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Tsunami carnage brought home in campus aid effort

By Stuart A. Reid | January 7, 2005

Alumni Hall served as the headquarters for Dartmouth's tsunami relief efforts Thursday, as students, staff and community members gathered to mourn the loss of life in Asia and kick off a campuswide fundraising effort. College President James Wright urged students to act to help survivors of the disaster, invoking the words of former President John Sloan Dickey: "The world's troubles are your troubles." The highlight of the gathering came when graduate student Rukman De Silva and Achint Ahuja '05 relayed their personal experiences with the tsunami. Ahuja was on the beaches of Goa, India when the tsunami reached land on the other side of his native country.

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Three '05s settle drug charges

By Matthew Kelly | January 7, 2005

Three members of the Dartmouth Class of 2005 -- Steven DeMarco, Eric Testan and Sheanon Summers -- reached plea agreements with New Hampshire state attorneys last month, admitting guilt to a variety of drug possession charges. As part of the plea, the state dropped the most serious charges leveled against DeMarco, including selling and possessing cocaine.

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Laundry prices raised 25 percent

By Jennifer Garfinkel | January 6, 2005

Students returning to Dartmouth have more to complain about than just cold weather this year, with laundry prices increasing 25 cents on each load after the College installed new machines across the campus. It is the first increase in laundry prices in seven years.

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Dartmouth, Oxford deemed 'enduring institutions' by U.S. consulting firm

By Mark Henle | January 6, 2005

When John Thelin, an education professor at the University of Kentucky, was asked to name the world's most enduring academic institutions, two came to mind -- Oxford University in England and Dartmouth College. Those two universities joined rock superstars The Rolling Stones and the conglomerate General Electric on management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton's list of the world's most enduring institutions in celebration of the company's 90th anniversary. According to Thelin, Dartmouth has demonstrated an ability to innovate and respond to challenges throughout its 235-year history.

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Wheelock retains lock on campus textbook market

By Gus Lûbin | January 6, 2005

The start of Winter term caused a book-buying frenzy this week, as many students were forced to wait in lines that stretched as far as the parking lot outside Wheelock Books on Wednesday before purchasing textbooks. Meanwhile, employees at the spacious Dartmouth Bookstore several doors down waited and hoped for a crowd of students that never arrived.

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Early acceptances herald first 2009s to Dartmouth

By Zachary Goldstein | January 5, 2005

When they opened their mailboxes in December, 397 high-school seniors received the news they had all been waiting for: they were the first members of the Class of 2009. Despite garnering slightly fewer applications than in recent years, the total number of Early Decision admits was up nominally, an increase Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg attributes directly to the strength of the pool. Academically, the class looks to be the strongest in years.

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Provocative dances, politics punctuate Dartmouth fall

By Alix Cody | January 5, 2005

The presidential campaign and Greek indiscretions defined an otherwise calm Fall term as representatives from both political parties stumped for their respective candidates, and Delta Delta Delta sorority and Theta Delta Chi fraternity were investigated for alleged hazing. The swing state of New Hampshire became a political battleground, as both the Republican and Democratic campaigns concentrated their efforts on turning out as many of their voters as possible.

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Dartmouth community rallies to help Asian tsunami victims

By Rebekah Rombom | January 4, 2005

With an estimated 150,000 dead and over 500,000 injured as a result of the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, the Dartmouth community is staging efforts to provide relief to victims in the affected regions. In a meeting Monday afternoon, a group of students, faculty and staff formulated ideas about ways in which the Dartmouth community could contribute to the relief effort.

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Alums call for immediate resignation, defend value of strong football program

By Hannah Plotkin | January 4, 2005

Bill Wellstead '63 thinks Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenburg should receive a pink slip as punishment for the Dean's recently revealed stance on the Dartmouth football program. Wellstead, who runs the Dartmouth Athletics weblog where he posts news articles and letters from fellow alumni, is just one of a growing number of alums who are angry over a personal letter that revealed Furstenberg's belief that the football program detracts from the academic mission of the College. Alumni are communicating these sentiments through different means.

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Furstenberg under fire for football comments

By Phil Salinger | December 23, 2004

WEB UPDATE, Dec. 23, 4:17 a.m. Controversy within the Dartmouth community continues to mount in response to the publication of a letter Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg wrote four years ago calling varsity football programs "a sacrifice to the academic quality and diversity of entering first-year classes." In the wake of this year's 1-9 season for the College's football team, some critics have called for Furstenberg's resignation. A recent article in the Valley News quoted pieces of the letter that precipitated the outcry -- a personal note to Swarthmore College President Alfred Bloom after that school cut its football team. "I am writing to commend you on the decision to eliminate football from your athletic offerings," Furstenberg wrote.

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