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Senior injured in fraternity prank

By Colin Barry | May 27, 2003

Carl Gieringer '03 was hospitalized early Saturday morning after he fell while attempting to steal a flag from the front of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. Gieringer -- who is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity -- injured both legs, shattering one ankle and breaking his heel when he jumped from a slipping ladder at around 3:30 a.m.

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Hogan '01 lambasts campus speech codes

By Charles Gardner | May 27, 2003

America's colleges and universities are guilty of an "outrageous betrayal" of the principle of free speech through their establishment of restrictive and intellectually stifling speech codes, Emmett Hogan '01 said yesterday. Hogan argued that students of the '60s and '70s who had enjoyed power in guiding college policies across the nation are now, as administrators, loathe to heed the voices of today's students in what he called "a generational swindle of epic proportions." Instead, Hogan said, institutions enforce official doctrines of diversity and group identity in what amounts to an "assault on the sanctity of the individual." Hogan, who is currently the Program Coordinator for the Foundation of Individual Rights in Education, conceded that private institutions have the right to set their own policies in any way they choose, but said colleges risk destroying their essential role as forums for the free exchange of ideas when they set limits on what can and cannot be said. Among the worst offenders, Hogan said, are Harvard University and UCLA, which have established codes banning not only harassing and derogatory language, but in some instances "demeaning" or "abusive" speech, and even remarks that challenge statements made by certain campus groups.

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Freshmen awarded research grants

By Megan Spillane | May 23, 2003

Eleven members of the class of 2006 were recently awarded First-Year Summer Research Projects. These students were selected out of what was described by the Office of the Dean of First Year Students as "the largest and strongest pool in the program's history. The program, which has been in existence for 12 years, is designed to provide first-years with an opportunity to conduct research in a specialized academic field, to interact closely with a Dartmouth faculty member and to take advantage of summer off term opportunities. "It's one of the programs that I'm always most excited about in the First Year Office," Dean of First-Year Students Gail Zimmerman said.

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For interfaith couples, challenges

By Lara Appleby | May 23, 2003

"I was raised with a sense of responsibility to preserve the traditions of our faith." Ruth, a Jewish mother whose son is dating a non-Jewish woman, expressed the above dilemma in the film "Keeping the Faith." A clip from this film opened a panel on Interfaith Marriage and Judaism held yesterday.

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Pan-Asian awards honor student leaders

By Melana Yanos | May 21, 2003

The second annual Pan-Asian Student Awards Ceremony, held last night in Collis Commonground, recognized outstanding students who have contributed to the Pan-Asian community at Dartmouth over the past year. Professor Vernon Takeshita, Professor Josna Rege and Pan-Asian Council Adviser Nora Yasamura presented the awards for the evening. Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity Ozzie Harris '81 gave the opening remarks for the evening.

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SA spring sees mixed results

By Colin Barry | May 21, 2003

For the Student Assembly, the Spring term has been marked by the beginning of a number of substantial undergraduate initiatives and a few setbacks. An ambitious, Assembly-led initiative to develop a new Dartmouth mascot commenced this term, and has made tangible progress according to Student Body President Janos Marton '04.

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SARS won't affect access to College

By Elise Dunphe | May 21, 2003

In line with recommendations from the Center for Disease Control, Dartmouth is openly welcoming students and visitors from countries that the World Health Organization has highlighted as being high-risk for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Although other colleges have enacted policies requiring individuals who may have been exposed to SARS to spend 10 days outside of their country before coming to campus -- allowing for the 10-day incubation period that occurs before symptoms appear -- Dartmouth is not instating such a policy, said Dr. Jack Turco, Director of Health Services at the College during a panel discussion yesterday. "We're welcoming people to come to campus," Turco said. Turco and Steve Silver, the Director of the International Office, expressed their fears that the SARS scare would result in racial profiling. "We don't want people who look like they come from China to be treated differently," Turco said.

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