Arts
'Weightless in Water' mixes rock with folk traditions
By Jennifer Kay | February 22, 2000Vermont-based Strangefolk will perform a show in nearby Winooski while fans await the band's next release
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'Birds of My Neighborhood' is innocent, not naïve
By Jennifer Kay | February 14, 2000While songs of The Innocence Mission have a hopeful tone, the lyrics betray deep-rooted emotional pain
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DAN starts fundraising campaign
By Jennifer Kay | August 13, 1999A month before the Initiative steering committee is expected to make a public statement about its progress thus far, the Dartmouth Action Network -- a group dedicated to including Dartmouth students and alumni in Trustee decisions -- has begun a fundraising campaign, but the organization still has no specific projects planned. Action Network co-founder Steven Sugarman '97 said the group's main focus for now is "contacting and identifying alumni who will be active in our organization." Student Assembly President Dean Krishna '01, a member of the Action Network's Executive Student Committee, said "I think they're trying to gain a certain dollar figure of monetary support and build more alumni support." As for other Action Network activities, "This summer has been really low-key," he said. "In the spring, the push was to pledge and support, monetarily or non-monetarily, the cause.
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College to buy off-campus houses
By Jennifer Kay | August 9, 1999Administration has not announced its plans for the 15 residences
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Observatory aims to prevent floods
By Jennifer Kay | July 28, 1999College team develops satellite techniques to detect, map floods
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U.S. colleges debate mandatory vaccines
By Jennifer Kay | July 16, 1999Six fatal cases of meningococcal disease this year - including the death of Dartmouth student Jenica Rosekrans '00 during Senior Week - have spurned a national debate over the need for colleges to mandate vaccines against the potentially deadly infections. The American College Health Association strongly recommends students receive the vaccine, which is not currently required for most college students. Dr. John Turco, director of Dartmouth College Health Services, said the College does not require students to be immunized, but strongly encourages them to do so. Whether the vaccine will become mandatory is still under consideration, Turco said. Mandating the expensive vaccine is problematic, Turco said, because people who are immunized can still carry the disease.
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Garrod publishes his fourth book
By Jennifer Kay | July 14, 1999Education Professor Andrew Garrod recently released his fourth book, "Crossing Customs: International Students Write on U.S.
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'01s recreate their freshmen trips
By Jennifer Kay | June 28, 1999While some sophomores spent their interims catching up on television reruns or working on the Commencement and Reunion staff, 12 members of the Class of 2001 tried to recreate their freshmen trips prior to returning for the Summer term. Organized by Robin Levine '01 and Rohit Joshi '01, the trips from June 18-21 resembled the popular freshman trips, with several differences.
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Bryson talks about his writing, travels
By Jennifer Kay | May 17, 1999Imagine returning home after spending 20 years overseas. You would feel a little lost, and in need of some help reorienting yourself in now unfamiliar territory.
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Reporter places fake egg donor ad
By Jennifer Kay | May 12, 1999The advertisement promises $35,000 to an "intelligent and athletic woman with a sunny disposition," a high SAT score, specific physical attributes, and the willingness to donate her eggs to a childless couple. There is, however, a catch. The ad, which has been appearing in the classified section of The Dartmouth, is false. Jennifer Whitcomb '00 called the 800-number in the ad.