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April 12, 2026
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New organization to promote civil liberties

Given Dartmouth's presence in New Hampshire, long a bastion of conservative thinking and political individualism, it may not come as a surprise to many that Dartmouth was until last week one of the few Ivy League schools without a civil liberties organization. Last Tuesday, however, the Dartmouth Civil Liberties Union held its first meeting, with an attendance of 20 to 25 students.

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Dorms and Greeks on ORL summer list

By Shaunak Mewada | July 3, 2003

Construction season has finally arrived in Hanover as the Office of Residential Life works furiously to carry out much-needed renovations on buildings and Phi Delta Alpha prepares to return to campus as a full-fledged fraternity. Year-round education at Dartmouth takes a heavy toll on the Office of Residential Life.

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College to revamp part of downtown

By Nathaniel Ward | July 3, 2003

The College on Tuesday submitted permit requests to the Town of Hanover for its proposed redevelopment of the so-called "South Block" that could reshape the southern edge of downtown. The College-owned parcel -- bounded by South Main Street on the west, Currier Street on the east, East South Street on the north and Dorrance Place on the south -- is presently home to several businesses and a mix of student and family housing. Ultimately, the block will be molded into a series of buildings with small park-like areas between them.

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Elms succumb to chronic disease

By Nathaniel Ward | July 1, 2003

The College on Friday removed two diseased American elm trees -- one on the Green near the flag poles and one on Tuck Mall in front of Streeter Hall -- and trimmed one in front of Baker Library to contain the spread of Dutch Elm Disease. By removing the infected trees promptly, Facilities, Operations and Management hopes to prevent cross-contamination of nearby healthy trees by the highly contagious disease, grounds supervisor Bob Thebodo said yesterday. Similarly, infection of disease-free portions of trees can be prevented by removing the affected portions. But not all cases of Dutch Elm Disease can be stopped this way, Thebodo said, since root grafting -- where the roots of neighboring trees grow into each other, spreading the infection -- is hard to control. As the situation warrants it, removed trees will be replaced with disease-resistant elms.

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'STRIPs' enjoys turnout of 100

By Lizzie Wise | July 1, 2003

About one hundred "trippees," 20 leaders, a climbing crew of four, a boating crew of three, two safety helpers, two student coordinators and others participated in Sophomore Trips, or STRIPs, this past weekend. Students left Hanover late Friday afternoon, spent Saturday in the outdoors, and reconvened with the entire group for a barbecue at Moosilauke Lodge on Sunday afternoon. Coordinated by Mike Liroff '05 and Kate Huyett '05, STRIPs offered sophomores a choice of 11 different trips.

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College votes to nix 'I' distributive

By Megh Duwadi | July 1, 2003

Though the move still awaits approval by the Board of Trustees at its next meeting in September, the Class of 2004 will likely be the last required to complete a course labeled as "interdisciplinary," according to the chair of the administrative body that assigns distributive assignments to classes. If so, members of the Class of 2005 and beyond will have to meet one less distributive requirement to earn their diplomas, as the much-bemoaned interdisciplinary course obligation has not been substituted with another, new requisite. The requirement's demise, according to faculty, a majority of whom voted to eliminate it at a June meeting, can be attributed to a variety of logistical and financial factors.

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Metastasis claims Prof. Jahner at 60

By Megh Duwadi | June 27, 2003

An author, an anthropologist, a linguist and a literary critic, Elaine Jahner was, in every sense of the term, a true academic Renaissance woman. The 60 year-old English and Native American studies professor, who lost a five-year battle with metastatic breast cancer late last week at a hospice in Denver, was known by her peers and admirers for her incredible scope of scholarly interests.

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By Aug., CVS store may arrive in town

By Jenn Coffey | June 27, 2003

The empty building on South Main Street that housed the P&C Food Market for three years will soon be transformed and reopened -- perhaps during Summer term -- according to town and business officials. More than four months after its former tenant shut the doors, Bayson Properties, the site's owner, said that in the coming months a CVS pharmacy will very likely occupy the building. Although CVS spokesman Mike DeAnglis appeared unfamiliar with the idea of the opening of a store branch in Hanover and said that he was unable to comment until a lease was signed at the location, Robin Burdette, Bayson's office manager, acknowledged that Bayson and CVS have been in close contact. "We've been talking to CVS for awhile," Burdette said, "We're right at the very end of lease negotiations." A hearing in front of the Hanover Zoning Board is scheduled for July 10, and, according to Burdette, CVS

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College officials support ruling

By Zachary Goldstein | June 25, 2003

Much like their peers at other American institutions of higher learning, Dartmouth administrators lauded the decisions handed down Monday by the Supreme Court in the Michigan affirmative action cases. "We at Dartmouth are pleased that the Court has upheld the consideration of race in admissions as one factor, among other factors, to achieve the educational benefits of a diverse college community," said College President James Wright.

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Prof. Hirsch selected to edit PMLA Journal

By Alison Schmauch | June 25, 2003

French Professor Marianne Hirsch will take over next month as editor of the PMLA Journal, published by the Modern Language Association of America and often described as the leading journal of modern languages and literary studies. Hirsch cited her unusually broad scholarly background as a resource that will serve her well in her new position.

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Howard Dean's son detained in burglary

By Nathaniel Ward | June 23, 2003

Howard Dean's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination may have hit a snag last Friday, when he announced that his son had been detained by police in connection with a burglary at a Vermont country club. Paul Dean, 17, and three friends from his high school hockey team were reportedly discovered early Friday morning at the Burlington Country Club by a police officer on routine patrol. "Children do stupid things and this is one of them," Dean said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. Dean said his understanding was that "Paul's role was to drive the car," while his classmates burglarized the country club. An officer on patrol saw Paul and questioned him, Dean said, and the incident unraveled from there.

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Midnight opening draws 300

By Kaitlin Bell | June 23, 2003

The Dartmouth Bookstore may enjoy the distinction of being steeped in tradition as America's oldest family-owned enterprise of the sort, but it hasn't managed to escape the newfound mania surrounding the release of J.K.

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