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To students' chagrin, spam invades BlitzMail inboxes

By Dax Tejera | February 23, 2004

Junk e-mail and spam remain a growing problem for the College's Computing Services department, as BlitzMail users continue to complain of unsolicited messages clogging inboxes and even uploading debilitating viruses onto network computers. While Dartmouth's mail hub scans and excludes certain file types that commonly contain viruses as a precaution against malicious attachments, limiting e-mail messages from a seemingly infinite number of internet domains has proven to be a formidable challenge. Computing Services is strictly limited in its ability to make blanket restrictions on potential sources of junk e-mail and viruses, as the department has committed to offering its users freedom of information online. Ellen Young, manager of consulting services for Computing Services, explained the dilemma. "This is an academic institution.

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College spends $1.2 mil. on Alpha Chi renovation

By Kevin Garland | February 23, 2004

The Office of Residential Life plans on undertaking a $1.2 million renovation of the College-owned Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity, administration officials told The Dartmouth. The updates will help the house's physical structure apply more closely to the Americans with Disabilities Act standards and current fire code regulations.

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College to modify English prog.

By Mark Herman | February 23, 2004

As the College attempts to better prepare freshmen for future written endeavors, Dartmouth's long-standing first-year English program will soon witness significant changes in its administrative handling, Dean of the Faculty Michael Gazzaniga has announced. In the current program's place will be one that brings required writing courses under the leadership of an acting director, Gazzaniga said, noting that the transition process would span about three years. The announcement comes in the wake of recommendations from the Committee on Instruction's subcommittee on writing, formed last spring to develop a program that brings required writing courses -- English 2-3, English 5 and first-year seminars -- together under one umbrella, provide resources in writing pedagogy for faculty teaching those courses and oversee College-wide academic support for writing courses. "What's happened is that the COI subcommittee on writing has, in the Fall term, reviewed the situation of required writing courses at the College, then, working with the dean and the COI, recommended that there be a transitional writing program that brings together the required writing courses into one administrative entity," said Alexandra Halasz, the subcommittee's chair. Halasz, the English department's vice-chair and the current overseer of the English 5 curriculum, said the creation of a transitional writing program, a significant change in how writing is situated in the College curriculum, would help coordinate instruction between courses taught within the English department and outside of it. "It is difficult to coordinate the courses now located within the English department -- English 2, 3 and 5 -- and the courses that operate out of different departments -- the first-year seminars.

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Yale prof. accused of sexual harassment

By Matthew Kelly | February 23, 2004

Yale University is bracing for what some are calling one of the largest scandals to hit the Ivy League, as a prestigious alumna is accusing a famous professor of sexual harassment through the media. In an article titled "Sex and Silence at Yale" published in Monday's New York magazine, noted feminist author Naomi Wolf accuses celebrated Shakespeare expert Harold Bloom of groping her 20 years ago when she was his student. Wolf also points the finger at Yale for protecting its image rather than truly investigating these and other harassment charges.

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Discussion addresses 'forgotten histories'

By Megan Spillane | February 20, 2004

The College held a community dinner to address forgotten histories of minority victimization on Thursday, which marked the 64th anniversary of the government order for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. History Professors Vernon Takeshita and Craig Wilder spoke at the event entitled "Lost Histories: Reclaiming the Past, Empowering the Future," and encouraged attendants to connect through shared history and to communicate through open dialogues. According to Wilder, minority groups must recognize and fulfill their moral obligations to their predecessors and their contemporary obligations to each other in order to further cultural awareness and understanding. Wilder highlighted the need for members of the campus community to firmly commit to a permanent, coherent Asian American Studies program. Takeshita urged students to end the periods of "deafening silence" that have followed racially-motivated atrocities. "All too often these are the types of histories that are left out of the history books," Takeshita said.

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Nude mag could get College OK

By Zachary Goldstein | February 20, 2004

A student-run magazine featuring pictures of undergraduates is a possibility at Dartmouth, according to some members of the College's Council on Student Organizations. The Harvard Committee on College Life approved a proposal last week to produce a student-run magazine that will feature nude pictures of undergraduates -- and since then, many at Dartmouth have wondered if such a publication could be circulated on the College's campus. Last week, Harvard's CCL voted in favor of a proposal to create Harvard's newest literary magazine -- with a twist.

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Burglar breaks into Main St. jewelry store

By Steven Orbuch | February 20, 2004

Police are investigating a break-in that occurred early Wednesday morning at Ward Amidon Jewelers, located on Main St., near The Nugget Theater. The unidentified burglar smashed several display cases and stole watches of a combined value of less than $600, according to store manager Steven Doubleday. A surveillance tape revealed that only one burglar entered the store during the break-in.

