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April 11, 2026
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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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Students lean to Kerry but identify as independents, study finds

By Kevin Garland | April 20, 2004

Sen. John Kerry is running laps around President George W. Bush in the college-aged arena, according to a study by the Harvard Institute of Politics, whose recent poll credited Kerry with a 10 percent lead over Bush. In a survey of 1,205 students at colleges and universities nationwide, 48 percent of students chose Kerry and 38 percent chose Bush when asked how they would vote if the election were tomorrow. At the same time, 41 percent of the same students identified themselves as independent or unaffiliated with a political party.

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New IM softball fields pose host of challenges

By Megan Peck | April 20, 2004

Dartmouth undergraduates who signed up for intramural softball this spring may be disappointed to learn that they won't be walking onto carefully-shaped pitcher's mounds or manicured outfields this year. The College turned over the former softball fields to the town of Hanover to build a new middle school, and intramural softball participants have since been forced to play on grass fields. This decision has affected a large group of students on campus -- softball is one of Dartmouth's most popular intramural sports, with 12 different leagues and almost 80 teams playing in total.

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For '04, deadline pressures prompted honor code violation

By Megan Spillane | April 20, 2004

Most students found responsible for Academic Honor Code violations serve their suspensions quietly, preferring to stay tight-lipped about a subject that usually prompts rumor rather than public discussion. But Gino Beniamino '04, found responsible for an unintentional violation of the Academic Honor Principle in winter 2002, will tell his story today during a community hour at noon in Collis Common Ground. Beniamino was found responsible for making use of material in a lab partner's report in an unauthorized way.

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Expert: U.S. at risk of cyberterrorism

By Tim Spellman | April 19, 2004

Cyberterrorism expert Andy Cutts of Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies addressed the Dickey Center's War and Peace discussion panel Friday, briefing the group on Operation Livewire, a recent nationwide cyberterror simulation that tested America's preparedness in the event of a major cyber attack. Cutts spoke specifically about the possibility of a sustained, campaign-level attack on the United States' computing networks, such as banking, law enforcement, energy and emergency response networks, by an unknown adversary.

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With MCATs over, pre-meds take time to relax

By Steven Orbuch | April 19, 2004

Many Dartmouth pre-medical juniors rested easy Saturday night, having completed about eight hours of multiple-choice questions in a high-stakes test that may make or break their chances at medical school. Medical College Admissions Test taker Samantha Schilling '05 called her parents following the exam, went out to dinner and then called it an early evening. "I played a lot of [beer] pong after it was done," pre-med Andrew Bates '05 said. Pre-meds filed into Wilder Hall early Saturday morning to take the MCAT, a standardized exam that tests critical thinking and problem-solving skills and requires a significant scientific background. The exam is primarily multiple-choice, with three sections testing verbal reasoning, physical sciences and biological sciences, but also includes two writing samples. Zach Rubeo '05 said he arrived at the exam site before 8 a.m.

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Dartmouth students 'reinvent' Earth Day

By Kristen Kelley | April 19, 2004

While the rest of the nation will be celebrating a single, 24-hour-long Earth Day this year, Dartmouth's environmental groups have taken it one step further, expanding the event into "Earth Week." To combat a perceived drop in interest in environmental events, Sarah Uhl '07 decided to step forward to implement a new Earth Day dimension to the Dartmouth campus. "Reinventing Earth Week" was proposed in early February at an environmental roundtable discussion -- a semiweekly meeting of representatives from different environmental clubs on campus. Uhl collaborated with a few other activists to begin the preparation of the week-long event.

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College commemorates poet alum's 100th birthday

By Michael Reeves | April 19, 2004

Dartmouth is marking the 100th birthday of eminent poet Richard Eberhart '26 with a host of festivities, including a celebration renaming Sanborn Library's poetry reading room in his honor. English professor Alan Gaylord spoke at a recent commemorative event, which also included readings of Eberhart's poetry by faculty and students. Gaylord said after the event that Eberhart produced "a body of work that will last," and that his poetry included "striking examples of the white-hot fusion of passion and intellect." Eberhart was born on April 5, 1904, in Austin, Minn.

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Assault expert warns of dangers of 'date rape' label

By Steven Orbuch | April 16, 2004

Noted researcher David Lisak identified the dangers surrounding society's use of the "date rapist" label in a Thursday evening lecture at Collis Common Ground. "The problem with the term 'date rapist' is that 'date' serves as a qualifier for the act; it helps to show that there is something different from their act and real rape," Lisak said. Lisak also said the term "date rapist" has made it particularly difficult for courts to convict accused offenders because the date rapist image is largely non-threatening. To many, the date rapist is the "nice guy" who drank too much, whose unpremeditated action was a result of miscommunication and someone who wouldn't rape again. Lisak said, however, this image is utterly wrong. Although the date rapist slips beneath the radar because he is not a stranger who carries a knife, wears a ski mask or jumps out of an alleyway, "rapists are rapists," Lisak said. Moreover, Lisak presented empirical evidence which argued that any rapist would most likely be a repeat offender, and that date rapists are particularly driven to premeditate their crimes because they choose to act without using weapons. At present, the overwhelming majority of rapes go unreported.

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