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Dartmouth becomes Oz with WC weekend

By Allison Stuntz | February 8, 2002

Every year, the Winter Carnival theme compels the Dartmouth community to devise countless puns, clever designs, and tie-in events for the affair. This year's "Wizard of Oz" theme, first conceived by Winter Carnival co-chair Ryan Bennett '04 and officially titled "There's Snow Place Like Home," was supposed to yield an Emerald City on the Green, a drag ball titled "You're not in Kansas anymore" and even a showing of "The Wizard of Oz" to the music of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." The Carnival theme is generally decided at the end of each Fall term.

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'04 joins 'crusade for peace for humanity'

By Allison Stuntz | October 26, 2001

As individuals nationwide struggle to formulate an appropriate response to the Sept. 11 attacks, Donald Jolly '04 finds his answer in a large placard hung around his neck that says "Will Work for Peace." "I felt compelled to do something," Jolly said.

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Kosher facility delayed till Nov.

By Allison Stuntz | September 25, 2001

The much-awaited opening of the new Kosher/Halal dining facility has been delayed another two months because of a summer construction crunch, tentatively pushing back the opening date to Nov.

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Panelists debate U.S. drug problem

By Allison Stuntz | May 15, 2001

Last night, the newly founded Students for Sensible Drug Policy sponsored a debate called "Just Say Know: What is drug abuse and how can we prevent it?" The debate featured Deborah Small of the Lindesmith Center for drug policy reform and Peter Giese, the Enfield Chief of Police. Small clarified that her organization is not trying to legalize any drugs, pointing out that instead that "there are a variety of options between prohibition and outright legalization." Her organization is more aimed toward the decriminalization of marijuana and looking at drug use as a public health issue as opposed to a criminal issue. While Small looked at the problem from a global economic and public health perspective, Giese took a more local, anecdotal approach.

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Cortinez discusses education

By Allison Stuntz | May 10, 2001

Ramon Cortinez, an educational consultant in the San Fransisco area, has examined the public school system in America from almost every angle. From his beginnings as a sixth grade teacher, Cortinez worked his way through the ranks, becoming a principal and later superintendent and chancellor of both the New York City and Los Angeles school districts. Speaking to a crowd last week on "Big City Schools -- can they succeed," Cortinez began the talk with a statement that this missed the real question -- whether public education in America can survive. Currently a private consultant, Cortinez works with large companies to get funding for public schools and working to improve the public school system.

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'Chalkings' mark 2004 weekend

By Allison Stuntz | April 30, 2001

This weekend, 500 families of the freshman class came up to Hanover for "Unfourgettable Weekend," this year's freshman family weekend theme, and the recent rash of chalkings on campus sidewalks put gender relations on the minds of many visitors to the campus. "The chalkings brought an important issue to light," Ryan Bennett '04 said, adding that the First Year Family Weekend committee blitzed out to organizations on campus asking them about adding an event to the weekend for "a more constructive discussion or forum with the group involved with the chalkings." The weekend did feature a deans' panel called "Info You Need to Know," a question and answer session led by class deans as well as the dean of residential life and the dean of the Tucker Foundation. Held in Collis Commonground, the well-attended event gave parents a chance to ask about what their children will need to know over the remainder of their time at Dartmouth.

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2005 visits unfazed by Zeta Psi scandal

By Allison Stuntz | April 25, 2001

As members of the 2005 class made their first trip to Dartmouth, they were met by beautiful weather and a campus in heated discussion over the most recent Greek-related controversy. However, according to Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg, the future freshmen and their parents "were very aware [of the recent events], but it was not a major source of concern." Furstenberg said he thought the '05s saw the controversies surrounding Zeta Psi fraternity as "positive, because it was very much in the air and people were willing to talk about it.

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