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Steering comm. focuses on drop in grad. apps.

By Elise Waxenberg | October 4, 2005

Graduate programs and computer services topped the agenda Monday at a closed-door meeting of the Steering Committee of the General Faculty, which sets the agenda for the general faculty meeting slated for the end of the month. Among other issues, the committee discussed the decline in applications to the College's graduate programs. Graduate program applications dropped approximately 20 percent in the 2005 recruiting year, Dean of Graduate Studies Charles Barlowe told the Steering Committee, which includes College President James Wright, Provost Barry Scherr, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt and selected deans and professors from throughout the College. A significant drop in the international student pool accounted for much of the decline from the 2003-2004 academic year, when 1,891 students applied for a Dartmouth graduate programs, to 2004-2005, when the number slipped to 1,539. Barlowe said that, since Sept.

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Seniors wait to hear about possible jobs

By Conlan O'Leary | October 4, 2005

Dartmouth seniors had until 2:59 a.m. Tuesday to apply for jobs at hundreds of corporations through the first resume drop of Fall term. While there will be two more opportunities to submit applications in the fall, the Oct.

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Sen. answers questions about Iraq, health care

By Stuart A. Reid | October 3, 2005

Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., spoke to Dartmouth students and Hanover residents Saturday morning in the Hinman Forum amid speculation of a 2008 presidential run. Billing the one-hour event as a "listening session," Feingold fielded questions and took positions on a host of issues including health care, gun control, deficit and pork barrel spending, campaign finance reform, the Iraq war and global warming. Feingold fueled speculation about his possible candidacy by demanding President George W.

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Transfer in cable provider approved

By Dan Duray | October 3, 2005

The town of Hanover voted last week to approve a deal that would shift all of Adelphia's local cable services to Comcast, making Comcast the new major cable provider in Hanover.

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Frat basements reopen following renovations

By Jennifer Garfinkel | October 3, 2005

Chi Gamma Epsilon and Bones Gate fraternities, which closed parts of their houses for major renovations this summer, held registered parties Friday night to celebrate the reopening of their new basements. Construction at Chi Gam began in late June and cost $400,000, which was paid for by low interest loans from the College to be repaid with contributions from Chi Gam alumni, fraternity president Brandon Piper '06 said. Piper said he hopes the renovations will be completed within the next two weeks. Chi Gam's plans began when the organization needed to install a new fire escape to adhere to the College's fire code. "We figured as long as we had the construction crew in, we may as well make other updates for the house," Piper said. In addition to a new fire escape, the fraternity gutted and redesigned the entire basement, laid a new wood floor on the first level of the house and refinished the meetings room. Some Chi Gam members said they felt frustrated while their basement and meetings room were out of commission but are confident that the inconvenience was worth the wait. "It was really tough at first," Piper said, adding that members needed to go to their friends' fraternities to play beer pong while Chi Gam only had one available table. "Not having a basement for these few weeks was annoying but worth it," Eduardo Bertran '06 said.

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Student fundraisers benefit Katrina

By Rebekah Rombom | October 3, 2005

Dartmouth students have mobilized in recent weeks to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, collecting almost $4,000 through various campus events. Katrina Help, a newly formed campus organization, has been working to raise money and awareness for many aspects of the hurricane relief effort.

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Sorority welcomes displaced students

By Rebekah Rombom | September 30, 2005

The living room at Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority came alive Wednesday evening as smiling sorority members mingled with temporary students from Gulf Coast-region colleges and universities over cider and Bundt cake. "What's the deal with this?" one transplanted student wanted to know. While events like the one at Kappa are commonplace for matriculated Dartmouth students -- especially freshmen -- displaced students who found themselves at the College in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have not had the same type of welcome that matriculated students receive. "I got so many RSVPs that were so enthusiastic and so appreciative," said Jessica Magidson '06, who helped organize the event Visiting students attending Dartmouth this fall noted their appreciation that the College accepted them, waived tuition and assisted in finding them housing in the Hanover area.

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Nobel laureate discusses development in Africa

By Lense Gebre-Mariam | September 30, 2005

Wangari Muta Maathai, who received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke to Dartmouth students Thursday evening about her initiatives to protect the environment and support women's rights in Africa. In her speech, Maathai examined Africa's ability to evolve and modernize through environmental action. The environmental activist is most noted for founding the Green Belt Movement, an environmental organization that promotes sustainable development, the empowerment of women and the spread of basic human rights such as clean water and food.

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Seniors move off-campus, encounter different social life

By Sam Rendall | September 30, 2005

For Ryan Counter '06, living off campus is a welcome change of pace for his social life. "As a senior it is nice to have the independence of living off campus and the opportunity to gather outside of dorms or frat houses," Counter said. Although they are not shirking Greek houses entirely, many seniors like Counter have chosen to live off campus this year in an effort to expand their social horizons. "Don't get me wrong, I still spend my fair share of time in dirty basements," Counter said.

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Long-time music prof leaves for Stanford

By Elise Waxenberg | September 30, 2005

Leveling severe criticism of what he called the College administration's lack of "intellectual leadership," veteran music professor Jon Appleton will leave the College for a full-time position at Stanford University next year. Appleton, currently the Arthur R.

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Some female students plan for stay-at-home motherhood, not career

By Jennifer Garfinkel | September 29, 2005

While many women hope to balance a career and child rearing, Lindsay Deane '08 hopes to be a stay-at-home mother, although she remains realistic that she may need to work for financial reasons. "My goal is to be wealthy enough that I don't have to work, but smart enough or educated enough that I am able to have a job that I would desire" Deane said.

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College, SA aim to improve freshman advising system

By Jessica Peet | September 29, 2005

The College and the Student Assembly revamped their advising systems this year to better connect with members of the Class of 2009 who are exploring academics at Dartmouth for the first time this fall. Both students and faculty had criticized the College's old faculty advising system.

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De Soto addresses democracy, economy

By Elliot Mattingly | September 29, 2005

Renowned Latin-American author and innovator Hernando de Soto discussed applications of Western-style economics for developing countries Wednesday night before a mixed audience of students, professors and local residents in Filene Auditorium. De Soto's speech, entitled "Liberty and Democracy in the Developing World," focused on bringing prosperity and democracy to developing countries through property rights, business organizations and documentation and identification of business transactions and residents. "Trust in the U.S.

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Students lament interim gym facilities

By Matthew Abbott | September 29, 2005

Agitation among the student body is mounting as construction on Dartmouth's new fitness center continues and conditions in the interim center prove to be unsatisfactory for many students, an inconvenience that is expected to persist until at least April, according to Sarah Berger, a fitness center staff member. The interim fitness center includes an enclosed area of free weights on a former basketball court, one remaining basketball court and a space for physical education classes.

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Microrobots show promise in IT, security

By Matt Beale | September 28, 2005

Dartmouth computer science graduate student Igor Paprotny dons his surgical scrubs, latex gloves and safety goggles and steps boldly into a class-100 cleanroom. It's just business as usual for Paprotny, a member of a team of Dartmouth researchers that have spent the past seven years working on the world's smallest mobile, untethered robot, a machine that is only one tenth the thickness of a single human hair. The team, a collaboration between the engineering and computer science departments, recently created the microrobot, which is one to two orders of magnitude smaller than previous micro-robotic systems, researchers said.

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