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TDX pleads not guilty to felony alcohol charges

By Phil Salinger | March 9, 2005

Theta Delta Chi fraternity will forego an arraignment, originally scheduled for Wednesday morning at 9 a.m., by pleading not guilty to five felony counts of serving alcohol to minors in a formal waiver recently submitted to the Grafton County Superior Court, according to George Ostler '77, Theta Delt's attorney. The indictments stem from events that occurred Wednesday, Jan.

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SA votes to fund contentious community bike program

By Elise Waxenberg | March 9, 2005

Intense debate raged over the Big Green Bike program Tuesday night at the Student Assembly's last meeting of Winter term, which garnered attendance by over 85 percent of the Assembly's membership. The proposal earmarking $2,000 of Assembly funds for BGB passed by seven votes after extended debate that frequently reached a fevered pitch. Last night's move allows BGB sponsors, including Student Body Vice President Todd Rabkin Golden '06, to implement the program, which aims to provide between 50 and 100 communal bicycles to students, who would rent keys opening all the bicycle locks for $10 per year. Earlier on Tuesday, Student Body President Julia Hildreth '05 admonished Rabkin Golden for setting up a table in the Collis Center to solicit student support for BGB and sign up students for the program. "I have already told [Rabkin Golden] that I consider this to be disrespectful to SA and dishonest to campus," Hildreth wrote to the Assembly executives yesterday in a BlitzMail message obtained by The Dartmouth. Hildreth described Rabkin Golden's actions as an "error in judgment," but noted the problem had been solved. "If there's a program that Student Assembly hasn't officially endorsed, you can't be taking money in that program's name," Hildreth said at the Assembly meeting. Rabkin Golden said his efforts were aimed at engaging student interest and talking about the program with students.

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Winter term SA continues centralization, expansion

By Elise Waxenberg | March 8, 2005

Winter term saw the Student Assembly absorb two previously independent student organizations, make significant moves to assume responsibility for alumni-student relations and set up over 30 new BlitzMail computers on campus. The Assembly, however, struggled throughout the term with bureaucratic and procedural woes, including the dramatic removal of an Assembly executive for allegedly leaking word of the secret Blitz-terminal rollout. Centralization has been a key theme this term for the Assembly, which adopted the Dartmouth Chapter of the Ivy Council, the organization that attends and coordinates conferences with student-government leaders from the other schools in the Ancient Eight, and the Election Planning and Advisory Committee, which regulates and oversees spring elections for various campus-wide student offices. While Ivy Council returned to the Assembly after only a short stint as an independent group recognized by the Committee on Student Organizations, EPAC was created four years ago and administered by members of the Palaeopitus senior society.

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Pool renovations cause swim-test concerns

By Samantha Ackah | March 8, 2005

With the renovation of Karl Michael Pool scheduled for Spring term, some seniors are scrambling to fulfil the swimming requirement before graduation in June. The College requires all students to pass a 50-yard swim test to be eligible for graduation, but seniors who have put off the test until their final year may face difficulties as the swimming facility is remodelled throughout Spring term. The renovation of the pool will involve the installation of a dehumidifier system, which is necessary to prevent structural damage to Alumni Gym, according to Roger Demment, associate director of athletics for physical education and recreational sports. "The humidity is beginning to eat away at the infrastructure," Demment said. The renovation, which was "needed to maintain the integrity of the building," is part of a wider plan to improve the College's athletic facilities, Demment said. Plans include refurbishing the upper level of the gym, creating two new multipurpose rooms and improving the current fitness center.

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ORL announces plan to cut smoking dorms

By AnnMary Mathew | March 8, 2005

Dartmouth smokers will soon be forced to stop lighting up in their dorm rooms as the College's last smoking residence halls -- Lord, Richardson, Wheeler and South Massachusetts -- will all become smoke-free by fall 2006, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman. The decision was primarily the result of public-health concerns and Dartmouth's small population of smokers relative to the large percentage of students who want smoke-free housing, Redman said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Less than 10 students in the Class of 2008 claimed they were smokers in an ORL poll, Redman said.

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Tuck applicants hack website for results

By Dan Duray | March 8, 2005

Having gone through the college application process, most Dartmouth students understand the agony of having to sit and wait for institutions to make their admission decisions. But some impatient business-school applicants decided to find out their fates early this year by hacking into admissions information at several prominent institutions, including Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and the business schools of Duke, Harvard, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon Universities. A hacker going by the name "brookbond" posted instructions on a Business Week online forum describing how applicants could check their admissions status before they were officially notified. "I know everyone is getting more and more anxious to check [the] status of their apps to [Harvard Business School]," the hacker wrote in a message which remained on the website for over nine hours before being removed by site administrators.

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Students spend off-terms in exotic locales around world

By Samantha Ackah | March 7, 2005

While many Dartmouth students who spend a term away from Hanover jockey for New York City investment banking internships, some juniors have shunned the conventional in favor of more unusual off-term experiences. For these students, being away from Dartmouth and experiencing new cultures has made for exciting adventures. Raina Milne '06 spent six days climbing Mount Kilimanjaro during her time volunteering at an orphanage in Tanzania.

