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August 15, 2026
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Many support strikes, remain glued to TV

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As the strikes on Afghanistan continue, a majority of students contacted by The Dartmouth say they continue to support military action, and few report that their interest in the war is waning. Most students who spoke with The Dartmouth believed that the United States' actions in Afghanistan have been both effective and necessary. "We can't take a diplomatic approach with terrorists," said Chris Amery '04.




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College VP/Treasurer calls it quits

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Dartmouth College Vice President and Treasurer Win Johnson '67 announced yesterday that he is stepping down from his position at the College. Johnson, who also serves on The Dartmouth's Board of Proprietors, has worked with the College for almost 20 years and has held his current position for the past four. However, his decision to step down did not come as a surprise to many of his colleagues, including senior College officials.


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Jerez --a one man frat

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Few campus organizations are more unified than La Unidad Latina. When Genaro Bugarin, Gerardo Carfagno, Ali Rashid and Omar Rashid graduated last year, Yovany Jerez '03 became the sole member of the Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity. Dartmouth's chapter of LUL was founded in 1998 to address the community needs of Latino men, joining the ranks of a national organization with over 500 members from 30 schools.





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October is Coming Out Month

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In a joint effort to increase campus consciousness of sexuality issues, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning Ally group and other student organizations have declared October to be National Coming Out Month at Dartmouth. The LGBTQA, the Gay-Straight Alliance and the Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance have worked with groups such as Hillel and Sigma Nu to plan events throughout the month.





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Kesler '03 elected moderator

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The Greek Leaders Council elected two of its three officers in its first meeting last night, moving one step closer to getting down to the job of governing Dartmouth's Greek system. Brent Kesler '03 of Alpha Theta co-ed house was elected to the position of moderator and Stephen Dietz '02 of Theta Delta Chi fraternity was elected to the position of social events manager. Three people ran for the position of moderator and two ran for the position of social events manager according to Eric Powers '02, president of the Interfraternity Council, who is also a member of The Dartmouth's sports staff.


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United Way starts campaign

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A modest crowd turned out yesterday in front of Collis Center for the kickoff ceremony of the Dartmouth United Way campaign. Starting the proceedings was Bill Hochstin, volunteer chair of the Dartmouth United Way campaign.


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Deans address SA meeting

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Dean of the College James Larimore, Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia and Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman each addressed Student Assembly at its weekly meeting, held in 101 Collis last evening. The Assembly, which is headed by Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02, also attended to its usual order of business at the meeting, passing a resolution expressing condolences to the families of the victims of Sept.


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Profs. discuss U.S. military retaliation

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How should America respond to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11? This pressing question has been perplexing millions during the past four weeks and last night the Dickey Center's third faculty panel in a series addressing the attacks sought to shed some light upon it. On one side was Daryl Press, an Assistant Professor of Government specializing in military affairs. He advocated the aggressive view that the attacks were calculated acts of war on America and deserved to be treated as such. "The events of Sept.


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Hanover High students protest attacks

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A small group of anti-war protesters from Hanover High School drew enough attention outside Collis yesterday afternoon to prompt some Dartmouth students to assemble a counter-protest. "We are protesting yesterday's missile and bomb attacks," Hanover High junior Jared Malsin said, holding a sign asking, "What about the department of peace?" "More importantly, we are protesting the whole mindset" of retribution, Malsin said. "Our grief is not a cry for war," read the sign held by junior James Carter.


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Rahim '02 sponsors teaching initiative

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Vice-President of Academic Affairs for Student Assembly Aly Rahim '02 outlined plans for a broad-ranging academic proposal entitled the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative -- in a conversation with The Dartmouth last evening. The Initiative, which will be proposed at next week's Assembly meeting and is likely to be passed, deals primarily with ideas for enhancing the quality and importance of undergraduate teaching at the College. "One of the most important issues at the College is the future of undergraduate teaching," Rahim said.



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New rush to affect Greeks

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The College's decision to move rush from sophomore fall to winter starting this year, while opposed by many Greek houses, may not affect houses in the short term, but will likely lead to long-term financial troubles. Because of the move houses now have only two classes of members this fall, leading to problems with filling houses for some and less dues for all. "Some of the smaller houses might have problems" financially, said Peter Stern '02 vice president of recruitment for the Interfraternity Council, "The influx of dues is lacking." "This certainly affects them financially.