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Argentina FSP on track

By Megh Duwadi | January 4, 2002

Recent economic and political upheaval in Argentina has not impacted the Spanish Foreign Study Program in Buenos Aires scheduled for Spring term, according to the program's administrators. Spanish Department Chair Marsha Swislocki said, "We have full expectation that the program will continue as expected." Some students scheduled to participate in the FSP, however, expressed anxiety about living and studying in Argentina if the situation remains volatile. The College will reevaluate the FSP's status, Swislocki said, "if, for any reason, there is a dramatic change in the political situation.

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Harvard professor found dead

By Karla Kingsley | January 3, 2002

The cause of death of a Harvard professor who disappeared in mid-November remains undetermined nearly two weeks after his body was discovered in the Mississippi River in Vidalia, La. The disappearance of Professor Don C.

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Megan Steven '02 wins Rhodes

By Jen Tutak | January 3, 2002

Early in December Megan Steven '02 was selected as one of 32 Rhodes Scholars from 925 applicants and will pursue a doctorate in medical sciences at the University of Oxford in England.Only eight other Dartmouth undergraduate and graduate students have received the distinction since 1988. "The Rhodes Scholarship Committee should be extremely happy with their decision," said Dana Polanichka '02, one of Steven's closest friends.

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The Pavilion opens to favorable reviews

By Kathleen McDermott | January 3, 2002

As hundreds of students bustled in and out of Food Court last night, Marianne Karplus '04 sat with two friends in a quiet corner of The Pavilion, Dartmouth's newest dining facility, serving kosher and halal meals in the former Westside area behind Food Court. With only six students sitting in the dining area and no long lines during the regular dinner rush, DDS employee Anna-Marie Hammond suggested that The Pavilion "will get busy once people realize it's for everyone" and not just Jewish or Muslim students. "People that we have gotten here really like it," she said, adding that much of the food is similar to that served at Homeplate.

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Zantop case sees plea deal, motive

By Charles Gardner | January 3, 2002

The end of 2001 saw a number of major developments in the Zantop homicide case, including the announcement of an insanity defense for one defendant, the guilty plea of the other and the first official theory of motive. State prosecutors are now alleging that attempted robbery was the motive behind the Jan.

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Lawyer: Dartmouth murder suspect will argue insanity defense

By The Associated Press | December 1, 2001

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A teen-ager accused of killing two Dartmouth College professors will use an insanity defense at his trial, his lawyer said in a court filing Friday. Robert Tulloch, 18, of Chelsea, Vt., will argue he suffers from a ''severe mental defect or disease and that his acts were the direct result of the mental defect or disease,'' public defender Richard Guerriero said in the filing. Tulloch's trial is set for April 8 in Grafton County Superior Court. Tulloch and his friend, James Parker, 17, are charged with first-degree murder in the Jan.

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19 seniors join Phi Beta Kappa early

By Alison Schmauch | November 21, 2001

The 19 highest-ranked members of the Class of 2002 were inducted early into academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa yesterday afternoon at a ceremony held at College President James Wright's house. Seniors Jonathan Altman, Keely Beck, Mary Bennett, Michael Bergen, Jessa Block, Jennifer Bouton, Priam Dutta, Abigail Faulkner, Omer Ismail (who is also a member of The Dartmouth staff), Cullen Knights, Sebastien Lahaie, Joshua McMullen, Adam Mulliken, Swati Rana, Kathryn Ritcheske, Shane Smith, Christopher Wipf, Jennifer Youn and Sergei Zaslavsky joined the organization. Kumar Garg '03 received the Phi Beta Kappa prize of $100 for having the highest grade point average of any student in the junior class. Professors Nancy Frankenberry of the religion department and Richard Wright of the geography department were elected as honorary members.

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Supreme Court takes '05's case

By Karla Kingsley | November 21, 2001

When Lindsay Earls '05 was pulled from her classroom to give a urine sample, she felt "humiliated." So she decided to sue her high school, charging that they had infringed her rights to privacy.

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Noise ordinance sparks debate

By Tara Kyle | November 20, 2001

After playing audience to over two hours of public commentary last night, Hanover's Board of Selectmen chose to delay voting on its controversial noise ordinance. The ordinance if passed would have restricted noise disturbances audible outside of the I-Zone between the hours of 10 p.m.

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Rottmann receives prestigious award

By Alison Schmauch | November 20, 2001

Jennifer Rottmann '02 smiles when she remembers watching the owner of a new Habitat for Humanity house impersonating Elvis at a Habitat benefit concert. Rottmann's dedication and commitment to increasing awareness of the Upper Valley hunger and homelessness problem earned her the Milton Sims Kramer prize for last year.

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UTI, Tom Dent Cabin are highlights of SA's term

By Charles Gardner | November 19, 2001

Dartmouth's Student Assembly enjoyed an unusually active and productive fall and is poised to follow up its accomplishments Winter term, according to Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02. Fall highlights included the passage of the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative, the acquisition of Tom Dent Cabin for free student use and the biannual meeting of the Ivy Council, which convened at Brown University just over a week ago. Fall is typically "when it's hardest to get things going," Stutzman said, noting that the term often serves as a time for Assembly members -- particularly freshmen -- to find their roles and determine their interests within the organization. This term, however, there was little delay in addressing important issues. "A lot of '05s have really stepped up in a lot of areas," Stutzman said of the term's work.

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