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LaValle's removal declared unconstitutional by Swink

By Erik Tanouye | May 26, 1997

The Student Assembly's parliamentarian, Simone Swink '98, declared last week's removal of Treasurer Dom LaValle '99 invalid Thursday night, and attempts to remove LaValle at last night's executive committee meeting proved unsuccessful. "I'm obviously relieved," LaValle said.

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Academic Gala informs '00s, '99s

By Elysa L. Jacobs | May 26, 1997

Four seniors described their honors theses to about 80 underclassmen at the College's first ever Academic Gala, which organizers say they hope will become an annual event. Sarah Lenczner '97, who organized the event with the College President's Intern Theresa Ellis '97, said the event was "a great success -- not only in the number of people that attended but the comments that people made to me afterwards." Lenczner said the point of the event was to show members of the Classes of 1999 and 2000 "what seniors have done with their honors projects and to give them a sense of what they might like to do." Ellis said the gala also showed underclassmen that the College supports students' academic endeavors. One panel member, Phil Lord '97, animated a nine minute cartoon, titled "Man Bites Breakfast" as his senior honors project. Lord said he stressed the importance of the process of doing an honors project rather than the project itself. "The process is the most important thing," he said. Lord said his film was about a man whose cereal eats him alive, and the cartoon became an apt metaphor for his own life during its production. It was like entering the "Heart of Darkness and you don't come out," he said.

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Seniors have varied opinions regarding speaker Lipponen

By Joseph C. Scott | May 26, 1997

Most graduating students seem content with the College's choice of Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen '64 as the keynote speaker at this year's Commencement ceremony, and almost all students said they were surprised by the choice. "I was surprised, but from what I understand he has the potential to be a very good speaker," Jessica Reiser '97 said.

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With College help, publications thrive

By Joseph C. Scott | May 23, 1997

Several student publications that received an infusion of extra money a few months ago from the Committee on Student Organizations were all able to publish at least one issue this term. The Beacon, BLD, Cahiers du Dartma, Disquisitions, Snapshots of Color and Uncommon Threads all received COSO funding this term, Student Activities Director Linda Kennedy said. One of the stipulations of the agreement that gave the publications extra money compelled them to print at least one issue on or before this past Wednesday -- and every publication managed to keep to the deadline. The funding came after the editors of the Beacon, BLD, Jack o' Lantern, screed, and Uncommon Threads wrote a letter to Kennedy requesting more funds from the College in January. Kennedy declined to say how much money each organization received. In addition to direct monetary assistance, COSO also absolved the debts of several publications. Adam Mirick '99, editor of the Beacon, said the conservative journal received about $250 from COSO this term and had their substantial debt absolved by the College. Mirick said the funding was much needed. "We received nothing before [this term]," Mirick said.

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Executive Board of the Student Assembly Shows Alarming Lack of Diversity

By Unai Montes-Irueste | May 23, 1997

To the Editor: I am deeply disturbed by the make-up of the executives selected by president-elect of the Student Assembly Frode Eilertsen '99. The power of the President to essentially pick anyone on this campus to fill the roles of chairs of vital committees such as Administration and Faculty Relations, Academic Affairs and Student Life, is very exiting and yet dangerous. The Student Assembly's executive board ought to be as diverse as the SA itself and the student body.

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Black alumni celebration begins

By Jean Blackerby | May 23, 1997

This weekend the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding with a large gathering of African-American alumni of the College. Director of Alumni Relations Nelson Armstrong said the event was organized to commemorate a quarter century of the association's service to the College and to discuss the alumni group's role at the College as the next century approaches. "It's going to be an outstanding weekend," Armstrong said.

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