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'05 founds mental health group

By Jenn Buck | February 27, 2004

A new chapter of the national student mental health group, Active Minds, may soon be meeting at Dartmouth. Having met with the Harvard chapter of the organization, Joanne Kim '05 now intends to bring Active Minds to Hanover. Kim was already volunteering as a Sexual Abuse Peer Advisor and a volunteer at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock psychiatric ward when she attended a meeting of the Harvard chapter over Winter break. When she returned to campus and witnessed some peers dealing with mental health issues, Kim decided an advocacy group would provide beneficial support network, complementing the services already provided at Dartmouth, she said. "Many disorders like schizophrenia and depression emerge around college age," she added.

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Etiquette guru teaches students table manners

By Matthew Kelly | February 27, 2004

A la Professor Higgins from the musical "My Fair Lady," etiquette guru Peter Post hosted a four-course dinner last night in Collis to teach students the do's and don'ts of table manners. Post stressed the importance of manners to success in the business and dating worlds, but he noted that the confidence, not perfect table manners, is paramount.

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College hosts hip hop conference

By Megan Spillane | February 27, 2004

Hip hop will get some serious consideration this weekend at Dartmouth. Students from Harvard, Brown and Middlebury, youth activists from around the Northeast, scholars, hip hop performers and interested Dartmouth students will gather Friday and Saturday to discuss hip-hop as a genre, an art form, a means for identification and a tool for social justice. The conference,"Hip Hop Identities and Poetic Race Relations," will open Friday evening at 7 p.m.

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College unaffected by Court ruling

By Mark Herman | February 27, 2004

The Supreme Court issued an opinion Wednesday that would allow states to restrict scholarship funds to students pursuing degrees in divinity. The 7-to-2 decision to uphold the state of Washington's policy to deny scholarship funds to students pursuing degrees in devotional theology carries far-reaching implications for the Bush administration's social policy goals, which include providing federal money to religiously-based organizations and offering vouchers for religiously-affiliated schools. Students attending Dartmouth would not be affected by the ruling, as the College's religion program takes a secular approach to religious studies.

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In its 20 years, Rocky gains fame, prestige

By Liz Yepsen | February 26, 2004

Perceived by many to be a "radical idea" during its conception, the Rockefeller Center, now two decades old, has become a pillar of Dartmouth's reputation in the world outside Hanover. Celebrations are underway as Rocky -- officially called the Nelson A.

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Job availability improves for '04s

By Chris Bateman | February 26, 2004

There may still be hope for seniors without a job secured for next year: The number of positions in the workforce for graduates right out of college increased by 12.9 percent from 2003 to 2004, according to a list of entry-level jobs released by internet career service CollegeGrad.com. The list represents more than 120,000 jobs for the graduating class of 2004. "Entry-level hiring is taking a very positive turn in 2004," said Brian Krueger, president of CollegeGrad.com.

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Dunkin' Donuts to arrive in town

By Mark Henle | February 26, 2004

Dunkin' Donuts, the national coffee and donut franchise, soon will arrive in Hanover. The franchise will be opening a kiosk in the corner between the deli and check-out counter of Food Stop. No completion date for the project has yet been released.

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Colleges consider applicant interest

By Zachary Goldstein | February 25, 2004

As the fight to get into the nation's top colleges intensifies, high-school students are embracing an unusual tactic to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack: letting schools know they are interested through regular contact with admissions offices and visits to campus. Many schools have started taking a student's "demonstrated interest" into account when making admissions decisions, giving preference to applicants who have visited the school or kept in contact with its admissions office. A study conducted by the National Association for College Admission Counseling recently found that 56 percent of the 595 institutions surveyed said they considered a student's demonstrated interest a factor in admissions decisions. Dartmouth, though, was not among those institutions that said "demonstrated interest" gave applicants a leg up on the competition.

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ORL pilots dorm 'think tank'

By Kate Mulley | February 25, 2004

Environmentally-conscious students will have a new housing option next year, thanks to a pilot program recently announced by the Office of Residential Life. The program will place four students interested in environmental sustainability in a residential "think tank" next year in the East Wheelock cluster.

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Students neglect to offer input on librarian search

By Liz Yepsen | February 25, 2004

A Dean of the Libraries search committee meeting designed to gather student input into the hiring of a new dean attracted no students and no input Tuesday night. Members of the search committee were present to field questions and suggestions, but no students arrived to offer feedback. The committee, formed last September, is seeking to gain student and faculty opinions as the College looks for a replacement for former Librarian of the College, Richard Lucier.

