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October 12, 2026
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Hundreds flock to first Katrina Help meeting

By Dan Duray | September 21, 2005

Hurricane Katrina's assault on the Gulf Coast region has prompted a massive humanitarian effort at Dartmouth College encompassing the entire community. Last night, 370 people crowded Alumni Hall in the Hopkins Center for a Katrina Help meeting, where they banded together to help the thousands left homeless in the wake of the hurricane. "Just talking to people around campus, everyone is interested in this issue," said Nick Taranto '06, assistant to the Tucker Foundation dean for hurricane relief.

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College admits 32 displaced students

By Rebekah Rombom | September 21, 2005

While the Class of 2009 prepares to spend the next four years in Hanover, at least 32 students from Gulf Coast-area colleges and universities will likely begin their time at the College under less favorable circumstances. After Hurricane Katrina devastated huge areas of the Gulf Coast, forcing colleges and universities to suspend operations for the fall semester, Dartmouth invited displaced students to apply. The College received 47 applications, and at press time had admitted 32 students.

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Student-admin. relationship improves over past year

By Mark Henle | September 1, 2005

Dartmouth's administration has focused on issues pertaining to the quality of student life in recent years, and has addressed the Greek system and facility improvement during a time of significant policy formation. The controversial Student Life Initiative, conceived in 1995 as a means for improving social options on campus, has significantly altered coed, fraternity and sorority life.

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DOC offers a variety of outdoor activities

By Michelle Shortsleeve | September 1, 2005

From the Connecticut River to Lake Umbagog and from Camel's Hump to Moosilauke, the Dartmouth Outing Club gives the Dartmouth community the opportunity to enjoy the north woods of New England. The Outing Club is comprised of 11 student-run organizations that range from the ever-popular Cabin and Trail and Ledyard Canoe Clubs to the Bait and Bullet and Boots and Saddles divisions.

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College extends welcome to students displaced by hurricane

By Rebekah Rombom | September 1, 2005

WEB UPDATE, Sept. 5, 5:13 a.m. In the wake of last week's devastating hurricane that wreaked havoc on the Gulf coast, Dartmouth President James Wright announced Friday that the College will offer temporary admission to undergraduate students whose institutions are closed because of Hurricane Katrina. The College will waive tuition for accepted students, but expects matriculates to pay their regular fees to their own school to aid in the rebuilding effort. "We envision that the home institutions will use the tuition funds to help rehabilitate their campuses and to help offset some of the impact on their local employees," Wright said in the statement. As housing is in short supply even for students who are already enrolled, the College will not offer spots in dormitories to the displaced students.

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Prominent politicans, musicians visit, enliven College

By Jessica Chen | September 1, 2005

Despite its reputation as a rural campus miles from any sign of civilization, Dartmouth has nevertheless attracted an array of celebrities to campus, from talented musical artists to high-ranking politicians. The Commencement and Reunion period is a particularly attractive time for big names to stop by Hanover, as prominent figures have delivered keynote speeches to the graduating classes, and others have received honorary degrees. This past June, former news anchor Tom Brokaw delivered real world advice to the Class of 2005, asking students to draw on past challenges such as 9/11 to face the responsibilities of entering the "real world." "You inherit a priceless honor of duty, of country, of citizenship.

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Editors Note

By Summer Editors | September 1, 2005

You're almost there. The smell of freshly cut grass on the Green and colorful foliage that is changing far too early in September will surround you before you know it.

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Student Assembly redefines Dartmouth's future for students

By Kimberly Sheu | September 1, 2005

Incoming freshmen who want to help influence the direction Dartmouth will take during their four years are encouraged to join Student Assembly, the student government organization. Although Assembly leaders are elected by the student body every Spring term, freshmen can become involved immediately, as freshmen class representatives are elected after the new class arrives in the fall.

