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April 14, 2026
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Students petition after Tassel resigns

By Jennifer Garfinkel | April 14, 2005

In the wake of Abby Tassel's resignation on April 4, many Sexual Abuse Peer Advisors are pressuring the administration to take the process of finding a new Sexual Abuse Awareness Program director seriously by compiling statements from students she helped. Aya Caldwell '06 and Christine Kim '05 are gathering testimonials from everyone who has worked with Tassel or has been affected positively by her in any way.

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RIAA sues undergrads using i2hub

By Dan Duray | April 14, 2005

The Recording Industry Association of America brought 405 copyright infringement lawsuits against the students of 18 colleges and universities yesterday in a strike aimed at users of the popular file-sharing program i2hub, which runs on the university computer network known as Internet2.

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SA recognizes Lagomarsino for teaching excellence

By Phil Salinger | April 13, 2005

Student Assembly presented history professor David Lagomarsino the Profiles in Excellence teaching award at a gathering of about 20 students Tuesday evening in recognition of the professor's commitment to undergraduate teaching. Before choosing Lagomarsino, the Assembly's Academic Affairs Committee weighed nominations from the student body via BlitzMail messages, in which students described how their chosen professors exemplified excellence in teaching. Academic Affairs Committee Chairman Russell Lane '06 said that the committee selected the history department vice chair because of his extraordinary nominations. "His nominations really stood out from the rest of the pool," Lane said.

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Senior administrators blast Bush cuts

By Mark Henle | April 13, 2005

Dartmouth administrators sharply criticized a decision by the Bush administration's Office of Management and Budget to eliminate the Upward Bound and Talent Search education programs from its 2006 spending plan. The OMB, the President's office in charge of overseeing the federal budget, decided to halt funding for the two programs in favor of funneling the money to other educational programs. "The proposed cuts in these programs seem to be a really bad idea to us," Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg said.

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Frisbee players plan veggie-powered summer road trip

By Kelsey Blodget | April 13, 2005

Fourteen Dartmouth seniors and one junior will embark on a cross-country road trip this summer without ever paying the skyrocketing cost of gassing up their bus' fuel tank. As part of the Big Green Bus Club's grassroots campaign to promote alternative fuels, the group of ultimate frisbee players will travel to over 40 cities on a converted school bus powered by vegetable oil.

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Police Blotter

April 12, 2005

April 5, Brook Hollow, 11:17 p.m. Police received a call from a member of the Class of 2005 that his 20-year-old wife, a Dartmouth junior, had consumed too much vodka at their off-campus residence and needed assistance.

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Yale grad. students rally for benefits

By Rebekah Rombom | April 12, 2005

About 150 students from Yale University's professional schools of art, forestry and environmental sciences marched to provost Andrew Hamilton's office yesterday with signs and posters and clad in red to signify their massive debt.

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Greeks garner over $10,000 in awards

By Clare O'Keeffe | April 12, 2005

The College awarded over $10,000 in prize money to Greek organizations and individuals Monday night at the annual Coed, Fraternity and Sorority Achievement Awards, hosted by the Order of Omega Greek honor society and the Office of Residential Life. The awards fell into six categories representing the Greek communities guiding principles: accountability, service, inclusivity, brotherhood/sisterhood, scholarship and leadership. Collis Commonground was filled for the event as the leaders of Dartmouth's CFS community showed their support. "Greek organizations play an integral role in many aspects of the Dartmouth community and have a profound impact upon campus life" said Order of Omega awards committee co-chair Mary Reynolds '05.

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College Bowl team finishes 19th

By Alex Lentz | April 11, 2005

In 1996 "The Simpsons" became TV's longest running prime-time cartoon show. For ten points -- whose record run of six years did the Simpsons break? Answer: "The Flinstones." Members of Dartmouth's college bowl team traveled to New Orleans this weekend to answer questions like this one and many others in the National College Quiz Tournament Division II National Championship. Dartmouth finished 6-7, good for 19th place overall in the competition.

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