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Racism conference to bring together students, faculty

By Michelle Rosen | November 1, 1996

Hundreds of students and faculty from 24 northeastern colleges and universities will converge at Dartmouth this weekend to discuss racism at a two-day conference. The annual conference, this year titled "The Challenges of Diversity: From Talkin' the Talk to Walkin' the Walk," is sponsored by the Society Organized Against Racism in New England Higher Education. The organization "was founded 15 years ago to help member institutions fight racism and to provide networks and other resources to do so," said Candace Crawford '98, co-chair of the Interracial Concerns Committee -- Dartmouth's SOAR chapter. Approximately 240 students and 60 administrators will participate in the conference, which starts at noon on Friday and will end on Saturday afternoon.

Sports

Larsen '97 to receive scholarship honors during halftime of game

By Kevin Demoff | November 1, 1996

Regardless of the outcome of Saturday's football contest on the field, offensive tackle Brian Larsen '97 and Dartmouth will leave Harvard Stadium with a sense of accomplishment. Burger King Corporation has named Larsen a Burger King National College Football Scholar Athlete of the Week and will present him with an award at halftime of the Big Green's contest against Harvard. In conjunction with the award, Burger King will donate $10,000 to Dartmouth's scholarship fund in his name.

Opinion

Four More Years of Clinton and Gore

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 1, 1996

If we as members of the Dartmouth community want a government that is responsive to the needs of its citizens and will work to provide the best opportunities for all Americans, we must re-elect President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday. During his four years in office, Clinton has shown his leadership in both the international and domestic arenas of policy. In his address to the graduates at the College's Commencement in 1995, Clinton stated, "We cannot walk away from our obligation to invest in the education of every American at every age." He has shown himself to be committed to the cause of education.

Opinion

Think About Racism This Weekend

By Miranda Johnson | November 1, 1996

This weekend, nearly 300 students, faculty and administrators from schools across the Northeast will gather at Dartmouth to discuss ways to counter racism and discrimination in higher education.

Sports

Big Green head to Harvard

By Kevin Demoff | November 1, 1996

For the 100th time in this celebrated gridiron rivalry, Dartmouth squares off on the football field against Harvard Saturday afternoon. "It is New England's rivalry, an affair of the heart, symbolic autumnal struggle between the city boys and the country lads, played out in the middle of the season amid woodsmoke and whiskey sours on usually the loveliest weekend of the fall.

News

New curriculum is a 'work in progress'

By Michelle Gregg | November 1, 1996

It will be two or three more years before the College can fully assess the new curriculum and in the meantime students and faculty are continuing to adjust to the College's new distributive requirements -- two years after their implementation. With 10 specific distributive requirements, the new curriculum, which began with the Class of 1998, asks students to take a broader range of classes than did the previous requirements. Evaluating the curriculum Dean of the Faculty James Wright said the new curriculum is still a work in progress. "It's still a little early to assess what changes need to be made," Wright said.

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Preferences for fraternities fluctuate from year to year

By Erin Loback | November 1, 1996

While the number of men who rush fraternities each year remains about constant, the numbers at each individual house can fluctuate greatly from year to year. Houses compete against each other to gain large pledge classes, and those who do not fare well face problems filling their houses and with meeting financial burdens because there are so many fraternities to fill. Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders said the number of men who join fraternities each fall is somewhere just above 200, while individual pledge classes this year are as large as 31 at Alpha Delta and Chi Heorot fraternities, and as small as zero, as Gamma Delta Chi fraternity has no new member contracts on file with ORL. About 30 students joined the coed Greek houses -- Alpha Theta, Phi Tau and Tabard. Uneven numbers, financial burdens With about 200 men pledging each fall and only 15 houses, it is not possible for all houses to have large pledge classes.

Opinion

Behold the Superman

By Matt Mcdonald | November 1, 1996

After reading Abiola Lapite '98's column, "Ecce Homo," I had to take another look around the campus to make sure that I was attending the same school as its author, Abiola Lapite.

