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Ousted, Zeta Psi laments closure

By Amita Kulkarni | February 6, 2007

Although current members of Zeta Psi fraternity have remained relatively silent since their house was officially closed early this winter, as per a re-recognition plan, they are not necessarily pleased with the decision in which they had no say. During the six-year period of de-recognition, Zeta Psi remained on campus as a fraternity independent of the College.

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Order of Omega hosts leadership confere nce

By Xiaolin Zhao | February 5, 2007

The Order of Omega held its annual Emerging Leaders Institute, a program organizers hope will serve as a forum for building relationships and frankly discussing the fraternity and sorority experience at Dartmouth, on Saturday in 105 Dartmouth Hall. The event, organized by David Zubricki '07 and Meghan Feely '08, emphasized cultivating relationships with administrators and Greek houses.

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Water pong banned, risks of overhydrating cited

By Ben Nunnery | February 5, 2007

Community Director Kristin Deal has banned water pong in residence halls, arguing that the beer-pong substitute violates Office of Residential Life policies and poses a health danger. In an e-mail sent to residents, Deal, the community director for the Choates and North Hall, cited three residential policies that water pong violates, including a policy prohibiting endangering behavior. In the same e-mail, Deal also included a link to a CNN article titled, "Women drinks so much water she dies," which reported on a California women who died after participating in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" radio contest.

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The Facts Behind Work-Study

By Erin Clark | February 5, 2007

To the Editor: Bret Vallacher '10 suggested that his inability to find a job at Dartmouth was the result of "blatant classism" ("Work-Study Woes," Jan.

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The Life of a Student Nude Model

By Zeke Turner | February 5, 2007

Most people have nightmares about being naked in public. However, most people do not work as nude models in Dartmouth's drawing classrooms where baring it all is one of the best jobs on campus.

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Romanoff biographer discusses work

By Allyson Bennett | February 5, 2007

At 2:30 in the morning on July 17, 1918, the last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, his children and several of his servants were taken down to the cellar of the house where they had been confined for months.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Victoria Boggiano | February 2, 2007

World-renowned tenor Ian Bostridge will not perform with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at the Hopkins Center on Friday as was originally expected, due to an illness that prevents him from traveling to the United States from London.

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Romney talks healthcare at DHMC

By Andrew Lebovich | February 2, 2007

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, gave the inaugural "Health Policy Grand Rounds" lecture at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center yesterday.

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Redman: 'gender-neutral' housing likely Fall term

By Allyson Bennett | February 2, 2007

After receiving a working proposal for gender-neutral housing on Tuesday, Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman confirmed during a discussion hosted by Palaeopitus Thursday that such housing will likely be available Fall term. "Gender-neutral" means students can room with any other student, regardless of sex. "This isn't the greatest environment for students who don't fit with what some might call the norm," Redman said at the discussion.

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Ex-WHO director rings in Dickey anniversary

By Hillary Wool | February 2, 2007

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former director general of the World Health Organization, pressed for international collaboration on issues of health and sustainable development in her keynote address Thursday, a part of the celebrations for the John Sloan Dickey Center's 25th anniversary. "There is no alternative to building a moral and scientific basis for taking more shared responsibility across nations," she said.

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IHF links foreigners, local Ecuadorians

By Jennifer Gaudette | February 2, 2007

The Dartmouth chapter of the International Humanitarian Foundation recently began a new project in Ecuador, forming a partnership with the Ali Shungu Foundation based in the small Ecuadorian village Otavalo. Ali Shungu, a grassroots non-profit organization founded by Frank and Margaret Kiefer, conducts development projects that are led by community members in the five communities closest to Otavalo.

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Despite objections, Greek GPAs released

By Amanda Cohen | February 2, 2007

An Office of Residential Life document ranking the average grade point averages of the Greek organizations showed that, overall, sororities boasted a slightly higher academic record than coed organizations, and both had a higher average GPA than fraternities over Fall term.

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