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The D: Dartmouth's premier school of journalism

By Colin Barry | September 1, 2005

Five hours every day. That's how long the offices on the second floor of Robinson Hall are quiet when The Dartmouth is in production. The rest of the time -- from 7 a.m., when carriers arrive to begin deliveries, until 2 a.m., when the last night editor leaves -- students are working to put out "The D," the campus' only daily source of news and opinion. Founded in 1799 by a student group that included Daniel Webster (Class of 1801), The Dartmouth is the oldest college newspaper in the United States.

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'09s boast 1470 median on SAT

By Rosie Hughes | September 1, 2005

The 1,081 students from around the globe who intend to matriculate in the Class of 2009 this coming fall, will form Dartmouth's strongest academic class to date. Despite a record number of applicants, the yield -- the percentage of students offered admission who accepted -- remained virtually the same as previous years, at just above 50 percent. "I am delighted that the yield has held.

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Students find community on eclectic campus

By Kimberly Sheu | September 1, 2005

On a campus where students of color comprise over one-quarter of the student body, Dartmouth reflects diversity through a growing collection of minority student organizations, most of which are open and available to the entire campus. The visible diversity in the student body is part of the College's efforts to increase cultural interaction and expand the educational experience at Dartmouth. This year, according to the Dartmouth Admissions Office, students of color make up 27.4 percent of the undergraduate student body: 6.2 percent are African-American students, 12 percent are Asian American, 6.3 percent are Latino/a students, and 2.9 percent are Native American.

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College on the hill expands, evolves

By Jessica Chen | September 1, 2005

Seeing as consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton ranked Dartmouth, alongside the U.S. Constitution, Oxford University and General Electric, as one of the world's most enduring institutions, it comes as no surprise that the College's storied 236-year history is full of challenges faced and overcome. Since its founding in 1769, Dartmouth has been home to a diverse range of characters including Daniel Webster, Dr. Seuss, Robert Frost and Keggy.

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Dartmouth researchers join energy crisis team

By Ambika Singh | August 23, 2005

Dartmouth researchers from the Institute for Security Technology Studies will work on a project dedicated to protecting the nation's vulnerable power grid from attack or accidental failure for the next five years, the National Science Foundation announced August 15. The National Science Foundation has pledged $7.5 million for the Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid Center project, to be led by teams from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Cornell University, Washington State University and Dartmouth. Computer science professor Sean Smith, a researcher with ISTS's Cyber Security and Trust Research Center, will head up a research team investigating possible improvements to the hardware and cyber infrastructure of the computing base supporting the power grid. "The power grid is the infrastructure that enables all other infrastructures, like banking and finance and oil and gas," Smith said in a press release.

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Alumnus carves out N.H. trails

By Katie Butler and Dane Schlossberg | August 23, 2005

A Dartmouth alumnus and his colleagues recently completed a six-week, 550-mile backpacking trip along the Appalachian Trail, successfully linking existing trails to create a continuous route through the Granite State. Rick Ouimet '98 and his wife, Allison Coviello, both high school teachers from the Bronx, recently joined their colleagues to create a trail connecting all peaks above 4,000 feet in New Hampshire and additional sites of interest. "Our route took us over such celebrated southern peaks as Monadnock, Kearsarge, Cardigan and Smarts -- over all 48 4,000s in the Whites -- and through Coos County via the Cohos Trail," Ouimet said. The new route allowed the hikers to see infrequently visited parts of the state that stand apart from main attractions, such as portions of the White Mountains far from the beaten trail. Hikers on the Appalachian Trail often slow down upon arrival in New Hampshire because the paths are less clear than most spots along the route.

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Deaths punctuate Summer term

By Kimberly Sheu | August 23, 2005

As students prepare for final exams and the term dwindles to an end, so too ends the unique sophomore summer experience for the Class of 2007. The season ends on a somber note, following the latter of two tragedies that sent ripples throughout the Dartmouth community. The recent Connecticut River drowning of Valentin Valkov, a Tuck Bridge program participant from Trinity College, is still fresh in campus memory.

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