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Furstenberg reveals recipe for diversity

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Editor's note: While Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg may have only a short interaction with Dartmouth students, he plays a critical role in sustaining the Dartmouth experience year after year.





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Barry tapped to lead The D during 2005

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Colin Barry '06 will take over as the new president of The Dartmouth beginning in January, the newspaper's current directorate announced at its annual changeover ceremony Saturday evening. With Barry at the helm, the editors of The Dartmouth will manage a staff of over 125 student and professional employees and over $600,000 in self-amassed assets. Barry will supervise the business and news sides of the newspaper.


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Homelessness protesters wind up in trouble with law

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For most protests to gain any sort of notoriety, protesters must break a few laws. At Thursday's protest against homelessness, students did just that. Not only did 10 students break state law by sleeping outside, these protestors also unintentionally violated the College's egress laws by setting up a band that obstructed a stairway. The protesters' stated goal, though, wasn't civil disobedience.


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SA begins effort to post syllabi online

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At a time when everything from course readings to grades is posted online, Dartmouth students are often surprised to discover that updated course syllabi are not available to them during the course selection process. The Student Assembly wants to change that, although it is likely to face an uphill, protracted fight. Many professors have expressed concerns about the plan, said Vice President of Academic Affairs Steven Koutsavlis '05.




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Cartooning school opens doors in White River Jct.

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Looking to become a part of the only two-year cartooning program in America? You're going to need rent money for "dorm-like apartments" in White River Junction, Vt., a two-page comic about yourself, a snowman, a piece of fruit and a check for $28,000 made out to the Center for Cartoon Studies for tuition. The Center for Cartoon Studies held a major fundraising event at the Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction Thursday night.


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Gruber and Tonelli to attend elite biz conference

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Looking forward to a good dosage of schmoozing and elbow-rubbing, Dartmouth students Steve Gruber '05 and Alex Tonelli '06 will be attending an elite business conference in New York City this weekend, along with some of the top names in American industry. The conference allows college students interested in business to interact with top business executives.


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Early decision numbers plunge

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After a steady three-year increase of early decision applications to the College, the number of candidates has fallen to 1,171, a 9.1 percent decrease from last year's seven-year high of 1,278 applications. Dartmouth's admissions office will still be compiling applications through Thanksgiving, with an additional 20 expected to supplement the current figure. However, the last time the College experienced a decline in the number of early decision applicants occurred during the aftermath of the Sept.






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Behind capital campaign, Pelzel works to raise big bucks

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Editor's Note: This is the seventh in a multi-part series on the College's senior administration and the issues facing Dartmouth today and in the future. At a glitzy New York presentation Saturday, Dartmouth officially announced the start of its ambitious five-year, $1.3 billion capital campaign, the "Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience." The meeting was the first of hundreds whereby College leaders will travel across the country to send the message to invest in Dartmouth.