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By Compiled by Nick Swanson | January 11, 2007

Vincent DiFiglia '63 was publicly admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance Tuesday. According to the Commission, DiFiglia violated judicial ethics when he presided over a case without revealing his personal relationship with the plaintiff's attorney.

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Newly improved Blitz waiting in limbo

By Amanda Cohen | January 11, 2007

Campus-wide implementation of a complete, updated version of BlitzMail, which includes standard security features that the current client lacks, is not a priority for Computer Services, according to David Bucciero, director of technical services.

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Invasive technology heads Tech at Tuck

By Christine Paquin | January 11, 2007

In a panel discussion including representatives from Facebook and Time Warner Cable, Tuck Business School explored corporate management of consumer information as part of its ninth annual Tech at Tuck program. Tuck's Center for Digital Strategies, which sponsored the event, encourages the potential of technological processes to help organizations develop more competitive business strategies.

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Newly rebuilt chess team competes in nat'l tourney

By Nick Swanson | January 10, 2007

Dartmouth's chess team placed 21st out of 24 in college chess's World Series over winter interim -- a feat that seems impressive only after considering the team competed against national chess powerhouses, had never competed officially before, won the highest award in its division, and was manned by only three sophomores. Robert Cousins '09, Kevin Fischer '09, Daniel Leung '09 and Nikhil Jain '09 competed at the newly formed team's first collegiate tournament, held Dec.

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First SA meeting draws crowd

By Allie Lowe | January 10, 2007

About 75 students attended Student Assembly's first meeting of Winter term on Tuesday night, during which the Assembly passed a resolution in support of a "Leadership Social." The social, to be held on Jan.

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Tuck students consult for local ski hill

By Zach Swiss | January 10, 2007

A consulting project that a team of students from the Tuck School of Business started last year changed business operations at Whaleback Mountain, a local ski venue, this winter. Scott Roman Tu '07 and his classmates evaluated the project and provided suggestions on how to improve Whaleback's business practices as part of their first-year and subsequent "Business Bridge" projects at Tuck. "We all like skiing and thought it was kind of cool to work at a local mountain," Roman said. "We came in and we worked with [Whaleback co-owner Evan Dybvig] and mapped out a game plan of what sorts of things we could do with him to help him out." Early on, the Tuck students researched other local ski mountains to learn about their methods of operation and sources of revenue. From this initial research, they learned what would and would not be successful for a local ski hill.

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Dick's House to offer free HPV vaccinations

By Carolyn Kylstra | January 10, 2007

The Women's Health Program at Dick's House projects that by next September, Dartmouth will provide free vaccinations against the human papillomavirus to female students under 19 as a part of a New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services immunization project.

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Consulting Club hosts alumni panel

By Ashley Zuzek | January 10, 2007

Students demonstrated their interest in consulting at a discussion hosted by the Consulting Club on Tuesday night, in which two Dartmouth alumni, both associates at the Boston Consulting Group, spoke to a large crowd about their job.

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Habitat volunteers granted PE credit

By JR Santo | January 9, 2007

Starting this term, students can fulfill the College's physical education requirement while performing community service, thanks to the athletic department's recent decision to grant credit to Habitat for Humanity project participants. Susie Chung '07 and Tyler Brown '07, co-chairs of Habitat for Humanity at Dartmouth, formalized the plan with Associate Director of Athletics Roger Demment.

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Police Blotter

January 9, 2007

Jan. 4, 11:29 a.m., North Main Street Hanover Police were called when a man entered the back seat of a woman's car and asked for a ride.

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Entrepreneurs recount tales of success, failure

By Zach Swiss | January 9, 2007

Two graduates from the Tuck School of Business and one from the Thayer School of Engineering spoke about their experiences starting businesses fresh out of school -- with varing results -- at a panel discussion at Tuck Monday night. Gregg Fairbrothers '76, a professor at Tuck, moderated the panel, titled "The Risks and Rewards of Starting a Company After Graduation." According to Fairbrothers, the three recent graduates reflect the three primary outcomes for aspiring entrepreneurs. "Shyam [Yadati Th '01] is the example of the failure," Fairbrothers said.

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In one carcinogen, DMS researchers find a cancer cure

By William Schpero | January 9, 2007

Arsenite, a compound commonly used in pesticides and glass production, may counter-intuitively work as a treatment for a rare form of cancer, according to a team of Dartmouth researchers led by Dartmouth Medical School instructor of pharmacology and toxicology Sutisak Kitareewan.

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