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Teach for America draws plethora of applications

By Cathy Wu | October 28, 2005

Teach for America, a non-profit organization that brings college graduates into underprivileged public school classrooms, has generated significant interest at Dartmouth, where an astounding 11 percent of the senior class applied for positions last year, according to Teach for America recruiter Sam Clark. The program begins with a summer-long training session, followed by regional orientation.

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Biology dept. evolves to address needs

By Ashley Zuzek | October 28, 2005

In a move designed add flexibility to the biology major and alleviate student concerns, the College's biology department is planning to institute sweeping changes that could take effect as early as next fall. About two months ago, biology professors Elizabeth Smith and Mark McPeek led a retreat to discuss modifications that the department hopes will make the program less rigid and more up-to-date. "The most significant change made is that there are four majors now," Smith said.

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'Good Sam.' use rises in wake of changes

By Jennifer Garfinkel | October 28, 2005

A term and a half after the College changed its "Good Samaritan" policy, school officials have seen an increase in the policy's use, College Proctor Harry Kinne said. The policy, which many students used to refer to as "one free pass," now allows as many calls as a student needs without the risk of disciplinary action. Although anecdotal evidence points to an increased number of Good Samaritan calls, no data is available to support this claim, College Proctor Harry Kinne said. "Based on this weekend, I'd say there was an increase compared to last year," Kinne said of the amount of Good Samaritan calls placed during Homecoming. It is hard to gauge exact numbers of Good Samaritan calls because students are not required to use the words "Good Samaritan" when contacting Safety and Security, Kinne said. Safety and Security handles all calls the same way regardless of whether the caller identified the call as a Good Samaritan.

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Gazzaniga inducted into Institute of Med.

By Elise Waxenberg | October 28, 2005

Michael Gazzaniga, director of Dartmouth's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and former dean of the faculty, will join 1,601 of the top health-science experts in the country as a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the institute announced Monday. Gazzaniga will leave the College at the end of Fall term for a full-time position at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he will direct a new interdisciplinary center for the study of the mind. Currently the David T.

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Professor catalogs cultural Jesus images

By Elliot Mattingly | October 27, 2005

Discussing the topic "Jesus in America: A Cultural Incarnation," historian and Jesus scholar Richard Wrightman Fox lectured before a packed crowd of students and professors Wednesday afternoon. Fox, a professor at the University of Southern California, referenced his newest book, "Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession," to emphasize the unique ways Americans view and experience Jesus as a cultural phenomenon. "Eighty percent of Americans say they are Christian," he said.

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Alum campaigns to confirm judicial nominees

By Dan Duray | October 27, 2005

Wendy Long '82, legal counsel of the Judicial Confirmation Network, was on the front lines of the fight to confirm Chief Justice John Roberts, but she's not weighing in on Harriet Miers' nomination for the Supreme Court. Miers, who was expected to submit more complete information about her legal views to senators Wednesday, has sparked criticism for her lack of experience. "Harriet is still a question mark and we haven't been able to flesh that out and resolve it yet," Long said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Although the JCN has neither supported nor condemned Bush's second Supreme Court pick, Long believes the more time that passes without supplemental information about Miers, the less likely it is that she will be confirmed. "Hypothetically with a judicial nominee who hasn't been a judge, there are other potential ways to see how they've acted as an academic, if they've written law review articles, but unfortunately she doesn't have a body of legal writings we can consult," she said.

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Panel tackles sexual assault at fraternities

By Sam Rendall | October 27, 2005

Alpha Delta fraternity hosted a student debate Wednesday evening that addressed the role Greek organizations play in sexual assault. The forum, titled "B*tches in the Basement," included a panel of six Dartmouth students who spoke in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

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Police Blotter

October 26, 2005

Oct. 21, East Wheelock Street, 8:51 p.m. A Hanover Police officer spotted a Dartmouth freshman running around the bonfire in the opposite direction as the crowd and colliding into people.

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Assembly debates funding residential foosball tables

By Katy O'Donnell | October 26, 2005

The Student Assembly debated a proposal to fund residential gaming facilities in the East Wheelock residential cluster and Topliff residence hall Tuesday night after Nick Taranto '06 briefed Assembly members about ongoing Katrina Help activities. The proposal, which was sponsored by East Wheelock cluster representative Bo Li '09 and Topliff cluster representative Zak Moore '09, called for the allocation of $700 of the Assembly's budget to the purchase and shipping of two foosball tables to be placed in East Wheelock and Topliff.

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Dartmouth alum garners nat'l attention for campaign ad

By Amanda Cohen | October 26, 2005

Although Brian Ellner did not win his Democratic primary bid for Manhattan Borough President earlier this fall, the 1992 Dartmouth graduate considers his campaign a success for inspiring New Yorkers to action. Ellner shocked voters with televised commercials that featured a naked image of President George W.

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DREAM hopes to expand horizons beyond Vermont

By Marina Agapakis | October 25, 2005

The Directing through Recreation, Education, Adventure and Mentoring program is working to raise money so it can take some of the children it mentors on a trip outside of Vermont to expand their horizons. DREAM members kicked off fundraising efforts for the High Adventure program by selling grilled cheese sandwiches Saturday night on the lawn of Zeta Psi fraternity. Organized several years ago, DREAM's High Adventure program funds a one to two week trip for about 15 children and mentors to anywhere in the country.

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