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Online facebook sees no end in sight for growth

By Kate Lyon | May 13, 2004

Three months after thefacebook.com was launched and some 60-odd days after it came to Dartmouth, the multi-school online photo directory has continued to rapidly expand -- reaping both social and entrepreneurial benefits.

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'07 pleads guilty to credit fraud

By Matthew Kelly | May 12, 2004

A freshman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing her friend's Capital One Visa credit card to purchase merchandise at the downtown fashion boutique Bella. Krysten Victoria Gibbs '07 of New Jersey admitted guilt to one count of fraudulent use of a credit card to buy $111 worth of clothing at Bella on Jan.

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Rockefeller Ctr. weblog generates few postings

By Jessica Chen | May 12, 2004

The Rockefeller Center unveiled its weblog at the beginning of Spring term, promising a new forum for student discussion, but despite the efforts of enthusiastic webmasters, the site has failed to generate much response. Rocky Blog has not seen more than three comments per post since its inception, with a strikingly large majority of the posts generating no response or only one comment. Weblogs feature postings arranged on a web page in chronological order.

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SA funds to keep library open longer during finals

By Lizzie Wise | May 12, 2004

At Tuesday night's brief Student Assembly meeting, the members unanimously passed a proposal to fund the extension of library hours during reading period and finals this term. The Assembly allocated up to $290 in order to defray the costs of keeping Baker-Berry Library open until 2 a.m. "We felt there was sufficient student demand for extended hours during these heavy study times," Steve Koutsavlis '05 said.

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Police Blotter

May 11, 2004

April 30, Lebanon Street, 10:29 a.m. Hanover Police executed a search warrant at 52 1/2 Lebanon Street in connection with a College-related drug investigation.

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Burling rallies Young Dems for governor's race

By Linzi Sheldon | May 11, 2004

New Hampshire Democratic State Rep. Peter Burling appeared Monday night before the College's Young Democrats to explain his withdrawal from the New Hampshire gubernatorial race and to urge students to rally around the Democratic Party in the race to defeat incumbent governor Craig Benson. Burling, New Hampshire's House minority leader, spoke briefly about his recent decision to withdraw from the statewide race.

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Upperclassmen sound off in speech contest

By Megan Peck | May 11, 2004

Public speaking may be most Americans' single greatest fear, but for five finalists in speech contests on Monday night, oratory proved both enjoyable and materially rewarding. Three seniors and two underclassmen participated in the final round of two competitions held annually by the Office of Speech -- the Benjamin F.

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Methadone clinic stymied by zoning

By Mark Henle | May 10, 2004

The nearby town of Lebanon recently nixed approval of a local methadone clinic when it realized its blunder in issuing a "retail" permit to the drug treatment facility. Officials had originally issued the permit to Habit Management -- a Boston-based company that owns 10 methadone clinics in Massachusetts and one in Manchester -- with the understanding that the clinic would be used as a "retail" space. City officials didn't recognize their mistake until Wednesday, when they promised residents that they would review the situation.

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Cartwright to leave Hood for San Diego

By Mark Herman | May 10, 2004

Derrick Cartwright will leave an impressive legacy on the Hood Museum of Art when he departs as its director in early September to lead the San Diego Museum of Art. "I've been here four years, and I guess, I'm graduating," Cartwright said. Despite budget cuts, Cartwright has expanded the museum through donations and grants, including a substantial contribution from the Class of 1948. "We've managed to really grow in the most ambitious ways," he said. College Provost Barry Scherr agreed on Cartwright's achievements.

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Davies concedes election to Hildreth

By Colin Barry | May 7, 2004

Ralph Davies '05 will not appeal the results of this week's election for Student Body President, despite losing to President-elect Julia Hildreth '05 by a single vote in a controversial and hard-fought election, Davies told The Dartmouth yesterday. "Now is a time to unify around Julia Hildreth and figure out how we can best serve the student body next year," Davies said.

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Minority summer programs get axe after Michigan rulings

By Zachary Goldstein | May 7, 2004

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles examining the far-reaching effects of last year's Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action. The May 1 deadline for high-school seniors to decide where they will be enrolling next year marked the conclusion of this year's college admissions process -- the first admissions cycle since the U.S.

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Students question choice of CEO as graduation speaker

By Tim Spellman | May 7, 2004

General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt '78 will speak at this year's commencement, while Kofi Annan, Sandra Day O'Connor, Bill Clinton and Jon Stewart are speaking at the graduations of other top universities -- a state of affairs that has riled many campus seniors. Seniors said that while Immelt may be a successful businessman, but that they had hoped for a speaker who boasts a more wide-ranging impact on the world -- not just the world economy. "I think it's a really uninteresting choice," Erika Easter '04 said.

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