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Skiway gears up to host Special Olympics

By Kristen Kelley | January 21, 2005

Despite forecasts of unbearably cold weather and last-minute changes to courses and event schedules, a record number of volunteers and over 140 participating teams are eagerly anticipating the third annual Winter Special Olympics set to take place Saturday at the Dartmouth Skiway. The recent cold front caused freezing complications and forced the winter games management team to make last-minute changes to the games' structure, games director Pete Bleyler said. Due to the freezing of Garipay Field, the designated location for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, those events must shift to the Skiway, where a 100-meter course was created with artificial snow.

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Harvard pres. under fire for comments on women

By Rebekah Rombom | January 20, 2005

Harvard University President Lawrence Summers' controversial comments at a conference last week about women in math and science have elicited a swift and fervent response from both male and female academics across the country, including those at Dartmouth. At a Friday conference entitled, "Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce: Women, Underrepresented Minorities and their S.

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Tuck Dean named to General Mills board

By Hannah Plotkin | January 20, 2005

Minneapolis-based retail food giant General Mills enhanced its relationship with Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business recently when it elected the school's dean, Paul Danos, to its 13-member board of directors. Danos will join Stephen Demeritt '65 Tu'66, the board's vice chairman, and Christina Shea Tu'77, the president of the General Mills Foundation, to advise the company at formal meetings five to six times a year. Danos, who also serves on the boards of BJ's Wholesale Club and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, said he is excited for the opportunity to participate in a corporation as distinguished as General Mills. "I think it's really kind of an exciting prospect to be involved with a company whose brand is so well-known and whose products are used in so many households," Danos said. General Mills, best known for its cereal brands that include Cheerios, also markets Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Yoplait yogurt and Betty Crocker and Pillsbury baked goods. Given the company's products, which are bought and consumed by much of the nation, Danos indicated he felt a strong sense of duty in his prominent new position. "It's a big responsibility, I think, to make it [General Mills' product] as healthful as possible and affordable as possible, as it affects the lives of a lot of people," Danos said. Danos' association with the Tuck School, whose alumni are influential in the General Mills organization, was instrumental in his election to the Board. "Tuck has always had several people in the management of the corporation, so Tuck has a relationship," Danos said.

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Cold forces students indoors for Jan., Feb.

By AnnMary Mathew | January 20, 2005

Despite last week's unusually mild weather, Dartmouth students should put away their tanning oil in favor of mittens and scarves, as Hanover's typical subzero temperatures descended Tuesday and will likely not ease up soon. The cold weather has many staying inside to avoid the dangerous cold.

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SA joins up with Ivy Council once more

By Elise Waxenberg | January 19, 2005

Just over a year after formally severing ties with the Dartmouth chapter of the Ivy Council, the Student Assembly voted to reestablish relations with the body Tuesday, narrowly achieving the three-quarters majority necessary for the constitutional change after extensive debate that caused a motion for instant-runoff voting to be tabled until next week. Ivy Council, an organization comprised of student government delegations from the eight Ivy League schools, meets once per term and will convene at Dartmouth in the spring. Logistical issues caused Dartmouth's Ivy Council to effectively break off from the Assembly three years ago and become a Council on Student Organizations-sponsored group. "The benefits didn't outweigh the consequences of this decision," amendment co-sponsor Dave Zubricki '07 said of the earlier decision he attempted to rectify. Dealing with budget constraints of its own, COSO insisted this year that several of its recognized organizations seek outside sources of funding. Russell Lane '06, who headed Dartmouth's Ivy Council during his last three terms on campus, introduced the legislation.

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CFS party guidelines under examination

By Dan Duray | January 19, 2005

Although it was open to the entire campus, an audience of mainly Coed, Fraternity and So rority presidents and social chairs advocated for CFS houses to bear more responsibility in social events management procedures at a SEMP review committee forum held Tuesday night at Phi Delta Alpha fraternity. Tuesday's meeting was part of an ongoing effort to reach out to students to gain suggestions about the policy.

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Police Blotter

January 19, 2005

Jan. 12, Lebanon Street, 4:03 p.m. Hanover Police responded to a Hanover High School student's complaint that his iPod had been stolen from his unlocked locker.

