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August 11, 2026
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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This year's Assembly Presidential campaign has been more intense than any I have witnessed at Dartmouth. With three determined candidates from within the Assembly, a vocal outsider, and a "Novack Party" representative, it looks as though this may come down to the very last vote.



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Take Back Dartmouth

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Back in 1997, the Assembly passed a resolution requesting that the administration give Dartmouth students the right to vote in the election of new members of the Board of Trustees. Expecting no immediate change, the Assembly thought it possible that students would be able to join the committees that search for and nominate potential trustees.


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Dave Zubricki for SA VP

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This year I have served as President of the Class of 2007, as Vice President of Ivy Council, and as a highly-involved member of Student Assembly working on both the Student Organizations and the Student Life committees.


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Spring sees rise in counseling demand

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The long winter and its potential to bring seasonal depression may be over, but more students will seek psychological counseling this spring than did in the winter or fall, if past trends continue to hold true. Dr. Mark Reed, director of Counseling Services at Dick's House, theorized that spring was the busiest time for counseling due to its transitional nature -- seniors are graduating, juniors begin thinking about graduate school or their careers, sophomores are looking forward to off-terms, and freshmen are finishing their first year. In the fall, he said, students are excited for the beginning of the year, and believe their problems will disappear with the excitement.


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Biotech head stresses CEO responsibility

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Kevin Sharer, president and CEO of Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology firm, spoke at the College Thursday on how to succeed in his position, much-maligned in the wake of recent corporate scandals. He emphasized the importance of responsibility in his position -- to ensure that the company stays committed to its mission and its values -- but noted that many CEOs fail to learn that responsibility until they assume their position at the top of their company. "Something's wrong in the world of big business," he said, referring to the recent scandals involving large corporations such as Enron and WorldCom.


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Dealings with S&S a routine part of running Greek houses

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Safety and Security's fleet of silver and forest-green vans are a familiar sight on campus, but few know that for much of the Greek system, dealings with the campus police force are a routine part of keeping their houses up and running -- and complying with College regulations. The closest most of the student body comes to Safety and Security are event checks, also known as walk-throughs, at registered parties on campus. Though the officers, accompanied by student alcohol monitors, verify that kegs have their keg tags and that an event registered for kegs has no other sources of alcohol, the primary goal of event checks is safety.


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Candidates face off at fiery public debate

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The Student Assembly presidential candidates sweated through their only public debate Thursday evening -- as a result of the atypically hot temperature of Collis Common Ground and the heated questions they fired back and forth at each other. Rather than merely enumerating their campaign platforms, presidential candidates did their best not to evade pointed questions, which came from opponents, moderators and audience members.



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Low-wage staff worry about job security

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More than a year after budget cuts were first announced to the Dartmouth community, College employees continue to worry about losing their jobs, despite statements from the administration that refute any such plans. In a recent interview, College Provost Barry Scherr gave an optimistic account of Dartmouth's financial situation, in light of a two-year plan to "bring budget overall within balance." Putting this year into perspective, Scherr said that when compared to last year, the College has made only "modest budget adjustments." These adjustments have included reorganization in various departments around campus.


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Students work to save fired DDS worker

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The unexpected firing of much-liked Dartmouth Dining Services employee Mitzi Nalette Tuesday night sparked a flurry of student e-mails protesting her dismissal and seeking to get her job back. Nalette learned she had lost her job at Food Court when Dartmouth Dining Services director David Newlove called her to his office a half-hour after the start of her regular Tuesday evening shift to officially notify her of the decision, she said in a phone interview with The Dartmouth. According to Nalette, the reason for her release, a decision made by the College's Human Resources Office, was her poor attendance record. Newlove said he was not allowed to divulge any information about personnel because of legal obligations and confidentiality constraints.



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Fifth-year students face 'awkward' social setting

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For fifth-year students who choose to continue their Dartmouth education at one of the College's graduate programs, life, at least in the traditional sense, can oftentimes be put on hold. The most popular of these is the fifth-year program at the Thayer School of Engineering.


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Administrators discuss College's expansion

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College Provost Barry Scherr, College architect John Wilson and several other administrators met Wednesday with a group of students to discuss, in Scherr's words, "the future of dining at Dartmouth," and a number of other issues of campus expansion. The central matter of the meeting, Scherr said, was to get student input about where Dartmouth's largest dining facility should be located when a physical overhaul of dining facilities begins as soon as a year and a half from now. As of now, a new dining facility is being planned that will occupy the current parking lot north of Maynard Street, next to Dick's House.


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Police Blotter

April 19, Mass Row, 5:30 p.m. A 20-year-old female junior reported a stolen red Mongoose 10-speed hybrid model mountain bike, complete with milk crate.


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SA elections committee targets poster vandalism

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Vandalism has been a major problem plaguing the election process, Student Assembly presidential candidates agreed Tuesday night. The candidates criticized those who have ripped down posters during the SA campaign season, saying that it will hinder a fair election. "I think it's silly.


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UGA selection chooses more women than men

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The recently-completed Office of Residential Life's Undergraduate Adviser selection process resulted in a nearly equal percentage of jobs offered to men and women, although many fewer men applied for UGA spots than did women. Out of the 219 students who completed the application process, 85 were men and 134 were women.


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In trustee race, Duthu '80 cites College ties

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Of the candidates running to fill the upcoming alumni trustee vacancy, Bruce Duthu '80 is the only one to have served as a Dartmouth administrator and faculty member for more than 15 years. Duthu, the current Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Vermont Law School, graduated from Dartmouth as a religion major.


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Campaign heats up with speeches to SA

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The five student body presidential and three vice presidential candidates addressed the Student Assembly at Tuesday night's meeting in an attempt to articulate what sets them apart from their opponents. Despite a squabble over their commitment to club sports funding, presidential candidates Ralph Davies '05 and Dave Wolkoff '05 both emphasized reaching out to the campus. "I feel like I've always felt passionate about incorporating different groups around campus.