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Greek houses gear up for big party weekend

By Christine Paquin | October 13, 2006

Even as the flames of the Homecoming bonfire die out and the shouts of "touch the fire" fade away, the parties on Dartmouth campus have just begun. Historically, Homecoming has been marked not just by school spirit and time-honored traditions, but also by fraternity theme parties attended by hundreds of students. According to Justin Zalkin '07, the social chair of Sigma Nu fraternity, the house will be hosting their '80s themed party tonight, which always promises to be a good time for students. "We just have really good music and it's sort of like a campus tradition," Zalkin said.

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Folt looks to expand College faculty

By Christine Paquin | October 12, 2006

/ The Dartmouth With the start of a new academic year, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt said she looks to maintain high standards within the faculty of arts and sciences. Among her other goals for the year are reducing class sizes, promoting an interdisciplinary spirit, and keeping Dartmouth on the cutting edge of emerging academic fields. Despite recently hiring more faculty, Folt said that her administrative work largely focuses on this issue every year.

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'Leaf peepers' descend on campus for fall foliage

By Jennifer Bandy | October 12, 2006

After looking at photos of Dartmouth as part of his job at the University of Illinois, Vaughn Blankenship and his wife Irene decided to make the trek to Hanover this fall to watch the leaves change colors. The Blankenships are among the thousands of "leaf peepers" who flock to Vermont and New Hampshire every fall to view the colorful foliage.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Allie Lowe | October 12, 2006

A strong showing by a country's national soccer team can result in an improved economy, according to a recent study by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.

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Police Blotter

By The Dartmouth | October 12, 2006

Oct. 3, 9:40 p.m. Hanover Police was called to the scene of a landlord-tenant dispute when a former tenant showed up at a Lebanon Street rental property and refused to leave upon the landlord's request.

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Schol. Office aids students with postgrad decisions

By JR Santo | October 12, 2006

Students uncertain about their postgraduate futures often see fellowships and scholarships as out of the question, but every year Dartmouth sees a steady flow of applications. Dartmouth scholarship adviser Kristin O'Rourke said she finds that her primary obstacle is getting students energized when it comes to thinking about and applying for scholarships ahead of time. "Some people don't realize that these grants are done a year in advance.

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On-campus card offers raise questions

By Mary Katherine Flanigan | October 11, 2006

Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series that examines credit cards and student debt at both a national level and at Dartmouth. As more and more college students across the country take out credit cards each year, some colleges have tried to cash in on this trend by striking deals with card issuers.

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Police arrest 11 Kappa members Monday

By Kevin Garland | October 11, 2006

Enfield Police arrested 11 intoxicated underage members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and sent three of them to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center late Monday night after a new members' event held at a roller rink in nearby Enfield, N.H. Police arrived shortly before 11 p.m.

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Assembly proposes stricter COS standards

By Allie Lowe | October 11, 2006

Student Assembly approved legislation endorsing the Committee on Standards Task Force Report at Tuesday night's meeting over the objection of some members who worry that the report's recommendations create barriers for victims of sexual assault. The report, which was sponsored by Adam Shpeen '07 and the Academic Affairs Committee, sets forth eight recommendations to the Dean of the College based on the research of a task force that was created last spring. Among the report's recommendations, two sparked debate among Assembly members -- one allowing direct questioning and one raising COS' burden of proof. The report recommends that the College institute procedures that allow the accused party to ask witnesses and their accusers questions during COS hearings.

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Thapar delves into fluidity of historical interpretation

By Linzi Sheldon | October 11, 2006

Montgomery Fellow and ancient India historian Romila Thapar scrutinized India's colonial past and the politicization of religion in a lecture on Tuesday in Filene Auditorium. "As a colonial society, we have to confront colonial explanations of our past," Thapar said.

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College celebrates Coming Out Day

By Victoria Boggiano | October 11, 2006

Dartmouth will celebrate the 18th Annual National Coming Out Day today with a community dinner and speech by Joanne Herman '75, a transgendered alumna. "National Coming Out Day is a day to encourage people to come out of the closet," said Jamal Brown '08, co-chair of Dartmouth's Gay-Straight Alliance.

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Steering Committee discusses leadership

By Christine Paquin | October 10, 2006

The Faculty Steering Committee did not reveal a verdict that would determine BlitzMail's future, but it did discuss the issue of continuity within the committee's leadership as well as usual updates from the Councils on Computing and Graduate studies to name two. At last year's annual meeting, the Council on Computing announced that it had conducted an extensive review of the BlitzMail program that raised concerns that could potentially lead to the termination of the program.

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Daily Debriefing

By Compiled by Frances Vernon | October 10, 2006

John H. Wasson, professor of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, is working with a team of researchers to help physicians lower the cost of running their practices and to increase patients' role in maintaining healthy lifestyles.

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