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Ivy League falls out of favor with big business

By Kelsey Blodget | January 18, 2005

Presumably, Dartmouth students pay $40,000 a year for an elite education because they expect to be compensated for it some day, likely with job opportunities after graduation. But a recent study by two University of Pennsylvania professors suggests that public school graduates might be getting the sweeter and cheaper deal. The study found that hiring trends among Fortune 100 companies are shifting against the Ivy League's favor.

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Allison's keynote stresses civil, gay rights similarities

By Stuart A. Reid | January 18, 2005

Amid controversy regarding her selection as the College's Martin Luther King Day keynote speaker, Dorothy Allison used the occasion to reflect on the similarities between the civil rights movement and the contemporary gay rights struggle Monday night in Moore Theater. Still, the white lesbian activist and noted author conceded that, like some black students interviewed by The Dartmouth before her speech, she too wondered why she was chosen for the occasion. "Should not a black person already have been asked to do this?" Allison said before the sold-out audience. But Allison remained unfazed.

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Greek leaders question OAC, social policies

By Jennifer Garfinkel | January 18, 2005

Psi Upsilon fraternity will come off social probation Tuesday at midnight, after a two-week period sanctioned Fall term. The College dispensed the probation after finding Psi U in possession of several illegal kegs of beer last October. Although the probation was justified on the basis of College policy, Psi U was frustrated by the way the infraction was handled, fraternity president Rawson Daniel '05 said. "The College's keg policy is clear, and we were found in violation of the policy, but I was upset with the way the College handled the whole process," Daniel said.

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Physical Ed. enforces helmet law

By Jessica Chen | January 18, 2005

After almost a year of intensive treatment following a serious ski class injury, Christina Porter '06 passed away last night amid renewed efforts by the Dartmouth athletic department to step up safety endeavors for winter PE classes. The athletic department first made ski helmets mandatory for all ski and snowboarding classes this past November after Porter's parents called for a helmet requirement in light of her Feb.

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MLK speaker choice sparks debate

By Stuart A. Reid | January 17, 2005

Controversy surrounds the College's choice of Dorothy Allison, a white lesbian activist and writer, to commemorate Martin Luther King Day with a sold-out speech at the Moore Theater Monday night, with some Dartmouth community members describing her selection as a perversion of the holiday. Allison, who has written about sex, poverty and violence in several award-winning books, will give the keynote address as part of the College's three-week-long celebration of the slain civil rights leader.

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Zoning woes may delay development

By Alix Cody | January 17, 2005

Proponents of increased residential development of the Rivercrest site, north of the College off Route 10, may have to wait another year for a town vote deciding whether the area will be rezoned. The new development would provide more housing, including more affordable options, for Dartmouth faculty and staff. The College has plans to expand the development, which is part of the larger Dresden village encompassing properties from Reservoir Road to areas lying north of the Chieftain Motor Inn, from the 61 existing units to a proposed 300 units. The plan for new apartments, townhouses and single-family homes will work in conjunction with town plans to revamp the entire area. Expansion plans may be delayed, however, if the zoning amendment that would allow development to go forward is not ready in time for residents to vote on it at a May town meeting. According to Tim McNamara, a project manager for the Dartmouth Real Estate Office, it appeared after meeting with Hanover officials that there was insufficient progress in the town's planning for the Dresden village district to vote on the amendment this year, a delay that would force the vote to be postponed until May 2006. "It would be a stretch to get a well thought-out proposal, but without the rezoning, we can't develop Rivercrest," McNamara said. The Rivercrest area is a desirable spot for dense residential construction because of its proximity to the College and its already-existing municipal water and sewer lines. If the plan goes through, residential density would grow from the current 1.8 units per acre to 8.5 units per acre. The proposed development, however, would also provide commercial, recreational and open space and would likely lead to improved public transportation, including a strong bus route, McNamara said. "It would be a great place to have a more dense residential population," he added. Hanover developed a master plan to improve the Dresden village area in late 2003.

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College to compensate for lost Pell Grants

By John Mitchell | January 17, 2005

Dartmouth College will pay more than $50,000 to bail out students who will lose portions of their Pell Grants in 2005-2006 because of changes in the way the federal government calculates need for its largest financial-aid program, which offers up to about $4,000 to five million students each year. Allowances for state taxes were lowered in the formula for determining grant eligibility, resulting in students losing an average of about $100 of grant funds.

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