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Rural background gives character to Pres. Wright

By Rosie Hughes | August 11, 2005

Editor's Note: This is the fourth of a multi-part series profiling essential members of the College community who make Dartmouth operate smoothly every day. As the 16th President of the College, Dartmouth President James Wright has ultimate responsibility for a multi-million dollar international institution.

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Three rising seniors win Rockefeller fellowships

By Ambika Singh | August 11, 2005

Three members of the Class of 2006 are among 25 rising seniors from 16 participating institutions to be named recipients of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's 2005 Fellowships for Students of Color Entering the Teaching Profession. Taica Hsu, David Jiles and Joanna Lau will receive up to $22,100 over a five-year period through this prestigious scholarship, that begins with a project of their choice this summer and ends after the completion of a master's degree and a two to three-year commitment to public school teaching. The RBF's fellowships, created in 1992, seek to address the strong need for minority teachers in American public schools.

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Vt., N.H. battle in 'Shrine Bowl'

A parade on Saturday through downtown Hanover featured pint-sized cars and men garbed in red fezzes, but it was only a prelude to the heated Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl that followed -- the annual football game between Vermont and New Hampshire high school students held at the College. Fans from all over the two states flooded downtown and eventually Dartmouth's Memorial Field, where the charity bowl attracted a large crowd. During the parade, the Shrine Masons, commonly known as Shriners, donned their the extravagant Middle-East-type costumes and played bagpipe music to provide a circus-like atmosphere around the Green. In the afternoon, the football game pitted a team of top-notch Vermont high school football players against another competitive New Hampshire team.

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Double major becomes a popular option

By Katherine Butler | August 9, 2005

While some Dartmouth students struggle to find one topic upon which to focus their academic careers, a growing number of their peers are embarking on double or even triple majors. The double major is a relatively recent phenomenon in the history of the College.

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Associate VP leaves for Smith College

By Jessica Chen | August 9, 2005

Recently appointed as the head of fundraising for the all-female Smith College in Northampton, Mass., Associate Vice President for Development Patricia Jackson will leave Hanover to pursue her new job Sept.

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Defecator hits S. Mass bathroom, fines likely

By Dane Schlossberg | August 9, 2005

The continuing debate concerning the Office of Residential Life's damage policy is reaching a crescendo this week, as residents of South Mass will likely be charged with an ORL restitution fee one week after human feces were found spread on the stalls and toilets of the first-floor bathroom. In the event that no new information arises by the Aug.

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College to host gender scholars at conference

By Katherine Butler | August 4, 2005

From Aug. 7 to 10, Dartmouth will host 38 academics from around the world to discuss feminist scholarship within the fields of Jewish and Islamic studies. The conference will be held in Filene Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

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Safety and Security officer trained in the Navy

By Rosie Hughes | August 4, 2005

Editor's Note: This is the first of a multi-part series profiling essential members of the College community who make Dartmouth operate smoothly every day. Who would have thought that a boy who broke his brother's nose twice would become one of the most popular Safety and Security officers at Dartmouth?

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Consent Day to raise awareness

By Linzi Sheldon | August 4, 2005

Many students have seen the brightly colored "Consensual Sex is Hot" T-shirts around campus without knowing their origin, but this Friday, Consent Day will bring back to Dartmouth not only a stack of T-shirts, but also its message and spreading awareness again on Wesbter Avenue. Dartmouth's third annual Consent Day will take place from 3 to 5 p.m.

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Washington taps College profs as council advisors

By Michelle Shortsleeve | August 4, 2005

Two economics professors may soon be taking leaves of absence from teaching at Dartmouth. But far from taking sabbaticals or extended vacations, these professors may be spending the next year as councils to the President in the nation's capital. Two of the three seats on President Bush's Council of Economic Advisors stand vacant, and according to those close to the process, it is expected that Dartmouth professors Katherine Baicker and Matthew Slaughter will fill them by the end of the summer. An associate professor in the Department of Economics, Baicker specializes in Public, Labor and Health Economics.

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Howe receives renovation funds

By Ambika Singh | August 4, 2005

Although it is often overshadowed by its massive campus counterpart, Baker-Berry, Hanover's public library, the Howe Library, is undergoing major renovations to improve the building's collection and facilities for town residents. On Friday, the Howe Library received a check from the Kresge Foundation for $250,000, a big step towards the building's capital campaign goal of $5.5 million.

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Ricciardone '73 named ambassador to Egypt

By Kimberly Sheu | August 2, 2005

Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. '73 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last Friday as U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. At his hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 27 of this year, Ricciardone said that as Ambassador, he will "expect all members of the Mission to serve the American and Egyptian publics with exemplary courtesy, efficiency and integrity." Riccciardone was born in Boston, and received his high school diploma from Malden Catholic High School.

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Dallek to analyze 2008 presidential prospects

By Linzi Sheldon | August 2, 2005

Acclaimed author, historian and presidential authority Robert Dallek will be sharing his expertise with the public today in his Montgomery Fellow speech as he analyzes the successes and failures of past presidencies and looks toward the nation's future. Dallek, who will be speaking at 4 p.m.

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Police raid home in murder of '07

By Kevin Garland | August 2, 2005

On Saturday, Berkeley, Calif. police searched a home in nearby Vallejo, while looking for Christopher Hollis, the man whom police suspect shot and killed Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07 in July. Meanwhile, the suspected getaway driver, Christopher Wilson, posted bail after close acquaintances offered to mortgage their house in order to raise the necessary sum.

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