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India Queen proprietor spices up town, campus life

By Kelsey Blodget | February 15, 2005

India Queen owner Bhavnesh Kaushik, a fixture in the local community and well-known friend of many students, hosted his third annual Valentine's Day Charity Auction Saturday evening. Over 200 students and Hanover residents swarmed the restaurant to bid on seven bachelors and bachelorettes as Valentine's Day dates, raising over $4,000 for the tsuanmi relief efforts and 10 Bricks Homeless Shelter. The highest bid was over $600, according to graduate student Ken Leslie, who emceed the event. "People were pretty liquored up by that point in the evening," Leslie said. According to Leslie, Kaushik's willingness to donate his space for charity and social events when approached by students is emblematic of his open and flexible personality.

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Tuck hire dies in L.A. hit-and-run accident

By Alex Belser | February 15, 2005

A California business school student -- set to begin as a Dartmouth professor this summer -- was hit by a car and killed on a Los Angeles street corner Thursday afternoon. Gustavo de Mello, 38, was crossing the street near the University of Southern California when, witnesses told police, a black sport-utility vehicle struck him.

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Carnival arrests drop, MTV shoots footage for 'Dean's List'

By Phil Salinger | February 14, 2005

WEB UPDATE, Feb. 14, 5:28 p.m. Despite celebrations spanning from Wednesday through Saturday night for many students, the campus was more controlled during this Winter Carnival than in past years, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone. In total, police arrested seven students for unlawful possession of alcohol, one for driving while intoxicated, one for resisting arrest and one for misrepresenting age in order to buy alcohol.

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Boykin '87 dismisses AIDS myths in new book

By Dan Duray | February 14, 2005

Keith Boykin '87 is sick of people blaming the "down low" -- the phenomenon of men who identify themselves as straight but have sex with other men -- for the spread of AIDS in the black community.

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Baker offers scenic views; subtle tradition

By Jessica Chen | February 11, 2005

While "library crowds" might prompt most Dartmouth students to picture frenzied students studying for midterm or final exams, Baker Tower tours in fact cater to over 700 visitors each year in the short span of only 2 days during Winter Carnival weekend.

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Greek life dominates weekend with evolved traditions

By Matthew Abbott | February 11, 2005

Despite the plethora of events scheduled for the ninety-fifth Dartmouth Winter Carnival, many students are most anxiously anticipating only one aspect of the weekend: the parties. Winter Carnival has certainly evolved from a weekend centered on sports competitions into one of the College's most fabled social events that draws visitors from far and wide. The weekend became quite popular among students prior to coeducation, as it was a means of drawing female visitors to the male-only campus.

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Winter Carnival '05 - Editors' Note

By Emma Haberman | February 11, 2005

Watching "Peter Pan" as a little kid, it was hard to imagine why Peter never wanted to grow up. Our eyes looked forward - to driver's licenses, to proms and to the pinnacle of all that was grown up: college. Now that we have reached that pinnacle, we still look forward to the next term, the next few years -- the future.

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Pirate ship sculpture marks revival in tradition of scope, grandeur

By Kristen Kelley | February 11, 2005

After a decade of struggle due to unexpected warm weather, political controversy and insufficient design considerations, the official snow sculpture that is the core of the Dartmouth Winter Carnival tradition looks to have returned to its former pinnacle of creativity and immensity. The Winter Carnival centerpiece features a massive ship to capture the weekend's "Peter Pan" theme.

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Occom Pond chills brave souls

By Jessica Peet | February 11, 2005

Plunging into freezing water in the heart of winter might sound like torture to some, but to the brave thrill-seekers at Winter Carnival's annual polar bear swim on Occom Pond, it's an experience they say they would never be the same without. "It's the ultimate winter tradition and challenge," Kaitlin Jaxheimer '05 said.

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Women take on new roles

By Kelsey Blodget | February 11, 2005

Prior to the implementation of coeducation, Hanover was a lonely place for men seeking a date. "Road-tripping" to nearby women's colleges, such as the "Seven Sisters," Colby Junior College and Skidmore was commonplace.

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Hanover residents stray from Carnival festivities

By Jennifer Garfinkel | February 11, 2005

Winter Carnival is undoubtedly a time of tradition for the Dartmouth community, but walking down Hanover's Main Street, it is clear that local residents are seemingly devoid of any enthusiasm for the College holiday. As students scrambled to finish midterm papers in anticipation of the big weekend, downtown Hanover seemed as calm as ever.

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