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Economy may increase fin. aid applicants

By Tara Kyle | October 3, 2001

A tough year in the stock market and the strain of a national emergency may lead more prospective and current students to apply for aid, but Dartmouth remains committed to fulfilling need, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg. "Financial aid is there to support students in good economic times and bad economic times," Furstenberg said, explaining that it is the College's responsibility to support students whose family's financial situations may worsen. While the market had already begun to falter by last Winter's application deadline, Furstenberg said figures for last year's class bear little impact.

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Student visas may be limited in wake of attack

By Victoria McGrane | October 3, 2001

Over the last few years, the United States has practiced an open-door policy towards foreign visitors and workers seen as beneficial to the American economy, including students, tourists and business people. But news that some of men involved in the Sept.

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Assembly holds first general meeting, appoints chairs

By Charles Gardner | October 3, 2001

The Student Assembly, which convened as a general assembly for the first time this year, passed several resolutions and made a number of internal committee appointments at a meeting in Rocky 1 last evening. Headed by Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02, the Assembly also featured brief reports from various committee chairs on their goals for the term ahead. The meeting -- which was attended by veteran members and freshmen alike -- first dealt with the appointment of committee chairs to the Student Organizations and Student Services committees. Sean Oh '04 and John Apostolides '03, who were nominated by Stutzman, were approved in a vote to head each of the respective committees.

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Professors share insight on Islam

By Valerie Silverman | October 3, 2001

What could possibly motivate 18 terrorists to bomb three buildings and kill thousands? A panel discussion of the origins of the United States' war on terrorism held last night offered analysis into that and other such presumably unanswerable questions. "We must explain the factors that make it possible for Osama bin Laden to exist," said Professor of religion at Dartmouth, Kevin Reinhart, who is an expert on Islam. Reinhart explained that as the spokesman for a group of people who share grievances against the West, and America in particular, "Osama bin Laden is kind of a hip-hop Muslim ... His Islam is like Jim Jones' Christianity -- self serving." The Islamic fundamentalist aversion to the United States' foreign policy is not a new issue, the panelists stressed. "The Iranian Revolution of 1979 encouraged Islamic movements throughout the Middle East," said Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth, Misagh Parsa, a scholar of the politics of developing countries and the Iranian Revolution. Such movements have been inspired by internal factors in the region, such as economic inequalities, as well as by external ones, such as what Parsa called the "tragic history of the Middle East with American intervention." But while the panelists agreed that definite discontent did exist in the Muslim world, they also pointed out that people who practice Islam do not all share the same angry ideology. "There is no single Islam," said Gene Garthwaite, a panelist and Dartmouth history professor.

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Humanities struggling in U.S.

By Davey Archwamety | October 3, 2001

According to a speech given by New Yorker staff writer Louis Menand in Rockefeller yesterday, the humanities are undergoing an increasing struggle in American universities. In Menand's hour-long presentation, "The Marketplace of Ideas," he discussed the transformation of the university system from the "Golden Age" (1945-75) to the present. Menand, a Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, said that the university system expanded greatly after World War II and continued to see high enrollment because of economic growth, the baby boom and the Cold War. According to Menand, one important event came soon after the launch of Sputnik by Russia in 1957, when the U.S.

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Keep us safe, please!

By Tara J. Maller | October 3, 2001

Thinking back to my summer internship on Capitol Hill, one thing seems perfectly clear: our nation took security for granted. Each morning, I entered the Senate Russell Building through a staff only entrance and rarely was I asked by the guards to present my official Senate identification card.

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Technology security report predicts cyber-attack

By Alison Schmauch | October 3, 2001

America's computer systems could be the next victims of terrorist attacks, according to a new report by Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies. The report, called "Cyber Attacks During the War on Terrorism: A Predictive Analysis," discusses instances of previous cyber-attacks by terrorist groups, predicts the form future attacks against the United States are likely to take and recommends steps that to prevent cyber-terrorism. The report says cyber-attackers -- those who misuse Internet technology to cripple computer systems -- are likely to deface web sites by replacing site content, by flooding networks and systems with useless traffic and by developing and implanting malicious viruses and worms. While the Sept.

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Preparing for Tradeoffs

By Brian Nick | October 3, 2001

When we think about the differences between our values here in America and the values of the people who flew planes into our buildings on Sept.

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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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