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Dept. Editing Program to end in June

By Marina Agapakis | October 16, 2006

Following months of collaboration with faculty and administrators, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt decided this July to put an end to the Departmental Editing Program by June 2007. The program, which in the last year has surfaced as a contentious topic of debate, provides an in-house writing editor to the art history, religion and mathematics departments. DEP's founder and financier, Joseph Asch '79, informed The Dartmouth of Folt's decision in late September, saying that he had been on a family vacation since receiving the letter with Folt's July 2006 decision.

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Merkel discusses future of sustainability

By Molly Holden | October 16, 2006

Kicking off the Dartmouth Sustainability Update on Thursday with a completely "waste-free" meal, Sustainability Director Jim Merkel enumerated his plans for making the College "greener" in the coming year and reviewed the projects already in progress. "Driving the system towards zero waste is the main goal of sustainability," Merkel said. One of Merkel's most ambitious plans is the installation of solar-thermal panels.

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Alum lectures on work in Nepal

By Alina Gonzalez | October 16, 2006

Don Clark Tu '73, the mission director of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Nepal, discussed his life and work with 36 students to kick off year three of Career Services' "Careers for the Common Good" initiative, last Thursday.

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Per usual, Safety and Security heightens security measures

By Dan Duray | October 13, 2006

Perhaps it's the danger inherent in a thousand people, many of whom will be heavily inebriated, running around a 60-foot inferno, or maybe it's the inconvenience of a handful of them, also heavily inebriated, rushing the football field at halftime; whatever the reason, Safety and Security will be taking extra precautions this Homecoming weekend. A combination of Homecoming's bonfire, football game, influx of alumni and multitude of social gatherings involving alcohol account for the weekend's greater need for Safety and Security, College Proctor Harry Kinne said, whether the officers are needed for alcohol related-instances or a simple medical call. Because of this, Kinne stated that Safety and Security will increase the number of patrols on campus as well as the number of officers working throughout the weekend. "It's clearly one of our busier weekends of the year," Kinne said.

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'The Gauntlet' hopes to replace field-rushing tradition

By Katy O'Donnell | October 13, 2006

This Homecoming weekend, the Dartmouth administration will again attempt to deter freshmen from rushing the field during halftime of the football game by offering alternative events. Sam Hopkins, the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions, explained that his department's plans for this year include hosting a lunch for students in the Alumni Gym on Friday afternoon, at which pizza will be served and Dartmouth football T-shirts will be distributed.

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Class of 2009 sent nine members 'rushing' for tradition

By Julia Hecht | October 13, 2006

Despite threats of three terms of probation, arrest by the Hanover police and a fine of up to $500, daring freshmen continue the Homecoming football game tradition of running down from the home stands, rushing across the football field and storming the opposing side's bleachers during halftime. Last year, at least nine members of the Class of 2009 rushed the football field. Of these students, four were arrested on site and five were subsequently implicated due to an affiliation with the Facebook groups "I Rushed the 2005 Homecoming Game" and "I Rushed the '05 Homecoming Game and Got Arrested." All of the students arrested were placed on disciplinary probation by the College for at least three terms, were required to meet with their Class Dean and were fined $100 by the College. According to College policy, a first violation can be permanently erased from their record as long as no further violations are incurred within one year after their arrest. In court, the students were further charged with criminal trespassing, a violation under New Hampshire law and some with resisting arrest, a class B misdemeanor.

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Editor's Note

By Amanda Cohen | October 13, 2006

Homecoming weekend arrived more quickly than we could have thought. In no time, the first weeks of class passed by, Greek rush hit and we barely had time to blink before Homecoming fell upon us.

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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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