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Beyond the dorms: Two types of affinity housing

By David Kung | July 27, 1996

When filling out applications for housing this year, freshmen, for the first time in Dartmouth history, had the option of choosing between not two but three different types of housing. In previous years, first-year students could choose between regular housing and the Butterfield Alcohol and Drug-Free Affinity Housing. Students who opted not to select Butterfield housing were randomly placed in one of the College's 28 other dormitories. Now, thanks to an experiment aimed at better integrating intellectual and social life at the College, the East Wheelock Cluster, otherwise known around campus as "the New Dorms," can also be selected as an alternative affinity housing. Twenty-one freshmen have been randomly selected out of 78 applicants to live in Butterfield, Associate Dean of Residential Life Beatty said.

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Heavey '97 to head SA this coming fall

By Charles Davant | July 27, 1996

There is one Dartmouth student you will see in the newspaper a lot, and who, even if you don't know it, represents you. Student Assembly President Jon Heavey '97 has the ears of the administration, and he keeps one ear to the ground. The Assembly is the campus' elected organization tasked with representing the student body. "Officially I'm supposed to be the student liaison to the administration and faculty," Heavey, an engineering major, said.

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Get some granite in your brains: camp out with DOC

By David Kung | July 27, 1996

Most Dartmouth students start their association with the College through the largest student organization on campus -- the Dartmouth Outing Club. Freshmen who signed up for the DOC Trips will begin their Dartmouth life as a "trippee" and enjoy their first glimpse of Dartmouth while getting to know one another in the wilderness of New Hampshire. The club of clubs The DOC was founded in 1909 by a small group of students determined to turn the cold winter months in snowy Hanover into a period of enjoyment in the outdoors.

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'The D,' your news connection

By Maggie Fritz | July 27, 1996

What do you get when you mix hard work, late nights, caffeine, WordPerfect, breadsticks, pencils, notepads and almost 100 students? You get The Dartmouth, America's Oldest College Newspaper. Five mornings a week, The Dartmouth is distributed to students' Hinman mail boxes at the Hopkins Center, full of news about campus events, Dartmouth sports and the outside world. "The D," as The Dartmouth is commonly referred to on campus, is the College's only daily, independent source of news and is essential for anyone who wants to know what's going on. Completely student run, The Dartmouth has no ties to the College.

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Dartmouth's history: from log cabin to major college

By Jeffrey Beyer | July 27, 1996

When a modest Congregationalist minister named Eleazer Wheelock established a small school called Dartmouth College more than two centuries ago, no one knew quite what to expect. But in its 226 years of existence, Dartmouth has evolved from humble beginnings to become one of the finest and most respected educational institutions in the world. Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is the nation's ninth oldest college or university and predates the formation of the United States itself.

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Campus and national politics created exciting year

By Michael Ross | July 27, 1996

Heated debate on the Greek system, rallies against racial intolerance, visiting Republican presidential candidates and imploding hospitals were some of the incidents dominating the 1995-96 Dartmouth year. Although the College includes less than 5,000 students and is located in a small town distant from large cities, Dartmouth still experiences a wealth of controversies, politics and outrageous incidents to fill this newspaper daily, and last year was no different. To begin with in September, Dartmouth welcomed the arrival of the Class of 1999, the first freshman class to include more women than men since coeducation began in 1972. Also during the autumn months, the College's place among the premier universities of the United States was reaffirmed by U.S.

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Catch a star: get involved in the arts at Dartmouth

By Marjorie Thurlow | July 27, 1996

The arts are a major part of Dartmouth life. From guerilla performance art to dancing groups, from major theatrical plays to photography exhibitions, art abounds at the College. While Hanover's art scene can't compare with metropolitan centers like New York or Boston, artists at Dartmouth are hardly voices crying in the wilderness.

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