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Google, colleges team up to provide research tools

By Alix Cody | April 27, 2004

With the multitude of information available on the Internet, online researchers often face difficulties finding useful, reputable sources. That is why universities and other institutions around the globe are now creating "superarchives," digital depositories of scholarly material from faculty.

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Heat may affect SIDS, med school study finds

By Mark Henle | April 27, 2004

Overheating can significantly increase the chance of a newborn succumbing to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, researchers at Dartmouth Medical School determined in a study presented to the American Physiological Society on April 18. The researchers found that inhibiting breathing and increasing the temperature of newborn piglets by as little as four to five degrees Fahrenheit produced prolonged periods of unstable breathing. SIDS accounts for 2,500 deaths in the United States each year, and affects roughly one in 2,000 infants.

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College: Recruiting weekend a hit with '08s

By Kate Lyon | April 26, 2004

With good weather, enthusiastic hosts and no significant run-ins with the law, Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg called this weekend's Dimensions of Dartmouth "as good a weekend as we've had." The main goal of Dimensions -- to showcase Dartmouth and convince prospective members of the Class of 2008 that their futures lie in Hanover -- seemed to have been realized, according to Casey Ley '07, a student host.

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Students march in D.C. for abortion rights

By Michael Krauthamer | April 26, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Dissatisfied with what they described as the Bush administration's attacks on reproductive freedoms and global policies that hurt women, nine Dartmouth students were among hundreds of thousands of pro-choice supporters who demonstrated in Washington, D.C.

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GE CEO Immelt '78 draws crowds to Tuck conference

By Jessica Chen | April 26, 2004

Dartmouth undergraduates, Tuck students, entrepreneurs, investors and alumni poured into the Tuck School of Business Saturday for Greener Ventures 2004, an annual entrepreneurship conference that featured a keynote address and fireside chat with Jeffrey Immelt '78, chairman and CEO of General Electric. Immelt emphasized that there exists an initiative at GE to cultivate a culture of innovation and new ideas.

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Candidates spar in SA debate

By Lizzie Wise | April 23, 2004

Student Assembly presidential candidates sounded off at the first debate of the election season, as Greek issues dominated a pointed, hour-long discourse at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Juniors Jim Baehr, Ralph Davies, Julia Hildreth and Dave Wolkoff answered heated questions concerning the Assembly's Greek relations and College policies towards houses, among other issues. Davies, Hildreth and Wolkoff are members of Phi Delta Alpha fraternity, Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, respectively.

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'08s flood College for 'Dimensions'

By Kate Lyon | April 23, 2004

A flood of admitted members of the Class of 2008 has already descended on campus to experience Dartmouth life first-hand, although the College hopes that the Dimensions of Dartmouth weekend will not include fraternity basements and trips to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dimensions weekend commenced Thursday when more than 500 of the recently regular-decision admitted '08s arrived in Hanover to attend panels, receptions and information sessions and to stay with student hosts in College dormitories. Current students residing off-campus or in Greek houses are not eligible to host prospective students. Assistant Director of Admissions Lauren Foley '03 said that although many early-admitted students will also be on campus for the Dimensions weekend, housing arrangements are only provided for regular-decision accepted students. This year's particularly large group, approximately 150 more than last year according to Foley, almost resulted in a hosting crunch. "There was a point last night when we didn't have enough student hosts," said Foley, "But we sent out a blitz to the '07 class and got a massive influx of blitzes back.

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Campus to host camp for admissions prep

By Zachary Goldstein | April 23, 2004

High school students will come to the Dartmouth campus this summer not just to participate in debate or volleyball programs, but to seek a leg up in the for the increasingly competitive college admissions process. Dartmouth will play host this summer to an 11-day program called College Admissions Advantage, put on by Academic Study Associates.

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USA Today editor resigns amid scandal

By Kate Lyon | April 22, 2004

Karen Jurgenson, editor of USA Today, the nation's largest newspaper, resigned recently amid scandal regarding erroneous articles submitted by star reporter Jack Kelley. The sudden Tuesday resignation came a week after the paper's publisher, Craig Moon, received a report from a group of outside journalists asked to investigate the validity of Kelley's articles and how it was possible they were published by USA Today without detecting the deceptions. The report, currently confidential but projected to be released publicly later in the week, also called for USA Today to recommend ways it might make amends for its previous mistakes regarding Kelley's reporting. Kelley resigned under pressure in January after he was found to have fabricated material in several major articles over a 10-year period, including an article that was the basis for one of Kelley's five nominations for the Pulitzer Prize. It is unclear whether Jurgenson resigned under pressure or voluntarily, but her abrupt departure from the paper is the first instance where a senior editor has taken responsibility for Kelley's fraudulent journalism. Regardless of the reason for Jurgenson's departure, the news of her resignation was met with much regret from her former colleagues. Peter Prichard '66, former editor of the USA Today, called the situation "a tragedy." "Karen was as distressed and as saddened by the events as anyone," said Prichard.

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Trustee candidate works as U. Ga. administrator

By Dax Tejera | April 22, 2004

Among the candidates for the alumni trustee seat opening in June, Daniel Papp '69 is distinguished by his experience working in higher education for over 30 years. Papp, senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs of the University System of Georgia, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth in 1969.

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Focus on competition brings debate to relay

By Kristen Kelley | April 22, 2004

As the Relay for Life cancer research charity run draws near, competition on campus has intensified as athletic teams vie for first place in collecting the most donations, and Dartmouth organizers watch how they compare with the rest of the Ivy League. "It is the first year for all the Ivies to be participating, and the goal is to raise the most money in the Ivy League," said event organizer Jeff DellaVolpe '04.

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Sudikoff expansion to be finished by fall 2004

By Colin Barry | April 22, 2004

The College's computer science faculty may focus primarily on issues in cyberspace, but in recent years, the department has found itself badly in need of office space, too. The answer is a $4.2 million expansion of Sudikoff Hall, begun Fall term of 2003 and expected to be completed by this fall.

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