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Peanut Butter Wars

By Abbye Meyer | May 13, 1999

After the events of this weekend, I believeI have found a way to combine the forces of good and evil into one amazingly beautiful, awesome event.

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A Service Break

By Emily Lesher | May 13, 1999

We are in the middle of what might come to be remembered as one of the most turbulent times in Dartmouth history, one of diverging student interests, and a widening gap between those associated with one group or another.

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Fifty protest Chinese embassy bombing

By Eun Lee Koh | May 12, 1999

More than 50 members of the Dartmouth Chinese Association gathered in front of the Hopkins Center yesterday afternoon to protest last Friday's NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia that killed three Chinese journalists and injured more than 20 others. During the peaceful, hour-long protest, protesters echoed sentiments similar to those expressed by the Chinese government on Monday, calling for an investigation into the bombing and demanded that those responsible be brought to court. "We wanted to show our indignant and strong condemnation of the bombings," DCA Chair Zhouhui Zhang said after the protest. In a flyer that protesters distributed to passersby, the DCA called the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy "a naked act of hegemonism and a breach of Chinese sovereignty." "[The bombing of the Chinese Embassy] was not a mistake as casually claimed by NATO but an atrocity," according to the flyer. Zhang said NATO should have made sure that the Chinese Embassy was clear of their targets before launching the bombs. "I would like to believe that it was unintentional," Zhang said, but added that "it's very hard to believe that it's a mistake," particularly because of the accuracy of the bombs used in the attacks. Both President Clinton and NATO offered apologies shortly after the bombing and said the attack on the embassy was a military error. However, Zhang said the apologies offered by Clinton and NATO were not enough, saying the apologies should be followed up with action. "If I bombed the White House, and I apologized and said, 'Oh, I'm sorry,' I believe no American would be accepting of that," Zhang said.

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New Chase Field may be years away

By Wendy Yu | May 12, 1999

Severed negotiations between Dartmouth College and a group of Hanover residents protesting the Chase Field athletic complex may delay its construction for months and possibly years. The Hanover Planning Board, which approved controversial versions of the artificial turf field and indoor tennis courts in November and then again in January, had been under attack by separate appeals filed by the College and a group of Hanover residents who live near the proposed site. "It is extremely important to the Athletic Department that we begin and complete these facilities as soon as possible," College Counsel Cary Clark said. Two weeks ago the College dropped its appeals and signed a notice of action, meaning the College is now prepared to start construction on the board's terms whenever the neighbors drop their appeals. "Our expectation was that soon after [the College's dropping of the appeals], the neighbors would drop their appeal," said Gordon DeWitt, director of facilities planning. But the neighborhood is apparently not ready to change their stance. "The site plan review regulations states the projects are not supposed to increase light and noise beyond the confines of the project," said William Clauson, the attorney representing the neighborhood.

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Reporter places fake egg donor ad

By Jennifer Kay | May 12, 1999

The advertisement promises $35,000 to an "intelligent and athletic woman with a sunny disposition," a high SAT score, specific physical attributes, and the willingness to donate her eggs to a childless couple. There is, however, a catch. The ad, which has been appearing in the classified section of The Dartmouth, is false. Jennifer Whitcomb '00 called the 800-number in the ad.

Opinion

Through 'Shmen Eyes

By Marcia Yablon | May 12, 1999

This past weekend I got to re-view Dartmouth through 'shmen eyes. Last Wednesday, my sister, who is a member of the incoming class of 2003, came up to visit me.

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I Blame the Barbies

By Rob Valet | May 12, 1999

Hello, my name is Robert and I am a drug addict. Actually, just kidding. But now that I finished my bio exam in one more or less intact piece, I must say that that Vivarin stuff is bad news.

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Tuck, Vt. Law begin exchange program

By Edward Thomas | May 12, 1999

Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and Vermont Law School will begin offering an exchange program for graduate students seeking either masters of business administration or masters of studies in environmental law degrees. The arrangement - formally announced this week - allows Tuck students with an interest in environmental law to explore that field more fully at VLS, while VLS students will be able to take classes at Tuck which develop the relationship between business and the environment. "Environment and business are not separate issues ... it's important for both disciplines to know about the other," Peter Miller, VLS director of relations, said. While many of the classes at VLS deal with public policy and environmental legal issues, classes at the Tuck School highlight business decisions and their impact on the environment. According to Associate Dean of the Tuck School Ken Baker, this will enable students from outside Tuck to study business and the environment from more of a "corporate perspective." As the schools are only a short distance apart, the exchange program will run on a daily basis.

Opinion

A Gift Beyond Price

By Jen Whitcomb | May 12, 1999

Sure, the money caught my eye. The ad in the classifieds under "Miscellaneous" shouts in bold letters, "$35,000 for your eggs." Flip the page and look - it's still there.

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Assembly opposes moratorium

By Brad Russo | May 12, 1999

The Student Assembly soundly passed a resolution last night condemning the College's moratorium on new Coed, Fraternity and Sorority organization recognition, saying the decision hinders self-improvement efforts by the Greek system and sends the wrong signal to the student body. The Assembly resolution states the "unilateral announcement of this moratorium has convinced many students that the final implementation of the Initiative has been largely determined already and without consideration of student input." It goes on to say the Initiative "should not disrupt on-going student efforts for positive change" and the moratorium creates a double-standard as the administration is continuing to actively pursue other expansions of residential and social spaces. The resolution passed with 41 votes in favor and only one vote against.

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New Hillel Torah survived the Holocaust

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | May 12, 1999

During services at the Roth Center for Jewish Life last Friday, Rabbi Edward Boraz dedicated a Torah scroll from Czechoslovakia that is over 130 years old and survived the Holocaust. Carol Cram, whose daughter Amy is currently a senior at the College and son Jeremy graduated from Dartmouth in 1993, decided to loan the Torah scroll to the Roth Center, soon after hearing of the construction of the new center for Jewish Life. "Being able to have this scroll here is a wonderful gift," Boraz said. According to Boraz, the scroll was commissioned in 1860 in Tabor, Czechoslovakia. Tabor, which had an expanding Jewish population of about 300 people at the time, has a long historical relationship with Jews.

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Construction further limits parking

By Wendy Yu | May 11, 1999

Despite the construction of a new parking garage in Hanover and continuing efforts by the Student Assembly to improve the parking fines system, student car owners should not expect to see a change in parking options any time soon. According to the most recent draft of the master plan, the College allocates 1,102 parking spaces for 1,661 students with registered cars. Of that number, more than half are supplied by the houses of the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council, which charge about three or four times more than the $11 per term fee for school lots, according to William Barr, associate director of administrative services. "We have parking we are currently not using.

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Freccero speaks on film soundtracks

By Julia Levy | May 11, 1999

Former Dartmouth professor Carla Freccero spoke yesterday afternoon to about 50 students and former colleagues about the cultural politics surrounding movies and their soundtracks. She used clips from mega-hit 1990s movies "The Body Guard," "Waiting to Exhale" and "Dead Man Walking" to illustrate her belief that the narratives of movies and their pop music soundtracks do not typically correspond. She said historically, films with soundtracks were either films that were linked inextricably to music, such as operas, or films about rock groups. On the other hand, she called the pop music appearing in modern movies as characterized by "the domain of the female" and a "space where women can get prestige." As a result, she said modern films are more conservative politically than the messages conveyed by the songs that accompany them. She said "The Body Guard" was very conservative politically, depicting Kevin Costner as a heroic white man who ultimately saves Whitney Houston, a single black mother with a son.

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