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Student body pres. candidates announced

By Katy O'Donnell | April 13, 2006

Election season has officially begun: the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee released the names of the candidates running for student body president and vice president yesterday after petitions were submitted on Tuesday. This season's presidential race will be between Chrissie Chick '07, Eddie Duszlak '07, Adam Patinkin '07 and Dave Zubricki '07, while Josh Jacobson '09, Jacqueline Loeb '08, Zak Moore '09, Ruslan Tovbulatov '09 and Santi Vallinas '07 will compete for vice president. Many of the presidential candidates cited greater Assembly transparency and better leadership as their ultimate goals. Chick, who has served as Assembly secretary and chair of the Communications Committee, said that the body needs to be more open about its actions and decisions in the future. "Transparency is my big theme -- with the administration's actions, with the College's finances and with the Assembly itself," she said.

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Researcher warns about future of Arctic climate

By AJ Fox | April 13, 2006

Jackie Richter-Menge, a researcher from the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, met gasps from a large audience of mostly non-students when she delivered a lecture on the effects of climate change Wednesday.

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College to lose most of $21.8m NSF grant

By Phil Salinger | April 12, 2006

Dartmouth's Center for Cognitive and Educational Neuroscience will lose most of its $21.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation and close after two of the Center's five principal researchers left the project. In April 2005, the National Science Foundation awarded Dartmouth what was the biggest peer-reviewed grant ever received by the College to establish and sustain the Center.

Katz lectured to a packed Collis Commonground.
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Katz challenges men to prevent sexual abuse

By Amanda Cohen | April 12, 2006

Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff Using a different approach to sexual violence prevention at "More Than a Few Good Men," a dinner discussion held in Collis Common Ground Tuesday evening, speaker Jackson Katz challenged men to tackle a problem that has historically and inaccurately, he attests, been designated as a women's issue.

Wright believes he was chosen to speak at the Forum on Minority Entrepreneurship Education because of Dartmouth's commitment to diversity.
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Wright speaks about edu. at minority conference

By Mary Katherine Flanigan | April 11, 2006

Courtesy of the Office of the President Website On Saturday, Dartmouth President James Wright traveled to Atlanta to present a speech on the changing nature of education at the Forum on Minority Entrepreneurship Education, a conference aimed at promoting the entrepreneurial education of students at historically black colleges and universities. Wright was asked to speak at the conference because of Dartmouth's well known commitment to diversity, he said. "I think some of the people running the conference were aware of the programs we have at Dartmouth, and particularly the role the Tuck School [of Business] has played internationally.

Ali Levine '07 and Jessica Magidson '06 present the Order of Omega Awards on Monday.
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Greeks honored at CFS awards

By Kelsey Blodget | April 11, 2006

Jenny Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Past Greek house probations, hazing debacles and out-of-control parties were forgotten Monday at the annual Coed, Fraternity, and Sorority Achievement Awards Ceremony presented by the Office of Residential Life and Order of Omega. Nearly 50 awards and over $10,000 in prize money donated by ORL were presented to Greek organizations and individual members for excellence in the CFS guiding principles of accountability, inclusivity, leadership, scholarship, service and brotherhood and sisterhood. President James Wright and his wife Susan presented a $1,000 prize and the prestigious O'Conner award, named for the late Proctor John O'Conner and granted to the organization that best embodies the six CFS guiding principles to Delta Delta Delta Sorority.

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Suicide policy at GWU raises questions

By Dane Schlossberg | April 11, 2006

Jordan Nott's recent lawsuit against George Washington University for forcing him to withdraw from the institution because of suicidal tendencies has focused attention on Dartmouth's own policy on medical privacy in cases of suicide. A day and a half after checking himself into George Washington University Hospital in the fall of 2004, Nott was notified that he had violated the student code of conduct through "endangering behavior," and faced suspension or expulsion. The Dartmouth Student Handbook currently states that "under certain circumstances, the student may be placed on an involuntary medical withdrawal according to procedures on file for review at the College Health Service and in the Office of the Dean of the College." Director of Counseling and Health Resources Mark Reed, however, is confident in Dartmouth's dedication to medical confidentiality. "There is not a direct line between Dick's House and the Dean's Office," he said. While deans may be contacted by the Office of Residential Life, Safety and Security, and Dick's House, "there is currently a lot of flexibility in the Dartmouth system and we can deal with these issues on a case-by-case basis," he said. Reed said that medical professionals look at the seriousness, clarity and consistency of the patient's suicidal thoughts as well as their ability to articulate plans for the future to help determine the seriousness of an issue.

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Facebook.com a danger to students seeking employment

By Marina Agapakis | April 11, 2006

With many students applying and interviewing for summer internships and jobs, Career Services recently posted a warning on their BlitzMail bulletin advising students to think twice about the information they make available about themselves online. "Many employers are now using Facebook[.com], MySpace and Friendster (and more) as a decision-making tool when hiring for internship and full-time opportunities," Associate Director of Career Services Kathryn Doughty wrote in the warning. While Career Services maintains that the College strongly believes in the freedom of speech and expression, it stresses the importance of taking caution when posting questionable information and pictures on the Internet. "You don't want to lose out on a great internship or job over something that could have been prevented," Doughty wrote. Concerns about the public nature of the content of the Facebook.com and other such sites, however, are certainly not new.

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Penn's financial aid boost mirrors College policy

By Joanna Patterson | April 10, 2006

The University of Pennsylvania's new financial aid policies and a recent report about student debt in New Hampshire has raised questions about the best financial aid calculation strategies for colleges to use. On March 23, Penn President Amy Gutmann unveiled plans to pay tuition as well as room and board for students whose families earn less than $50,000 per year.

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First model UN conf. at College hosts 140

By Lense Gebre-Mariam | April 10, 2006

Over 20 Dartmouth students spearheaded the College's first Model United Nations Conference, drawing 140 New England area high-school students this weekend to participate in one of the largest student-organized events held this year. The student organizers sent invitations and applications to more than 500 New England area high schools and accepted about 200 students out of 300 who applied to come to Dartmouth for the day-long event. "The conference was wonderful and went smoothly," said Michael Belinsky '08, who is also a member of The Dartmouth staff.

Some students who attended a conference directed toward Latino student leaders rallied on Saturday, protesting current immigration legislation.
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College hosts Latino conference

By Hillary Wool | April 10, 2006

Lauren Wool / The Dartmouth Dartmouth hosted the fourth annual New England Latino Student Leadership Conference on Friday and Saturday to promote Latino student leadership, scholarship, activism and cultural embracement. Keynote speeches and panel discussions centered on Latino student issues highlighted the conference, which was organized in partnership with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Ilan Stavans, the event's guest speaker, focused on the betrayal of Latinos in higher education.

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