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College professors help NASA 'Stardust' project

By Samantha Ackah | February 21, 2006

Courtesy of Dartmouth News Two Dartmouth professors will soon have the honor of participating in NASA's ground-breaking $168.4 million Stardust project to analyze interstellar dust particles collected from the Wild 2 comet. Susan Taylor, professor of Earth Sciences and scientist at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory facility, will work with Charles Daghlian, director of Dartmouth's Electron Microscope Facility to examine the particles gathered from the comet. The Stardust project began with the 1999 launch of the Delta II spacecraft, which made two solar orbits and flew past the comet's nucleus.

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Cassell, Miss Liberia International, travels to aid country

By Hillary Wool | February 21, 2006

Miss Liberia International, Telena Cassell '06, traveled to Liberia from California Monday and will spend the next two weeks helping Liberian women and children, at which time she will distribute $3,000 worth of school supplies and personal items that she has collected from donors. Cassell will hand out clothing, first aid supplies and personal care products in small villages and will deliver school supplies to grade schools and the University of Liberia.

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Coed dormitory plans postponed

By Astrid Bradley | February 21, 2006

Editor's note: This is the third in a multi-part series focusing on the future of residential life at Dartmouth. Despite the opening of new residential buildings this fall as older buildings close for renovations, the Department of Residential Life has postponed its plans for coed housing until the fall of 2007. ORL was not only hesitant to throw too many variables into the updated housing system, but it also wanted to first gauge the success of its 500 new beds. "It is really important for us in ORL to understand how students will respond to this new environment, to having beds.

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More apply to law school in 2005

By Zach Swiss | February 21, 2006

Despite a nationwide decrease in the number of law school applicants, Dartmouth experienced a 5 percent increase in the number of seniors who applied to law school for the 2005 academic year.

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Dick's House notes fewer influenza cases

By Madhavi Menon | February 21, 2006

The Dartmouth As this temperamental New Hampshire winter progresses with its fluctuating temperatures, unseasonably warm days and lack of snow, College Health Services and Dick's House have seen fewer students with influenza and upper respiratory infections than they have in past winters.

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DAO performs to packed crowd

By Cathy Wu | February 20, 2006

Chris Takeuchi / The Dartmouth "It's 'cause we're Asian, isn't it?" the character Will said to his group of Asian friends labeled the "Asian Mafia," in the Dartmouth Asian Organization's student play "Double Take" on Saturday evening.

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'Frat Free Friday' sparks discussion among Greeks

By Joanna Patterson | February 20, 2006

Sororities joined forces on Friday night in an effort to get the women of Dartmouth to take a stand and enjoy a "Frat Free Friday." Hoping to make a statement about the importance and influence of females on the social scene on campus, the Panhellenic Council sent out messages via BlitzMail encouraging women to participate in alternative sorority-sponsored events, including a sorority pong tournament at Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority, dinner at Delta Delta Delta sorority and a party at Sigma Delta sorority. An event in the making since Fall term, "Frat Free Friday" was publicized to sorority members, but the Council chose to refrain from more widespread advertising about the event to minimize any potential reactions, Christina Jimenez '06, one of the event organizers, said. "We decided early on that we would not publicize it to the entire campus because we knew it would incite some retaliation from the fraternities," Jimenez said. The night away from fraternities was aimed to encourage women to explore other social options that they may not be aware of, as well as to promote female bonding, Jimenez explained.

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Taylor '77 denied FDIC post

By Tom Huzarsky | February 20, 2006

Courtesy of abetterchance.org For weeks rumor had it that the White House would soon name Diana Taylor '77 as the next chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, but early this month, inside sources in Washington revealed that her supposed nomination would not take place. Although no official statements were made about her nomination or why it was abandoned, many have speculated that Taylor's romantic ties to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has recently taken strong anti-gun and anti-smoking stances, may have contributed to the fizzling of her nomination. "You know as much as I do," Taylor said about the situation, "whether you think it was the N.R.A.

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Swim to Empower gives lessons to island residents

By Marina Agapakis | February 17, 2006

Courtesy of Sally Elliott While most would expect islanders to be competent, if not excellent swimmers, residents of one island off the coast of Florida who cannot swim will soon receive lessons from two Dartmouth students. Sally Elliott '08 and Brenna Hughes '09 recently founded their own non-profit organization called Swim to Empower.

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Educational Testing Service postpones changes to the GRE

By Christine Paquin | February 17, 2006

In a surprise move welcomed by the Princeton Review, the Educational Testing Service postponed controversial changes intended to drastically alter the Graduate Record Examination until fall of 2007. ETS suggested these changes, which include a revamping of format, cost, length and frequency of the exam and will affect approximately 500,000 college students across the nation who must take the GRE in order to attend graduate school. Liz Wands, a GRE expert from the Princeton Review, said that she was not surprised by the delay and believed the suspension of the alterations was directly related to the sheer magnitude of the changes. "The change to the GRE is really the largest change that has ever been done to a standardized test," Wands said.

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College to guarantee housing for sophomores

By Elliot Mattingly | February 17, 2006

Editor's note: This is the second in a multi-part series focusing on the future of residential life at Dartmouth. This fall, completed residence hall construction will allow the Office of Residential Life to guarantee housing for all sophomores for the first time since at least the expansion of the student body during co-education.

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Sex Week stresses healthy choices

By Ashley Zuzek | February 16, 2006

Nat Smith / The Dartmouth Staff David Nutt '09 attended Monday's sex festival largely because he wanted to find out "what a sex fest actually was" and did not know when he would have another opportunity to go to one. Over one thousand students took part in the Center for Women and Gender's annual sex festival, which began four years ago as part of a week-long V-series.

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Arts award honors deceased '06

By Kimberly Sheu | February 16, 2006

The Dartmouth After their daughter Christina Porter '06 died last winter from injuries she suffered during a skiing accident at the Dartmouth Skiway, Brent and Mary Porter searched for a way to honor her accomplishments at Dartmouth.

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Campus housing crunch stems from '80s decisions

By Elliot Mattingly | February 16, 2006

Editor's note: This is the first in a multi-part series focusing on the future of residential life at Dartmouth. Given his high housing number and Dartmouth's well-known housing crunch, Johann Maradey '08 expected to live with his friends "in a janitor's closet" this year had he not been chosen as an undergraduate advisor. The housing shortage that has made Maradey and many other students nervous during room draw has its roots in academic policy changes College administrators implemented over 20 years ago. During the early 1980s, colleges and universities across the country were scrutinizing what it took to earn a College degree.

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Tuck seeks to boost Indian enrollment

By Hillary Wool | February 15, 2006

Courtesy of Goldbery-McDuffe Communications Last month, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth launched the Tuck India Initiative, a program aimed at increasing knowledge of Tuck's programs and reputation throughout India. In January, Dean of Tuck Paul Danos and Vijay Govindarajan, professor and director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership, traveled to Indian cities Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi to host admissions receptions, networking events and press meetings. "We consider India a strategic market and want to invest in India to build a strong brand there in order to attract the high caliber human capital to Tuck.

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