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Hannah Plotkin
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Debunking Rush Myths - 1

By Hannah Plotkin | October 15, 2007

To the Editor: In Michael Kreicher '08's article "Fixing the Rush Process" (Oct. 12), I agree with him on a few points: The fraternity recruitment process does exist "in stark contrast" to its female counterpart, the sorority recruitment process is "grueling," and, yes, there is reasoning behind the more formal sorority process, namely that women need a chance to familiarize themselves with houses they typically have not been given the opportunity to visit before.

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Daily Debriefing

By Hannah Plotkin | June 29, 2006

David Blanchflower, the Bruce V. Rauner professor of economics at the College, will be making frequent trips across the pond to carry out his new role as an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

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Wiesel gives Commencement address

By Hannah Plotkin | June 22, 2006

Members of the Class of 2006 joined their families and friends on June 11 to formally conclude their undergraduate experiences at Commencement ceremonies, where the College awarded 1,029 degrees in front of a crowd that filled nearly the entire Green. Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel delivered the ceremony's keynote address.

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N.H. passes voting bill affecting undergrads

By Hannah Plotkin | May 5, 2006

The New Hampshire State Senate voted Thursday to pass House Bill 1566, an act that would make it more difficult for out-of-state college students to vote in New Hampshire. The bill stipulates that establishing domicile in New Hampshire for voting purposes is the same as declaring residency in New Hampshire for motor vehicle law purposes.

The IFC required fraternities, such as Gamma Delta Chi, to hold a spring rush period this past week. Several houses did not even offer bids, however.
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IFC hosts small spring rush process

By Hannah Plotkin | April 13, 2006

While hundreds of sophomores look forward to rushing Greek houses during the Fall and Winter terms, rush during Spring term is comparatively non-existent. Although the College's six sororities do not have spring rush, the Infraternity Council required all fraternities to open their doors for two hours ...

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Assembly gives French prof. teaching award

By Hannah Plotkin | November 17, 2005

The Student Assembly presented Lawrence Kritzman, professor of French and Italian and comparative literature, with the fall 2005 Profiles in Excellence Teaching Award at a dinner Wednesday evening. Kritzman spoke during the dinner, criticizing what he called the College administration's inability to evaluate scholarly work.

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College hires McKinsey to assess admin. priorities

By Hannah Plotkin | November 9, 2005

As part of the most extensive effort yet to evaluate the organization of the College, Dartmouth has hired McKinsey and Co., a management consulting firm, to gather data and assess the effectiveness of the administration. The first phase of the review process began last week when consultants arrived on campus to gather data and conduct interviews with people who have institutional responsibility, according to John Crane, the College's deputy librarian and liaison to McKinsey. College Provost Barry Scherr and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Adam Keller spearheaded the assessment last month, and College President James Wright announced the project last week during his administrative forum. "We do need to ensure that the administration is effective in both the ways in which it communicates across the institution, in its use of resources and in the way it delivers services that support the academic and residential mission," Wright said. According to Scherr, the evaluation will examine the areas to which the administration allots importance and will determine whether these should remain institutional priorities.

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Health Services looks for new alcohol program coordinator

By Hannah Plotkin | November 3, 2005

Dartmouth's Health Services is searching for a coordinator of the alcohol and other drug education program, a position formerly held by Ryan Travia, who resigned in July to join the staff at Harvard University. The Alcohol and Other Drug Education Office serves as an informational resource for the Dartmouth community and initiates programming that encourages low-risk choices relating to substance use, according to the Health Services website. Bryant Ford, director of the substance abuse treatment team at Dick's House and the chair of the search, hopes to fill the coordinator position by Winter term, he said. After interviews, Ford invited the top three candidates back to campus to give presentations.

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