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Clark supporters point to military background

By Mark Herman | October 14, 2003

General Wesley Clark's supporters tried to lure undecided students and community members to his campaign last night during a meet-up at the Top of the Hop. Those already involved stressed their support for Clark while responding to questions about his past politics. As for what sets Clark apart from the crowded pack of nine Democratic candidates, many noted his electability. "People in New Hampshire like him without even knowing him," said Brian Martin '06, reflecting on the fact that other candidates began courting New Hampshire voters long ago.

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Report ranks College high for pork spending

By Matthew Kelly | October 13, 2003

Dartmouth recently earned a number five ranking, not for selectivity or academic excellence, but for the amount of pork barrel spending it receives, according to a new report in the Chronicle of Higher Education. In fiscal year 2003, the College received $29.5 million in non-competitive Congressional earmarks.

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Kerry: Experience key in campaign

By Max Brooks | October 13, 2003

With New Hampshire's Democratic primary just over three months away, there was more than the usual brightly colored leaves, apple cider and prize-winning pumpkins at this weekend's Warner Fall Foliage Festival. As part of a weekend-long trip through the Granite State, Sen.

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Student verdict: It's the moose

By Amy Do | October 10, 2003

The moose may return after all. Following months of debate and discussion, the moose emerged the winner of a Student Assembly-run vote to determine student preferences for a College mascot. The moose, which had briefly served as unofficial mascot at athletic contests several years ago, took first place with 35.4 percent of votes cast.

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Lone Pine reduces, modifies offerings

By Steven Orbuch | October 10, 2003

Lone Pine Tavern, the Dartmouth Dining Service location known for its live music and sit-down service, has drastically altered its menu this term. During the break between Summer and Fall Terms, DDS changed Lone Pine's menu to accommodate the Big Green Bean menu, eliminating many traditional dishes in the process. This past spring, the Student Activities Office, which had previously operated the Bean, turned the late night dessert and coffee bar over to DDS. The SAO did this after a request by the Office of the Dean of the College for the Big Green Bean and the Lone Pine Tavern, both of which operated in Collis during overlapping hours, to scale back operations. Rather than operate the Bean, DDS decided to shut down the late night dessert and coffee bar that once occupied Collis Caf's dining space and integrate its menu into that of Lone Pine Tavern. "The Big Green Bean was not cut by DDS," said DDS Associate Director David Newlove.

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Kopp: Thousands face obstacles to education

By Vivian Chung | October 9, 2003

Growing up in what she described as a homogeneous and privileged community, Wendy Kopp would hardly have guessed that she would come to found an organization dedicated to educating children from low-income communities. Kopp, the founder of Teach For America -- an organization that now manages a corps of thousands of teachers nationwide -- spoke last night to a full house in Rocky 3 about how she built the organization and what she learned from the process. In a country that aspires to be a "place of equal opportunity," hundreds of thousands of kids just don't have the opportunity to acquire a quality education, Kopp said.

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Fans square off as Sox, Yankees clash

By Ameya Paradkar | October 9, 2003

Boston and New York have been arch-rivals for as long as sports fans can remember, and nowhere is this contention better epitomized than in the century-old struggle between the Yankees and the Red Sox. Ever since the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1918, Boston has been ensnared in a World Championship drought that is characterized succinctly as "The Curse of the Bambino." This year, the teams are meeting in the playoffs for the first time since 1999 in a seven-game series that will determine who will represent the American League in the World Series against either the Chicago Cubs or the Florida Marlins.

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Shipler: Israeli strikes linked to Iraq war

By Licyau Wong | October 9, 2003

New York Times writer and winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize David Shipler '64 talked about changing attitudes and the growing awareness of mutual responsibility on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict last night. As part of his lecture, Shipler gave a screening of his acclaimed "Arab & Jew: Return to the Promised Land." The documentary was a follow-up on his previous documentary titled "Arab and Jew," which won a 1990 Dupont-Columbia award for broadcast journalism. For the documentary, Shipler interviewed Palestinians and Israelis drawn from a broad spectrum of society. According to Shipler, the central issue behind the Middle Eastern problem is that both Palestinians and Israelis live by an "ideology of return." Israelis believe that God has designated the land for them and Palestinians see the injustice in being forced out of their homes.

