaded or shared files online. According to Dartmouth General Counsel Robert Donin, Computing Services was able to identify several of the network users from the IP addresses provided. The identified users were forwarded the settlement letters, which allowed them the opportunity to contact the RIAA to negotiate a pre-litigation settlement. Donin would not say how many network users were identified, nor how many identified users were students as opposed to other Dartmouth community members. In a March 22 e-mail message sent to all undergraduate students, Senior Associate Dean of the College Mary Liscinsky said that pre-litigation settlements generally range from $3,000 and $5,000. But if one takes the case to court, according to the Dartmouth Copyright Policy and Guidelines, the RIAA can sue for $150,000 for each instance of willful infringement. "Each time you upload or download a copyrighted work from someone, that could be a separate case of willful infringement," Donin said.

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His lawsuit dismissed, MacGovern files appeal

By William Schpero | March 29, 2007

In an appeal of the lower court's decision to dismiss his lawsuit, John MacGovern '80 alleged before the New Hampshire Supreme Court on March 22 that October 2005 elections for the executive committee and officers of the Dartmouth Association of Alumni were improper.

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Ex-dean organizes Calif. book project

By Amanda Cohen | March 29, 2007

Sorting through handwritten commentary on wrinkled pieces of notebook paper, former 2008 Class Dean Carolynne Krusi '99 helps fifth graders in an Oakland, Calif., classroom organize their thoughts on such tough topics as death, puberty and fear -- all for a "kid-friendly" book due for publication in May. Krusi, who left the College at the end of Winter term, bid farewell to the members of the Class of 2008 in a BlitzMail message. "Having encouraged many Dartmouth students over the years to follow their hearts, take risks and pursue their passions, I am letting you know that I will be leaving at the end of this term to pursue a passion of my own," Krusi said.

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DHMC maintains elite trauma rating

By Emily Weisburst | March 28, 2007

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center announced its reaffirmed status as a Level I Trauma center, the highest ranking a medical center can obtain, maintaining its position as the only Level I facility in New Hampshire. The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma assigns medical centers to one of four different levels after a review process that occurs every three years. "Level I centers place a greater emphasis on being a regional resource instead of a local facility," Jason Aldous, media coordinator of the DHMC, said.

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Police Blotter

March 28, 2007

March 12, 5:46 a.m., Choate Road Hanover Police responded to assist an ambulance when Safety and Security discovered an intoxicated, unresponsive Dartmouth student lying on a bathroom floor in Cohen Hall.

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Library quietly unveils Seuss-themed study room

By Ben Nunnery | March 28, 2007

Sneetches, the Cat in the Hat and the Lorax greet studiers in a newly opened study room in the east wing of Baker Library named for Theodor Seuss Geisel '25 -- known to most as the illustrious children's book author Dr. Seuss. The room features colorful, framed book covers, a display case offering information about Geisel's life, and excerpts from some of his most famous works.

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College hosts arctic climate change conference over break

By Jennifer Gaudette | March 27, 2007

During Hanover's own winter-end change of climate, scientists were dealing with climate change on a grander level at Dartmouth, as from March 14-20, the College hosted the first Arctic Science Summit Week ever to be held in the United States. "[The summit] was a major event for Arctic science and holding it at Dartmouth was a recognition of the strong role Dartmouth plays in dealing with climate change," said former ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz, director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. Environmental studies professor Ross Virginia, who leads the Institute of Arctic Studies within the Dickey Center, was the principal organizer of the week-long conference.

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Alum brothers start Kenyan clinic

By Brook Jackling | March 27, 2007

Milton Ochieng '04 first dreamed of building the Lwala Community Clinic in his village of Lwala, Kenya, while on a Tucker Foundation Cross-Cultural service trip to Nicaragua during his sophomore winter.

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College teams argue way to top grades at nationals

By LIOR BASSELL | March 27, 2007

Correction appended Dartmouth's Mock Trial and Policy Debate teams have argued their way to the top this year, both performing well enough during their seasons to qualify for their respective national competitions this March. Mock Trial started the year during Fall term at an invitational tournament at the University of Pennsylvania, which served as a pre-season to train new members.

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