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Snowfall delays Occom opening

By Zachary Goldstein | January 7, 2003

Despite this winter's particularly bold beginning, students will have to wait a bit longer for skating at Occum Pond -- since snow acts as an insulating layer atop ice, the plethora of snow to hit Hanover thus far has actually hindered the thickening of the ice. The pond, which is used as an outdoor skating rink by Dartmouth students and Hanover locals alike, remains covered in feet of snow, below which exist only two to three inches of ice. "To be safe we're going to need to see at least six inches of good, even, black pond ice before we can let people on it," Grounds Supervisor Bob Thebodo said.

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Tighter airport security fails to slow student travel

By Zachary Goldstein | January 6, 2003

While the snowstorms and slick roads have more then done their part to hinder students returning to campus for Winter term, the newly increased security measures at airports across the country seem to have proven little more than a minor inconvenience for most. Beginning Jan.

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As Dartmouth Book cuts back, students flood Wheelock

By Richard Lazarus | January 6, 2003

Students crowded Wheelock Books this weekend as the Dartmouth Bookstore scaled back the number of books it carried and announced it would end Dartmouth textbook sales next term instead of in the summer as it had previously planned. The Dartmouth Bookstore has already decreased the number of books it carried significantly in anticipation of dropping Dartmouth textbooks from its shelves, leading many students to go to Wheelock Books, sometimes for the first time, to find the missing texts. The atmosphere was social in Wheelock Books as students took advantage of the lines to chat with friends back from winter break or a term off. As lines lengthened at the store Sunday afternoon -- the longest will probably come on the first day of classes today, according to one employee -- students had different reactions to the switch from having two major Hanover area bookstores to one and a half. They also carried a set of loyalties to one bookstore or the other that ranged in intensity from vehement to indifferent. Cindy Torres '04 always went to Dartmouth Bookstore for her textbooks because of their shorter lines and larger spaces. She was disappointed by its decision to stop supplying Dartmouth textbooks (the store blamed Dartmouth's decision to allow professors not to release lists of required textbooks to all interested parties.) "It's really small and it's so cramped and it's always crowded," Torres said of Wheelock Books.

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Williams '03 takes Rhodes

By Alison Schmauch | January 6, 2003

Heidi Williams '03, a native of Williston, N.D., was one of 32 students chosen as 2003 American Rhodes scholars. Following graduation, Williams plans to spend three years at Oxford University, where she will obtain her master's degree.

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Budget woes mark turbulent Fall term

By Kaitlin Bell | January 6, 2003

College-wide budget cuts cast a long shadow over Dartmouth last term, with administrative decisions to eliminate the swimming and diving teams, downscale libraries, reduce course offerings and lay off employees provoking notable backlash from faculty and students. Fall term was also marked by an unusual amount of political activism, including demonstrations against war in Iraq and an energetic Get Out the Vote campaign conducted by the College Democrats. Although College President James Wright had announced significant budget cuts -- necessitated by losses in the College endowment -- in August, the campus did not feel the concrete effects of the downscaling until mid-October, when recently-hired Librarian of the College Richard Lucier announced plans for cutting $1 million from the library budget. Lucier's plans to integrate Sherman Art Library into the newly-renovated Baker-Berry complex, turn Sanborn Library into a reading room and cut student work hours prompted an outpouring of protest from faculty, staff and students.

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Despite inexperience, SA shows strong will

By Kaitlin Bell | November 27, 2002

Despite a significant change in leadership that ousted many of its old guard and replaced them with a young and relatively inexperienced cadre of executives, Student Assembly has been characterized thus far by a strong commitment not only to continuing many of last year's programs but negotiating between students, administrators and faculty. The Assembly expressed this goal from the outset, when Administration/Faculty Committee Chair Andy Edwards '04 pledged constant contact with administrators and faculty rather than merely going to them when something went wrong. Yet several former Assembly members worried that this year's leadership -- which is mostly composed of sophomores and others with little prior Assembly leadership experience -- would not have the necessary clout needed to work effectively with administrators. While the final outcome of programs currently underway remains to be seen, the Assembly's work this term suggests that its will to negotiate is strong -- even in a time when major decisions about the future state of the College can seem to be handed down from above. After determining that students overwhelmingly support improvements to dormitory lounges, the Student Life Committee persuaded the Office of Residential Life to match the Assembly's $10,000 contribution to a dorm improvement fund, silencing critics who said that a pro-Greek Assembly administration would insist on prioritizing improvements to Greek houses. The Assembly has not shied away from expressing student dissatisfaction with the recently installed door-locking system.

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Bookstore to end textbook sales

By Richard Lazarus | November 27, 2002

The Dartmouth Bookstore announced it may stop selling textbooks entirely by Summer term due to the College's decision to continue allowing departments to decide when to give book lists to bookstores, as well as a declining textbook business. Bookstore Manager Dave Cioffi sent letters Monday to students who are store members announcing that in the winter, the bookstore will greatly decrease the number of textbooks it carries for each course, by 40 to 60 percent. By the end of Spring term or the beginning of Summer term, the bookstore will stop ordering books for Dartmouth classes entirely, Cioffi said. The Dartmouth Bookstore has traditionally had a close relationship with the College and has been selling textbooks since its founding in 1872. Wheelock Books Manager Whit Spaulding '89 said in an email that he is "capable of meeting the needs of the entire campus if it were necessary." Cioffi cited a number of factors for the decision, among them low profit margins, a recent proliferation of alternate textbook sources, an increase in transportation costs, the size of the space needed to sell textbooks and a high rate of books that are never bought by the end of a term and need to be returned. The factor that appeared to annoy Cioffi most, however, was Dartmouth's decision to continue to allow departments and faculty to decide whether to release the lists of course books.

