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Serial BB-gun shooter pelts one near Butterfield

By Phil Salinger | February 10, 2005

The Hanover Police are investigating several related BB-gun shootings -- allegedly perpetrated by a College freshman -- that occurred outside Butterfield Hall in the past week, Chief Nicholas Giaccone said. Pellets from the serial sniper's gun left at least one student wounded early Monday morning behind the dormitory. Michele Nudelman '05 said she was near the blue light safety telephone outside of Butterfield on her way home from Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority when a lead pellet struck the back of her left leg. The shots appeared to have been fired from the roof of a building nearby and were apparently not isolated to Monday morning -- Brennan Mallonee '04 told The Dartmouth she believed that the sniper's fire narrowly missed her on Friday afternoon. Although two sniper suspects have been identified as Dartmouth students, their names have not yet been released.

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Possible disruptive threats imperiled Pipes lecture

By AnnMary Mathew | February 10, 2005

When controversial scholar Daniel Pipes recently addressed the Dartmouth community, Hanover Police and Safety and Security officials not only had to prepare to deal with protesters, but they also faced rumor of a possible terrorist activity. The Search for International Terrorist Entities Institute, a terrorism watchdog group, uncovered the threats to Pipes' lecture and sent a memo to the event's organizers.

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New website aims to personalize job search

By Jessica Chen | February 10, 2005

Fed up with what they say are difficult and inefficient campus job recruiting systems, a team of college seniors has taken it upon themselves to personalize the process that is the nightmare of every college student. Joboozle.com, the brainchild of thefacebook.com co-founder Eduardo Saverin, was conceived almost a year ago as Saverin participated in corporate recruiting.

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SA alters constitution to pick future Alumni Council advisors

By Elise Waxenberg | February 9, 2005

After five weeks of delays, the Student Assembly voted to take on the role of appointing student advisors to the Alumni Council at its Tuesday night meeting. The amendment allows for the Assembly's alumni affairs committee to select student representatives to the Alumni Council through an open campus-wide application and interview process.

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Gov't seminars to require application

By Gus Lûbin | February 9, 2005

Amid growing complaints among students about the difficulties they face getting into popular government classes, the department has announced a new selection process through which it will solicit applications and choose whom to accept for its seminars. Students still have to apply for government seminars through the registrar's office, but starting next quarter, the registrar will pass all the names onto the government department, which will make all course selection decisions. At this point, students will fill out an online seminar application set to include questions about seminar choice, year, major and reasons for taking the course.

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Violin prof. removed from music dept. post

By Alex Belser | February 8, 2005

Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt offered little explanation for the impending removal of Dartmouth's symphony conductor from a separate position in the College's music department when a student prompted her for comment at Monday night's Student Assembly town meeting. Anthony Princiotti, who has served as a violin instructor at Dartmouth for 12 years, confirmed that he is set to be dropped from his non-tenured post at the end of Spring term. Under separate employment with the Hopkins Center, Princiotti has also been the conductor and front man for the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra for the same stretch of time. Folt declined to comment specifically on the matter at the meeting after receiving a question from DSO member Hillary Swanson '05. "There isn't any way that we would discuss the personnel issues of any individual in a public forum," Folt said. Princiotti, who also holds top posts with two area philharmonic orchestras, confirmed that he received notice of his upcoming dismissal last month from music department chairman Ted Levin. The memo, according to Princiotti, said his professional profile was insufficient to maintain the position. Levin said he could not discuss personnel issues with The Dartmouth. Princiotti, although reluctant to discuss the matter himself because he said he is currently trying to confront it privately, defended his reputation. "I've been a violinist for 45 years," Princiotti said.

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Students fire tough questions at admin.

By Elise Waxenberg | February 8, 2005

Six top administrators fielded students' questions on grade inflation, alcohol violations and the Student Life Initiative, among other topics, Monday night at a town hall meeting held in Alumni Hall and organized by the Student Assembly. Over 100 students and other community members attended the event, in which College President James Wright, Provost Barry Scherr, Dean of the College James Larimore, Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman, College Proctor Harry Kinne and Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt addressed a variety of concerns raised through a combination of pre-selected and audience questions. Wright opened the meeting by naming the provision of "the strongest undergraduate experience in the country" as the College's top goal. "The state of the College is very strong," Wright said. Folt said she felt there are a lot of misunderstandings at Dartmouth concerning class sizes.

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Application numbers jump throughout Ivy League

By John Mitchell | February 7, 2005

Applications to most Ivy League schools swelled this year, reaching record highs at several schools including Dartmouth. More than 12,500 students applied for acceptance into Dartmouth's Class of 2009, marking an eight percent increase in applications.

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Semester at Sea crew forced to land in Honolulu

By Dan Duray | February 7, 2005

Dartmouth students participating in the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea program are hoping for smooth sailing during the rest of their term after the 591-foot Explorer ship, which serves as a floating campus for 650 students, recently weathered storm conditions a program representative described as "epic." Dartmouth juniors Meredith Lunn and David Ofer were on board and are finally continuing with the program following the Explorer's unexpected repair stop in Honolulu. The ship, which left from Vancouver, Canada, on Jan.

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