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Survey reports rise in binge drinking

By Jess Jacob | January 7, 1997

The numbers of binge drinkers and alcohol abstainers at the College has increased among freshmen according to the Core Institute survey administered to undergraduates for the sixth time last spring. The percentage of freshmen students reporting binge drinking rose from 33 percent in 1995 to 41 percent in 1996.

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Alleged art thief arraigned

By Erika Patrick | January 7, 1997

Former State Assistant Attorney General William McCallum was recently arraigned for his alleged connection with the thefts of art from the College. McCallum was arrested in July after a search of his Londonderry home turned up three works of art stolen from the College. His trial will be scheduled for sometime this summer, according to Senior Assistant Attorney General Michael Ramsdell. Upon a further search of the house, more works were also seized.

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Hoffman brings new vision for Collis Center

By Lillie Ng | January 7, 1997

Mark Hoffman, selected unanimously last November as the new director of the Collis Student Center and Student Activities, started his new position yesterday. Hoffman replaces Tim Moore, who left the position last January to become director of the student center at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Hoffman comes to Dartmouth from Connecticut College in New London, Conn., where he was the director of student activities for six-and-a half years. Raring to go Hoffman said he wants to be a very visible campus figure and he hopes to "make Collis a place to hang out, a destination, as opposed to a place to stop and go on the way somewhere." He said he plans to meet with a variety of campus organizations, faculty and students to help him gain a perspective on the campus and the role of the fraternity and sorority system. Hoffman said he will spend the first few weeks getting to know students and staff members and becoming familiar with the campus. "I'd like to discover, to understand and to get a feel for student life at Dartmouth," Hoffman said. He said he feels that will involve "trying to get out and about as much as possible." "I think it's important to know the campus culture.

Opinion

Unfairly Split Up the Middle: The Median Way

By Aaron Klein | January 7, 1997

I will never forgot the summer before freshman year of college for a lot of reasons. One tiny one is the letter that the Math Department sent me which convinced me to take Math 18 (Honors Multi-Variable Calculus) my freshman fall.

Opinion

Magic Middle

By Jennifer Siegel | January 7, 1997

With the remnants of my freshman fall lying in the snow that blanketed Hanover, I went home tired, but still a tyro.

Opinion

And Then the Party Began

By Carolyn Wachsman | January 6, 1997

Picture this: It's New Year's Eve. P and C are sitting in front of the TV with Pillsbury frozen pseudo-EBA's breadsticks and chunky Ragu Homestyle Tomato Sauce in Warren, New Jersey contemplating the meaning of New Year's and what this year has in store for them in Hanover, New Hampshire. By the last breadstick the two of them have almost succeeded in convincing themselves that it is totally cool not to have any plans for New Years and that staying home and ringing in the New Year with Dick Clark is better than any party they could possibly go to ... C Says: Well, P, as much as I love you and Dick Clark, I heard my acquaintance, D, is having a party in Manhattan.

Opinion

Ah, Dartmouth in Winter

By Julie Sloane | January 6, 1997

Over the break I "took Dartmouth home" and visited four high schools in my area, handing out pamphlets from the admission office, preaching the Dartmouth gospel, and fielding a number of interesting questions. "So do you need like, y'know, like good grades to get into Dartmouth?" inquired one poor soul. "Well..." I bit my lip.

Arts

'The English Patient' scores with audiences

By Robert D. Rees | January 6, 1997

There is no question that our culture adores love stories. Romance novels crowd our bookstore shelves and romance films, from the good "Jerry Maguire" to the pitiful "Black Day, Blue Night," stake their claims at the cineplexes.

Sports

Women's swimming outpaces Northeastern

By Richard Petty | January 6, 1997

The women's swim team went into the weekend looking to improve on its 2-2 record. After falling to Harvard at the end of last term, the team spent Christmas break in Fort Lauderdale, gearing up for the winter season. The Big Green was looking to return to its winning ways before facing their next Ivy League opponent, Pennsylvania, this weekend.

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