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Students rally to save swim team

By Elliot Olshansky and Jennifer Thomas | November 27, 2002

Nearly 150 students gathered outside Parkhurst Hall at noon yesterday to protest Monday's announcement that the College plans to cut the men's and women's varsity swimming and diving programs in March 2003. Both Dean of the College James Larimore and Athletic Director Joann Harper listened to student concerns while stressing the necessity and finality of the decision. Their emphasis that the subject was closed has left some community members looking toward the future of swimming and diving at Dartmouth. Some have raised the possibility of funding the teams through alumni donations. "If there's anything that Dartmouth alumni have proven, it's that they're generous with their wallets," former swim team member Chris Whalen '97 said in an interview. Whalen said that he was frustrated that the administration did not seek out alumni donations before deciding to discontinue the team, and that, if asked, he would "absolutely" contribute to the cause. Richard Petty '97, another former team member, said that team loyalty inspired by swim coach Jim Wilson would provide added incentive for giving. Harper, however, did not see the option as viable in the long term.

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Study: Kids gain when Mom's busy

By Timothy J. Cao | November 27, 2002

A study co-authored by Dartmouth economics Professor Patricia Anderson found that the more hours a child's mother works outside the home, the more likely it is that the child will become overweight. Working with Kristin Butcher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and economics Professor Phillip Levine of Wellesley College, Anderson's study -- entitled "Maternal Employment and Overweight Children"-- discovered that a mother's time constraint increases the probability of her children becoming overweight. Levine said that maternal employment is only "one factor in the increase of childhood overweight" and "does not explain most of the trend" in overweight children. Their research found that increasing levels of maternal employment between 1975 and 1999 can explain 6 to 11 percent of the growth in childhood overweight. Levine explained that their research was motivated by recent media attention alluding to a link between working mothers and overweight children. From 1975 to 1999, the average hours worked by mothers increased by 7.5 hours per week while levels of overweight among children ages six and older rose from roughly 5 percent to over 13 percent.

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AAS plans Kwanzaa celebration

By Cordelia Zukerman | November 27, 2002

The holiday season is drawing near, and one student group is taking advantage of the holiday spirit to share its culture with people of other ethnic and religious backgrounds. An upcoming celebration of Kwanzaa organized by the Afro-American Society will include student performances, a discussion and dinner.

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Leb. teachers seek civil union benefits

By Colin Barry | November 26, 2002

The Lebanon School Board has agreed to consider amending their professional agreement with teachers to include health care coverage for partners in same-sex civil unions, just as the College has since 1997 and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plans to do in 2003. The board voted Nov.

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Baca mural could adorn Berry Library

By Lance Kramer | November 26, 2002

Fall-term Montgomery Fellow Judy Baca may return to Dartmouth as early as next spring to begin work on a mural in the new Berry Library that would incorporate input from students and faculty. According to College Librarian Richard Lucier, no formal agreements or proposals have been formed, but initial discussions of the project started after faculty expressed an interest.

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ORL finds Greeks are diverse

By Kristin Szostek | November 26, 2002

Despite perceptions that the Greek system lacks diversity, a study conducted by the Office of Residential Life shows that the coed, fraternity and sorority system is nearly as racially diverse as the Dartmouth community. Minority students make up 29 percent of the class of 2003 and 20 percent of the class of 2002, according to 1999 figures.

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College cuts swim, diving teams

By Jessica Spradling | November 26, 2002

Hundreds of chanting students protested the elimination of Dartmouth's swimming and diving teams at the houses of Dean of the College James Larimore and College President James Wright late last night.

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Kyle '04 to lead The Dartmouth

By Tim Mosso | November 25, 2002

Tara Kyle '04, from Juneau, Alaska, will be the next president of The Dartmouth, succeeding current president John Teti '03, current editors announced at The Dartmouth's annual changeover ceremony Friday evening at Casque and Gauntlet senior society. The 2004 directorate, led by the 20-year-old Kyle, will assume full control of The Dartmouth's news and business operations at the beginning of Winter term. As president of The Dartmouth and chairman of its Board of Proprietors, Kyle will manage the approximately 100-person staff and the $350,000 annual budget of The Dartmouth, Inc., the student-run business that owns The Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Online. Kyle, who is currently in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the religion department's Foreign Study Program, called newspaper work "a challenging, wonderful and occasionally heartbreaking service." She referred to The Dartmouth staff as "some of the most talented, dedicated and caring students at Dartmouth." Teti, visibly moved during his farewell speech, said afterward that he was proud of The Dartmouth staff's service to the Dartmouth community. Teti also expressed his confidence that the 2004 directorate will provide strong leadership, adding that Kyle "knows the paper backward and forward, and I know that she's going to do an excellent job." Among the other announcements made at the Changeover ceremony, Charles Gardner '04 will succeed Ithan Peltan '03 as The Dartmouth's executive editor and vice chairman of the Board of Proprietors.

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Morales '03 creates 'Napster 2'

By Zachary Goldstein | November 25, 2002

Countless suitors have tried and failed to fill the void left after recording industry lawsuits killed popular file-sharing program Napster, but a new entry on the Dartmouth campus may be the best substitute yet. Billed by some as "Napster 2," a program called Direct Connect is facilitating a boom in peer-to-peer file sharing on campus. Direct Connect is a file-sharing program that operates very similarly to Napster.

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