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From Discussion to Action

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 17, 1998

Several recent incidents of insensitivity and ignorance on campus have highlighted the need for increased community understanding. In the wake of these unfortunate events, the Dartmouth community has mobilized itself to speak out against hatred and ignorance.

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Conversations series examines drinking

By Deborah Bernstein | November 17, 1998

Forty students, many of them affiliated with the Greek system, discussed problems with the College drinking culture and possible solutions last night at Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority. The discussion was part of Student Assembly's ongoing Conversations series, which aims to facilitate honest and open dialogue about specific issues between diverse segments of campus. Moderators Brian Sleet '00 and Karen Soares '00 facilitated the discussion, which included questions about the roles beer pong, social space and the legal drinking age play in Dartmouth students' drinking. Several students expressed concern drinking gets in the way of social interaction. All of the students who spoke wished to remain anonymous. Pong, specifically, was cited as encouraging binge-drinking and unhealthy interactions between the genders. "Dartmouth does a poor job of teaching people how to drink responsibly," one member of the class of 1999 said.

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