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Not all profs hold class on Homecoming Friday

By Rebekah Rombom | October 29, 2004

Even though today is a day of classes according to the Dartmouth term calendar, many students will be able to begin their Homecoming festivities early, as several professors have cancelled class or opted to use the x-hour in lieu of holding regularly scheduled classes. The Principles on the College's calendar mandate that there be at least 47 days of classes per term. "When you're on a quarter system, there is limited flexibility -- for every day off, there is a day on," said College Registrar Polly Griffin. The Principles have been revised only twice since they were written in 1974, and they have never included a provision to make the Friday before Homecoming weekend an official College holiday. In spite of the regular schedule, Latin professor Holly Haynes, who teaches at 8:45 and 10 on Friday mornings, decided to use the x-hour for both classes instead of teaching on Friday. According to Haynes, she cancelled class under "pressure from the students, [because] they said they weren't going to show up." However, Haynes said that since she has scheduled class during this week's x-hour, the students won't be missing any instruction. Louis Shapiro, a visiting mathematics professor from Howard University, is not of the same mindset.

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College's Homecoming unique among Ivies

By Phil Salinger | October 29, 2004

At Dartmouth, students start looking forward to the Homecoming bonfire, parties and football game at the beginning of Fall term, and freshmen eagerly await the Freshman Sweep and other festivities on the Friday night of Homecoming.

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Trustee Francis takes top post at ad agency

By Kevin Garland | October 28, 2004

When Karen Francis '84 takes the helm of advertising agency Publicis & Hal Riney on Nov. 1, she will join the ranks of members of Dartmouth's Board of Trustees who boast heading a major company among their varied achievements. The Dartmouth alumna, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics, served most recently as a vice president at Ford Motor Company. At Dartmouth, Francis was the founding president of Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority, called Kappa Alpha Theta at the time, and worked in the French language labs.

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Kerry daughter comes to campus

By Linzi Sheldon | October 28, 2004

Potential first daughter Vanessa Kerry stepped in for her father in Hanover Wednesday, marching across campus to encourage Dartmouth students to choose Massachusetts Sen.

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Scherr provides lowdown on College's academic focus

By Dax Tejera | October 27, 2004

Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a multi-part series on the College's senior administration and the issues facing Dartmouth today and in the future. The provost is in many ways at the helm of the academic experience of a university, even if most students may be unfamiliar with the job's duties.

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Chem. researcher files suit against College

By Stuart A. Reid | October 27, 2004

A Dartmouth researcher has slapped the College with a lawsuit alleging he was demoted after he alerted authorities about a laboratory's dangerous x-ray machine, but College officials have kept mum since filing an answer in court Sept.

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After years, Kresge sees improvements

By Hannah Plotkin | October 27, 2004

Kresge Fitness Center is providing its devotees with something to celebrate instead of bemoan: Two new elliptical trainers, one treadmill and a complete set of dumbbells are now gracing the perennially- crowded gym. The new cardio machines, especially, are intended to alleviate the constant crunch in Kresge, where elliptical machines are usually unavailable without a reservation well in advance. Before the recent installations, the gym had six ellipticals, four treadmill and a rundown set of dumbbells. Fitness Center manager Sarah Berger said that even a few new machines can accommodate about 75 people more per day, if they are used continuously in half-hour shifts.

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Local man rescued from Conn. River

By Alex Belser | October 26, 2004

Rescuers were worried that he would not make it in the chilly currents of the Connecticut River. But adrift and treading water after falling from his boat, all Christopher Andreasson could think of was his dog, Gabby. The 53-year-old Andreasson of Wilder, Vt., was rescued just south of the Ledyard Bridge around 6 p.m.

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Wright addresses general faculty

By Dax Tejera | October 26, 2004

College President James Wright presided over the 2004 annual meeting of the general faculty yesterday, where he addressed a wide variety of issues, including expansion of the Dartmouth faculty, an upcoming report examining concerns about responsible endowment investment and a building spree that will expand the campus. Wright began his 40-minute speech saying that he believes the College is stronger today than any time in his 35-year career at Dartmouth.

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Police Blotter

October 26, 2004

Oct. 19, 11:28 p.m., South Main Street A 29-year-old male was taken into protective custody after creating a disturbance in the Hanover Inn lobby by yelling "What a [expletive] lovely pumpkin display!" The intoxicated male, who had previously trespassed in the Hanover Inn, was later released from the police station. Oct.

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Ramadan fasting provides students time for reflection

By Jessica Chen | October 26, 2004

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which requires fasting during the day, began Oct. 15 -- right in the middle of Dartmouth midterms. But many of Dartmouth's Muslim students said balancing religious observance and work hasn't proved too difficult so far, even if they sometimes feel a little weak during the day. Shamis Mohamud '08 said fasting actually helps her to work. "It is easy to balance religion along with schoolwork because my religion helps me focus my mind and work towards an academic goal," Mohamud said. Some less observant Muslim students said they fast in order to feel part of a community, but don't do it if their schoolwork will be compromised. Canmert Koral '07 said he doesn't feel too badly if he doesn't make it through the whole month of fasting. It's more of a social thing than a religious necessity," he said.

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Youth turnout key to election, panel argues

By Jinah Roe | October 26, 2004

The upcoming presidential election will be close, important and historic, professors from Dartmouth and other colleges predicted at a panel held Monday afternoon in the Rockefeller Center. The panel's participants, Brown University political science professor James Morone, St.

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