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Private colleges looking to rein in financial aid
In the last year, the nation's private colleges have laid off staff, shelved construction projects, slashed sports teams and turned down thermostats to cut costs.
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National Briefing | New England: New Hampshire: Dartmouth Resumes Student Loans
Two years after announcing that it was eliminating all loans from its financial-aid packages, Dartmouth College is re-instituting a loan requirement for many financial-aid recipients. Under the policy, which takes effect with the class entering in the
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Police Won't Send Undercover Officers To Dartmouth Parties
HANOVER, N.H. -- A New Hampshire police department said it won't send undercover officers into Dartmouth College parties as part of an effort to curb underage drinking.
But Hanover police said they could revive the idea if the Ivy League college doesn'
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Leaders promote program to students
A skyscraper isn’t built by accident, but starts with a blueprint, and, similarly, so should your career plans, the Rev. Reginald Blow told Barwise Junior High students Wednesday.
Blow was one of several community leaders who visited Wichita Falls’
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Brown women fall to Dartmouth, 67-63, in heartbreaker
HANOVER, N.H. –– The Brown women’s basketball team (6-15, 3-4 Ivy) lost a heartbreaker to Dartmouth College (9-11, 4-2 Ivy) at Leede Arena Friday night, 67-63.
The Bears missed an opportunity to tie the game at 64 in the final seconds, and Dartmouth
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Obama's drive for new liberal era sputters
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's dream of being a historically transformational figure like Franklin D. Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan may be slipping from his grasp.
He's already made one lasting mark that changed the country's course his election as
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Export council to assist NH businesses
CONCORD, N.H.—A goal to expand overseas sales, combined with assistance from state and federal services, helped software company sales director John Sutton find new markets and growth. Now he's able to give advice to other companies who want to export
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Export council to assist N.H. businesses
CONCORD — A goal to expand overseas sales, combined with assistance from state and federal services, helped software company sales director John Sutton find new markets and growth. Now he's able to give advice to other companies who want to export
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Shopping karma: Cultural factors affect consumer satisfaction
If you believe in karma, you're more likely to have higher expectations, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Some consumers strategically lower their expectations in order to try to increase their satisfaction with a product
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‘Karma shapes consumer satisfaction in India’
Washington, Feb 18 – The concept of ‘karma’ shapes consumer satisfaction in India, suggests a new study. It says it is important for companies to understand cultural differences between markets if they wish to reach consumers in a globalised
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Furious Theatre provides timely drama
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"Picture of Dorian Gray." He has been on television's "The Practice," "Titus" and "Girlfriends" and in the films, "Must Love Dogs" and "Shoe Shine Boys," as well as HBO's "Breast Men."
Despite an uncertain future, the Furious
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Is Toyota's boss ready for heat from U.S. lawmakers?
TOKYO — Toyota president Akio Toyoda, known as "the prince" in Japan, was groomed for years to head the automaker his grandfather founded.
His appointment in 2009 was full of promise — a morale booster for the rank and file who expected that a youthful
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Dartmouth takes in students after Italy earthquake
HANOVER, N.H. - Graduate students whose university was left in ruins by an earthquake in Italy last year are continuing their studies at Dartmouth College.
All but two buildings at the University of L'Aquila were deemed structurally unsound after the 6.
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Non-Campus Recruiting
By Diana Middleton When Elatia Abate, global director of recruitment and strategy for Anheuser-Busch InBev, began scouting M.B.A. hires from the class of 2009 in earnest, she visited a handful of schools the beer maker considered to have the brightest
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Docs cut work hours as primary care shortage looms
The decline in hours "occurred among all groups of physicians - young, old, men, women, residents and nonresidents - and it didn't occur in other occupations," said lead author Douglas Staiger, an economics professor at Dartmouth College.
"Something
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Doctors scaling back on hours they work
More competition, less pay, managed care could result in U.S. physician shortage
CHICAGO: Doctors have steadily cut their work hours over the past decade, a new study finds, something that experts say may only worsen the health-care situation.
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Docs cut work hours as primary care shortage looms
CHICAGO—Doctors have steadily cut their work hours over the past decade, a new study finds, something that experts say may only worsen the health care situation.
It's not that doctors are terrible slackers. Average hours dropped from about 55 to 51
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As primary care shortage looms, doctors cut work hours
Doctors cut their time to an average of 51 hours a week overall, coinciding with a 25% decline in pay for doctors' services, adjusted for inflation.
CHICAGO (AP) Doctors have steadily cut their work hours over the past decade, a new study finds,
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Cashing in: Harder for some Olympians than others
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Cashing in: Harder for some Olympians than others
View full sizePeter J. Thompson / Canwest News Service via MCTJohnny Spillane became the first American to win an Olympic medal in Nordic combined but because it’s a sport with a small fan base in North America, he may not be able to trade on his
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How To Finance A Business With Angel Investors
The landscape for financing early-stage companies continues to evolve along with the rest of our economy. As venture capital funds have grown in size over the past decade amid a significant influx of money from institutional investors, so has their
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Domino's Pizza Names James A. Goldman to Its Board of Directors
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Since 2004, Mr. Goldman has served as president and CEO of Godiva
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Rasmuson Foundation welcomes new board committee members
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ANCHORAGE - Rasmuson Foundation recently welcomed three new board committee members: Bill Corbus, Linda Leary and Aaron Schutt.
