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Warm weather melts skiway profits

By Jake Molland | January 13, 1997

After last year's record-breaking season of financial success at the Dartmouth Skiway, unseasonably warm winter temperatures have gotten this season's ticket sales off to a slow start. According to Dartmouth Skiway Manager Don Cutter, December 1996 was the warmest December on record, hindering snow-making tremendously. Dartmouth Ski Patroller Rosalind Prabharasuth '99 said skiing conditions "are not looking real good." Only three trails are open on the quad-chair-lift side of the Skiway, Prabharasuth said. Cutter said Holt's Ledge, the other portion of the skiway, will remain closed until a solid base of snow is established. "We like to make a lot of snow on a few trails rather than a little on a lot of them.

Opinion

Negative Sterotypes in Bear Bones Have No Place in a Campus Newspaper

By Frank Aum | January 13, 1997

To the Editor: I am writing with regards to the blatant, negative stereotypes that David Berenson uses in his daily cartoon strip, "Bear Bones." In the January 10, 1997 issue of The Dartmouth, the comic strip portrayed an androgynous Asian character with glasses as a nerdy, asexual student who is only concerned about his/her GPA. I also recall at least two other instances in the past where Berenson used similar geeky portrayals of Asians with glasses and "bowl-cuts" -- on one occasion calling a female Asian, "Kim Lee," and on another occasion calling a male Asian, "Lee Kim." The caricaturization of Asian people not only perpetuates negative stereotypes in an irresponsible way but also makes for poor, cliched humor.

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Construction proceeds as scheduled

By David Kung | January 13, 1997

The conversion of Webster Hall into the new Special Collections Library, the first phase of the College's plan to expand the campus northward into the 21st century, could begin as early as April. Planning for the Special Collections library -- renamed the Rauner Special Collections Library after Bruce Rauner '78 -- had been on hold for a few months, Director of Facilities Planning Gordon DeWitt said.

Sports

Over the Weekend

By The Dartmouth | January 13, 1997

Women's Hockey: Despite outshooting Princeton 48-13, the Big Green couldn't bag a win against the Tigers this weekend.

Sports

Women's basketball splits on the road

By Justin Evans | January 13, 1997

An inch. Maybe two. Columbia's last second shot to win the game had clanked off of the back of the rim as the buzzer sounded, giving Dartmouth (6-7, 1-2 Ivy) their first Ivy league victory of the season. That was the difference in the women's basketball team's 66-64 overtime victory over Columbia on Saturday night.

Sports

Sports Chatter

By Stephen Kim | January 13, 1997

The magic carpet ride ended Sunday for Carolina and Jacksonville. An expansion bowl was not to be as both teams fell in games that did not quite live up to their billings.

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Career Services aids job-hunters

By Sarah Gerry | January 10, 1997

More companies are coming to Dartmouth to recruit every year, and Dartmouth seniors seem more stressed-out than ever. The number of companies recruiting Dartmouth students increased by 186 percent last year and 137 percent the year before last, Associate Director of Career Services Kathryn Hutchinson said. Hutchinson said Dartmouth is a favorite with recruiters. "Employers are really thinking through what level of candidate and what kind of school they want to do business with," she said. Seniors have discovered that looking for a job after college is a lot of work.

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Panel discusses who runs Washington

By David Horowitz | January 10, 1997

None of the four participants in yesterday's political panel discussion "Who's in Charge?" could agree on who holds power in Washington after the 1996 elections. Answers from the panelists ranged from the American people to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott to no one. Government Professors Thomas Nichols, Catherine Shapiro, Constantine Spiliotes and Republican political Advisor Tom Rath '67 speculated about the current direction of Washington politics before 75 people in 2 Rockefeller Center. Although the panelists disagreed on who is in charge of Washington, they said whoever is at the helm will make few daring moves. Spiliotes said that with a cautious president governing from the "sensible center," a Speaker of the House "who just received a public spanking" and a narrowly elected Congress, he is concerned about a lull in creative policy making and "furtherance of the status quo." Nichols also said he expects no dramatic action from Washington, because the citizens of the United States are not looking for change. "The group in charge is the American people," Nichols said.

Sports

Dartmouth Relays draws top track athletes

By David Kung | January 10, 1997

This weekend it will be cold and snowy outside but inside the Leverone Field House the climate will be pristine in anticipation of the 3,000 athletes arriving to compete in the 28th annual Dartmouth Relays. Every year the College hosts the Relays to kick off the men's and women's indoor track season.

Sports

Hockey takes Ivy roadtrip

By Ben Riefe | January 10, 1997

It's been a year of pleasant surprises for the Big Green men's hockey team. Picked to finish near the bottom of the ECAC, Dartmouth has amassed an 8-5 overall record, already one better than last year's win total of seven, and find themselves in the thick of things in the conference standings. Team chemistry, experienced players, increased offense production and sound play in net have boosted Dartmouth from a ECAC cellar-dweller to a team to be reckoned with. The Big Green have capitalized on these team strengths throughout the season. Coach Demment can't help but smile when talking about his close-knit team: "Only having lost three guys from last year, I feel we've adapted well to the style of play that will normally result in successful hockey.

Sports

Men's hoops takes on Cornell, Columbia: Big Green now in a must-win situation following Monday's loss to the Crimson

By Kevin Demoff | January 10, 1997

There is often a mentality in sports to overestimate the importance of a single game to a team's overall season. Unfortunately for the Big Green, this weekend's homestand against Cornell and Columbia is a must win situation if they wish to stay alive in the Ivy League title chase. Dartmouth, 9-3 overall and 1-1 in league, has shown it has the talent to compete for the title this season. However, Monday night's loss to Harvard means that the Big Green face an uphill battle the rest of the season, knowing that the eventual Ivy League champion will certainly not have more than two or three losses. Combine that knowledge with the fact that the Big Green still has all four contests against league powers Princeton and Pennsylvania remaining and the harsh reality that there is no more room for a letup like the game against Harvard. If they are to overcome their offensive woes that plagued them in the Harvard game, Dartmouth must find a way to get guard Sea Lonergan '97 and Brian Gilpin '97 back in rhythm after the two struggled down the stretch in the loss to Harvard. The team's two leading scorers, who are averaging 16.9 and 11.7 points per game respectively, were nowhere to be found when the team went cold, contributing only six points in the second half. Furthermore, the team must find better offensive production from the rotation of Shaun Gee '00 and Keith Stanton '97 to help take pressure off of Gilpin in the post position. When Cornell comes to Leede Arena tonight, the Dartmouth defense faces the task of stopping perhaps the two best players in the Ivy League. Senior guard Alex Compton and forward John McCord have powered the Big Green's 7-3 start as they head into their Ivy League opener with the Big Green. McCord, a junior college transfer, is averaging 18.2 points per game along with 8.7 rebounds and has recorded four games with 10 or more points and rebounds. Compton, one of the deadliest scorers in the league last year, has combined with backcourt mates DeShawn Standard and Michael Roberts to give Cornell over 30 points a game from the guard positions. After upsetting Penn last year, it was a loss at Cornell that helped to send the Big Green reeling and out of the Ivy League title hunt. "Cornell is 7-3 which is not that far off from our mark of 9-3," Head Coach Dave Faucher said of a Cornell team that has a 1-2 mark on the road.

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