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Choe ignored poverty in Confucian societies

By Josh Adams | October 2, 1995

To the Editor: [Won Joon Choe's column] "Misconceptions of the Status of Women..." (Sept. 29, 1995) is an illuminating and provocative account of the role of women in East Asia, a topic which, as Choe asserts, has been much misunderstood in the West.

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Housing: A Look Behind the Stats

By Brian Sung | September 29, 1995

Report: new beds needed" read the front-page headline in The Dartmouth this Monday (Sept. 25, 1995), drawing our attention to a hot news flash: After a thorough investigation by some of Hanover's leading housing experts, the Office of Residential Life had come to the conclusion that hey, there might be a housing shortage here!

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Misconceptions of the Status of Women in East Asian CountriesAbound

By Won Joon Choe | September 29, 1995

In1896, an unusually astute American misionary in Korea wrote of the typical Korean wife, "... her sway is as despotic as any absolute monarch on earth." This statement overstated the case, but it went a long way in illuminating the real role of women in Korea, as well as much of the Confucian East Asia. But a century later, misconceptions about the status of women in East Asian societies still abound.

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Spanking the DFS

By Matt Nisbet | September 29, 1995

Asleaves fall outside our movie theaters and cinemas, Hollywood mounts a fall campaign against the last remaining strains of mainstream American culture.

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Huppe Will Be Missed

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | September 28, 1995

Dartmouthwill sorely miss News Service Director Alex Huppe when he leaves for Harvard University today after more than a decade of being the College's public voice. Huppe, the self-proclaimed "Dean of Spin," helped shape Dartmouth's image during one of its darkest hours.

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Some Greek houses have firm standards of behavior

By Chad Northrup | September 28, 1995

To The Editor: I read with great interest John Strayer's recent editorial on the supposed shortcomings of the Greek system at Dartmouth, specifically relating to an incident which occurred at Beta Theta Pi fraternity ("Greeks Must Put Action Behind Words," Sept.

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Pelton Should Release Letter

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | September 28, 1995

Tofurther necessary campus debate, Dean of the College Lee Pelton must release the letter he is writing about the infamous "Beta poem" to the entire Dartmouth community. Pelton told The Dartmouth he had drafted a letter regarding the poem that he planned to send to Beta Theta Pi fraternity President Jason Fanuele '96 and Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96.

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'Traditional family' is far from safe for women

By Liza Veto | September 27, 1995

To the Editor: While I appreciate the coverage that Kevin Walsh's column gives to Meredith Davis' "Family Values," currently on display in the Hop rotunda, relying completely on Thomas Sowell to "prove" that "the traditional family is the safest setting for a woman" is a mistake. While I do not disagree that people in same sex partnerships are also at risk for relationship abuse, statistics from a variety of sources show that most frequently, women are the victims and men are the perpetrators of domestic violence.

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