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S&S, police outline alcohol regulations

By Matthew Kelly | February 25, 2004

College and Hanover Police Department officials held an information session Tuesday evening to explain alcohol laws and regulations and try to dispel student confusion about the subject. Captain Frank Moran of the Hanover Police Department, Director of Safety and Security Proctor Harry Kinn and Director of Undergraduate Student Affairs Marcia Kelly spoke at the event, held Tuesday at Sigma Delta sorority. The event's main purpose was to educate students on their rights regarding alcohol, in an effort to create more "informed consumers," as Kinne jokingly termed it. A major concern for many students in attendance was the state's relatively new internal possession law. The New Hampshire underage drinking law was broadened last year to include alcohol present in the body under the category of "possession of alcohol." Alcohol possession is measured by either obvious intoxication or a .02 blood alcohol content.

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SA forges plans for Lone Pine

By Lizzie Wise | February 25, 2004

Prompted by student input from a Student Assembly campus-wide BlitzMail survey, Student Body President Janos Marton '04 has joined forces with Dartmouth Dining Services and the Collis Center in an attempt to cater to students' eating demands. Based on 610 student responses, the survey results indicated that a noticeable majority of students prefer a late-night snack-food option upstairs in Collis rather than downstairs. However, Lone Pine Tavern's loyal customers should not fret, the survey said. The report concluded that a compromise between a modified Lone Pine Tavern and a modified Big Green Bean would be reached.

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Parker '73 runs for Ala. Supreme Court

By Steven Orbuch | February 24, 2004

Tom Parker '73, legal adviser to controversial former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for a seat on the Alabama Supreme Court. Parker will face off in the June 1 state Republican primary against incumbent Justice Jean Brown -- one of the eight associate justices who had Moore's Ten Commandments monument removed from a rotunda in the Alabama Judicial Building. The primary race is expected to be one of the more heated ones in Alabama, Parker said, because Democrats have yet to post a challenger for Brown's seat. Therefore, the contest for the Alabama Supreme Court seat will most likely be resolved at the Republican primary, Parker said. At present, Parker and Moore's careers are very much intertwined. Parker was an adamant supporter the Ten Commandments monument that U.S.

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Native Americans form all-Ivy organization

By Megan Spillane | February 24, 2004

Drawing students from each Ivy League school and several others in the northeast, the All-Ivy Native American Student Conference discussed "Indigenous Minds Uniting" at a weekend conference held at the College. The conference witnessed the founding of the Ivy Native Council, to be comprised of one representative from each of the eight Ivy League schools. The council, organizers said, will convene regularly to discuss Native American issues and to further the development of both Native American studies departments and Native American community programs at the universities. Beginning Thursday, Feb.

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College ponders shift from Blitz

By Dax Tejera | February 24, 2004

Dartmouth is considering offering a third-party alternative to the College's BlitzMail e-mail client, as concerns about the aging communication program have mounted in recent months. While no solid plans to phase out BlitzMail currently exist, the College's Council on Computing has charged a subcommittee with gathering information on e-mail features most important to members of the Dartmouth community. A web survey, too, seeks to gauge campus opinion about features a potential "off-the-shelf" e-mail client should have and whether BlitzMail still serves its users' needs. BlitzMail, which was developed at Dartmouth in 1987 and is a registered trademark of the College, was created before the term e-mail was coined and electronic messaging became popular.

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Water main bursts at Alumni Gym

By Steven Orbuch | February 24, 2004

A water main burst late Sunday night nearly kept Alumni Gymnasium and Berry Sports Center closed Monday, but quick repair work brought both complexes back up and running by 11 a.m. The pipe burst, which left Alumni Gym and Berry Sports Center without cold water, occurred when an old water pipe cracked beneath East Wheelock Street. Manley Gymnasium, adjacent to Alumni Gym, was not affected by the accident because it draws cold water from a separate water main. The incident was "was probably a result of the freeze-thaw process," Facilities Operation and Management employee Frank Roberts said.

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Police Blotter

By Matthew Kelly | February 24, 2004

Feb. 16, Massachusetts Row, 7:52 p.m. Police receive medical assistance call. College-age female was experiencing an asthma attack. Feb.

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