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Aljazeera presses 'right to speak up'

By Jenn Buck | November 18, 2003

Their news coverage has been accused of inciting violence against U.S. troops in Iraq; their reporters thrown in jail for "supporting and financing" the Al-Qaida terrorist network; and their stations have been bombed repeatedly by the U.S.

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Gephardt, Kucinich lean furthest right on abortion

By Steven Orbuch | November 18, 2003

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles that will examine the presidential candidates' stances on various hot-button issues. Recent congressional passage of the first significant federal restrictions on abortion is certain to be a crucial issue as Democratic candidates vie for their party's nomination. On October 21, the United States Congress agreed on a bill that would ban the practice of partial-birth abortion.

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Thapar talks on distortion in India

By Samuel Rendall | November 18, 2003

Guest lecturer Romila Thapar painted a bleak picture of India's religious distortions of Indian history Monday. Thapar focused her lecture on the "centrality of historiography," and the need for a more analytical investigation of the history presented in school textbooks.

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Board to cut terms, increase members

By Mark Herman | November 18, 2003

The Dartmouth College Board of Trustees announced yesterday that it voted at last weekend's meeting to increase its size by six seats -- from 16 members to 22 -- before the end of the decade. The six seats will be split evenly between three charter trustees appointed by the Board and three alumni trustees nominated by the Board and elected by the alumni body. Such a change has been considered on multiple occasions, but only became feasible this past summer after the passage of Home Rule legislation by the state legislature.

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Panelists take on segregation

By Mark Henle | November 18, 2003

Much progress has been made since Brown vs. Board of Education toward desegregation, but a lot of work remains, said four panelists convened for Part II of the Diversity Dialogues, "Segregation Now Vs.

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Board votes to approve curriculum changes

By Mark Herman | November 17, 2003

During its quarterly meeting, held last Thursday through Saturday, the College's Board of Trustees voted to approve curriculum changes and to move ahead with the construction of new facilities. The Board approved the faculty's proposed curriculum changes with "no independent alteration," College President James Wright said. The changes include the transformation of the world culture requirement into a cultural identity requirement.

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Trustees to address curriculum

By Dax Tejera | November 14, 2003

The Trustees of Dartmouth College will convene this weekend for a two-day meeting of the Board and its committees to discuss matters pertaining to the faculty, curriculum, finance and facilities. The 16-member Board, including New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson and College President James Wright, is scheduled to discuss and take action on several fronts, according to Vice President for Public Affairs William Walker.

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Saved energy is 'cheapest' energy

By Liz Yepsen | November 14, 2003

The biggest improvement that can be made to energy use must come from an increase in generation efficiency, Executive Vice President of Northern Power Systems Dan W.

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Students call Aires skit 'blatantly offensive'

By Anna Parachkevova | November 14, 2003

A skit used to introduce the new members of the Aires during a show Wednesday night provoked both laughter and outrage among students in the crowd, with several students condemning the skit as a tasteless joke that exhibited ignorance. After opening the show with several songs in front of a large crowd at Alpha Xi Delta sorority, the Aires introduced their newest members -- Jarrett Cato '07, Wesley Milks '07, Derrick Smith '07 and Zach Suppalla '07, two of whom are black and two white. As part of the informal inauguration into the group, all four new members performed a skit together.

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N.H. court rules same-sex relations not adultery

By Jenn Buck | November 14, 2003

When do divorcing heterosexuals and gay-marriage activists have something in common? When they do battle with the New Hampshire Supreme Court, one might say. Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower was denied a legal divorce from his wife on the grounds that she committed adultery by the state's highest court last week.

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Dean proposes education plan

By Matthew Kelly | November 14, 2003

Although Democratic candidate for President Howard Dean unveiled a $7.1 billion higher education plan yesterday, he could not escape controversy surrounding comments he made regarding the Confederate flag. Dean announced this new proposal yesterday morning in Alumni Hall that he said would provide financial incentives to make college more affordable through offering $10,000 in annual federal financial aid and tax credits on college loan repayments and by expanding AmeriCorps. "When he signed the Higher Education Act of 1965, Lyndon Johnson said, 'A high school senior anywhere in this great land of ours can apply to any college or university in any of the 50 states and not be turned away because their family is poor.' But that vision is far from complete," Dean said. Dean criticized President Bush's tax cuts, arguing that federal funding for higher education is more important. "In 1998 George Bush, when he was Governor of Texas, told a Texas newspaper, 'Higher education is not my priority,' well it is mine." Dean added. Dean's plan, entitled "Dean College Commitment," would guarantee $10,000 in annual federal financial aid for either college or high-skills career training, delivered in a mix of loans and grants depending on the financial state of the family.

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Meyers, Skaggs stress need for voter participation

By Charles Gardner | November 13, 2003

For two former members of Congress, declining participation in the American political process is a problem that threatens to undermine the very basis of republican government in the United States. Jan Meyers and David Skaggs, who represented districts in Kansas and Colorado respectively while in Congress, emphasized the importance of voter participation in sustaining American democracy during a joint lecture last night. At present, Skaggs said, America has "a minority government" in that well under half of those eligible choose to vote in a typical election year.

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Students call Dean posters a hoax

By Steven Orbuch | November 13, 2003

Yesterday morning, Dartmouth students awoke to find posters -- complete with Confederate flag backgrounds -- advertising today's lecture by Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean on bulletin boards across campus.

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College's TV elite praise liberal arts education

By Rebecca Leffler | November 13, 2003

Editor's Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles profiling alums working on the big and small screens. It's senior year -- time to sit back, relax and take all those fun courses you missed out on for the past three years while you were scrambling to complete all those major requirements, right?

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