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Male 'affirmative action' examined in admissions

By Marina Agapakis | April 7, 2006

While much of the debate surrounding college admissions in the last few decades has focused on affirmative action for minority students, a new issue--affirmative action for men--has recently garnered national attention. While many of today's most selective colleges have reported that their admissions standards for women are stiffer than they are for men, Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg denies that Dartmouth's admissions standards have changed in this direction. "It's not an issue at Dartmouth and I don't think it's an issue for any other highly selective places like the Ivies," Furstenberg said.

Sister Dianna Ortiz
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Lecturer describes abduction, torture in Guatemala

By Alex Belser | April 7, 2006

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Staff It was almost quiet enough to hear a pin drop as Sister Dianna Ortiz described the chilling and graphic tale of her own torture to an audience of over 100. Speaking softly and haltingly, Ortiz peered out from beneath dark bangs and said she was abducted, burned, gang-raped and dropped into a pit of human remains in 1989 while doing humanitarian work in Guatemala, "If I answered in a way they liked, I would be allowed to smoke," she said of a "game" devised by her captors.

Community director Angela D'Amour, Rena Fried '08 and Kristen Wong '06 participate in a reenactment of a COS hearing as part of Sexual Abuse Awareness Week.
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April marks sexual abuse awareness

By Christine Paquin | April 7, 2006

Ursula Grisham / The Dartmouth The College will mark April, Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, with events including a rally, panel discussions and a mock Committee on Standards hearing that strive to heighten students' awareness and interest in issues surrounding sexual assault. At the opening of the mock COS hearing on Wednesday April Thompson, director of undergraduate judicial affairs, said that the month's events also aim to unveil some of the perceived mysteries concerning the COS. "We do a lot of work trying to make the COS process more transparent," Thompson said.

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Moussaoui trial impacts Hanover resident

By Matthew Abbott | April 7, 2006

As the sentencing phase of the Zacarias Moussaoui trial begins, one local resident will be paying particular attention to the proceedings. Blake Allison, a Hanover resident, lost his wife Anna during the terrorist attacks of Sept.

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Police Blotter

April 6, 2006

April 1, Tuck Mall, 1:43 a.m. Safety and Security officers observed a 23-year-old male unaffiliated with the College pushing his motorcycle through the Cummings Hall parking lot with significant difficulty.

American playwright Edward Albee
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Albee arrives as Montgomery fellow

By Amanda Cohen | April 6, 2006

Courtesy of Dartmouth College Website Notable American playwright and Montgomery Fellow Edward Albee will visit Dartmouth for three days beginning April 24 for a series of events, including his Montgomery Fellow Lecture. Albee is a three-time Pulitzer prize winner for "Delicate Balance" (1966), "Seascape" (1975) and "Three Tall Women" (1994), and only playwright Eugene O'Neill has won more Pulitzer Prizes.

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Early graduates enjoy benefits of senior spring

By Hillary Wool | April 6, 2006

While most Dartmouth students choose to graduate after the Spring term of their senior year alongside the class with which they matriculated, a small number of qualified students wind up leaving Hanover earlier than their peers. "My eagerness to jump right into my major and minor freshman fall led me to graduate early.

Interim Registrar Thomas Bickel
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Bickel appointed interim registrar

By Phil Salinger | April 6, 2006

Jeewon Kim / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In the wake of College registrar Polly Griffin's resignation last week, Dartmouth administrators have begun a national search to find a replacement. Griffin will depart to become Princeton University registrar on Aug.

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Three academic teams make national comps.

By Astrid Bradley | April 6, 2006

The College's Mock Trial, Parliamentary Debate and College Bowl teams will spread out across the country for a shot at winning national titles this weekend. Mock Trial will compete in its third consecutive trip to nationals in Des Moines, Iowa.

Corlan Johnson, the owner of Left Bank Books used books store, is looking to sell the operation due to recent competition on Main Street.
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Left Bank Books searches for buyer

By Ashley Zuzek | April 5, 2006

Jeewon Kim / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Although Hanover is a small town, many of its long-established, small businesses have recently been forced to compete with some not so small-town newcomers.

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Prof., MLK's daughter align to give speeches

By Christine Huggins | April 5, 2006

In 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Joshua Heschel, a Holocaust survivor and world-renowned Jewish theologian, marched for equality in Selma, Ala. That relationship forged over 40 years ago by Heschel and King, in a way symbolic of a bond between the Jewish-American and African-American communities, has continued even after their deaths with the friendship of their daughters.

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Exchange terms offer altern. away experience

By Lense Gebre-Mariam | April 5, 2006

Many students study abroad in their time at Dartmouth, most on Foreign Study Programs or Language Study Abroad programs, but a smaller group takes advantage of exchange programs offered through the College that allows them to explore classes and social life at other institutions. Unlike Dartmouth FSPs and LSAs, which send students on structured programs often taught by Dartmouth professors, exchange programs give students the freedom to explore different schools on their own. "There is not a lot of hand-holding in an exchange, you pretty much know or should know what you're doing," said Joyce Kenison, Programs and Exchange Coordinator at the Off-Campus Programs Office. "You don't know what to appreciate about Dartmouth and don't know what could be different about Dartmouth until you go to another college," said Ashley Satterfield '07, who spent a term with several other Dartmouth students at Spelman College, an all-black female college in Atlanta. Currently there are approximately 20 "college exchanges" offered to Dartmouth students.

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Rape inquiry roils Duke campus

By Zach Swiss | April 4, 2006

Duke University's highly-ranked lacrosse team was recently suspended from play while many of the team's members face an ongoing rape investigation. The police inquiry stems from allegations made by an exotic dancer who says that she was raped, choked and beaten by three members of the lacrosse team during a private party held by team members.

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