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April 11, 2026
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Dining hall plans prolong zoning saga

By Mark Henle | April 12, 2004

The Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustments has voted to approve proposals by both town residents and Dartmouth to re-hear the College's request for a special exception to its educational zoning status. The board's original decision granted Dartmouth an exception to build two residence halls on North Maynard Street contingent on the College satisfying nine stipulations. The College has asked that the first condition, which stipulates that the College must commission a traffic study, be stricken.

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Pair of profs wins prestigious grants

By Steven Orbuch | April 12, 2004

Two Dartmouth faculty members -- Susan Jane Walp, lecturer in studio art and Larry Polansky, associate professor of music -- have been awarded fellowships from the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The 2004 fellowship winners include 185 artists, scholars and scientists selected from more than 3,200 applicants for grants that averaged to more than $37,000 per recipient. Walp specializes in still life paintings.

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Stempniak picks up All-American rank

By Alex Talel | April 12, 2004

Joining the most elite ranks of collegiate ice hockey, Dartmouth winger and assistant team captain Lee Stempniak '05 has been chosen as a NCAA Division I First Team All-American player.

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Horowitz clamors for more conservatives

By Kristen Kelley | April 9, 2004

Conservative activist David Horowitz wants to introduce more conservatism to college campuses supposedly so dominated by leftist faculty members that the liberal professor has almost become a clich. In a proposal he calls the "academic bill of rights," Horowitz wants college administrations to include both conservative and liberal viewpoints in their selection of campus speakers and syllabuses for courses and to choose faculty members with a view toward fostering a plurality of methodologies and perspectives, The New York Times reported April 3. The Georgia and Colorado legislatures, however, already passed bills along the lines of Horowitz's proposal in mid-March, and more states are considering similar legislation.

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Crew boats fend off otter attack

By Marta Darby | April 9, 2004

In a scene perhaps more typical of a Fox "When Animals Attack" special than Dartmouth crew practice, a river otter attacked crew coaches April 2 during the varsity heavyweight afternoon practice. No one was injured, but the incident, which occurred seven miles upstream from the crew boathouse, rattled the nerves of all involved. The otter, running along the shoreline ice before the attack, jumped into the river to play in the wake of the coach's launch, according to varsity coach Scott Armstrong, who was directing two eight-man boats at the time of the encounter.

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Study: Medicare may lead to low-quality health care

By Kevin Garland | April 9, 2004

Higher Medicare spending may surprisingly lead to lower quality health care services, according to a recent study by Dartmouth economics professors Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra. "This negative relationship may be driven by the use of intensive, costly care that crowds out the use of more effective care," the report states. The study focused on the federal Medicare program, which serves the elderly.

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College, SA split on gym expansion plan

By Zana Bugaighis | April 9, 2004

The frequently overcrowded and overbooked Kresge fitness center looks to undergo major renovations within the next five years, Athletics department officials said, but student leaders are seeking a temporary solution by the end of the term. The Student Assembly's goal seems at odds with the recreation department, which hopes to conserve funds in order to allow for a larger expansion of the 4,000-square-foot fitness center in the future.

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Students, profs split on issue of faith

By Alix Cody | April 8, 2004

Spirituality among students has risen, but professors' willingness to discuss religious convictions in class has not, a recent study by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA has found. "College students have deeply-felt values and interests in spirituality and religion, yet most colleges haven't recognized the importance of supporting these interests and how to do so," said Alexander Astin, the institute's director and a main investigator for the project. The results of the study indicated that 73 percent of students said their religious beliefs helped develop their identity and 76 percent said they are searching for meaning in life, but 62 percent said their professors never encourage discussions of religions or spiritual issues. Dartmouth appears to be no exception.

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Int'l student recruiting increases

By Jessica Chen | April 8, 2004

By expanding institutional financial aid to international students, Dartmouth continues to make headway in its efforts to keep the campus diverse. Although this year saw a 6.5 percent decrease in Dartmouth's active international population, the international student population remains diverse, representing 73 countries throughout the world, a number that has remained constant for several years. Stephen Silver, director of the College's International Office, said there has recently been an influx of students from all of Asia -- specifically China, India, Hong Kong and Japan.

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Men's rush stats remain stable

By Matthew Kelly | April 8, 2004

While the arduous admissions process is just winding down for prospective students, Dartmouth's fraternity system has just completed its own screening process: spring rush. As in the case of the College's acceptance rate, spring rush results were relatively stable compared with last year's, as six more students sunk bids this term than the 71 of spring 2003.

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Dartmouth to take over composting management

By Megan Peck | April 8, 2004

In a move that will allow the College and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to continue their now partially-stalled composting practices, Dartmouth will take over management of the Dartmouth/Hanover Composting Facility from New England Organics, a Maine-based waste management firm, starting mid-June. "With a maximum capacity of only 800 tons per year, the small scale of the facility made it economically infeasible for a private company to manage," said vice president of New England Organics James Ecker. Since New England Organics can no longer manage the compost facility, Facilities, Operations and Management has decided to take over operation of the facility after discussing the issue for the past six months.

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Student Assembly votes to subsidize campus elections

By Lizzie Wise | April 7, 2004

Matters of the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee, which reviews and recommends applicants for membership to College Committees, dominated Tuesday night's rather brief Student Assembly meeting. The Assembly unanimously passed an MIAC-sponsored proposal to subsidize the cost of campus elections, which are just weeks away on May 4 and 5.

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As econ majors surge, department struggles

By Kate Lyon | April 7, 2004

If it seems like all your friends are economics majors, you're not alone. Economics has increasingly become major of choice at Dartmouth over the past 10 years -- culminating with approximately 180 majors in the class of 2004 alone.

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Panhell likely to reject fall rush

By Colin Barry | April 7, 2004

Sororities in the Panhellenic Council will likely reject a proposal by the administration to move rush to the fifth week of sophomore fall, Greek leaders said on Tuesday night.

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Feds may cut aid to rich universities

By Dax Tejera | April 6, 2004

Dartmouth and its Ivy League peers may see a substantial decrease in federal funding for their financial aid programs if House Republicans have their way in new legislation to overhaul a 30-year-old aid system. But Dartmouth officials said that in the event of cuts, the College would remain committed to its long-standing need-blind admissions policy. Proponents of the legislation argue that hundreds of millions of federal aid dollars have been unfairly channeled to wealthy universities at the expense of institutions with a larger base of low-income students and substantially smaller endowments. The current federal aid system in place grants select institutions a minimum base amount to supplement institutional financial aid programs. Those guarantees were established in the 1970s through demonstrations of relative need and shrewd negotiations.

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Police Blotter

April 6, 2004

March 29, Meadow Lane, 7:33 p.m. The Lebanon police department contacted Hanover police for assistance serving an arrest warrant at an address on Meadow Lane.

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