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Campus Cupid creators to launch website for grads to access

By Kate Mulley | May 26, 2004

Four months after Campus Cupid's launch promised students a new means of finding love at Dartmouth, the dating service has a new website in the works. While the timing of the website leaves graduating seniors without an opportunity to take advantage of its services while on campus, the creators hope it will spark a new interest in the dating service, which has competed for interest with another recent online match-up site, thefacebook.com. The website is not yet up and running, but creators Jessica Ward '04 and Lisa Volpe '04 said underclassmen have expressed interest in continuing in Campus Cupid after graduation. Still, the website begs the question of whether or not students will embrace a service that many doubted in the first place. Kate Davison '07 sent in a profile for the first round but didn't actually choose any profiles from the ones she was sent. "I wasn't sure if people were taking it seriously and writing genuine self-descriptions," Davison said. Jess Blanch '05 was not on campus for Winter term but said her perception of Campus Cupid was that people did not take it very seriously.

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Library jobs long on time for studying

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a multi-part series on employment conditions for students at the College. As far as campus jobs go, working at Baker-Berry Library is the employment equivalent of an all-expenses-paid vacation: cushy and much sought-after. Ryan Abraham '04 chose to work at the library because it affords him ample study time and good pay. "Who wouldn't want to get paid 20 bucks to sit for three hours and study?

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Stats class questions social norms

By Kristen Kelley | May 25, 2004

Students have long casually poked fun at the College's social norms program, renowned for distributing colorful posters and free Nalgene water bottles with information on alcohol use at Dartmouth.

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The Blend, Topside attract student workers at DDS

By Anna Parachkevova | May 25, 2004

Editor's note: This is the third in a multi-part series on employment conditions for students at the College. Thayer Dining Hall, home to several campus dining facilities, is a place for those looking to make money as well as for those looking to spend it. The Blend and Topside convenience store are two of the most popular spots for student customers, as well as for a disproportionately high number of student employees who choose to work there. The unequal distribution of student employees within Dartmouth Dining Services stems from student preferences for less work-intensive jobs rather than a product of DDS efforts to match the nature of the work with students' qualifications, employees said. "They pick that because there is less to do there," full-time DDS employee Joska Reid said.

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Course evals vary by dept., professor

By Mark Herman | May 25, 2004

As Spring term draws to a close, many professors will be distributing course evaluation forms, but the forms' lack of standardization is prompting calls from some students and faculty members for an institution-wide assessment system. The evaluations vary widely across departments and individual professors.

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Police Blotter

May 25, 2004

May 16, Massachusetts Row, 7:23 p.m. A 36-year-old male College employee had a Kyocera cell phone stolen from his motor vehicle, which was parked near Thayer dining hall.

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Relay for Life raises $45,000 and attracts 1,000 for cancer research

By Kristen Kelley | May 24, 2004

Add a mud fight, a few beers and more committed participants to the scene at Dartmouth's Memorial Field Friday night, and the torrential downpour may have provoked a reenactment of Alpha Delta fraternity's Green Key lawn party. Early Friday evening, participants in the first annual Relay for Life set up sleeping bags, tents and food stations to stay overnight at the track.

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Campus addresses caterpillar problem

By Alix Cody | May 24, 2004

In a perhaps-unprecedented occurrence, Dartmouth's campus has become inundated with bugs, as thousands of caterpillars have emerged to swarm the walls of Dartmouth Hall, block entryways and drop from the trees onto the heads of unsuspecting students. "I've been here 28 years.

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Palaeopitus inducts new 2005 delegation

By Mark Henle | May 21, 2004

Palaeopitus, the senior society that represents the student body to administrators and facilitates communication among campus groups, announced its next year's members Wednesday. Each year, the group's 20 current members select rising seniors of diverse backgrounds to represent the undergraduate student body.

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Slew of big gifts predate capital drive

By Dax Tejera | May 21, 2004

The last three months have seen a rash of multi-million dollar donations endowing new academic centers, buildings and institutes for Dartmouth's undergraduate and graduate students and faculty. The gifts come under the "silent phase" of Dartmouth's latest capital campaign, which the College has been operating since July 2002.

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Gym's student workers praise monitoring jobs

By Anna Parachkevova | May 21, 2004

Editor's note: This is the second in a multi-part series on employment conditions for students at the College. Not all students frequent the Alumni Gym to fight for elliptical machines or tone their biceps. Sean Furey '04 is one of those rare students who find themselves in the gym not to work out but to get paid for monitoring activities and ensuring the safety of others. Sitting at the front desk of Kresge Fitness Center, Furey answers the phone, collects College ID cards of people rushing through the door and checks out sports equipment. In another section of the gym, Michael Hipps '05 sits with a life float in his lap, watching swimmers make laps up and down the lanes of the Karl Michael Swimming Pool. To ensure that they are prepared to act in case of an emergency, all student employees are required to take a CPR test as part of their formal training. "It's a pretty safe pool," Hipps said.

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Coke bottles Dartmouth Spring Water

By Kevin Garland | May 21, 2004

Students expressed a mixture of indignation and apathy concerning the recent revelation that Dartmouth Spring Water is bottled by a subsidiary of Coca-Cola and that the pop-up caps have been changed to flat, twist-off caps. With an image of Baker Tower on its label and promises of New Hampshire springs, the Dartmouth Spring Water bottles appear to be produced locally.

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Student employees at Hop praise its variety of job opportunities

By Anna Parachkevova | May 20, 2004

Editor's note: This is the first in a multi-part series on employment conditions for students at the College. Selling tickets, stage managing, monitoring an art exhibition, wiping tables or washing dishes in the cafeteria -- many jobs, one location. The Hopkins Center is not just a site for esoteric Scandinavian dance ensemble performances.

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Court releases new details on Greek thefts

By Matthew Kelly | May 20, 2004

New details have been released regarding property stolen from the College and Greek houses April 14 and 15, including a list of the pilfered items. Five of eight accused Middlebury College students copped a plea with prosecutors Tuesday that lowered the charge of "theft by unauthorized taking" from a Class A to a Class B Misdemeanor.

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College's endowment jumps by 16 percent

By Michael Reeves | May 20, 2004

A 16 percent increase in Dartmouth's endowment and other financial successes have led to a projected operating budget surplus of over $5 million for fiscal year 2004, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Adam Keller said. Keller, the College's chief financial officer, said Dartmouth plans for a balanced budget every year and that the projected surplus resulted from the strong investment performance, unexpected increases in alumni giving and success in controlling expenses. College Provost Barry Scherr noted that it was not yet determined how the surplus funds will be used. "We would decide how to allocate any surplus after the current fiscal year closes.

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