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College set to unite neuroscience efforts

By Vassilia Binensztok | October 2, 2002

In an effort to strengthen Dartmouth's neuroscience program, Nov. 21 will mark the official inauguration of the new Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth. The center will coalesce the areas of cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience and molecular/cellular/systems neuroscience.

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Campus cell phone use rises

By Zachary Goldstein | October 2, 2002

They ring, annoy and embarrass at the most inopportune times. But even on the remote Dartmouth campus, cell phones are rapidly becoming more prevalent. A recent trend nationwide has shown that students are now more frequently using their cellular companions as their primary telephone, leaving campus telephone services searching for new ways to draw in student customers. At Dartmouth these trends are present but slightly mitigated, in part due to the lack of solid cell phone reception around campus.

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New, old meet in fall's first SA mtg.

By Kaitlin Bell | October 2, 2002

The first Student Assembly meeting of the term was marked by a combination of freshness and experience -- with a bevy of new leaders and student representatives introducing themselves and outlining their plans for the term, many emphasizing their newness to student government while others highlighted their past involvement with the Assembly. The 45-minute meeting was brief but to the point, including introductions of student representatives, elections of two committee chairs, sign-ups for the Assembly's seven committees and descriptions of the committees' past achievements and future goals by their respective chairs. The meeting marked the official commencement of the Assembly's new leadership, which includes not only Student Body President Janos Marton '04 and Vice President Julia Hildreth '05, but also seven committee chairs appointed by Marton and the newly-elected '06 Cluster Representatives. Although Marton served as chair of the Student Assembly over the summer, the start of Fall term has brought a considerable changeover in leadership as committee heads and Membership and Internal Affairs Committee members -- many of them '03s and '05s who were off during the summer -- assume their positions. Some students in attendance made reference to the changed mood and composition of the Assembly, remarking that there were "a lot of new faces out there" and joking about "the high concentration of Chi Gams and rugby players." The overall tone of the meeting was light and energetic, with Marton and Hildreth managing to move swiftly through a packed agenda without having to quell the laughter that erupted after the frequent jokes and asides. Emerging as one of the meeting's overarching themes was a goal of forging relationships between disparate elements of the Dartmouth community. Diversity Affairs Committee head James Joun '03 explained his goal of coordinating programming between different campus groups to encourage collaboration while eliminating unintentional overlap. Operating in a similar vein, the Student Organizations Committee will seek to coordinate various efforts toward environmental sustainability at the College.

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Swett campaigns to join dad in U.S. Congress

By Megh Duwadi | October 1, 2002

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles chronicling the campaigns of New Hampshire politicians running in the 2002 elections. Katrina Swett has a deceptively simple goal: she wants to join her dad, a 74-year-old Hungarian immigrant and former economics professor, in the workplace. But if successful in her efforts to win election to the House of Representatives from New Hampshire's second district, Democratic hopeful Swett and her father, current Rep.

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Hirsh talks on how to pleasure a woman

October 1, 2002

Elizabeth Hirsh, the new manager of the Women's Health Program, engaged students with an interactive program yesterday about "Women and Pleasure," focusing on methods of sexual pleasure as well as the more clinical aspects of sexuality. An even mix of female and male students gave the talk a positive reception, welcoming it for its blunt discussion of sexuality and its broad appeal. Topics ranged from women's "fickle relationship" with seduction to finding the G-spot and the importance of self-exploration, subjects Hirsh said today's society considers "taboo." But although the program was advertised for all sexual orientations and targeted to an audience of college students, examples portrayed long-term, heterosexual relationships, and many anecdotes involved married couples. Hirsh spoke of couples who were encouraged to stop engaging in intercourse to excite their sex lives and mentioned the difficulty for a working mother to transform into a "sex kitten" at night. Much of the discussion focused on finding feminine sexual pleasure by exploring the different steps on the sexual response cycle.

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Town announces ID arrests

By Alison Schmauch | September 30, 2002

Tom Allason '02 and David Seidman '04 were arrested earlier this month and released on bail for allegedly manufacturing, selling and possessing false drivers' licenses. Seidman, a member of Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity who had his own radio show, had previously been indicted by Oregon police for similar charges, Hanover Chief of Police Nick Giaccone said in a press release. Allason, also a member of that fraternity, is a Bermuda native who played rugby and is known around campus for his slightly British accent. Together, the two men are alleged to have produced over 100 false drivers' licenses. The arrests were made on Sept.

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Despite installation, lock debate continues

By Sarah Betts | September 30, 2002

It's almost second nature now. Stop in front of the little black box. Brandish an ID. Wait for a green light. But the seemingly easy transition for students from an open campus to one with a card lock system belies the decade-long debate over the need for a stronger security system. The idea of an access-control system for dorms dates back 12 years, according to Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels.

