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New Palaeopitus members plan year

By Khalil Ayvar | October 2, 2001

One of Dartmouth's oldest student service organizations, Palaeopitus, is ready to start furthering their goals for this year, with their newest members. Palaeopitus is a select society of 15-20 active seniors whose main purpose, according to their charter, is to "encourage working harmony among the various campus organizations, facilitate communication between undergraduates and the College Administration, and to promote Dartmouth's welfare and to protect her name." The society also serves to advise the Dean of the College and the President on student life issues. Members are chosen at the end of their junior year by the outgoing senior class before them, and are usually drawn from the ranks of active leaders in a variety of campus organizations. The seniors chosen for Palaeopitus At Large membership this year are Mark S.

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Faculty: Afghanistan policy hard to predict

By Richard Lazarus | October 2, 2001

Faculty at Dartmouth can give a lot of answers to questions about what the United States will do in Afghanistan, but they can't give them all. "It's necessary for the Bush administration to look longer than five to 10 years ahead because [the situation] is complicated," said Government Professor Bill Wohlforth in comments echoing those of other faculty contacted by The Dartmouth. The issues raised by possible U.S.

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Greeks unanimously pass GLC resolution

By Jeremy Skog | October 2, 2001

Last night in Cutter Shabazz a gathering of Greek presidents voted to officially replace the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council (CFSC) with the Greek Leaders Council. The vote was unanimous among the house presidents in attendance, with two CFS organizations absent.

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State Democrats discuss future action

By Cynthia-Marie O'Brien | October 1, 2001

A resolve to continue to discuss and debate the direction of policy decisions amidst a new atmosphere of unity and bipartisanship in Washington emerged from the annual gathering of the Upper Valley Democrats and Hanover Democratic Committee in the Campion Barn in Etna Friday night.

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Israeli journalist talks on conflict

By Nathaniel Ward | October 1, 2001

More than 150 people crowded Filene Auditorium on Friday afternoon for a lecture by Israeli journalist Danny Rubinstein. Speaking for just over an hour, Rubinstein discussed not only the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but also the Sept.

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UGAs' student load increases

By Victoria Lee | September 28, 2001

Although the average Undergraduate Advisor has more residents this year compared to previous ones, most UGAs contacted by The Dartmouth say that the increase has not negatively affected their work. According to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman, each staff member oversees 20 to 30 first-year students or 40 to 50 upperclassmen.

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Economy to affect capital campaign

By Davey Archwamety | September 28, 2001

As the Dow and Nasdaq plummet to multi-year lows, the College ramps up for a major capital campaign, hoping that alumni remain generous despite their shrinking portfolios. Vice President for Development Carrie Pelzel said that Dartmouth will soon initiate a fundraising campaign after two years of discussion and preparation.

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Provost outlines his agenda

By Alison Schmauch | September 28, 2001

The new Dartmouth provost Barry Scherr identifies his three main goals as better integrating various parts of campus, increasing diversity, and supporting academic student life initiatives. Scherr said that he hopes to encourage more interaction and prudent sharing of resources between Dartmouth's undergraduate college, the graduate programs in arts and sciences, and the medical and business schools. He also believes that increasing the diversity of the student body and faculty will make Dartmouth a stronger institution. The recent Committee on Institutional Diversity and Equity report was "excellent," he said. Scherr added that he was pleased to see that College President James Wright had already begun work on implementing some administrative aspects of the report. He would like to see more funding channeled towards the Admissions Office for recruiting diverse students, he said. While it is expensive to send admissions officers on the road for recruiting efforts and to bring prospective students to the Dartmouth campus, Scherr believes that the benefits associated with diversity justify the expenses. Similarly, he would like to see an increase in the scholarship money granted to international students. Scherr also plans to work extensively on academic planning as provost. He recognized that the report drafted by his predecessor, Susan Prager, shortly before her resignation, had been highly controversial.

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Campus feels '05s' numbers

By Andrea Olinger and Miho Wako | September 27, 2001

"It's a little more busy this year," said Dartmouth Dining Services worker Nick Grano. "The lines are long, long, long." Each year, the "pea green" members of the Dartmouth community are told that they are the biggest, brightest and most diverse class ever.

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Goldstein elected Panhell VP

By Jeremy Skog | September 27, 2001

The Panhellenic Council, the overarching Greek sub-council for sororities welcomed four new officers into its ranks with the conclusion of its elections last night. Maxine Goldstein '02 of Delta Delta Delta sorority was elected vice president.

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Classes on Islam generate interest

By Alexandra Friedman | September 27, 2001

As CNN continues to use terms like "Islamic fundamentalism" and "Jihad," many Dartmouth students are rushing to find out what exactly these words mean. In order to fully understand the deeper religious and cultural significances of the current crisis, many students have opted to broaden their knowledge on the topic, and as a result, enrollment in classes about Islamic ideology, current events in the Middle East and the Arabic language have skyrocketed. Arabic 01's enrollment has doubled this fall, and Religion 16, a class entitled "Modern Islam," was speculated by Professor Kevin Reinhart to have increased by as much as 30 percent.

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SA leaders excited about '05 turnout

By Charles Gardner | September 26, 2001

Dartmouth's Student Assembly, led by Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02, held its first meeting of the Fall term last night in 101 Collis. The meeting, attended by over 100 freshmen, served as a general introduction to the workings of the Assembly and its various committees to interested students, and provided a chance for the freshmen to pose questions to assembly members. Stutzman was encouraged by the large turnout of students, who entirely filled the spacious meeting room. "There's a large and enthusiastic new class and we're very excited about their energy," she said.

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