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Women's Basketball Time Change

08 Dec 2009 09:30:37 PST

SYRACUSE - The Syracuse women's basketball game versus Dartmouth at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, December 13 will begin at 5 pm This is an hour earlier than ... Orange women's fast start tempered by scheduleThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com

Original story at SUAthletics.com .

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DC students gathering capes, tights for record attempt

07 Dec 2009 02:16:29 PST

In August, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth in New Hampshire set the new record with 1016 costumed onlookers and participants at a half marathon to ...

Original story at The Courier News .

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Pitt starters struggle in New Hampshire win

04 Dec 2009 21:01:57 PST

The last time the Wildcats failed to make a shot from behind the arc was against Dartmouth on Jan. 8, 1991. The NCAA record is 743 by UNLV. ... and more »

Original story at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .

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Two related developments at Dartmouth

04 Dec 2009 15:00:09 PST

Written by Paul
The trial judge heard oral argument today on Dartmouth College's motion for summary judgment in the suit of certain Dartmouth alums against the College for breach of the 1891 agreement. The lawsuit seeks to restore to alums their historic right to elect half of the Board of Trustees.

Original story at Power Line .

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Retirement Benefits: We Beat Harvard (and by a lot)

30 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST

Written by Joseph Asch '79
This is getting a little tedious. Everywhere I look, Dartmouth is providing benefits to its employees well above the odds: more than our Ivy sister schools and miles beyond the Upper Valley market. Today let's take a look at pension plan contributions.

Original story at Dartblog .

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Students, staff point to parking woes

29 Nov 2009 22:21:46 PST

By Hannah Kuhar Parking for Dartmouth students, staff and Hanover visitors is an ongoing problem without an immediate solution. ...

Original story at The Dartmouth .

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Dartmouth College news and blogs - December 08, 2009

08 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Dartmouth College news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Stingy Harvard strikes blow for East -- from New England Hockey Journal
• Dartmouth's impact on Copenhagen climate change negotiations -- from Dartmouth News
• Eight awarded medals for lifetime achievement -- from Harvard University Gazette
• Alexander Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week -- from SUAthletics.com
• 'We've got to face the gap' -- from Rutland Herald
• Hotel's employees and guests do their part to lift spirits of children's ... -- from Laconia Citizen
• Men's Basketball -- from Dartmouth College Events - Next Week
• Men's Ice Hockey -- from Dartmouth College Events - Next Week
• Army ROTC ranks grow, forging2ndlieutenants -- from Tampa Tribune
• McCormack: Bishop must keep control at hospital -- from The Union Leader

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Gusanoz robbery is still unsolved

23 Nov 2009 21:02:37 PST

Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone said. By Conrad Scoville, The Dartmouth Staff There have been no major developments in the investigation of the ... Police BlotterThe Dartmouth Short AnswerThe Dartmouth all 3 news articles »

Original story at The Dartmouth .

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ROTC Aid for the Budget

15 Nov 2009 11:15:41 PST

Written by Phil Aubart
This level of support should represent the minimum standard in regards to the treatment of ROTC on an American campus today. It is embarrassing that some of the other Ivies cannot even do this. Dartmouth should be proud of leading its peers on this issue and should continue to be out front.

Original story at Dartblog .

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SPORTS WEEKLY: Show Me the Money: Corporate sponsorship of Dartmouth athletics

08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

On DartmouthSports.com, advertisements for Muscle Milk — the “ready to drink functional beverage” — have become seemingly omnipresent. The product’s presence on the site, which began just this year, is a result of Muscle Milk’s recent corporate sponsorship of Dartmouth athletics.

Original story at The Dartmouth .

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SPORTS: Field hockey’s Kelly Hood ’12 sets Ivy records, leads offense

05 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

Dartmouth field hockey standout Kelly Hood ’12 has broken the Ivy League record for goals in a game and both the Ivy and Dartmouth records for goals and points in a season this year. Just a sophomore, Hood is well on her way to becoming an Ivy League field hockey legend.

Original story at The Dartmouth .

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Dartmouth Can't Afford Solid-Platinum Benefits For Its Employees

12 Oct 2009 02:33:00 PDT

Written by Joseph Asch '79
How about adopting the following goal? Dartmouth College should have the very best benefits program among large employers in New Hampshire, but no better than the next best big company. We cannot afford to continue the wasteful indulgence that ate up almost $129 million in 2008.

Original story at Dartblog .

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Opinion: Better luck with your next Dartmouth Card.

21 Sep 2009 07:28:27 PDT

Written by Nathan Bruschi(noreply@blogger.com)
Take a recent example. I happened upon a Dartmouth ID belonging to-- let's call her Kelly-- and immediately went about trying to get it back to her. I found your Dartmouth ID and have it with me now in Rocky 02. Please come and find me if you'd like it back. I should be here for the next couple hours.

Original story at The Little Green .

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Hanover Inn R. I. P.

