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Committee searches for Furstenberg replacement

By Marina Agapakis | January 19, 2007

The search committee charged with finding a successor to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg has recently begun to solicit applications for the position.

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With no Fifth Avenue, students head to the web

By Sarah Badami | January 19, 2007

Tom Stebbins knew something was changing when he noticed a steady increase in the quantity of plasma televisions, car engines and designer clothing that started popping up more and more.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Christine Paquin | January 19, 2007

Palaeopitus presented a community lunch on Thursday that explored the relationship between the personal lives of activists and the work they do.

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Assembly paper calls for end to Greek life

By Allie Lowe | January 19, 2007

An unfinished document retrieved from a Student Assembly computer calling for the dissolution of the College's Greek system was leaked to The Dartmouth this weekend.

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Daily Debriefing

By Complied by Amita Kulkarni and Dane Schlossberg | January 18, 2007

Thousands of Vermont residents lost power Monday after a freezing rain storm downed trees and power lines.

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For MLK day, speaker discusses gays, AIDS

By JR Santo | January 18, 2007

In an event addressing the high rate of HIV/AIDS in black communities, the Dartmouth Medical School hosted the third of four "town hall meetings" in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black Americans comprise 13 percent of the U.S.

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Police Blotter

January 18, 2007

Jan. 9, 3:26 a.m., Occom Ridge Road Hanover Police responded to a 9-1-1 emergency call when a 14-year-old female Hanover resident awoke to find a 21-year-old Dartmouth student beside her in bed.

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Montgom. Fellow poet begins term

By Naomi Sosner | January 18, 2007

Poet Lucille Clifton has arrived on campus as the College's Montgomery Fellow for the Winter term.

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Jewish students visit Israel ­free of charge

By Michael Coburn | January 18, 2007

When John Tepperman '08 and a group of 13 other Dartmouth students visited the Western Wall in Israel last December, he was in for a surprise.

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Grad student wanted to be a millionaire, left with $16k

By Astrid Bradley | January 18, 2007

"The popular 'Sudoku' puzzles take their name from a Japanese phrase that loosely translates to 'the digits must' do what?" That was the $25,000 question faced by Jeffrey Briggs on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." Briggs, a Ph.D.

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New College program to let students invest $300k

By Nick Swanson | January 17, 2007

Investing $300,000 is usually an activity reserved for the comfortably wealthy. But beginning in February, a dozen Dartmouth students who join the newly formed Investment and Philanthropy Program can exercise control over that much money, without spending a dime of their own funds. The program, currently accepting applications, aims to give participants practical experience in asset and portfolio management while making philanthropic decisions. "What we envision for this experience is something a little different from the typical student organization," said Gordon Taylor, an associate dean and executive officer at the College.

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Tuck prof. to head finance association

By Zach Swiss | January 17, 2007

The American Finance Association elected Kenneth French, a professor of finance at the Tuck School of Business, as its next president.

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SA committee votes no confidence in Andreadis

By Allie Lowe | January 17, 2007

Student Assembly's Academic Affairs Committee passed a "Statement Expressing No Confidence in the Leadership of Student Assembly President Tim Andreadis" during its weekly meeting Tuesday.

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'Uh-oh!' reminder blitzes go dormant during fall

By Carolyn Kylstra | January 17, 2007

Student Assembly's "Uh-oh" e-mail announcements are expected to return beginning Wednesday morning after their fall term hiatus, according to Leslie Shribman '08, a Student Assembly class representative.

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Zete to be re-recognized in 2009

By Christine Paquin | January 17, 2007

After six years without College recognition, the Zeta Psi Fraternity Alumni Association agreed last month that its Dartmouth chapter will cease function and stop accepting new members until the fall of 2009 when it can be re-recognized by the College.

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Man sentenced in murder of alum

By Allyson Bennett | January 17, 2007

Percey Jordan Jr. was sentenced last week to 65 years for the murder of retired journalist David Rosenbaum '63.

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Wright appoints Lord to renamed deanship

By Astrid Bradley | January 17, 2007

In a campus wide BlitzMail message, College President James Wright announced the appointment of Tucker Foundation Dean and Associate Provost Stuart Lord to the position of interim vice president for institutional diversity. Lord will be filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Ozzie Harris, who ended his tenure as Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity and Equity in 2005.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Jennifer Gaudette and Anna Lotko | January 17, 2007

Dartmouth Dining Services goes upscale Thursday in Food Court. The gourmet meal there will include fresh Maine lobster, corn on the cob, potatoes, lemons and melted butter.

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Petition trustee hopeful throws hat into ring

By Katy O'Donnell | January 16, 2007

Stephen Smith '88 announced Saturday that he is planning to enter the race for a seat on the College's Board of Trustees as a petition candidate.

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Dissatisfied students may impeach Andreadis

By Allie Lowe | January 16, 2007

One of the Student Assembly's former vice presidents told The Dartmouth on Monday that he and other students dissatisfied with the current state of the student government may try to impeach Student Body President Tim Andreadis '07.

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