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Republican Committee chair speaks at College

By Ithan Peltan | October 4, 2000

Social security, education and other issues playing a part in Campaign 2000 were the focus of a speech yesterday morning by the Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson to a group of about 60 members of the Dartmouth and Hanover communities. Nicholson lauded the positions of the Republican Party and its presidential candidate, Texas Governor George W.

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Apple Computer Pullout

By Sarah Rubenstein | October 4, 2000

Sales are slumping, and even Dartmouth has stopped recommending Macintosh computers over PCs to incoming students. Will Apple's comeback ever propel it beyond its competitors?

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OS X Beta: A Revolution in Software Development

By John Teti | October 4, 2000

"You are holding the future of the Macintosh in your hands." I thought I was getting a plaything in the Mac OS X Public Beta -- a pre-release version of Apple's next-generation operating system that's being offered to interested users for $30.

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Students drawn to Gore in debate

By Richard Lazarus | October 4, 2000

A large and lively crowd of just under a hundred watching in the Rockefeller Center largely agreed that Vice President Al Gore controlled the debate better than his opponent, Texas Governor George W.

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Bush, Gore square off tonight for first time

By Julia Levy | October 3, 2000

Turning away challenges and invitations, Republican candidate George W. Bush has not -- until today -- debated against his Democratic opponent Al Gore. But, tonight the two major party candidates will face off for the first time in the 2000 presidential election season in a debate broadcast live from the University of Massachusetts at Boston starting at 9 p.m.

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Jackson '58 discusses new fame

By Mike A. Hamilton | October 3, 2000

Thomas Penfield Jackson '58 never envisioned himself as a public figure. Nor did he ever expect to work on a case that would garner as much attention as the Microsoft Corporation trial. Indeed, the U.S.

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Microsoft judge shares experiences

By Alison Schmauch | October 3, 2000

In a lecture reflecting on his 18-year career as a federal judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson '58, spoke on several cases which have shaped his justice experiences -- including the high profile Microsoft anti-trust suit -- in Cook Auditorium yesterday afternoon. Jackson was careful to avoid being too blunt about his feelings toward the Microsoft case, since it is still pending before an appellate court. He said that he "never aspired to become a federal regulator of industry" and emphasized that he did everything possible to bring about a settlement between Microsoft and the government. He said that he would have preferred to see the market correct the situation, rather than through a "structural remedy," but unfortunately, the situation called for "forcible application of judicial intervention." The Microsoft case began in May 1998, when the Department of Justice filed suit against Microsoft for breaching a consent decree approved by the federal court several years before.

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Gienko '01 launches campaign

By Richard Lazarus | October 2, 2000

Bob Gienko '01 officially announced his candidacy for the New Hampshire state legislature at a small gathering at Everything But Anchovies on Saturday. Gienko gave a strongly worded speech that focused on education, health care and the importance of strong leadership. Only about 15 people attended the speech, mostly friends and those helping in Gienko's campaign.

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College students rally for Nader in Boston

By Jen Taylor | October 2, 2000

Fourteen students gathered outside Robinson Hall at 9 a.m. yesterday morning -- groggy but excited, carrying rolled poster board signs and ready to rally in Boston's Fleet Center for a political candidate with no chance of winning. Approximately 12,000 people, mostly students, would join this Dartmouth contingent at the event later yesterday afternoon, not to support George W.

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Drug and alcohol violations up in 1999

By Julia Levy | October 2, 2000

The number of violations involving controlled substances increased significantly in 1999 from the previous year, according to the College's just-released and federally-mandated Annual Security Report. In 1999, 239 on-campus liquor law violations were reported by the Department of Safety and Security.

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Silsby Hall construction nears end

By Joshua Stern | September 29, 2000

If beauty is truly internal, then Silsby is looking better than it has in years. Students arrived on campus this fall to find many social science departments in the new and improved, yet not entirely completed, Silsby Hall. The departments of government, anthropology, education, economics, sociology and African and African-American studies are now utilizing new classroom and office space within Silsby. Social Science Computing will also move to Silsby upon completion of the building's basement. According to Associate Dean of the Faculty for Social Sciences David Blanchflower, the finishing date is set for no later than October 1. Perhaps most visible, Silsby Hall now contains "smart classrooms," a type of classroom design that incorporates multi-media technology. Advantages aside, the Silsby project has not been entirely problem-free.

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