15 Sep 2009 02:51:43 PDT

Written by Joseph Asch '79
So why is the Inn failing? Why is the Daniel Webster Room -- which should be the Upper Valley's best restaurant -- no longer open for dinner? Why do the amenity baskets in the rooms contain Goldfish cracker packets that are past their sell-by date, as President Kim himself perspicaciously...

Original story at Dartblog .

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Podcast: Notes and Blogs

28 Mar 2009 15:25:00 PDT

No essay this week, I confess, as I've happily spent the last seven days entertaining my friend Walter, down from Boston for a springtime visit, our first since we saw each other at the opening of Dreaming Their Way in Dartmouth two and a half years ago. So instead, I'll take this opportunity...

Original story at homepage.mac.com .

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Opinion: A Template for College Governance

02 Mar 2009 13:44:47 PST

Written by Zak Moore
The importance of this principle has become particularly obvious in light of the recent budget cutbacks, but has been and will remain essential. When the campus--Student Assembly, student opinion columnists in The Dartmouth and Dartmouth Review, panelists on various budget discuss...

Original story at Dartblog .

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Opinion: NEWS: Daily Debriefing

18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

The University of Pennsylvania saw a decrease in the total number of applications for the Class of 2013, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Penn received a total of 22,845 applications, 90 fewer than last year. While the university saw a slight increase in regular decision applicatio...

Original story at The Dartmouth .

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Opinion: Not a Lesson Learned from the 2001 Budget Crisis

17 Feb 2009 16:11:56 PST

Written by Nisanth A. Reddy(noreply@blogger.com)
Dick Ramsden, former CFO and Trustee of Brown University, wrote a piece in the Valley News following the 2001 budget cuts at Dartmouth. Joseph Asch '79 has kindly sent us the article which can be found after the jump. It's especially absurd that the astronomic spending increases were so myo...

Original story at Dartlog .

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President Wright Blitzes Out to Campus

10 Feb 2009 13:48:48 PST

Written by Nisanth A. Reddy(noreply@blogger.com)
The e-mail to the students: gt;From: "President James Wright" gt;Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:10:47 EST gt;Subject: A message to the Dartmouth Community gt;To: All Students:; James Wright President, Dartmouth College Dear Members of the Dartmouth Community: James Wright

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Dartmouth Medical School - Allergy Patch Tests: Children and ...

27 Oct 2008 18:39:12 PDT

Hanover, NH —Dartmouth medical students fanned out to Upper Valley agencies for the fourth annual Common Good Day Oct. 21. Under the aegis of Dartmouth Medical School's Community Service Committee and the DMS 2008-09 Schweitzer Fellows, ...

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Opinion: Interview: Priya Venkatesan Claims Title VII Discrimination

27 Apr 2008 02:11:00 PDT

This morning news broke here and at The Dartmouth Review that Professor Priya Venkatesan may be pursuing a legal claim against members of the Dartmouth community under Title VII of the federal anti-discrimination statutes. Professor Venkatesan is currently a “lecturer” in what is now...

Original story at Dartblog .

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Lest the old traditions fail!

26 Apr 2008 02:29:00 PDT

The issue faced during this Association of Alumni lawsuit is not the lawsuit. No Dartmouth alumnus/alumna wanted to see a situation where the Association of Alumni would have to take steps to prevent the Board of Trustees from limiting their influence. Alumni do, however, want parity. Zak...

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Opinion: How Do the Ivies Stack Up on Alcohol Enforcement?

17 Feb 2008 04:16:00 PST

1. Dartmouth students drink radically more than the Ivy League average; or, 2. The Dartmouth administration is at war with its students and enforces the alcohol laws with incomparable harshness. UPDATE: The Dartmouth Review had even more on this topic in a recent issue.

Original story at Dartblog .

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Opinion: Zywicki Transcript

20 Dec 2007 16:44:36 PST

Written by A. S. Erickson
3. Comprehensive social engineering of student life and replacement of the Greek system for instance. Let me tell you a little bit about the Dartmouth board. Question: I’d just like to ask a question, Todd, could you explain what the speech code was at Dartmouth and why you objected to it?

Original story at Dartlog .

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Punishing good deeds at Dartmouth, Part Two

04 Jun 2007 19:00:02 PDT

I'll start with the relgion department, which is chaired by Susan Ackerman. Professor Ackerman is hardly an ideological ally of Joe Asch. In fact, she wrote a public and quite negative letter about independent trustees Peter Robinson and Todd Zywicki a few years ago. However, her endorsem...

Original story at Power Line .

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Opinion: Punishing good deeds at Dartmouth

01 Jun 2007 20:15:46 PDT

Joe Asch is a Dartmouth alum (class of 1979) who lives near the college. In recent years, he has subsidized, at considerable personal expense, the Departmental Editing Program (DEP), which funds editors who assist students with writing assignments for classes in the art history, relig...

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