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October 8, 2026
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Candidates differ on Social Sec.

By Julia Levy | November 3, 2000

In light of the widely discussed fate of Social Security, both George W. Bush and Al Gore have placed the system at center stage of Campaign 2000. While both praise Social Security and call it a "promise" made to Americans, each candidate has also suggested broad-reaching -- though very different -- changes to the current system to avoid its imminent demise. The Social Security system -- created in 1935 to help support senior Americans during the Great Depression -- faces financial insolvency within the next generation as the U.S.

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Million dollar donor discusses College years

By Tracy Landers | November 2, 2000

The recent $1 million gift by Roger Klorese '77 and his partner David Haney shows how profoundly the "Dartmouth Experience" affects the lives of some students and their loved ones -- even when their experiences were less than entirely positive at the time. Klorese and Haney gave the money to support Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Programming.

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Muñoz stresses respect for Latinos

By Charles Gardner | November 2, 2000

Cecilia Muoz, vice president of the Research and Advocacy Office of the National Council of La Raza, spoke about the problems facing Latino immigrants in the 21st century in the Rockefeller Center yesterday. Muoz, a prominent national advocate for Latino civil rights, voiced her concern over the condition and treatment of Latinos as a whole, whether native-born or immigrant. "If we are not prepared to recognize the contributions of immigrants in our national community, then we fail to recognize the contributions of everyone else, as well," she said. During the lecture, Muoz stressed the importance of immigrants to the U.S.

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Students share homeless concerns

By Tara Kyle | November 2, 2000

While their classmates cheered on the athletic teams and watched freshmen dash wildly around the bonfire, five Dartmouth students spent their Homecoming weekends engaged in a far more serious topic -- attending the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homeless Conference. Jennifer Rottman '02, Christopher Taylor '01, Atteeya Hollie '02, Simon Han '02 and Kathleen McDermott '03 made the trip to the Maryland conference, which hosted students from 130 colleges.

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Candidates near end of one of tightest races ever

By Mike A. Hamilton | November 1, 2000

In the political footrace that is the campaign trail, leading candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore are running side by side, according to current polls, with neither one able to gain any significant distance on his opponent. And with only seven days left, the smallest change could spell victory or defeat for either one of them. The question is, how did the race get so close?

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Gore wins landslide victory in campus poll

By Wendy Yu | November 1, 2000

Just one week before election day, College undergraduates who responded to a poll by The Dartmouth have sent a clear message regarding their choice for president -- Democratic candidate Al Gore, by a landslide. According to the poll, 1,079 students -- or 62 percent -- plan to vote for Gore, which is nearly three times as many as those who indicated they would vote for Republican candidate George W.

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Asian-Americans have untapped political power

By Alison Schmauch | November 1, 2000

Assistant government professor David Kang spoke about the role of Asian-Americans in politics during a dinner last night sponsored by the Pan Asian Council, and said the group has an unrealized potential to impact major elections. Asian-Americans, like other minority groups, tend to engage in activist politics -- forming grassroots organizations, holding rallies, etc.

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Student campaign workers get ready for a breather

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | November 1, 2000

Nov. 7 is a much anticipated day for a lot of citizens -- but it is especially so for the approximately 100 students actively supporting their favorite local, state and national candidates in upcoming elections. The Dartmouth spoke with nine of these students and asked them to assess their experiences on the campaign trail.

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Gienko '01 campaigns at residences, dump

By Jen Tutak | November 1, 2000

Sunday mornings at the town dump? While the dump is hardly a traditional spot where most students spend their weekends, visiting both the Lebanon and Lyme dump sites has become a weekly ritual for Bob Gienko '01 in his campaign for a seat in the New Hampshire state legislature. Since residents have to dispose of their trash, and the two local dumps are only open on weekends, Gienko said he has found his visits to be a highly effective venue for increasing his visibility and meeting constituents. But 8 a.m.

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Miranda releases student voice report

By Rachel Osterman | November 1, 2000

If ever the tone of Jorge Miranda's presidency was in question, it has become apparent now -- he believes the Student Assembly should be at once conciliatory and activist in its efforts to increase student voice on campus. With the release last night of a personal report entitled "The State of Student Involvement," Miranda '01 is working toward his campaign promise of institutionalizing student voice at the College, and he is doing so with all the tact of a seasoned student representative. The report requests what many Assembly resolutions have requested in the past --increased student involvement in College decision-making.

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College may purchase Hanover High School

By Ithan Peltan | November 1, 2000

Dartmouth officials are currently in discussions to purchase the property on which Hanover High and Middle Schools sit, on Lebanon Street behind the Memorial Field. Any land deal would involve new facilities for the two schools being constructed on land already owned by the College further from downtown Hanover. Officials of the school district of which Hanover High is a part have been looking at a number of ways to improve facilities at the two schools for several years, Associate Director of Real Estate Larry Kelly said. Discussions about a possible property transaction have been going on for a couple of months, but remain in the preliminary stages, Director of Public Affairs Laurel Stavis said yesterday. "It's really too early to say what the outcome will be," she said, indicating, however, that both Dartmouth and the school board are interested in working out an equitable contract. "The conversations between Dartmouth and the school board are progressing quite well.

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After four years, Susan Marine departs

By Wendy Yu | October 31, 2000

When the Class of 2000 graduated in June, one member was left behind. On Nov. 10, Coordinator of the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program Susan Marine -- who was so popular with the class that they adopted her at Commencement -- will also say farewell to the College. After four and a half years of raising campus awareness of sexual abuse issues, heading the Sexual Abuse Peer Advisor program and counseling students in need, Marine will move to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to work at the Public Health Department as the coordinator of Domestic Violence Prevention Programs. "I feel very good about the time I've spent here," Marine said.

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Colleges see male-to-female ratio drop

By Alice Gomstyn | October 31, 2000

Male affirmative action. To many, this seems an unthinkable concept -- an oxymoron, of sorts -- but some college administrators will tell you that the idea of male affirmative action is not as outrageous as it initially appears. Though Dartmouth continues to maintain a relative gender balance, many institutions of higher education face the problem of a dwindling male-female student ratio, leading them to consider such corrective approaches as male affirmative action. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the proportion of bachelor's degrees awarded to men has dropped considerably during the past three decades, from nearly 57 percent in 1970 to a projected 43.7 percent this year. The Chronicle for Higher Education reports that gender gaps in college populations exist nationwide, with Utah being the only state in the union to have more men than women enrolled in its colleges and universities. The academic community has not reached a general consensus on the cause of this phenomenon.

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