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Wright discusses his work, life

By Wendy Yu | April 21, 1999

College President James Wright spoke on the topic of "Reflections and Expectations" last night at the Wren Room for the student group Voices. Wright casually sat in front of an audience of a dozen students, one faculty member and one trustee. Wright began with a personal history of his college education, which began after joining the Marines. "I set out to be a historian," Wright said.

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College withdraws Chase appeal but neighbors don't

By Heather Kofke-Egger | April 21, 1999

After a year and a half of controversy, the College has agreed to a compromise plan for the Chase Field project, but the plan is on hold until two appeals filed by town residents are resolved. In a letter to the planning board, Project Manager Cynthia Crutchfield said the College is withdrawing its request for modifications of the existing site plan and will drop the appeal previously filed in Grafton County Superior Court. After the planning board's November ruling, Dartmouth filed a suit appealing the decision, stating that the restrictions placed on the project were unfair and unconstitutional. Residents followed the College's appeal with their own counter-suit, which is still pending in Grafton Superior Court.

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Trustees approve new genetics dept. for DMS

By Wendy Yu | April 20, 1999

The Board of Trustees approved plans to create a genetics department at the Dartmouth Medical School during their quarterly meeting last weekend, the College announced yesterday. The Trustees have been discussing the possibility of adding a genetics department to the medical school since July 1998 and approved the new department last weekend without debate. "[Genetics] is a terribly important part of biomedical research," College President James Wright said.

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Rep. Kasich speaks with students, visits frats

By Andrew Marnell | April 19, 1999

Representative John Kasich (R-Oh.) spoke in 28 Silsby to about 50 students and members of the community Saturday afternoon, one of Kasich's first stops in New Hampshire as a 2000 presidential hopeful. Kasich used the event as an opportunity to promote his campaign platform of less government regulation and a greater degree of individual freedom. "I don't like rules," Kasich said, explaining his lifelong sympathies for the Republican party as well as his current platform, "You never have to worry about government getting too little." Kasich also said he wants to see the development of stronger local communities and encourage Americans to gain a greater sense of trust in their neighbors. He spent the majority of his time Saturday discussing his plans to encourage the United States to focus on community issues and run the country from the "bottom up." "I'm just going to lay out for you what I think the key is for the next century.

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Sen. McCain comes to Hanover Inn for fundraising dinner

By Jen Taylor | April 19, 1999

Senator John McCain (R-Az) -- who last week announced his formal intention to seek candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination -- focused on Kosovo developments at the Grofton County Republican Convention at the Hanover Inn yesterday. Although McCain's office has said he will not announce his official campaign until "the Kosovo situation has stabilized", his exploratory committee decided to toss in his hat and launch the McCain 2000 campaign. The banquet speech, dotted with jokes and humor, centered on the issues of the situation in Kosovo and the importance of combating voter apathy in the younger generation of eligible voters. Of his campaign strategy, McCain said, "We'll win this race.

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Estrich speaks on state of politics

By Omer Ismail | April 16, 1999

Susan Estrich, professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California, blamed excessive money and the media for the "sorry state of American politics" today in a lecture to 100 people in 105 Dartmouth Hall last night. Estrich, giving reasons for the loss of respect for and interest in politics, blamed money as a major cause of recent low voter turnouts. She said money is required to win any election today, and a politician must have it or obtain it by "sucking up to rich people." As an example, Estrich said tobacco companies have financed election campaigns because elected parties give them protection from negative, anti-smoking policies.

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Turco releases book on gold medal team

By Sarah Rubenstein | April 16, 1999

Women's Studies professor Mary Turco realized from the start of her observations of the U.S. women's Olympic ice hockey team that she was witnessing something special. This was not just another team aiming for the gold in the 1998 Nagano, Japan sporting events -- these were women who had overcome difficult odds to play a so-called male sport and were determined to win the first-ever gold medal by a women's Olympic hockey team with hard work and dignity. "These women were all-American girls, committed amateur athletes, passionate about their sport and willing to sacrifice to have the opportunity to play," Turco told The Dartmouth.

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The Dartmouth looks back on 200 years of news

By Austin Zalkin | April 16, 1999

Before his legendary defense of Dartmouth in the Dartmouth College Supreme Court case, Daniel Webster -- secretary of state, congressman and a defining intellectual of his time -- left another legacy for Dartmouth students to uphold, the nation's first college newspaper. "America's Oldest College Newspaper," then known as the Dartmouth Gazette, was first published independently of the College on Aug.

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Alums of The Dartmouth make their mark in journalism

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | April 16, 1999

Students frequently see The Dartmouth as a hotbed of controversy, or perhaps a forum for campus issues and little else. But for many students, it has provided the first stepping stone to a career in journalism. As a number of College alumni can attest, The Dartmouth served as an unofficial apprenticeship that helped shape their future careers in media and entertainment. Former Dartmouth writers now work for newspapers and magazines across the country, including renowned organizations like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Roll Call and the Economist. Journalism training ground Trustee Susan Dentzer '77 wrote for The Dartmouth Spring term of her freshman year.

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Dartmouth's newspaper celebrates 200 years

By Sarah Rubenstein | April 16, 1999

The Dartmouth will celebrate 200 years of student journalism at the College this weekend, holding a series of bicentennial events with attendees including about 100 alumni reporters, participants on the current staff of the newspaper and College President James Wright. Bicentennial Chair Brock Brower '53 said the weekend will honor student journalism at Dartmouth, the college where the first ever student newspaper was printed, and will include discussions on key issues in journalism today. Notable The Dartmouth alumni attending will include Honorary Bicentennial Chair and former Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Budd Schulberg '36, who wrote the novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" and the film "On the Waterfront." Wall Street Journal reporter Paul Gigot '77, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Frank Gilroy '50, both former editors-in-chief of The Dartmouth, will also be attending.

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