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Sununu captures seat in U.S. Senate

By Megh Duwadi | November 6, 2002

Rep. John E. Sununu captured New Hampshire's hotly-contested Senate seat yesterday from Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) in a dramatic conclusion to a race that inspired enormous turnout in many regions of the state. As the victor in one of this year's tightest congressional battles, Sununu helped throw control of the Senate to the Republicans, who will hold at least 50 seats to a Democratic maximum of 49. At press time, the Senate races in Minnesota and South Dakota were too close to call.

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Gender balance comes years after coeducation

By Nathan Ruegger | November 6, 2002

Dartmouth officially became coeducational in 1972. But it wasn't until the Class of 1999 that there was actual gender parity in the student body. Part of the delay in admitting an equal number of men and women was intentional.

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How does single-sex Greek system fit with coeducation?

By Sabrina Peric | November 6, 2002

When Dartmouth began to admit women in the 1970s, sororities were formed to give female students an alternative to the long-existent fraternities, a space where women could share their experiences and build leadership skills. In the 30 years since, questions about the role of single-sex Greek organizations within a coed student body have reflected the College's changing, and at times conflicting, gender politics. The issue has been particularly relevant at Dartmouth, where roughly half of eligible students are members of single-sex Greek houses. In 1973, the year after the first coed class matriculated, six fraternities--Alpha Theta, Foley House, Gamma Delta Chi, Parmington Foundation, Phi Tau and the Tabard--decided to include women in their membership. In 1978, Casque and Gauntlet senior society also went coed. Dartmouth's first sorority, Sigma Kappa, was founded in 1977 as a way to give women a greater hand in the College's social options.

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Among coeducation's first friends, Navarro retains her fire

By Kaitlin Bell | November 6, 2002

When Professor Marysa Navarro came to Dartmouth in 1968, the only female employees were secretaries and the only female students were ones bussed in from women's colleges as male students' party dates for big weekends. Within less than five years, the first co-ed class would graduate from Dartmouth, largely due to Navarro's unwavering insistence that women had as much of a right to a Dartmouth education as did men.

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Study: Slavery's effects lasted just 2 generations

By Lance Kramer | November 6, 2002

Economic disparities between the descendants of former slaves and free blacks largely disappeared within just two generations following emancipation, according to a study by Dartmouth economist Bruce Sacerdote that may lend ammunition to opponents of slavery reparations. "There's nothing positive you can say about slavery," Sacerdote said.

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Pan-Asian Council a model for other schools

By Sarah Betts | November 5, 2002

While ethnic organizations at many colleges and universities are often separate and function independently of one another, Dartmouth's Pan-Asian Council has adopted a model that brings together the College's diverse Asian populations. At the Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education Conference last weekend, PAC members gave a presentation highlighting the council's success at Dartmouth in an attempt to help other schools bridge difficulties in forming similar organizations. PAC was founded in 1997 by leaders of Asian student groups who "saw the need for an umbrella group to facilitate communication," member Alan Cheng '03 said. The organization brings together various student groups such as the Dartmouth Chinese Culture Society, the Korean American Students' Association and the Dartmouth Japanese Society to discuss issues affecting the Asian community.

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Apathy harms youth voter turnout

By Cole Entress | November 4, 2002

Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series of articles chronicling the New Hampshire congressional campaigns. Despite a Democrat-Republican face-off that could change the balance of power in both houses of Congress, a trend of low student-voter turnout both at Dartmouth and throughout the nation is unlikely to change, according to political pundits. Though the contested issues in the upcoming election range from abortion rights to boosting the sagging economy, candidates' efforts to mobilize youth voters have largely been fruitless.

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Could an NRO make your job hunt harder?

By Jessica Spradling | November 4, 2002

Dartmouth students nervous about increasingly competitive graduate school admissions and a tight job market often take classes under Dartmouth's Non-Recording Option to keep their grade-point average as high as possible.

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Economist links economy, security

By Elise Dunphe | November 4, 2002

In the first event of the Dartmouth-Tuck Forum on the International Economy, renowned economic analyst Alan Wolff spoke Friday about international trade policies, calling for a re-evaluation of our trade policies in a post-Sept.

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Weekend arrests drop from 2001

By Tim Mosso | November 4, 2002

A drop in arrests during this year's Homecoming festivities was offset by a rise in the number of incidents reported to and investigated by Safety and Security compared to the same period in 2001. The Hanover Police Department confirmed 12 incidents involving arrests over the weekend, 10 of which occurred Friday night on the Green.

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The Dartmouth Who?

By Tai Antoine | November 1, 2002

You're too sensitive!" Why, because I don't like the fact that my identity is plastered on a T-shirt or jacket being worn by someone who knows nothing about me? "We're paying tribute; you should consider it an honor." Apparently, I should feel honored that people treat my identity like any other "mascot," like mammals, insects and other animals. Since when is it OK to have a person or group of people to be mascots?

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