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Admissions delays deadline

By Alison Schmauch | November 9, 2001

Dartmouth has shifted its early decision deadline to Nov. 16 and is designing a Web site that applicants can access to learn about admissions decisions, according to Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg. According to Furstenberg, "the delay is a function of several different events." "First of all, the mail has slowed down terribly," he said.

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Pub. aff. VP arrives on campus

By Tara Kyle | November 9, 2001

The team at Dartmouth's Office of Public Affairs received a new member last week, when Rutgers University import William Walker walked into the Lebanon Street offices to fill the newly created position of Vice President of Public Affairs. After President James Wright announced the department's expansion last August, Walker spent the following months completing his duties as Executive Director of University Relations at the New Jersey institution. In his time at Rutgers, Walker advanced a method he described as "integrated communication." This program, which he aims to bring to Dartmouth, strives to use the strengths of specific elements of an institution (for example, the achievements of the Tuck School) to enhance the university's overall health and image. "It's increasingly important that we communicate with a more coordinated voice," he said, citing plans to work with leaders of the Department of Development, Admissions Department and Alumni Affairs in enhancing the College's literature and information sources. "The challenge is that every constituent group has it own interests," he said. A week after arriving on campus, Walker expressed enthusiasm about his new job. "I have a lot to learn about Dartmouth ... I just know that it's a great place populated by great students and great faculty," he said.

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Crotty '80 was star hoopster

By Jeremy Skog | November 9, 2001

Kevin Crotty '80 may never have come to Dartmouth at all, if not for Gary Walt, a former Dartmouth Basketball Coach. A friend of the family who was associated with the New York Knicks had arranged for Crotty to go to William and Mary, according to his mother, Mary.

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Trustees will discuss economy, expansion

By Tara Kyle | November 9, 2001

Dartmouth's Board of Trustees converged on Hanover yesterday to kick off their quarterly weekend of meetings. The primary responsibility of the 16 board members -- including President James Wright and ex-officio member New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen -- will be to examine Dartmouth's overall academic plan, and then reconcile the strategic desires of the College with the economic and development resources currently available. "The College is in healthy shape, it looks great, and our job is to make sure it stays that way," Trustee David Shribman '76 said. Neither Wright nor Chair Susan Dentzer '77 anticipated any landmark decisions.

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Burst pipe causes flood in Hinman

By Davey Archwamety | November 8, 2001

Students may have heard stories about life in the River, but residents in Hinman Hall never realized they would have to take it so literally -- on Tuesday night, water from a broken shut-off valve flooded the third floor of the residence hall. "I was shocked to see an inch of water going down my hallway.

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Greek events not up from last term

By Jeremy Skog | November 7, 2001

Although more Greek houses are being charged this term for hosting unregistered "parties" compared to previous terms, College officials admitted that the number of such events has not gone up this fall -- inadvertently admitting that perhaps the College is simply enforcing the pre-existing policy more strictly. "I certainly wouldn't think [the number of unregistered parties] has gone up," said Assistant Dean of Residential Life, Cassie Barnhardt. Head of the Department of Safety and Security, Proctor McEwen agreed, saying that he "didn't think" the amount of unregistered events had increased.

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Assembly allocates $3000 for UTI

By Charles Gardner | November 7, 2001

As part of the continuing implementation of the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative (UTI), Student Assembly passed a resolution last night allocating $3,000 for four grants to support innovative teaching methods at the College. The resolution, which was sponsored by Aly Rahim '02, David Hankins '05 and Jonathon Lazarow '05, was not intended to be an end in itself, according to Rahim, but a strong message to the College on the current state of support for undergraduate teaching. "This resolution aims to make a statement, not merely provide a service," said Rahim, who chairs the Assembly's Academic Affairs Committee and is the author of the Initiative. "Through its actions, the SA wishes to bring to light this significant deficiency in our institutional support of teaching," he said. Rahim hoped that the administration and faculty would respond positively to the resolution by contributing at least 10 times the $3,000 allocated by the Assembly to further teaching grants, as recommended by language in the resolution. "There are going to be meetings arranged with the appropriate administrators," Rahim said, explaining to the Assembly how he intended to move the College to action on this point. "All that we can do is make our statement," he said.

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College door locks installation underway

By Charles Gardner | November 6, 2001

Work on Dartmouth's new security system -- which will provide proximity card access to all residential halls on campus -- is well underway and remains on target for a January 1st completion date, according to Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels. Activation of the system will occur no sooner than Spring term, however, as current Dartmouth ID cards are incompatible with the new hardware and will need to be gradually replaced over the winter. Although installation began in September, the noisiest and most visible phase of the construction process -- the drilling of small holes through building facades -- is only now concluding.

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Prof. Bogart tries new math teaching style

By Karla Kingsley | November 5, 2001

Fall term is half over, and it's almost time to register for winter classes already. Students signing up for Math 28, Introduction to Combinatorics, are in for a surprise. Professor Kenneth Bogart has developed a new method of teaching the curricula, and these students will be the first to use it in this course.

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