Opinion

Candy Utopia

By Julie Sloane | November 1, 1996

On the eve of Halloween, suddenly, on what was otherwise an average grease-seeking mission to Food Court, I was possessed by an idea.

Opinion

Behold the Man, and Bewar(y)

By Brian Dalton | October 31, 1996

In his recent column titled, "Ecce Homo," [The Dartmouth, Oct. 28] Abiola Lapite '98 depicts Dartmouth as a school (at least partially) full of unthinking sheep -- a herd of wool-licking, self-satisfied vacancies that require only a "padded resume" and a "good job" to remain comfortable in our trivial, mediocrity-ridden lives. Unfortunately for us, it seems, we are not Abiola Lapite. For if we were, we would, aside from presumably making vast advances in the fields of literature, music, science and business, be reveling in our keen insights, patting ourselves on the back for unraveling complicated issues in mere paragraphs, and engaging in what he calls "right thinking." We may even take some time to address the sheepish public, but, of course, only out of the selfless motive of further promoting the glorious pursuit of "excellence." Don't think for a moment we would ever receive pleasure from having our words read by many, and even praised by some -- no, no -- that would simply not be in-line with the pursuit of excellence. Please. In my three and a (rapidly approaching) half years at Dartmouth, I have never felt more disappointed by a column than I have in reading this most recent one.

News

Panelists describe advent of coeducation

By Michelle Gregg | October 31, 1996

Former and present administrators spoke about the College's decision to coeducate and the early years of coeducation during a panel discussion yesterday afternoon titled "Women and Men of Dartmouth: How and Why the College Went Coed." The panel, which is one of several events scheduled this term to mark the 25th anniversary of coeducation, included Nels Armstrong '71, the director of Alumni Relations; Marilyn Austin, a former vice-provost and associate dean of the College; Fred Berthold, professor of religion emeritus; Michael McGean '45, secretary of the College emeritus and Holly Sateia, dean of student life. The discussion was moderated by Director of the Women's Resource Center Giavanna Munafo. Campus atmosphere Armstrong, a student at the time the decision to coeducate was made, drew a picture of what campus life was like at that time the coeducation decision. Armstrong said the fact that the College was all-male played a small part in his decision to attend Dartmouth. Once he arrived in 1967, Armstrong said the single-sex campus had a profound effect on how he viewed social life. Armstrong said some students realized hurdles were going to be there for women, while others may not have. "Some of us had our own hurdles to go through," he said.

Sports

A Tale of Two Cities

By Steve Park | October 31, 1996

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times -- not only for the Yankees and its players, but for the city of New York, and its leader.

News

Students must change residency to vote in NH

By David Kung | October 31, 1996

Out-of-state students can register to vote in New Hampshire for the upcoming presidential elections but they will have to change their permanent residency. Manchester Deputy City Clerk Paul Bergeron said "campaigns out there saying you can vote and register at the polls aren't telling the whole ramifications." Bergeron said there was no way for students to register to vote in New Hampshire without changing their residence. "Once you have filed the [registration] card here, you've changed your residence," he said ."You can de-register but there are requirements.

News

Michigan Regents to meet Tues.

By Jake Elberg | October 31, 1996

The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan may choose the its new President in less than a week. College Provost Lee Bollinger was named one of four finalists in the presidential search two weeks ago . The Regents met privately on Tuesday and decided to begin the final stage of deliberations next Tuesday. Michigan Law School Dean Jeffrey Lehman, who was the chairman of the presidential search advisory committee and who moderated the town meetings, said there is no way of knowing how long the deliberations will take. "The meetings could last a day or they could go on for weeks," Lehman said.

Sports

Field hockey falls to UMass 2-1

By Amy Hatch | October 31, 1996

For the second game in a row, the Big Green field hockey team was unable to maintain an early lead, as Dartmouth fell to a tough University of Massachusetts squad 2-1 yesterday afternoon at Chase Field. Last Sunday, Dartmouth led the Cornell Big Red 2-1 before losing 3-2 in double overtime.

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