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Religious panelists discuss stances on sex, homosexuality

By Jennifer Garfinkel | March 7, 2005

Four panelists of different religious affiliations from the United Campus Ministry addressed their religions' stances on sexual intimacy and premarital sex Friday at a discussion titled "Sex and Religion: What Does God Think about Sex ... And What Does that Mean for You?" Nicole Leonard, from the Provision Christian Fellowship, stressed the importance of waiting until marriage. "The human sex drive is one of the strongest drives we have, but God never intended us to be slaves to our sex drive.

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Parties, projects dominate break plans

By Clare O'Keeffe | March 7, 2005

With only a few more classes left and the last day of exams just a week away, Dartmouth students are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and their minds are turning to spring break. "The thought of going to Rome is the only thing keeping me sane right now, in the midst of three final papers, a presentation and finals," Meredith Raucher '06 said. Raucher spent last spring in Rome on a Dartmouth language study abroad program.

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Obstacle course raises money for charity

By Matthew Abbott | March 4, 2005

Both long-time winter sport enthusiasts and beginners will have the chance to participate in a snow obstacle course at the Dartmouth Skiway Saturday, thanks to a charity event sponsored by the Dartmouth Ski Patrol. The event will benefit the Women's Information Service, a local domestic and sexual violence support group. Participants will be able to compete against other skiers and snowboarders on a boardercross, an obstacle course in which contestants race each other in an attempt to be the first down the mountain. The custom-made boardercross course will feature bumps, small jumps, rollers and berms.

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Online network connects College alumni

By Alex Lentz | March 4, 2005

After college, Joanna Giordano '04 went to Japan to teach. But even halfway around the world from Hanover, Giordano managed to find other Dartmouth alumni nearby through InCircle, the College's new online social network. "Hooray for exclusive Dartmouth facebook!" Giordano wrote online to three other alumni in Japan. The Office of Alumni Relations unveiled InCircle, an online network available exclusively to Dartmouth alumni and students, last week.

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Theta Delt, Tri-Delt placed on probation

By Kate Lyon | March 4, 2005

Theta Delta Chi fraternity and Delta Delta Delta sorority will be placed on 12 weeks and four weeks of probation respectively for their roles in alleged new member hazing events during the Fall term, the College announced on Thursday. In a statement posted online, Dean of the College James Larimore detailed the results of a Feb.

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Reporter laments public-politician disconnect

By Linzi Sheldon | March 4, 2005

Seasoned journalist Gwen Ifill delivered a humorous and insightful lecture Thursday on the disconnect between Washington and the American public. Ifill, who is the moderator of PBS' "Washington Week" and a senior correspondent for "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer," spoke to an overflowing audience in Filene Auditorium roaring with laughter as she reflected on her experiences as a political journalist, which included questioning vice presidential candidates in their debate last October. From her place across the table from Dick Cheney and John Edwards, which she wryly described as "not everybody's idea of good time," Ifill exhibited an intelligent, no-nonsense manner as she questioned the candidates.

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Liquor inspector tightly enforces drinking laws

By Jessica Peet | March 4, 2005

Ever since Christopher Paquette took his post as New Hampshire State Liquor Commission investigator in 2003, scrutiny of underage drinking at Dartmouth has intensified. Paquette regularly stops by Stinson's Village Store and even attends Greek events in his attempts to curtail campus alcohol consumption. "We've been here since '78 and nowhere in any of the years have we consistently seen a liquor inspector as often," said store owner Jack Stinson.

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Trustees to consider tuition hike at meeting

By Dax Tejera | March 4, 2005

The Dartmouth Board of Trustees arrives on campus Friday to begin its annual March meeting. The trustees' weekend agenda includes reviewing the ongoing capital campaign and formalizing an anticipated tuition increase. The 17-member body will take its first look at the College's budget for fiscal year 2006 and vote on a tuition increase, which has been in the four to five percent range in recent years. Carrie Pelzel, vice president for development, will present the latest figures for the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, the College's fundraising drive, which at present totals $522.4 million. Provost Barry Scherr will also brief the trustees on the progress of the construction campaign currently underway throughout campus.

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Students seeking counseling encounter four-week wait

By Rebekah Rombom | March 3, 2005

At the mental health screening session sponsored by Dick's House this fall, counseling representatives escorted a senior female, who wished to remain anonymous, to the appointment station after notifying her that she might suffer from bipolar disorder, she said. They recommended she schedule an appointment immediately, but when she tried, the earliest available meeting was at the beginning of Winter term. She is not alone.

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Judge deplores role of money in elections

By Mark Henle | March 3, 2005

John Broderick, the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, railed against the infusion of money into state judicial politics from special interest groups Wednesday. While Broderick, who spoke at the Daniel Webster Legal Society's annual Gordon Lecture in the Rockefeller Center, did not run for office himself, he feared that in the 38 states that do hold elections, these groups would wield undue influence over judges. In the past few years, spending on state judicial elections has increased rapidly, as special interest groups, law firms and political parties donate to campaigns.

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