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Zubricki elected to lead '07 Council

By Liz Yepsen | October 9, 2003

Members of the freshman class yesterday elected David Zubricki '07 as 2007 Class Council president, while Karan Danthi '07 was chosen as vice president. Zubricki, who hails from Palos Park, Il., already holds the office of co-bonfire chair in Class Council.

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Conference to ponder wireless technology

By Rebecca Scully | October 8, 2003

Dartmouth College, the first Ivy League institution to become fully wired and fully wireless, looks to continue its tradition of leadership in the realm of technology as IT professionals from higher education and industry gather in Hanover over the next few days to discuss wireless technology and its use on campuses nationwide. The event, titled "Unleashed: The Summit on Wireless and Mobile Computing" and sponsored by computing giants Cisco Systems and Intel, will take place at locations throughout campus beginning today and running through Friday. The Summit promises to bring together members of academia, the industry and the public sector to share ideas, questions, and information on the issues surrounding wireless computing and the future uses of mobile computing, as well as ways to streamline and secure existing networks. "Unleashed will be a great step forward towards proving the power of a ubiquitous wireless environment.

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Center offers tech, writing help

By Licyau Wong | October 8, 2003

The new Student Center for Research, Writing and Information Technology, which will provide students with guidance in the research and writing process for papers as well as multi-media projects, enjoyed a very low-key grand opening Monday night. RWIT, a joint effort by the Composition Center, the library, and the Jones Media Center, will provide yet another academic resource for students on campus. The idea for RWIT started two summers ago when Malcolm Brown, Director of Academic Computing, and Susan Fliss, Director of Research and Informatics Learning, both approached Professor Karen Gocsik, Director of the Composition Center, about the possibility of creating a Composition Center-type service that would help students struggling with research and technical questions. Gocsik saw the potential to combine the two with writing to create a "one-stop shop" for students. The center will be open every Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m.

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FSPs expand -- gradually -- to non-Western nations

By Michael Herman | October 8, 2003

At this rate, Dartmouth students may be going nowhere fast. Within the past two years, Dartmouth has created only one new foreign study program "" the anthropology and linguistics FSP to Auckland, New Zealand. This newest FSP is also one of only 13 out of 36 programs that Dartmouth offers outside of Europe and the United States -- despite what may be rising student interest in traveling to non-Western countries Executive Director of Off-Campus programs John Tansey attributed the lower number of non-Western FSPs to a lack of interest from Dartmouth's faculty and students.

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Dartmouth professors aid Kuwaiti university

By Mark Herman | October 8, 2003

When the American University of Kuwait opens its doors for the first time next fall, it will do so with the advice of those experienced in offering a liberal arts education, members of the Dartmouth faculty and staff. To meet the challenge of creating the first private university in Kuwait to focus on the liberal arts, AUK president Shafeeq Ghabra sought the advice of Dale Eickelman, the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations at Dartmouth. "Dartmouth's commitment to outstanding liberal arts education is well known, and we are excited to learn from its experiences as we forge together a new path in Kuwait," Ghabra said.

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SA discusses Greek regulations

By Kevin Garland | October 8, 2003

The Student Assembly discussed perceptions that some College administrators have unfairly implemented Greek life policies at a meeting last night. "For those of you who aren't aware, there's been a crackdown on the Greek system, sometimes in subtle ways," Student Body President Janos Marton '04 said. Marton suggested that the Assembly create a body to look into violations of Greek-related regulations.

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FSP admissions mystifies and frustrates students

By Zachary Goldstein | October 8, 2003

When Megan Peck '06 applied last February for the Art History Foreign Study Program in Florence, Italy, she had visions of spending her sophomore spring in some of Medieval Europe's most gorgeous cathedrals. She had just taken her first college-level art history course, Art History 2, and had tentatively made the decision to pursue art history as her major.

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