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The snag in Greece's salary solution
The snag in Greece's salary solution By Shelley DuBois, contributor March 4, 2010: 3:49 AM ET NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Greek prime minister George Papandreou may have made a big mistake. As part of a plan to fix his nation's ruined economy, he announced
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Art Exhibits: Museum and gallery listings
Openings this week
Kellogg-Hubbard Library: Jerome Lipani, March 5-April 2, "Political Deconstruction/Phase 2: Turning Night into Day," assemblages and cinematic photography, 135 Main St., Montpelier, (802) 223-3338, www.kellogghubbard.lib.vt.us.
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New Nanoethics Book Released by Wiley-Blackwell
San Luis Obispo, CA | Posted on March 6th, 2010
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Collaboration between two ethicists and nanoscientist reveals unique synergies and insights
The Nanoethics Group today announced the release of a new
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The future of UNH?
University of New Hampshire students change classes recently near Thompson Hall on the Durham campus.Rich Beauchesne/rbeauchesne@seac
In a recent speech outlining a vision for the next decade at the University of New Hampshire, President Mark
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Notre Dame lacrosee: Dartmouth trips Irish
Kristen Goldberg and visiting Dartmouth College handed No. 8-ranked Notre Dame’s women’s lacrosse team its first loss of the season, 12-8, Sunday.
Goldberg led No. 20 Dartmouth with five goals.
Notre Dame was led offensively by Kailene Abt who had
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Young Bantams Perform Admirably at Individuals
Bantam Pamela Hathway '13 came up just short in the championship match of the College Squash Association (CSA) Women's Singles National Championship, losing, 3-2, to Harvard University's Laura Gemmel, this past weekend at Trinity College.
Hathway,
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Drug arrests latest black mark on RI police force
The department has endured its share of hard days in recent years despite Esserman's vows in 2003 to reform the conduct of a department marred by a cheating scandal and other problems under the administration of ex-Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci.
One
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Harris picks new commercial banking chief
Harris, the Chicago market's third-biggest bank, has named David Casper head of commercial banking, effective immediately.
He'll report to Ellen Costello, chief executive of Chicago-based Harris Financial Corp.
Casper, 53, was previously co-head of U.S.
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Wasco County Sheriff's Office concludes young woman's death an accident
The death of 25-year-old Kathryn Robertson when she was hit by a train near The Dalles last month was an accident, an investigation by the Wasco County Sheriff's Office has concluded.
Robertson, the daughter of Oregon Health & Science University
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Born to Run Barefoot
Fiscal infelicity, two (or more) open trustee seats, a deep endowment draw in a rough market. Not to mention the Second Dartmouth College Case. Jim Kim & Co. have a lot to contemplate. Dartblog brings you news and commentary from Hanover and the world
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Wither/Whither the Humanities?
Fiscal infelicity, two (or more) open trustee seats, a deep endowment draw in a rough market. Not to mention the Second Dartmouth College Case. Jim Kim & Co. have a lot to contemplate. Dartblog brings you news and commentary from Hanover and the world
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Doctors cut work hours
CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors have steadily cut their work hours over the past decade, a new study finds, something that experts say may only worsen the health care situation.
It's not that doctors are terrible slackers. Average hours dropped from about 55
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Dartmouth alumni to appeal to NH Supreme Court
HANOVER, N.H.—Seven Dartmouth College alumni whose lawsuit over the makeup of the school's board of trustees was dismissed plan to appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
The alumni have challenged Dartmouth's expansion of the board from 18 trustees
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Amputees could feel artificial limb if put in the virtual world
Amputees with an artificial limb are more likely to feel their prosthetic limb if they are put in a virtual environment, according to researchers at University College London (UCL).
Anthony Steed, a computer scientist at UCL, studied how the rubber
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UMass Dartmouth health educator is “Outstanding Adviser” in New England
DARTMOUTH — Beth-Anne Vieira, UMass Dartmouth coordinator of health education and promotion leads campus efforts to train students to help their peers live healthy lives.
She obviously does it very well.
Vieira was named “Outstanding Adviser” for the
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Nonprofits Add Mentoring to Money to Keep Minorities in College
As college admissions season draws to a close, the spotlight has been on students' getting a foot in the door. Less attention is paid to how many of today's high school seniors will emerge a few years down the line with diplomas in hand, and what might
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LETTERS: Readers are hot and go after Doc Anderson, David Sibley, Waco Transit and partisan bickering
I am a hardworking U.S. citizen, and I want to see us come together to make the United States a better place to live. I am one of many Americans who cannot afford health insurance. Fortunately, I do not have any health issues that require me to go to
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Schleper, Ford take slalom titles at U.S. Alpine
The win for the 31-year-old Schleper, a four-time Olympian, continued a comeback to the U.S. Ski Team that began two years ago after the birth of her son, Lasse.
“I didn’t have the results last year until the end of the season,” said Schleper, of Vail,
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Skiing: Tommy Ford of Bend, Sarah Schleper, take slalom titles at U.S. Alpine Championships
View full size(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Tommy Ford of Bend makes a turn during the men's slalom at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Sunday in Wilmington, N.Y.WILMINGTON, N.Y. -- Olympians Tommy Ford, of Bend, and Sarah Schleper won slalom titles at the U.
