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Spring brings calmer Greek opposition

By Brad Russo | April 8, 1999

Angry rallies from the Psi Upsilon fraternity porch, bitter protests during Winter Carnival and biting posters hanging from fraternity windows characterized the immediate aftermath of the Trustees' surprising social and residential life initiative announcement last term. But so far this term opposition seems to be much more subdued -- and out of the public eye.

Opinion

A Little Teamwork

By Dave Gacioch | April 8, 1999

C'mon, I mean how often do you read a column in this publication dedicated to how well the College administration (or at least some small part thereof) has worked with students in pursuit of a student goal?

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Little headway made in identifying hate-mailer

By Andrew Marnell | April 8, 1999

Safety and Security has made little headway towards determining the source of last weeks' hate mailings, Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson said yesterday. The focus of the investigation thus far has been the misuse of Hinman Mail, since the mailings contained the return address -- "Crusade for Christ HB 5072" -- but the Campus Crusade for Christ has denied having any involvement with the mailings. Nelson said at this point it is unclear whether the anonymous mailer was a Dartmouth student, or whether the pamphlets were sent by a member of the faculty or the outside community. Right now the College is considering this an "internal issue," he said.

Opinion

Campus Ministries Reject Bigotry and Hatred

By To the Editor: | April 8, 1999

To the Editor: As members of the campus ministry group of the Tucker Foundation and as individual leaders of student religious organizations, we decry and condemn the religious tracts, and their distribution, which have been received by many members of our community -- gays, lesbians and bisexuals, Jews, Christians, many persons of integrity and good faith.

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Dorm construction to begin Monday

By Heather Kofke-Egger | April 8, 1999

Construction of a new building in the East Wheelock Cluster, scheduled to add another 80 beds by fall of 2000, will begin next Monday and add a fourth building to the College's youngest set of dormitories. Initially designed to replace beds lost to building code upgrades of other residence halls, the new dorm, or "pod," was designed to include features that enhance the design used for the first three East Wheelock buildings. The new residence hall will be part of the East Wheelock residential program which is designed to give students more access to faculty and foster a sense of community. The new building will be built between Zimmerman and Morton residence halls and faculty apartments on East Wheelock and North Park streets, Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels said. Efforts have been made to design a building that is architecturally consistent with the current East Wheelock residence halls without repeating the same mistakes made when constructing those dorms in 1987, Eckels said. Although actual construction of the building structure will not begin until summer, work on the site will be ongoing throughout the spring, including excavation, tree removal and relocation of the cluster's central cooling unit. Construction is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.

Opinion

More to Hate Speech than the Right of Expression

By Matthew D. Benedetto | April 8, 1999

To the Editor: How disturbing and infuriating to read the self-exalted sophistry and thinly veiled homophobia of Noah Hutson-Ellenberg's editorial of April 7 ["There is Nothing Wrong with Expressing Hatred"]. Rather than encourage a campus climate for the freeplay of ideas, Hutson-Ellenberg legitimates hate-speech that closes off discussion, that cowers behind the anonymity of HB mailings, that resorts to crude and offensive bigotry.

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Pres. hopeful Bradley to visit Hanover Sunday

By Katharine L. Uhre | April 7, 1999

Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Bradley will visit Hanover Sunday to meet with a group of 10 to 15 Dartmouth student supporters who are assisting with his campaign. The students will meet with the former New Jersey senator and New York Knick at the home of Chuck Wira, a Dartmouth Medical School physiology professor.

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Grubin speaks on film, presidents

By Kathrin Weston | April 7, 1999

Montgomery Fellow David Grubin, an Emmy Award-winning producer, writer and cinematographer who has won numerous prestigious awards for his documentaries, gave a speech "Presidents on Film" to an audience of approximately 30 people yesterday afternoon in Cooke Auditorium. After an introduction by College Provost Susan Prager, Grubin, who started his career as a cameraman and has since made over 100 documentaries, spoke about the significance of making films and showed clips from several of his documentaries on American Presidents. As a filmmaker, he said he sees his role as that of a storyteller as most people only care about historical facts when they are embodied in stories.

Opinion

A Response

By Marcia Yablon | April 7, 1999

As I sat down to read The Dartmouth at lunch on Monday, the headline "Hate mailings target gays, Jews" caught my eye.

Opinion

Mailing Betrays the True Message of Christianity

By Craig Parker | April 7, 1999

Dear Editor: As advisor to the Navigators Christian Fellowship, I also was personally targeted by the unknown "Chick Tract" sender [godlovesdartmuth@hotmail.com]. The booklet I received accused Christians who are not evangelical enough (like me, I guess) of betraying the faith. As one who cares deeply about the expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ in contemporary culture, and now as one who is being apparently impugned in that endeavor, I absolutely decry the usage of such literature.

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SA mimics Trustee principles

By Jeffrey Tanenhaus | April 7, 1999

At a meeting marked by the presence of more than 30 non-Student Assembly members, the Assembly voted overwhelmingly last night to pass an unusual resolution endorsing a set of its own Five Principles for enhancing student voice at the College, closely mimicking the set of residential and social life principles put forth by the Board of Trustees in February. The Assembly's resolution of student involvement -- passed 43 to five -- rings a familiar tone to students by reflecting the language and the format that the Board of Trustees used to announce its controversial Five Principles to overhaul social and residential life at the College. "I realized student involvement is the issue I care about most, and it affects all aspects of Dartmouth life.

Opinion

Human Beings Have an Inviolable Dignity

By Kevin Walsh | April 7, 1999

To the Editor: I read the recent guest column by Abigail Marsh '99 with a mixture of amusement and disbelief. I was amused by the accusations against a D columnist for 'logical fallacies' in the context of a piece that itself is a shining example of ad hominem argument.

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