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DarCORPS draws 400 despite weather

By Jake Molland | May 5, 1997

Intermittent rain came down all day Saturday, but 400 volunteers for DarCORPS braved the muddy, wet conditions to perform community service throughout the Upper Valley. DarCORPS -- the Dartmouth Community OutReach ProjectS -- was a first-time event created last fall as a way to focus attention on needs of the Upper Valley. Saturday's weather slightly altered the logistics and timetable of the DarCORPS events, but the program "went awesome ... even with the rain," chair Rex Morey '99 said. The event was sponsored by over 50 non-profit agencies and local businesses, including AIDS Quilt, the Special Olympics, and the Bildner Foundation. Mia Hockett '99, DarCORPS recruitment chair, said, "I was expecting a lot more to go wrong than did go wrong ... especially considering the rain." Volunteer Nick Levin '99 said, "Even though it was raining, the [DarCORPS leaders] kept their composure." At sites throughout the Upper Valley, the miserable conditions seemed to heighten the value of the volunteer experience.

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Women's lacrosse plays top-ranked Terrapins

By Jonathan A. Lee | May 2, 1997

The women's lacrosse team will cap off its regular season this weekend as they take on the top-ranked Maryland Terrapins at Chase Field on Saturday. The match is sure to be a battle between champions since the Terps clinched the ACC title on April 20 with a narrow 11-10 win over Virginia while the ninth-ranked Big Green earned a share of the Ivy League title with a 15-9 victory over Harvard three days later. The Terrapins, who will be shooting for their third consecutive national title, will enter the match with a near-perfect 17-1 record for the season.

Opinion

DarCORPS: The Perfect Day

By Ben Oren | May 2, 1997

Imagine waking up at 9:30 (Yes, 9:30 A.M.) on a sunny Spring morning, sitting up in your bed and stretching that last bit of sleep out of yourself.

Opinion

DarCORPS: A Service to Dartmouth

At a school where the student population is so academically driven and people always seem to be overextended, it is truly reassuring that there has been such an overwhelming response to DarCORPS -- the Dartmouth Community OutReach ProjectS. DarCORPS is the largest community service effort organized at Dartmouth in recent memory.

Opinion

Honey, We Visited the Kids

By Marcia Yablon | May 1, 1997

If you went out this weekend you may have noticed the hordes of parents wandering around campus. They were the ones with the all too conspicuous name tags and the varying shades of green apparel.

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Famous alum may be on stamp: Asakawa, Class of 1899, was first Japanese graduate of College

By Maura Henninger | May 1, 1997

Kanichi Asakawa, the first Japanese graduate of the College, may be featured on a Japanese postage stamp if a prominent economist gets his way. Kazuo Nukazawa, the executive counselor of Keidanren -- the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations -- is spearheading the effort to have Asakawa, a member of Dartmouth's Class of 1899, put on a "Asakawa Kanichi Commemorative stamp." Nukazawa, who was a high school friend of Asakawa's, initiated the effort in October, 1996. If approved, the stamp would be issued in 1998 -- the 50th anniversary of Asakawa's death. Asakawa was an eminent Japanese historian and a pioneer in U.S.-Japanese relations in the early 20th century. Although the process of getting the stamp approved is in its preliminary stages, Nukazawa said it would be highly useful in U.S-Japanese relations, according to a press release from the Asakawa Research Committee in Tokyo. Obtaining approval for the stamp is a "relatively bureaucratic process," History Professor Steven Ericson said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must recommend the stamp to the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

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Commencement speaker rumors continue to fly

By Jake Molland | May 1, 1997

With just over five weeks until Commencement and the identity of this year's speaker still yet to be announced, rumors are beginning to spread and seemingly take on a life of their own. Administrators have recently made it known to a handful of students that heavy security will be needed to protect the speaker when he or she is on campus, setting off a succession of theories on the speaker's identity. A female '97, who did not wish to be identified, said "I've heard there will be extensive, extensive Secret Service." She did not name her source. James Jarrett '97 said several students with close ties to the administration and a faculty member have affirmed current speculation that Secret Service will chaperone the speaker on his or her visit to the campus. The figure at the center of most of the campus speculation is First Lady Hillary Clinton. In the past week Ervin Tu '97 said he has learned from other seniors that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Hillary Clinton are possible candidates. Tu said Clinton and Thatcher are popular choices because the College will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of co-education this June -- a fact that leads many students to believe the speaker will be a woman. Sarah Lenczer '97 said "I'd be surprised if it weren't a woman," in honor of the 25th anniversary of co-education. "I think it would be shame if it weren't," she said. Will Hubbard '97 said he disagreed with theories connecting Hillary Clinton to the celebration of co-education. "I could think of more influential female leaders" more appropriate for the celebration of the 25th anniversary than Hillary Clinton, he said. Tu speculated the speaker could be "maybe Madeline Albright," though the U.S.

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