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Alpha Week starts off with forum on hip-hop

By David Klein | February 17, 2003

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity's annual Alpha Week kicked off last evening in Collis Commonground with an examination on the current state of hip hop. The event, entitled "Warning Explicit Content: The Hypocrisy in Hip Hop" was primarily a discussion based forum that allowed audience members to voice their opinions on a variety of issues including the commercialism of hip-hop and the content of rap music. Alpha Phi Alpha member Heiyab Tessena '04, who served as the event's moderator, began the evening with a multimedia presentation on the foundations of hip-hop.

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USA Today honors pair of '03s

By Maggie Shnayerson | February 17, 2003

Add one more academic laurel to those on the heads of Heidi Williams '03 and Kate Szilagyi '03, and these two senior women may have trouble seeing the road ahead of them. Even a blind man, however, can make out that their futures are bright. Last week, national newspaper USA Today named the two freshman year roommates to its annual All-USA College Academic teams.

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Students throng first annual Sex Festival

By Jessica Spradling | February 14, 2003

Sex: it's constantly thought about, often performed, but rarely discussed candidly. To break this silence, the Center for Women and Gender held its first ever Sex Festival last night in Collis Commonground. Those who fear Dartmouth has thrown aside the cloak of its conservative Ivy League history in favor of a lifestyle that would make Bacchus himself blush needn't quake in their smoking jackets, however.

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Prof.: Mid-East regimes thwart democracy

By Colin Barry | February 14, 2003

Regimes in the Middle East have been able to resist democratization not just because they are strong but also because their institutional structures allow them to split opposition movements, Ellen Lust-Okar said in a lecture last night. Lust-Okar -- a political science professor at Yale whose research often focuses on the Arab world -- examined the rift between secular and Islamic reformists before concluding that democracy is not destined to failure in the Middle East and North Africa. Autocratic governments are far more prevalent in the Middle East than anywhere else, Lust-Okar said.

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Investigation stalls pending victim report

By Nathaniel Ward | February 14, 2003

An 18-year-old woman visiting from Boston University who was allegedly sexually assaulted Sunday in Gamma Delta Chi fraternity has not yet made a detailed report to the Hanover Police. "We haven't heard anything from the victim," Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone said, "so we aren't investigating." According to Giaccone, a victim must make a detailed follow-up to a detective after the initial statement in order for the investigation to continue.

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DREAM to hold pong benefit

By Samantha Lane | February 14, 2003

For area children, Dartmouth's unofficial sport is being played with an unconventional objective: an introduction to a new side of winter fun. Tomorrow, DREAM -- a campus mentoring organization -- will hold a Powerade pong tournament sponsored by several campus fraternities and open to all students on campus. Next week, on Feb.

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Barfield: Ethnic strife won't splinter Afghanistan

By Elise Dunphe | February 13, 2003

Afghanistan cannot be compared to the Balkans, said Tom Barfield -- an anthropology professor at Boston University widely considered to be the foremost American expert on Afghanistan -- in a lecture about ethnicity and nationalism yesterday afternoon. Barfield got a unique opportunity to conduct field research on the pastoral nomads of Afghanistan during the 1970s.

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Crowded Dem. field is not rare historically

By Megh Duwadi | February 13, 2003

Although even more Democrats are expected to join the robust pool of presidential candidates by the end of the month, this year's large playing field -- and the motives behind its entrants' decisions to run -- have yet to buck historical trends for a party attempting to regain the White House, experts say. As none of the six announced candidates have attained a significant lead, Washington insiders speculate that lesser-known Democratic hopefuls, including Rep.

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Blayney protects from pollution, toxic waste

By Alison Schmauch | February 12, 2003

Michael Blayney has a wide range of responsibilities, from protecting faculty members from hazardous laboratory chemicals to designing comfortable chairs. Blayney is director of Dartmouth's Environmental Health and Safety Group.

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Vt. Senator 'grew up' in Silsby

By Brian E.J. Martin | February 12, 2003

The Rockefeller Center is home to Hanover native son and current Vermont State Senator Matt Dunne, who is helping to facilitate the College's Public Impact Initiative. Dunne is a graduate of Hanover High School and an honored member of the Brown University class of 1992.

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Panelists challenge notions of identity

February 12, 2003

Five student panelists took up the daunting challenge of presenting their identities in five minutes at Collis Commonground last night. Chien Wen Kung '04, Zosia Krusberg '04, Yovany Jerez '03, Karim Marshall '03 and Brian Delgado '04 discussed their diverging conceptions of identity as Dartmouth students with the audience upon the conclusion of their speeches. The premise of the event was to spur out-of-classroom intellectual stimulation and foster communication between people and organizations. Kung downplayed his identity as an international student, as an Asian, as a Singaporian and as a male.

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