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As wireless improves, '06s choose laptops

By Cordelia Zukerman | September 30, 2002

As wireless technology improves and laptops become less expensive, more Dartmouth students are choosing to bring laptops to school. This year, 89 percent of the Class of 2006 who bought computers from the College chose laptops, while last year the figure was just 70 percent. The number of students who chose Windows PCs over Apple Macintosh systems remained unchanged from last year, at 80 percent. The most important factor leading to the increase in laptop sales was the introduction of a wireless computer network last year, said Bill Brawley, the director of communications for Computing Services.

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Phi Delt prepares return to campus

By Karla Kingsley | September 30, 2002

Members of Phi Delta Alpha fraternity, the white pillared house on Webster Avenue, plan to apply for rerecognition this fall and hold rush Winter term, their first since the organization's College recognition was suspended in March 2000. Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman made the decision to suspend College recognition of the fraternity due to allegations of "dirty rushing," drug and alcohol violations and some members' attempt to burn down Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity. "Recognition will be suspended effective immediately, and continuing indefinitely, with the organization first eligible to apply for re-recognition in the Fall of 2002 provided it meets the criteria for recognition existing at that time," Redman wrote in an open letter to the community on March 3, 2000. In order to achieve recognition again, the Phi Delta Alpha Corporation, which holds ownership of the house, would be responsible for the submission of a request for rerecognition. "As of this date I have not received such an official request, although based upon a conversation with the Corporation Officer this summer I expect that such a request will be forthcoming," Redman said in an email to The Dartmouth. Ben Steele '02 confirmed that a request for rerecognition is imminent.

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Students face surprise town noise ordinances

By Ben Phillips | September 30, 2002

What's one person's head banging heaven may be, to someone else, just trash. Spurred on by noise-weary Hanover residents, the Hanover Board of Selectmen took action June 3, passing two ordinances regulating outdoor noise and activity, catching Dartmouth students -- who had thought the issue had been laid to rest last November -- by surprise. Ordinance No.

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Registrar adopts new method to plan finals

By Anna Cates | September 27, 2002

Rather than wait until the middle of the term for their final exam schedule, students and faculty may now plan for the end of term far in advance using a new scheduling system based on the course timetables. Finals for most classes occurring during a given class period will now take place at the same time, with specials slots reserved for mathematics, economics and language finals.

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Door locks make dormitory debut

By Justin Altschuler | September 27, 2002

While some students found the College's new door locking system -- activated yesterday -- to be a minor hassle, others hoped that it would increase campus security. No one contacted by The Dartmouth strongly objected to the locks -- which were tested this summer in Massachusetts Row, The Gold Coast, Cutter North and Brewster Halls -- but many debated their effectiveness. Student Body President Janos Marton '04, who deemed the locks "an abomination" this summer, said he opposes the system because "it makes people feel like there is something to be worried about, when, in fact, Dartmouth is one of the safest places in the country." While many students gave a lukewarm response, two of those living off-campus who had not yet been issued identification cards encoded with the new technology said the locks made it inconvenient for them to visit friends in the dorms. Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels said the system was installed partly in response to requests from students and parents, and noted that "the system worked fine this summer" when it was active with "very little complaint." Like many other students, Harry Johnson '03 felt that the locked doors are a sign of the times.

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'Race in Academy' conf. aims at national debate

By Judith Phillips | September 27, 2002

Bringing nationally-known speakers like Cornel West to campus, a conference set to take place next week at Dartmouth entitled "Race Matters in the University of the 21st Century," seeks to explore the advantages that white skin confers. Dartmouth's Race in the Academy Committee will lead the conference that organizers hope will set off a national debate. According to its chair, biology professor George Langford, the committee was established last fall "to look at ways in which Dartmouth can increase diversity among its faculty." The conference is intended to "discuss the issue of white identity and whiteness because these are issues that continue to serve as barriers to the full participation of minority faculty," Langford said. There is an undesirable disparity between the percentages of non-white undergraduates and faculty, 30 percent and 10 percent respectively, he added. "The playing field is not level," English professor Ivy Schweitzer said.

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Broz looks for tales of good in bad places

By Tim Mosso | September 27, 2002

Svetlana Broz -- a physician and the grand-daughter of former Yugoslav dictator Marshal Tito -- stressed yesterday the importance of remembering the heroes of "evil times" and insisted that the mass media scrambled to report atrocities and suffering to the exclusion of tales of survival, forgiveness and recovery. Broz delivered yesterday's lecture, entitled "Truth , Courage, and Reconciliation," in an effort to spread awareness about the persistence of altruism and understanding in the face of hatred and conflict.

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Stop web pop-ups before they start

By Terrence Irving | September 27, 2002

They're everywhere. Whether checking the weather, yesterday's sports scores or just visiting someone's personal webpage, Internet users are assailed by a shower of advertising windows, commonly known as "pop-ups." Although the majority of students who spoke with The Dartmouth, including Tami Peters '06, simply put up with the ubiquitous advertisements, others are taking advantage of new software that blocks the pop-ups. Calvin Richardson '06, who finds the ads "annoying as hell," uses a program known as PopUp Killer to block the windows. Another popular and free program is Panicware.com's PopUp Stopper.

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