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Admissions denies WSJ's claims

By Omer Ismail | April 28, 1999

Admission officers rejected claims of a recent Wall Street Journal article that Ivy League colleges favor certain extracurricular activities over others when admitting students. Having compiled statistics from the University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College and Georgetown University -- two of which are not even part of the Ivy League -- the Wall Street Journal article argued that being a student leader, a publication editor or a team captain is a huge advantage when applying for admission to an Ivy League school. Karl Furstenberg, Dartmouth's dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, said the article was "foolish." He said the Journal reporter contacted him too, but she only quoted people whose remarks agreed with the assertion of the story. Robin Mamlet, dean of Admissions at Swarthmore, reiterated similar comments about the article.

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Assembly ponders selection process

By Jeffrey Tanenhaus | April 28, 1999

Newly elected Student Assembly President Dean Krishna '01 and Vice President Margaret Kuecker '01 are leaning towards conducting a campus-wide election to choose the two undergraduates to represent the student body on the Trustee steering committee. The committee -- which is the second stage in the implementation of changes resulting from the Trustees' five principles -- will recommend to the full Board a proposal on changing the College in accordance with the principles. Five students will sit on the steering committee, two of whom will be chosen by the student body.

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Alums discuss student life elsewhere

By Katharine L. Uhre | April 28, 1999

Yesterday a panel of three Dartmouth graduates spoke to administrators and students about their experiences with student life at other institutions and compared them with their experiences as undergraduates at Dartmouth. The panelists drew comparisons between residential housing at Dartmouth and other institutions.

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Colorado shooting hits close to home for some

By Julia Levy | April 27, 1999

Last week's shooting massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., which resulted in the deaths of 14 students and one teacher, contrasts sharply with the serene suburban image of the town that Dartmouth students who grew up in the area knew. "It's an area where you'd want your family to grow up," Yale Dieckman '00, who grew up near the high school, said.

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Funeral service held for Park '97

By Wendy Yu | April 27, 1999

A funeral service for Leo Park '97 was held in the Edward Jamie Funeral Home in Queens, N.Y. Sunday evening, and a burial service took place yesterday morning on Long Island. However, according to the New York City Police Department, the case is still open and no confirmed identification of the body found in the rear of Pier 17 last week has been made. According to Thomas Reynolds '99, a Theta Delta Chi fraternity brother of Park's, about 200 friends and family attended the service, many of whom were Dartmouth students and alumni. Reynolds described part of a speech Jason Fisher '97 gave at the service. "He asked the congregation to close their eyes and imagine [Park]," Reynolds said.

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NYPD fear unidentified body is Park '97

By Kathrin Weston | April 26, 1999

The New York Police Department is investigating the discovery of a body that may be identified as recent Dartmouth graduate Leo Park '97, who disappeared from his New York City apartment in mid-March. The body was found late last week in New York's First Precinct, according to Officer Valerie St.

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Class day speakers announced

By Robin O'Sullivan | April 23, 1999

The Senior Executive Committee announced the speakers and class marshals for Class Day yesterday. Seniors Landis Fryer, Jen Parkinson, Erica Rivinoja and Dave Sussman were selected as the class historians.

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Gone builds Native leadership

By Jennifer Hickey | April 23, 1999

Fifteen students will participate in the Native Community Leadership Development Program this spring -- a program created last term to facilitate the exploration of Native-specific leadership skills. An independently-formed program, the NCLDP was created in recognition of the accomplishments of Native American students over the past few decades, according to Dartmouth Medical School Minority Affairs Coordinator Steve Abbott. "We also wanted to address leadership issues in a culturally specific way, which is important whether Native students want to go into tribal politics, law, business or medicine," Abbott said. The idea for the program was germinating in group facilitator Joseph Gone's mind even before he came to Dartmouth this year as the Charles A.

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Hillel to affiliate with nat'l organization

By Katharine L. Uhre | April 22, 1999

The leadership of Dartmouth Hillel announced yesterday the group's members had voted unanimously to affiliate with the national Hillel organization -- Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life -- located in Washington, D.C. The affiliation will connect Dartmouth Hillel with a wide network of other campus Hillel organizations as well as provide Dartmouth Hillel with individually catered administrative assistance and feedback. Rabbi Edward Boraz said "This is an opportunity to confer with and share in joint programming across the country." The national organization assesses the budget and program objectives of the individual Hillel organizations.

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Faculty take daughters to work

By Julia Levy | April 22, 1999

Dartmouth's Women's Resource Center will host about 30 daughters of faculty members today in honor of the national Take Our Daughters To Work Day. Assistant Director of the Women in Science Project Kathy Weaver, who is bringing her 11-year-old daughter to work today, said this day is a "wonderful opportunity." "I think boys automatically start envisioning themselves and their future in the workplace," she said.

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Panel debates Kosovo strategy

By Alex Shartsis | April 21, 1999

Four Dartmouth professors addressed the idea of "Bombing for Peace" in the Kosovo conflict yesterday and discussed possible strategies for the upcoming months. In a panel moderated by Director of the Dickey Center Eugene Lyons, Professors of Government Alexander Wendt and Bradley Thayer advocated the escalation of force in the region. Although all four speakers accepted the moral impetuous driving the NATO action, Wendt and Thayer were the only two to support involvement on the ground.

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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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