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Staff plenty, patrons few at Lone Pine

By AnnMary Mathew | November 20, 2003

While the number of students employed at Lone Pine Tavern has been cut significantly since major menu changes went into place this fall, an even bigger decline in the number of patrons has left employees with few students to serve for much of the evening, according to some student workers. Employment at the Tavern was cut back significantly this fall.

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Panelists: Soviet fall had multiple causes

By Liz Yepsen | November 19, 2003

The fall of the Soviet Union can be attributed to a combination of economic, military and political factors, according to panelists at yesterday's discussion, "The Implosion of a Super Power: Why the Soviet Union Fell." Panelist Kenneth Yalowitz, U.S.

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Accounts vary on flag confiscation

By Matthew Kelly | November 19, 2003

While accounts differ on why a Safety and Security officer confiscated a Confederate flag from a demonstrator at Howard Dean's speech last Thursday, some claim that the College violated its own free speech protections by confiscating the flag. As Dean walked onto the Alumni Hall stage, approximately nine students in the audience unfurled Confederate flags to greet the candidate.

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Assembly discusses alumni proposal, student rights

By Kevin Garland | November 19, 2003

The Student Assembly discussed a recent proposal to change the College's Alumni Association constitution, with several members advocating a postponement of the vote on the measure. Student Body President Noah Riner '06 was concerned about the disparity in opinion about the amendments to the constitution -- which would combine the Association of Alumni and the much smaller Alumni Council -- and the small amount of time before alumni will vote. "If [the alumni vote] is as controversial as some people say it is, it needs more time to figure it out," Riner said. The Assembly decided to find more information about the proposal while attempting to get local young alumni involved in the issue.

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Gay marriage ruling sparks debate

By Jenn Buck | November 19, 2003

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made history yesterday morning, issuing a 4-3 decision in favor of striking down a ban on gay marriage. The high court's decision reflected the majority opinion that government attorneys "failed to identify any constitutionally adequate reason" to deny gay couples the right to legally wed.

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Students relate coming out stories

By Vivian Chung | November 19, 2003

A panel of eight current students shared their personal experiences on sexuality in a panel discussion entitled "DON'T Yell Fag from the Porch II" at Alpha Delta Fraternity yesterday. Addressing a packed house, some panelists reviewed their personal coming-out stories while others spoke about their experiences with dealing with GLBT issues on sports team and in the Greek system. Before coming to Dartmouth, some panelists didn't realize "there was a world outside heterosexuality," said Kate Huyett '05. Other panelist said they only realized that they could relate to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer issues when they arrived on campus, but were still reluctant to come out of the closet. Taica Hsu '06 realized that college was the place where people could "reinvent themselves" and "show their true colors." However he said he decided not to come out in the beginning and remained "closeted" most of his freshmen year. Chelsea Voake '06 spoke about how she felt that the "question of sexuality is so irrelevant to one's definition" as a person.

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Aljazeera presses 'right to speak up'

By Jenn Buck | November 18, 2003

Their news coverage has been accused of inciting violence against U.S. troops in Iraq; their reporters thrown in jail for "supporting and financing" the Al-Qaida terrorist network; and their stations have been bombed repeatedly by the U.S.

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Gephardt, Kucinich lean furthest right on abortion

By Steven Orbuch | November 18, 2003

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles that will examine the presidential candidates' stances on various hot-button issues. Recent congressional passage of the first significant federal restrictions on abortion is certain to be a crucial issue as Democratic candidates vie for their party's nomination. On October 21, the United States Congress agreed on a bill that would ban the practice of partial-birth abortion.

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Thapar talks on distortion in India

By Samuel Rendall | November 18, 2003

Guest lecturer Romila Thapar painted a bleak picture of India's religious distortions of Indian history Monday. Thapar focused her lecture on the "centrality of historiography," and the need for a more analytical investigation of the history presented in school textbooks.

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Board to cut terms, increase members

By Mark Herman | November 18, 2003

The Dartmouth College Board of Trustees announced yesterday that it voted at last weekend's meeting to increase its size by six seats -- from 16 members to 22 -- before the end of the decade. The six seats will be split evenly between three charter trustees appointed by the Board and three alumni trustees nominated by the Board and elected by the alumni body. Such a change has been considered on multiple occasions, but only became feasible this past summer after the passage of Home Rule legislation by the state legislature.

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Panelists take on segregation

By Mark Henle | November 18, 2003

Much progress has been made since Brown vs. Board of Education toward desegregation, but a lot of work remains, said four panelists convened for Part II of the Diversity Dialogues, "Segregation Now Vs.

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