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Find your niche here, but first find your classroom

By Neil Desai | July 27, 1996

Collis Student Center It all starts here. Collis has just about everything a student needs, such as Mortal Kombat upon which to take out midterm frustrations and an ATM which will provide the means for a "night on the town." Just recently constructed, Collis is one of the most modern-looking buildings on campus. Collis hosts a health-oriented cafe, an arcade, the Lone Pine Tavern, billiardsand ping pong tables, and a television room.

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Peter Saccio, English professor, inspires in and out of classroom

By Charles Davant | July 27, 1996

English Professor Peter Saccio is doing his part to uphold Dartmouth's reputation as the country's premier teaching institution, even though many of his students have never set foot in his classroom. Saccio, who came to Dartmouth in 1966, is one of an elite group of "SuperStar" professors selected by a private company to record classes on audio tape for sale to adults. Saccio teaches Shakespeare, modern British drama, humanities and gay male literature at the College, bringing to his lectures an intensity that has attracted the attention of the New York Times. "Saccio ... has become something of an expert in recent years on explaining Shakespeare to adults who are often three times as old as the average undergraduate," a recent New York Times article states. "A dark, intense man with a neatly cropped beard and a commanding voice, he intersperses his taped lectures ... with dramatic readings," the article states. "When the mad Lear and the blind Gloucester meet at Dover Beach during Act IV of 'King Lear,' Professor Saccio, a sometime actor, squats on the stage and performs both roles." Saccio will be teaching Humanities 1 to freshmen this fall. Saccio, who teaches full time at Dartmouth, brings the same intensity to his undergraduate classes. "I am fairly spectacular in class.

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300 families will attend '98 weekend

By David Kung | July 25, 1996

The families of about 300 sophomores will cruise into Hanover for 1998 Family Weekend, parents' last official College function before Commencement. "The numbers are still coming in," 1998 Class President Randi Barnes said.

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Mankiller released from hospital after scare

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | July 25, 1996

Wilma Mankiller, Dartmouth's Montgomery Fellow Winter term, was discharged from a Boston Hospital Tuesday after receiving treatment for a transplanted kidney her body rejected. Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, left the College in February, after she was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in her colon and nearby lymph nodes. According to The Associated Press, Mankiller had been taking anti-rejection medication since her 1990 kidney transplant, but was forced to stop taking it after undergoing chemotherapy treatment for her cancer. Signs of kidney rejection forced Mankiller to return to the hospital last week. College President James Freedman, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in April 1994, said he spoke with Mankiller by phone Friday and was impressed by her positive attitude. "She's really full of courage, good humor and the determination to beat this," he said.

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DDS will eliminate Lone Pine Tavern menu

By David Kung | July 25, 1996

Lone Pine Tavern will no longer serve hot entrees, Collis Cafe will serve only vegetarian food and Full Fare will be completely replaced before the beginning of Fall term. In addition, Home Plate will lose its Kosher Delicatessen and Food Court will undergo renovations. Instead of a dinner menu, Lone Pine will serve soup and sandwiches similar to those currently served in Collis, Dartmouth Dining Services Director Pete Napolitano said. DDS Assistant Director Tucker Rossiter said patrons can continue to order through a waiter.

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Assembly may publish upperclass facebook

By Jacqueline Rose | July 25, 1996

The Student Assembly is working on promoting student services this summer, beginning by resurrecting the Over the Hill upperclass facebook. The Over the Hill was not distributed last term because the alumnus who published it decided not to continue the relationship he had established with the dean's office, and there was insufficient time before the beginning of Fall term to find another producer to organize and publish such a publication, said Vice-President elect Chris Swift, who is in charge of the Over the Hill this fall. The Assembly "decided to bring this back because an upperclass facebook is a valuable service for students and administrators alike," Swift said.

Opinion

Listen to Build Community

By Anat Levtov | July 23, 1996

As I sat through the last half hour of the discussion on Wednesday night in Collis Commonground, I was struck by the hypocritical actions of the people around me.

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Alum among victims of Flight 800 air disaster

By David Kung | July 23, 1996

Among the victims of Wednesday's tragic explosion of TWA Flight 800 off of Long Island was Dartmouth alumnus Edwin Brooks '36 and his wife Ruth. Brooks, a successful executive, visited the College for his 60th reunion just a few weeks before the disaster. All 230 passengers on the Boeing 747 en route to Paris were killed. Brooks was president of Binney and Smith International, the company that makes Crayola Crayons.

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DDS worker files complaint with OSHA

By David Pichler | July 23, 1996

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating Dartmouth Dining Services after an employee complained working conditions in the kitchen and behind the grill in Thayer Dining Hall are too hot. The Concord Area Director of OSHA, Paul O'Connell, said the investigation involves collecting temperature and humidity measurements and comparing them to a federal standard, O'Connell said. Data collection took place Thursday and Friday and analysis should finish by the end of the week. OSHA will reveal the results of the investigation to DDS management at a closed meeting, News Service Public Information Manager Rick Adams said. Adams and DDS Director Pete Napolitano said they cannot yet comment on the investigation. O'Connell said he does not expect DDS to be sanctioned. "From a quick glance of the information, it doesn't look so bad," he said. Although OSHA can fine non-compliant institutions up to $70,000, O'Connell said he expects only to "send them a letter with some suggestions" about ways to lower the temperature. Union 560 Local President Earl Sweet, who represents all DDS employees, said the union was not involved in the complaint, and that he does not know of any problems with excessive temperatures at Thayer. "They're taking every precaution as far as the Union can see"

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Dartmouth alums compete in Atlanta

By Erika Tower | July 23, 1996

The centennial Olympics began well for Dartmouth yesterday. Alums Anne Kakela '92 and Ted Murphy '94 each helped their crews to respectful finishes on Atlanta's Lake Lanier. Both Kakela and Murphy competed in the eights with coxswains division at the Olympics yesterday afternoon. Kakela's boat finished second in 6:28.45 behind Belarus who finished in 6:24.61.

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