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A year later, CS4 scandal still 'rankles' Dwyer

By Ithan Peltan | February 28, 2001

Last winter, accusations that more than 70 students had cheated in an introductory computer science course rocked the Dartmouth campus. Now, almost exactly a year after the story broke on the "cheating scandal" in Computer Science 4 -- taught by Rex Dwyer, a visiting professor from North Carolina State University -- the incident serves as a lesson in integrity for many. But for others, last year's CS4 events continue to fester. Blame to go around Even in hindsight, it is difficult to determine what led to the accusation that more than 78 students had violated the Honor Principle.

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New plan receives mixed reaction from students

By Khalil Ayvar | February 28, 2001

The Office of Residential Life's sudden decision to lock residential hall exterior doors provoked a variety of student reactions, ranging from relief to exasperation. Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman said he had received approximately 25 to 30 BlitzMail messages from students and one alumnus today in response to the letter he sent to student Hinman Boxes on Monday about the door-locking decision. He said the email were two-to-one in favor of the decision, and about the same ratio of the senders were women. Redman said among the students with whom he spoke yesterday, some "thought I was an idiot," while others "thought it was a long time in coming." Benjamin Mustin '04, said the decision was "pretty disappointing" to him.

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N.H. education funding disputed

By Kathleen McDermott | February 27, 2001

In what Hanover Town Manager Julia Griffin deems the biggest issue New Hampshire has tackled in years, the Governor and state legislature are currently struggling to find a constitutional and equitable source of funding for the state's public schools. For years, local property taxes had provided the monies for New Hampshire's public education. Yet a 1997 state Supreme Court decision, currently contested by the state's Republican leadership, ruled that such a method of funding was inequitable and unconstitutional. While in the years since the legislature developed interim solutions to the funding problem, the legislature is now under pressure to develop a long-term plan by session's end in June. And on February 8, Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen announced her plan -- EXCEL New Hampshire -- to fund public education. Calling her plan "a solution that will keep our economy strong and prepare our students for the future," Shaheen's proposal includes a 2.5 percent statewide sales tax and $4.90 (per $1,000) property tax. The plan also holds school districts to statewide performance standards and includes literacy and early learning initiatives. "All our children, no matter where they live, need a good education," Shaheen said in a press release. Yet Shaheen's plan is not without controversy.

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Judge denies release of records

By Mark Bubriski | February 27, 2001

A Vermont judge ruled yesterday that records that might explain why authorities arrested 16-year-old James Parker and 17-year-old Robert Tulloch should remain sealed, citing the necessity to keep the integrity of the investigation. "Piecemeal dissemination of information does not promote an understanding of the investigation and charges in this case; rather the opposite occurs, and has occurred, in this case," Vermont District Court Judge Patricia Zimmerman ruled. The Associated Press and other media organizations requested the records, which include affidavits in support of search warrants for the suspects' homes, be opened. AP lawyer Philip White said he would appeal immediately to the Vermont Supreme Court. The warrants included a request for physical evidence from the teenage suspects, according to Zimmerman's decision.

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Zantop murder suspect Parker returns to N.H.

By Mark Bubriski | February 26, 2001

Sixteen-year-old murder suspect James Parker returned to New Hampshire Saturday, stopping at the Hanover Police Station for booking before being taken to a youth detention facility outside of the Upper Valley to await a juvenile court hearing today. The arraignment process for Parker will start today, potentially a much more complicated procedure than the arraignment of Robert Tulloch, 17, who is also being charged with two counts of first-degree murder, because of Parker's juvenile status. Under New Hampshire law, Tulloch is considered an adult while Parker requires a court certification because he is under 17. The state will seek to try Parker as an adult, while his attorneys have said they will attempt to block certification. "We'll be urging the New Hampshire court to treat him as a juvenile.

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Panel sheds light on local homeless

By Tracy Landers | February 26, 2001

(Editor's note: This is the final article in a three-part series on homelessness in the Upper Valley.) After last Thursday's "Faces of Homelessness" panel discussion, it is impossible to deny that being homeless is a frightening problem that afflicts thousands of people in the Upper Valley. The presentation was a wake-up call that left many Dartmouth students wondering "What can I do to help?" Several groups on campus that work to fight homelessness both directly and indirectly are now anxious to provide the answer to that question. Habitat for Humanity, co-chaired by Jenny Rottmann '02, built a house last year for a previously homeless woman and her family.

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Experts: most teen crimes are impulsive

By Sabrina Peric | February 26, 2001

With the weekend arrests of Robert Tulloch and James Parker, who will be charged with the alleged murders of Suzanne and Half Zantop, public focus has shifted from searching for the murderers to understanding the crime. Throughout the extradition hearings in Indiana and Tulloch's subsequent arraignment in Lebanon, investigators remained tight-lipped about the possible motive for the double homicide. Though College President James Wright said in a BlitzMail message to the Dartmouth community that the two teens had no apparent connection to the College, a random act of violence does not seem to be the likely explanation for the murders. Murder victims of juvenile offenders are more than twice as likely to be acquaintances than strangers, according to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Most adolescent crimes are impulsive acts, said Michael Mello, a professor at Vermont Law School and former defense counsel for serial killer Ted Bundy and the "Unabomber," Ted Kazcynski. "[An adolescent's] life is passionate and [consists of] extreme emotional responses to people in certain situations," especially people they are close with, Mello said. "Adolescents are immature; they cannot think things through.

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Secession reports trouble CFSC

By Ithan Peltan | February 26, 2001

Leaders of Greek houses on campus expressed almost universal regret in response to reports that The Tabard and Alpha Theta coeducational fraternities are considering seceding from the Greek system. Meanwhile, members of Amarna -- currently, one of only two undergraduate societies at Dartmouth -- are closely monitoring the possibility that the two houses may join their ranks. Most Greek leaders said the loss of coed houses, which bring an important element of diversity of membership as well as different viewpoints to the Coed Fraternity Sorority system, would be unfortunate. "Every house brings with it a different perspective, a different group of people.

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Parker described as funny, talented

By Julia Levy | February 23, 2001

Although a detailed illustration of his older best friend has begun to emerge, insight into what James "Jimmy" Parker was like before news spread of the teenagers' murder charges has been far more difficult to discern. Parker, 16, and Robert Tulloch, 17, have both been charged in the stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop, but it seems those close to Parker are keeping quiet, leaving the picture of him to be described primarily by friends of Tulloch. According to Tulloch's longtime friend, Kip Battey, Parker and Tulloch moved together as a virtual unit over the past year. Battey described Parker as "really funny and crazy a lot of the time," and said classmates used to compare him to comic actor Jim Carrey. "He could make pouring noodles into a pot funny if he wanted to," Battey said. Together, Parker and Tulloch traveled through a laundry list of hobbies since becoming close friends last year.

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Parker to appear in Indiana court today

By Mark Bubriski | February 23, 2001

James Parker may join his alleged accomplice in New Hampshire as early as this weekend, pending the outcome of his extradition hearing today. Parker, 16, who is currently being held in New Castle, Ind.

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Police name woman found dead on river

By From staff and wire reports | February 23, 2001

Hanover Police identified the woman whose body was found on the icy surface of the Connecticut River near Ledyard Bridge shortly before noon on Wednesday as Olga Diaz, 75, of Hanover. While the police continue to investigate the circumstances of Diaz's death, according to a press release from Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone yesterday, they do not feel that the woman's death was the result of foul play. The results of the autopsy, which was performed yesterday, were not yet being released to the public . Diaz has been a resident of Hanover's Housing for the Elderly since 1997, when she moved there from Claremont, N.H.

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