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Baseball late score

By The Dartmouth | April 24, 1997

The UNH Wildcats put the brakes on the baseball team yesterday as they snapped the Big Green's 16-game streak with a 6-2 victory at Red Rolfe Field. The loss dropped Dartmouth to 20-8 overall on the season. Senior Andrew Spencer scored the only two runs for the Big Green as Conor Brooks '00 plated him twice. For UNH, Mike Kelley went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

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Pow-wow will return to Green permanently

By Edward Thomas | April 24, 1997

Native Americans at Dartmouth have secured permission from the College to use the Green as a permanent location for the group's annual Pow-wow, beginning with this spring's 25th anniversary Pow-wow celebration. The move came partly as a response to overwhelming student protests following the College's decision last spring to deny NAD use of the Green for the event. More than 600 students had signed a petition calling on the College to allow NAD to use the Green and the Student Assembly passed a resolution asking administrators to reconsider the decision. The College responded this year by creating a committee to formulate a coherent policy for allowable uses of the Green.

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Presidents have name, little say

By Erik Tanouye | April 23, 1997

The Student Assembly president is the chief executive of the College's only student representative elected body, a job that would seemingly carry a host of powers. But when Assembly President-elect Frode Eilertsen '99 takes the Assembly reins immediately after Commencement, he will inherit little else other than a title -- a title that affords access to administrators and visibility among students but hardly any formal ties to either of these groups. The past two presidents, Jim Rich '96 and Jon Heavey '97, have helped transform the Assembly from an incoherent, bickering organization to a more respectable campus issue-oriented group. Still, the actual power of the Assembly president is restricted by factors like students' short stays at the College, the perceived lack of representation in the Assembly and the ghosts of Assemblies past. Rich's election on a platform of reforming the Assembly coincided with the release of the Student Assembly External Review Committee's report in the spring of 1995. And as a result of changes made following the SAERC's suggestions, the Assembly's president and executive vice president have more power to decide the direction of the Assembly, but the Assembly's actions are delegated to a number of other vice presidents. As the Assembly's work on improving the College's weight room situation has shown, when the president acts with the backing of the Assembly, they can make significant achievements. After an $8,500 donation by the Assembly and a term-long campaign to gather student support, the College responded with a $7,200 contribution, and recently John Manley '40 donated $100,000 for the construction of additional weight room facilities. But, as Assembly Vice President Chris Swift '98 put it, "If the Assembly is not going to work with the president, it won't get done." Politics of personality Due to the nature of the Assembly's setup, both the president's success and the amount power vested in the position depends on the personality of whoever holds the office. "It's like any position of leadership," Dean of the College Lee Pelton said.

Opinion

Why You Should Care

By Chris Swift | April 23, 1997

Dartmouth students don't care. We are here to get our Ivy League degree, network with rich alumni, and then get to the business of making more money.

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Delta Pi chooses to remain local

By Katie Uhre | April 23, 1997

Following a lengthy internal debate and a five-month search for a national sorority with which to affiliate, the 17 members of Delta Pi Omega sorority have decided to remain local for the time being. Earlier this month, Delta Pi decided against affiliation with Alpha Xi Delta, a national sorority.

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Today's democracy rare for Dartmouth

By Erin Loback | April 23, 1997

As on-line voting continues today in the student referendum that may determine the future of Dartmouth Dining Services, the College is experiencing something that most observers regard as rare at Dartmouth -- pure democracy, where students have a real opportunity to effect actual change. The administration has said it will listen to student responses -- even if students vote to eliminate residential dining at the College as we know it. But even if this were the case, it would represent a departure from the way important decisions are normally made at the College -- a process that Student Assembly President Jon Heavey '97 says has little regard for student opinion. Heavey said he agrees with Trustee Susan Dentzer '77, who earlier this term told him the College is not a democracy.

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Committee of Chairs may dimish its role

By Erin Loback | April 22, 1997

At its Spring term meeting yesterday, the Committee of Chairs, which consists of the chairs of all academic departments, discussed a proposal that could lessen its role on campus. More than 30 professors attended the meeting in Alumni Hall, which was led by Acting Provost and Dean of the Faculty Jim Wright. Committee On Procedure Chair and Religion Professor Susan Ackerman proposed changes suggested by the COP, a subcommittee of the COC.

Opinion

Thesis On Parade

By Sam Bonderoff | April 22, 1997

So you want to write a thesis. Or better yet, you don't want to write a thesis. Maybe you're wondering, 'Should I write a thesis?' Hey juniors, '98's, five-year plan '97's, anal-compulsive goal-obsessed freshmen and prospectives: Are you going to write a thesis? Maybe you're a Govy or Eccy or Socy or, uh, Geoggy major.

Opinion

Dinner Diplomacy

By Julie Sloane | April 22, 1997

It happens all the time. You'll be walking down the street, sitting in the reserve corridor, or otherwise lounging in a public place.

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