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Under Wright, student-admin. relations vary widely

By Mark Herman | September 10, 2004

Dartmouth's administration, led by the 16-member Board of Trustees and College President James Wright along with deans involved with student and faculty affairs, has focused on priorities including increasing diversity and expanding facilities in recent years. The much-maligned Student Life Initiative is one example of how the administration sets goals and follows through with them over the years ahead.

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The D: Dartmouth's premier school of journalism

By Megh Duwadi | September 10, 2004

Six hours every day. That's how long the offices on the second floor of Robinson Hall are quiet when The Dartmouth is in production. The rest of the time -- from 7 a.m., when carriers arrive to begin deliveries, until 1 a.m., when the last night editor leaves -- students are working to put out "The D," the campus' only daily source of news and opinion. Founded in 1799 by a student group that included Daniel Webster (Class of 1801), The Dartmouth is the oldest college newspaper in the United States.

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Dartmouth Outing Club boasts high membership

By Kristen Kelley | September 10, 2004

From the western hunter to the mountain skier to the avid climber, the Dartmouth Outing Club provides ample opportunities to explore the wilderness, to hike the Appalachian Trail and to kayak rapids on the Connecticut River. In addition to the offering of 11 student-run clubs, the Outing Club is credited for the 1911 founding of Winter term's big celebration -- Winter Carnival, weekend of such traditions as the ice sculpture, polar bear swim and, until its much-lamented demise four years ago, Psi Upsilon's "keg jump." Founded 95 years ago to "stimulate interest in out-of-door winter sports," the Outing Club boasts both more members than any other student organization on campus and a longer history than any other college outing club in the nation. Paddle On Among the most popular of Outing Club affiliates, the Ledyard Canoe Club rents out whitewater and flatwater kayaks and canoes from their Outing Club just a short walk down the hill from the Treehouses and River Cluster on a seasonal basis to students interested in looking for a little excitement in between classes.

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Wireless campus brims with high technology

By Zachary Goldstein | September 10, 2004

There's a reason why an overwhelming majority of the College opts for laptop computers. With a wireless network blanketing the entire campus, from the library to the dorms to the middle of the Green, students can access the Internet and (more importantly) BlitzMail from anywhere on campus, without plugging in. In October 2002, Wired Magazine even dubbed the college "Unplugged U." for its widespread use of wireless technology.

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Famous politicians, musicians bask in Hanover spotlight

By Lindsay Barnes | September 10, 2004

For a small college situated in the New Hampshire wilderness, Dartmouth has attracted many non-academic celebrities to campus, ranging from talented musical artists to sports legends and high-ranking politicians. Popular occasions for celebrities to visit campus include the Commencement and Reunion period, when keynote speakers address the graduating class and other prominent figures receive honorary degrees from the College. President Bill Clinton's Commencement address in 1995 is likely the most recent notable arrival of a public figure on the Hanover plain.

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Student Assembly plans for increased professionalism in '04-'05

By Katherine Harrison | September 10, 2004

Incoming freshmen are encouraged to jump directly into student government at Dartmouth College. Dartmouth's student government is the Student Assembly, and while Assembly officers are elected every Spring term by the student body, freshman representatives are elected during Fall term, after they matriculate, to represent their dorm clusters. This year's Student Body President is Julia Hildreth '05.

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FORMER COLLEGE PRESIDENT McLAUGHLIN DIES

By Megh Duwadi | August 26, 2004

David T. McLaughlin, a member of the Class of 1954 who, as Dartmouth's 14th president, oversaw a campus-wide building boom and enacted fundamental changes in the Dartmouth Plan, died Wednesday morning in Dillingham, Alaska's Woodriver Lodge while on a fishing trip with friends and his two grown sons. The cause of McLaughlin's death was not immediately clear, although several people close to the retired president said he died of natural causes in his sleep.

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FORMER COLLEGE PRESIDENT McLAUGHLIN DIES

By Megh Duwadi | August 25, 2004

WEB UPDATE -- Aug. 25, 9:49 p.m. David T. McLaughlin, a member of the Class of 1954 who, as Dartmouth's 14th president, oversaw a campus-wide building boom and enacted fundamental changes in the Dartmouth Plan, died Wednesday morning in the wilderness of Alaska while on a fishing trip with friends and his two grown sons. The cause of McLaughlin's death was not immediately clear, although several people close to the retired president, who was 72, said he died of natural causes. McLaughlin suffered a heart attack during the first year of his term and had a history of heart trouble, but was not generally regarded as being in poor health. He was president from 1981 to 1987, and was known for a corporate approach to the job that was both a source of outside praise, particularly among alumni impressed with his fundraising prowess, as well as faculty criticism. Indeed, McLaughlin's resume read largely like a roadmap through some of the most prominent destinations in corporate America.

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