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College offers Greeks loans for house repairs

By Kevin Garland | February 20, 2004

Dartmouth has set aside $8 million for the renovation of Greek houses, but Greek responses to the College Loan Program have been mixed. About $500,000 per house will be available in loans, to be paid back over the next ten years.

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Gay marriage debate heats up in state House

By Dax Tejera | February 19, 2004

New Hampshire may well become the next battleground for gay marriage rights, as the state Senate considers a bill that would spell out marriage as a traditional union reserved for a man and a woman. The proposed bill seeks to close a statutory loophole that would acknowledge same-sex unions from out-of-state couples.

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Med. schools see few gains in minorities

By Tim Mosso | February 19, 2004

The proportion of black, American Indian and Hispanic students in U.S. medical schools remains lower than that of general minority populations nationwide, a recent study by the Institute of Medicine indicates. The study shows that the percentage of minority students being accepted to American medical schools has not increased since 1970.

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Dean ends presidential run

By Matthew Kelly | February 19, 2004

In the wake of a disappointing third-place finish in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary, Howard Dean announced at a news conference Wednesday that he would leave the playing field for the Democratic presidential nomination. The former governor of Vermont, while promising to endorse the eventual Democratic nominee, also vowed to continue a vague initiative he called a "campaign for change." While leaving out details of this ongoing campaign, Dean urged supporters and grass roots organization to work towards changing the party and the country. "There is enormous institutional pressure in Washington against change, in the Democratic Party against change," Dean said.

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Shot dog found on Hanover town line

By From Staff Reports | February 18, 2004

The Hanover Police Department is investigating the shooting of a dog found seriously wounded in a snow bank Tuesday afternoon. A passerby found the male German shepherd on Tunis Road, located in the eastern part of Hanover near the Canaan town line.

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Hillel OKs new study policy for the Sabbath

By Jenn Buck | February 18, 2004

Members of Dartmouth's Jewish community came together Tuesday night to approve a new policy for the use of the Roth Center as a study space on Saturday, the Jewish day of Sabbath. About 20 Hillel members unanimously approved at the organization's weekly general meeting a carefully-drafted policy that aimed to satisfy the needs of a range of different students. The policy addressed a conflict between some students' academic needs and others' religious observance: Many use the Roth Center as a quiet study space during finals, but for more observant Jews, doing any form of work on Shabbat, the holy day of the week, is forbidden. For some, staying "Shomer Shabbat" precludes turning lights on and off, writing, using computers, phones, microwaves or other electronic devices. "A conflict arose [regarding] the four Saturdays each year during finals/reading period," Hillel president David Freeman '06 told The Dartmouth.

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Students, kids forge BlitzMail ties

By Grace Chua | February 18, 2004

Thanks to a growing number of Dartmouth undergraduates, the inboxes of school-aged children around the nation are filling up fast. Every week, 89 elementary, middle and high school students receive email from "BlitzBuddy" student mentors, chatting with them about anything from pets to college plans. BlitzBuddy is a student volunteer program that pairs Dartmouth students with younger children in one-on-one email relationships.

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Faucher resigns after 20 years

By Ben Zimmerman | February 18, 2004

He won 136 games, the third-most in Dartmouth's history. Twice, his teams took second place in Ivy League competition, and under his direction, the Big Green snapped the University of Pennsylvania's 48-game conference winning streak. In his 1996-97 campaign, the College won 18 games, a feat accomplished only one other time in the past 45 years.

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SA endorses student 'Bill of Rights'

By Lizzie Wise | February 18, 2004

Two major developments -- the foundation for a peer advising system to be implemented next fall and the endorsement of an "Undergraduate Bill of Rights" -- marked Tuesday night's Student Assembly meeting. Student Life Committee Chair Julia Hildreth '05 presented a detailed six-page proposal that outlined the foundation for a new peer advising system that hopes to complement the current faculty advising system in place.

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Town residents vote to quell residential traffic

By Mark Henle | February 17, 2004

Most tend to think of Hanover as a quiet, rural town. But for many Hanover residents, their neighborhoods bear more resemblance to a busy city intersection than the secluded country. After four years of petitioning the town of Hanover to reduce through traffic on residential streets, the town has finally acquiesced to their demands. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Feb.

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College seeks out NCAA waiver

By Mark Herman | February 17, 2004

Student athletes have long lamented the strain the D-plan places on team practice, but after many years, the College is in the process of applying for a waiver from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to address the problem. The proposed waiver would allow student athletes who are not enrolled during the term to practice, but not compete, with their teams. "It's a matter of the NCAA looking at the uniqueness of the Dartmouth plan," College Director of Athletics and Recreation JoAnn Harper said in a recent interview with The Dartmouth. "We are not doing this to gain a competitive advantage.

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