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Daily Debriefing

By Erin Jaeger | February 26, 2008

Brown University will eliminate all tuition for students from families that earn less than $60,000 a year, following similar decisions by Dartmouth, Harvard University, Yale University and Stanford University, according to The New York Times.

McKenzie Wark, a professor of media studies at the New School's Eugene Lang College, described the links between virtual and actual reality.
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Wark describes impact of gaming

February 26, 2008

ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Staff In his studies of media in the modern world, McKenzie Wark has found that as videogames become more realistic reality seems to have become more like its virtual counterpart. "What if our experience of everyday life was becoming more game-like?" Wark asked members of the Dartmouth community assembled in Haldeman Hall to hear his Monday-night lecture, titled "Gamer Theory." "How would we then think about the game?" Wark, a professor of media studies at the New School's Eugene Lang College in New York, spoke primarily about his newest book, "GAM3R 7H30RY." The work addresses the interaction and overlap between the virtual and real worlds.

Sunja's Sushi is offered fresh multiple nights a week at Collis Cafe Late night as part of DDS's efforts to offer more ethnic dining options for students.
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DDS unrolls new ethnic food offerings

By Aimee Lim | February 26, 2008

Elisabeth Ericson / The Dartmouth Staff From teriyaki eel to rice noodles, Asian cuisine has taken the spotlight in dining locations across campus and has recently been a star newcomer at Collis Cafe Late Night.

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Ehrenreich explores poverty, class divide

By Rebecca Cress | February 26, 2008

ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Staff Investigating whether she could lead a sustainable lifestyle on $6 or $7 per hour, political essayist Barbara Ehrenreich worked as a house cleaner, waitress and Wal-Mart salesperson, among other low-wage careers, between 1998 and 2000.

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Sitar '01 unearths Frost lectures

By Erin Jaeger | February 26, 2008

Emerging from the depths of Rauner Special Collections library and into the hands of Frost aficionados everywhere, 20 lectures given by poet Robert Frost at the College between 1947 and 1966 will be published for the first time.

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College to house 100 fewer seniors next year

By William Schpero | February 26, 2008

An additional 100 seniors will be forced to live off-campus next fall due to changes in the College's eligibility standards for on-campus housing, according to a letter sent to students by the Office of Residential Life on Monday.

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Daily Debriefing

By Josh Roselman | February 25, 2008

Accusations of professorial plagiarism have been met with mixed responses from the administrations of different universities over the past week.

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Limited vegetarian, vegan options frustrate students

By Aimee Lim | February 25, 2008

No matter how carefully vegan and vegetarian students navigate their food options, there is always a chance that a stray shred of chicken infiltrates a plate of tofu stir-fry from Collis Cafe, according to Amanda Sheehan, Collis Late Night supervisor.

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Award for excellence presented to DHMC

By Josh Roselman | February 25, 2008

Recognized for its excellence in treatment and health care for various forms of adult cancer, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center received the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies' Blue Distinction earlier this month.

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Hostel offers housing, aid to DHMC patients

By Allie Lowe | February 25, 2008

Burlington, Vt. resident Greg Giro's spends most of his time in Hanover frequenting performances at the Hopkins Center, listening to public lectures at the College and eating dinner at Molly's restaurant.

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Police Blotter

By Ben Nunnery | February 22, 2008

Feb. 15, 8:27 p.m., Lebanon Street Hanover police responded to a call from the management of Go Go Mart on Lebanon Street, which reported that an individual was sleeping in a car outside of the store.

An alumna and three professors explain the intersection of creativity and professional research at a panel on Thursday evening.
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Panel explores collision of creativity, research

By William Welte | February 22, 2008

Andy Foust / The Dartmouth After conducting HIV/AIDS research in South Africa, Elena Ghanotakis '01, seeking to present her work in a format more engaging than the standard academic paper, decided to make a documentary based on her research.

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Students share mental illness struggles

By Mat Grudzien | February 22, 2008

Analyzing a guide to the examination of conscience, which is used in Catholic confession, Ellie Smith '09 became fixated on performing religious rites perfectly and attended confession at least once a week. "Something in me switched," she said.

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SAPAs oppose changes to COS

By Victoria Boggiano | February 22, 2008

A group of students are currently seeking to discredit recommendations to change the College's judicial system proposed by a Student Assembly-commissioned task force in fall 2006.

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Daily Debriefing

By Aoife Duffy and Allie Lowe | February 21, 2008

Columbia University professor Madonna Constantine is facing charges of plagiarism following an internal investigation by the university's Teachers College, the Columbia Spectator reported on Wednesday.

Dressed in period attire, students play medieval games on Wednesday.
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Students compete in medieval gaming

By Marielle Battistoni | February 21, 2008

Zachary Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Brian Campbell '04 may be the name written on this Dartmouth Medical School computer programmer's drivers license, but Campbell also answers to Joris, his alter ego, a Cathar heretic from the Albigensian Crusade in the twelfth century.

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Science research aids College applicants

By Whitney Buckholz | February 21, 2008

As more high school students turn toward independent research competitions, such as the Intel Science Talent Search, to distinguish themselves in their college applications, they are finding it harder to gain an advantage in the increasingly competitive college admissions process. Commonly known as the "Junior Nobel Prize," the Intel Science Talent Search aims to bring national attention to the need for improvement in mathematics and science education in the United States and aims to find the next generation of innovators.

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