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College decides to keep Ed. Dept.

By James M> Hunnicutt | October 31, 1996

The beleaguered education department will remain a part of the College for at least three more years, as a result of the efforts of new Education Chair Andrew Garrod and Dean of the Social Sciences George Wolford.

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Assembly names new community service chair

By Erik Tanouye | October 30, 1996

The Student Assembly last night named a new community service chair and approved a letter pledging the current Assembly's support for the Committee on Standards reforms recommended by the Assembly last spring. As the new vice president of the community service committee, Nancy Bloomfield '99 will help to define the role of that committee within the Assembly, said Assembly Vice President Chris Swift '98. Assembly President Jon Heavey '97 said Bloomfield will also serve as a liaison between the Tucker Foundation and the Student Assembly. "She's the kind of person that gets people together and gets people doing things," Swift said. The Assembly also passed a resolution sponsored by Case Dorkey '99 and Meredith Epstein '97 to send the COS a letter offering support and assistance in enacting the changes within the COS suggested by the Assembly last spring. The previous Assembly's resolutions called for an information session for prospective COS candidates, sophomore eligibility for COS positions, increased student participation in the COS and the inclusion of freshman voting privileges in electing COS members. The College has already begun to take action on these reforms, according to the letter. The letter states the Assembly wishes "to strongly urge that all its resolutions in regard to COS indeed be acted on in full, and to offer its assistance, wherever it may be needed." In addition, Swift announced that the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee will review and clarify the division of labor among Assembly executives. Swift said the new attendance policy requires the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee to notify members who have two absences, which they did.

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New stores move into Hanover area

By Reginald Williams | October 30, 1996

Seeking to fill a niche in the market created by Dartmouth students, several establishments have recently set up shop in the Hanover area. Two new stores, Mind Games and Ramunto's Pizza, have expanded shopping choices in the Upper Valley. Mind Games, a gaming boutique located above the Dartmouth Co-Op on South Main Street, opened at the beginning of Fall term. The store, which specializes in family board games and exotic chess sets, entered the Hanover market hoping to capitalize on the recreational needs of the area's residents and students, store manager Cameron Cudhea said. "We are basically trying to fill a niche that needs to be filled," Cudhea said.

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Gould discusses evolutionary bias

By David Kung | October 30, 1996

Renowned scientist and writer Stephen J. Gould last night condemned human arrogance about evolution before a packed audience in Cook Auditorium. A zoology and geology professor at Harvard University, Gould has received numerous honorary degrees as well as literary and academic medals and awards for his books, which number more than 15. Gould spoke about the public's bias toward a linear view of evolution -- one whose changes favor more complex beings.

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Gould takes time to chat and sign books

By David Kung | October 30, 1996

Following his hour-and-a half-lecture, Harvard Zoology and Geology Professor Stephen J. Gould lounged in his chair and answered questions, told jokes and signed copies of his books. Several dozen students and members of the Upper Valley crowded around the podium last night at the end of the Class of 1930 Fellow's visit to meet the renowned scientist and science writer. Gould spent time fielding questions and talking privately with audience members while signing books with a jovial grin and avoiding the flash of a photographer's camera. "When I'm chatting with people I want to talk to them, not have a flashbulb going off in my face," Gould said. Gould answered questions ranging from his definition of evolutionary progress to the differences between species complexity and specialization. After the crowd of people dispersed, Gould spoke with The Dartmouth. He acknowledged that while the topics discussed last night -- human arrogance regarding evolution and species complexity -- are topics that should be of interest both the public and the scientific community, the theories are not well-known to the public. "It is not a radical theory among professionals ... although they may not take it as far as I do," Gould said.

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Feds expose national GRE cheating scandal

By Jess Jacob | October 30, 1996

Most students stare intently at their exam booklets when taking the Graduate Record Exam. But some students who took the test last month in Los Angeles were concentrating on something else -- their pencils. On Saturday, federal agents broke up a cheating ring in which students allegedly paid $6,000 each to have answers to the GRE and other tests coded onto their pencils. The scheme used time-zone differences to defeat the test. Prosecutors allege a team of experts took exams in New York using assumed names, then telephoned the answers to Los Angeles George Kobayshi, of Arcadia, Calif., was arrested Saturday on fraud charges for providing test-takers with answers to the GRE, the Graduate Management Admissions Test and the Test of English as a Foreign Language. To identify the test-takers involved in the scheme, ETS will review confiscated records from Kobayshi's American Test Center and will investigate the center's clients, Kevin Gonzales, spokesman for the Educational Testing Service, the Princeton, N.J.

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Athlete of the Week

By The Dartmouth | October 30, 1996

Quaraterback Jon Aljancic '97 is this week's athlete of the week, as well as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, for his performance last Saturday at Cornell. Against the Big Red, Aljancic had a career high 321 yards throwing for two touchdowns.

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Ledyard Canoe clubhouse is home, meeting place and hangout

By Lillie Ng | October 29, 1996

At the end of Tuck Drive is a wooden staircase that winds down the hill to the Ledyard Canoe clubhouse -- a place juniors Jamie Shandro and John Magyar call home. The clubhouse was built in the 1930s and an annex was later added to store canoes, kayaks and equipment. Each term, students are able to live in the remote home.

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Freedman reports on state of College

By Jake Elberg | October 29, 1996

In his annual address to the faculty yesterday, College President James Freedman reported on the successful completion of the Will to Excel capital campaign and the state of Dartmouth's student admissions. "I can't remember a happier time reporting on the state of the College," Freedman said.

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United way kicks off fundraising campaign

By Jennifer Hickey | October 29, 1996

The United Way at Dartmouth College has officially kicked off its annual fundraising campaign, aimed to benefit 24 human and social service agencies in the Upper Valley. This year the UWDC aims to raise $140,000, roughly one-fifth of the United Way of the Upper Valley's total goal of $750,050. UWDC Campaign Co-Chair Kathie Savage said the goal is "extremely realistic and not outrageous." But only five percent of the UWDC's goal has been raised in the first two weeks, Savage said.

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Cameron speaks to new fraternity men

By Beth Duncan | October 29, 1996

Nonnie Cameron, "house mom" of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Purdue University in Indiana, spoke about gender relations and dating to about 100 new fraternity members last night. Cameron is one of a series speakers invited to campus by the Interfraternity Council for new member education this term. The IFC invited Cameron to Dartmouth to teach fraternity members ways to improve their relationships and apply what they learn from the fraternity system to their lives. Cameron began the session by stating her goal for the evening. She said, "My primary objective is to have fun." She expressed this before the meeting began as she handed out Tic-Tacs and said to members walking in, "We're going to have fun!

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