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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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SA to provide bicycles for campus

By Lizzie Wise | April 21, 2004

Although attendance was low at Tuesday night's Student Assembly meeting, members ploughed through a number of initiatives. Assembly President Janos Marton '04 and Treasurer Adam Small '04 met with a USA Today representative last week, securing a free month-long trial period of the Financial Times as part of the Collegiate Readership Program. "If it goes well, students can expect to get it next year," Marton said of the London-based economic newspaper. Marton also said that next year the program may include a double supply of The New York Times and the Boston Globe because those papers have shown to run out earlier in the day. At Tuesday night's meeting, the Assembly voted to fund the Rides Across Dartmouth program proposal, which would provide bicycles for campus use. After much debate over the efficacy of the program and the potential risks involved in bike loss, the proposal passed, allocating $1,200 for the purchase and maintenance of 10 bicycles for student use. The Student Services Committee, which sponsored the bill, explained that the bikes will be spray-painted a bold color, numbered and labeled with the appropriate liability and contact information to prevent theft or loss. Jacques Hebert '07 and Dave Zubricki '07 are in the process of organizing a Town Hall meeting between the administrators and students sometime this term.

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BG returns from 20 weeks off

By Matthew Kelly | April 21, 2004

Bones Gate fraternity's social probation period ended Tuesday, after 20 weeks of restrictions on house activity and close monitoring from Safety and Security. BG's probation was the longest finite period in the three-year history of the Organizational Adjudication Committee.

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Alumna gay rights lawyer recalls groundbreaking cases

By Zana Bugaighis | April 21, 2004

For Beth Robinson '86, the legal battle for gay rights has come to consume both her professional and personal lives. Robinson, who served co-counsel to the plaintiffs in a groundbreaking case over the legal rights of same-sex couples, spoke Tuesday evening at Sigma Delta Sorority about her involvement in the legal battle.

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Taking 'intellectual steroids' not considered cheating

By Jessica Spradling | April 21, 2004

While the use of illegal stimulants by some students may seem unfair to other students against whom they are graded, use of illegal drugs to enhance performance on tests is not considered cheating, according to the Academic Honor Code currently used by the College. The Academic Honor Principle was adopted by the College in 1962, and still serves as the major document, that governs academic honesty at Dartmouth.

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Students claim Ritalin 'more effective' than caffeine

By Kate Mulley | April 21, 2004

Members of the Dartmouth community may remember a classic episode of 'Saved by the Bell' when Jessie Spano, straight-A student and model feminist, falls victim to the evils of speed. Overwhelmed with work, the demands of being in a popular singing group with her friends and the allure of admission to Stanford, Jessie needs to take caffeine pills to keep her abreast of her studies and her future music career. While not every Dartmouth student can be as glamorous as Jessie, most students at Dartmouth have very demanding academic and extracurricular schedules.

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Police Blotter

April 21, 2004

April 13, Summer Street, 9:56 a.m. Hanover Police Captain Frank Moran spotted a 15-year-old female Hanover High student in possession of tobacco in the form of cigarettes near the school.

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