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Campus hit hard by winter flu outbreak

By Julia Levy | January 19, 1999

Everyone on campus is sick -- or at least it seems that way. Fevers, sore throats, coughing and fatigue are currently sweeping the Dartmouth community as it battles the first viral wave of 1999 winter. The flu may be interrupting the work and sleep schedules of many students, but according to Jack Turco, director of Health Services at Dick's House, this wave of viruses is completely normal for this time of year. Turco added that the fact that students are cooped up inside where germs cannot escape contributes to the spread of the viruses. Eliot Grigg '01 complained of a headache, coughing, sore throat and aching.

Sports

Skiers feel confident with mix of experience, youth

By Christian Cutul | January 19, 1999

The Dartmouth ski team has high hopes for the coming season, and with good reason. A healthy team, the experience of successful veterans--including six returning All Americans--and a talented group of recruits make the outlook for this season even brighter than last year's successful campaign. "It's going to be an exciting season," said men's nordic coach Ruff Patterson. The Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) carnival circuit opens with the Bates Winter Carnival Jan.

Opinion

Love Is All a Big Myth

By Eric Del Pozo | January 19, 1999

Now of course, you might be saying to yourself, "What is this guy talking about? I am a person, as normal as the next person, and here I am, in love." Well, you are in the minority.

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Dartmouth students struggle to win Rhodes

By Jennifer Hickey | January 18, 1999

This past December when the year's 32 Rhodes Scholars were announced, Harvard, Yale and the University of Chicago had much to celebrate, with Harvard and Chicago producing three recipients each and Yale producing two. Meanwhile in Hanover, students and administrators were left to wonder for another year what's wrong with Dartmouth -- out of the 12 Dartmouth students who applied only one made it to the final round and none were selected as Scholars. With just two winners within the last four years and not much success in the recent past, Dartmouth's Chair of the Committee on Graduate Fellowships Monika Otter said she is puzzled by the College's inability to produce Rhodes Scholars. "I wish I knew better," she said.

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Greek houses conclude winter rush process

By Victoria McGrane | January 15, 1999

While the majority of eligible students rush during the Fall term, 37 women and at least 26 men participated in this winter's rush period over the past week. Some eligible students choose to wait until Winter term before rushing, and others were off-campus during the Fall term. Alpha Delta fraternity admitted the most new members this winter, with three men joining the house.

Opinion

An Expensive Brownie

By Liam Kuhn | January 15, 1999

When I was younger, any time I went to a family gathering or banquet with buffet-style food my father would walk through the buffet line next to me and put on my plate all the food I had passed over.

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Linguistics can change approach to law

By Julia Levy | January 15, 1999

Clark Cunningham '75 told an audience of about 40 students, faculty and members of the community that linguistics can make positive contributions to the creation and application of laws, at a lecture given in the Rockefeller Center yesterday. Many laws could be clarified and client-lawyer relationships improved if judges and lawyers relied more on linguistics -- the study of the nature and structure of speech, Cunningham said. He compared the lawyer-client relationship to a bus driver-passenger relationship. "A dominant approach of lawyers is that they assume that as long as they get the client to the destination, the driving doesn't matter," said Cunningham, himself a professor of law at Washington University in St.

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Panhell selects new leadership

By Josie Huang | January 15, 1999

The self-governing body of the College's sorority system -- the Panhellenic Council -- unanimously elected Kelly Bodio '00 Wednesday to become the organization's president for the next year. Bodio, who is former summer president of Delta Delta Delta sorority and is also active in Student Assembly, said she is excited about her challenging new role in Panhell. "There is potential to do a lot this term," Bodio said, adding that she "wanted to be involved." Seven other positions were voted upon during elections chaired by outgoing president Cynthia Anderson '99, outgoing Rho Chi Coordinator Jen Anderson '99 and outgoing Judiciary Committee Representative Katy Keller '99. Julie Calderon '01 will serve as interim vice president this winter, filling in for Ashley Wendus '00, a member of Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority who is currently on a leave term. A former Alpha Xi Delta sorority delegate to Panhell, Calderon said that involvement with the Council "is a very good way to represent women on campus." Jessica Ross '00, a former treasurer of EKT and Panhell treasurer for the past two terms, will maintain her current post. Cynthia Anderson said the successes of Panhell during the past year include the lack of unmatched bids during rush -- 100 percent of women completing rush were offered a bid -- improved community service and an effort to "provide more space and activities for women on campus." Anderson said her term as president was marred only by frustrations with her role -- because of a rule that prevents the presidents of Panhell and the Inter-fraternity Council from voting in the CFSC, Anderson said she was unable to participate in decisions regarding alcohol policies and programming standards that affect the entire Greek system.

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