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COS releases annual violations report

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The Committee on Standards yesterday released its Annual Report to the Community, which revealed that the number of academic violations decreased from 17 to 14 since the 1993-1994 academic year. Dean of the College Lee Pelton said he feels "the number of academic violations has not really changed from year to year," and that the decrease observed this year is part of the normal fluctuation in total violations. But two of the students who violated the Academic Honor Principle were separated from the College -- a penalty that has not been assessed for the past eight years.


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College rape cases decline markedly

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Sexual Abuse Awareness Program recently issued a report to the College community, indicating the number of cases of sexual assault or rape has steadily decreased over the past five years. The SAAP reported a dramatic drop from 21 cases from in the 1994-1995 academic year to 14 cases in the 1995-1996 academic year. The number of cases of unwanted sexual contact also declined, falling from 17 in the 1994-1995 academic year to 11 in the 1995-1996 academic year. The number of cases of attempted sexual assault or rape remained at six for the past two years. This year, the SAAP acquired data on incidents of relationship of domestic abuse for the first time and reported 12 cases of relationship or domestic abuse This year, SAAP has put more focus on domestic and relationship violence, shown by the new category in the statistics, said Giavanna Munafo, director of the Women's Resource Center. "People in relationships on this campus are in violent relationships sometimes," she said.



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Athletics meets EADA gender ratio equity

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The proportion of men to women who participate in varsity athletics matches almost exactly the proportion of men to women in the undergraduate student body as a whole, according to a report issued by the College yesterday. The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act report states 52.8 percent of varsity athletes are male and 47.2 percent are female.


Opinion

Sophomoric Reflections

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It's not so easy being a sophomore. First of all, no Dartmouth student ever fully recovers from the shock of no longer being a freshman. Like a rude awakening from a pleasant dream by the shriek of a fire alarm at 4 a.m.; like a rockin' dorm party disseminated by the ominous knock of Safety and Security at the door (oh yeah -- but that was last year too) sophomore year hits hard. Sophomores live in the River (except for a few enviable ORL staffers, or those who have finagled the system.


Sports

Men's soccer defeats Huskies

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Yesterday afternoon the Dartmouth men's soccer team reaffirmed the notion that the Big Green are a dangerous team on the rise with an impressive 2-0 victory over nationally ranked Northeastern. Even though the final score was only 2-0, this was not a close game at all -- it was Dartmouth all the way. "Our back four was the key for us today," Coach Fran O'Leary said.


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Bollinger discusses First Amendment

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Provost Lee Bollinger last night addressed the three major First Amendment issues Americans are likely to confront as they approach the turn of the century: extremist speech, the government's subsidizing speech and freedom of speech on the Internet. In a speech titled "Freedom of Speech at the Turn of the Century," Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar, discussed his predictions before a crowd of about 30 students in the Wren Room of Sanborn House. Bollinger began by speaking about the protections granted by the Constitution for extreme speech.



Opinion

Greek System Isn't for Everyone

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Last Spring, Stephen Schmidt'97 wrote a column titled, "A Voice for the Greek System" [May 17, 1996] in which he urged every member of the Class of 1999 to rush a Greek house, no matter what their personal opinions may be.





Sports

Rugby team defeats Univ. of Connecticut

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The Dartmouth men's rugby team defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies last Saturday at Sachem Field. Led by captain Torbjorn Dimblad '97, Dartmouth went out to a 17-3 lead over UConn in the first 15 minutes of the match and cruised to an easy 44-9 win. The victory leaves Dartmouth undefeated in the New England Premier League in their quest for a third consecutive New England Championship. Fullback Mikael Morn '97 led the team in scoring with 24 points on a try, three penalties and five conversions.


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WISP will receive $10,000 from NSF

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As a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Science, Mathematics and Engineering, the Women in Science Project has received a $10,000 grant to further their mentoring programs and activities. The National Science Foundation created the award this year to recognize institutions and people with outstanding mentoring programs that encourage the involvement of women, minorities and those with disabilities in sciences and engineering. WISP Director Mary Pavone represented the organization at an award ceremony held in the White House last week, which also recognized 10 individuals and five other institutions. Pavone said the award "is a great honor to the College and to this program and the women who began it." "I was accepting the award but really it was coming to the Women in Science Project and the College," Pavone said.



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College hires new faculty members

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The College hired three tenured professors and six tenure-track professors to start this term, which marks a 50-percent decrease from previous Fall terms. "It's a very small class," Assistant Dean of the Faculty Sheila Culbert said.


Arts

Danagerous cord found along mountain path

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Cailin Nelson '97 discovered a wire stretched across a mountain bicycle path near Sachem Pond on Saturday morning, which poses a potential hazard to mountain bicycle riders. Nelson removed the cord, which she found stretched across the trail up to Boston Lot Lake, when she discovered it, she wrote in an e-mail message. Dartmouth Outing Club mountain bicycle instructor Mike Silverman expressed concern about the condition of the trail. "If a person gets pulled off their bike they could hit their head," Silverman said.


Sports

Athlete of the Week

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Jenna Kurwoski '97 has been selected as this week's athlete of the week for her stellar performance last weekend at Princeton that included four goals and one assist. Against the Tigers, Kurowski scored a hat trick in under five minutes, as she led the Big Green to a decisive 6-1 victory. Kurowski's nine points in one game erases the previous Big Green high point total.



Arts

Film series continues with Kelly classic

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"Singin' in the Rain," an all-time American classic, will be shown at 6:45 and 9:15 p.m. tonight as part of the Dartmouth Film Society's series "Reflections." This is a unique opportunity for many students to view a work that is a part of our cinematic heritage. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, this film is so famous you may forget if you've actually seen it. Perhaps you may have experienced it through clips of the film or heard it alluded to in other ground-breaking films like "The Clockwork Orange" and "North by Northwest." The picture of Kelly swinging on a lamp post, soaking wet and thrilled with life, is perhaps a cinematic reference point.