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Volleyball improves to 15-1

By Mark Woodard | February 20, 1996

Following last week's huge victory against Harvard and follow-up 3-1 dismantling of Boston College, the men's volleyball team did not let up going into weekend competition, as the Big Green captured two more wins to improve their record to 15-1. On Saturday the Big Green played two matches against the University of Maine and the University of Vermont easily winning both 3-0. "Neither match was very intense," co-Captain Jeremy Longinotti '96 said.

Arts

'Heroes and Saints' production premieres tonight in Moore Theater

By Michael A> Posey | February 20, 1996

A dramatic cast and crew of students will begin a week-long series of performances of Cherrie Moraga's award-winning drama "Heroes and Saints" in the Moore Theatre of the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts tonight. The production dedicated to the late Cesar Chavez, the founder and long-time supporter of the United Farm Workers of America, focuses on the effects of pesticides in a small Mexican-American farm community. In the fictitious small town in California called McLaughlin, several children are born with crippling birth defects and handicaps which residents in the community attribute to pesticides used on the surrounding crops. The story follows the plight of the farm workers in the community who have become convinced that the pesticides used on the fruit in the area and chemical presence in the local water supply have contributed significantly to a high level of premature cancer deaths and other maladies that plague their children. After repeated attempts to dissuade growers to stop using these pesticides, the farmers resort to extreme means to show their disgust.

Sports

Women place fourth at Howe Cup

By Austin Whitman | February 20, 1996

Last Friday the women's squash team traveled to Yale University for the Howe Cup Championship. Four matches and numerous games later, the Big Green emerged with a fourth-place finish in a field of roughly 30 other colleges from across the country. The Howe Cup represents the national team championship for women's college squash.

News

Voters can still register in N.H. today

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | February 20, 1996

Today's New Hampshire presidential primary will be the first in the primary's 44 year history in which out-of-state students can vote without establishing permanent residency in the Granite State. Out-of-state students who are registered to vote in their home states simply need to bring a form of personal identification, such as a driver's license or passport, and a postmarked envelope addressed to their New Hampshire residence to vote in the primary, said Hap Hinman, New Hampshire Collegiate Director of the Dole campaign. "They will ask you to sign an affidavit saying that you won't vote in your home state's primary," said Hinman.

Opinion

Brave New World

By Abiola Lapite | February 20, 1996

Last Sunday saw the conclusion of the historic Chess match between Garry Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue computer, in which for the first time the world chess champion lost to a machine under normal competition game rules.

News

Walker speaks on 'blacks selling out'

By Tom Arnold | February 20, 1996

Tracing the development of Afro-American music from its roots in Africa to modern day 'gangsta rap,' Drama Professor Victor Walker tackled the question, "Are Blacks Selling out?" About 30 people attended this discussion which was the first installment in the Shabazz Lecture Series. "Selling out is not about money, it is about authenticity and about feigned authenticity," Walker said. Walker said he was not trying to point to rap as social deviance, but rather to what it really is -- entertainment. Walker said the problem is rappers do not appreciate the different aspects of the African-American community, and in that respect are selling out. "Selling out is about not identifying with the diversity in the community," Walker said. Walker gave an extensive history of black music. "We have a tendency to view changes in music as happening in a vacuum," he said.

Sports

Tracksters qualify

By Amy Hatch | February 20, 1996

The Dartmouth track teams were in action this past weekend competing in the Dartmouth Invitational. The women had strong performances with wins from Katie Johnson '99 in the 400 (1:03.90), Kristin Manwaring '96 in the 800 (2:12.43), Helena Kimball '99 in the 1,000 (2:59.01), Maribel Sanchez '96 in the 1,600 (4:55.42) and Beth Knowlton '99 in the 55 meter hurdles (8.84). "I think we had a really good performance," Kimball said.

News

Senior societies tap new members

By David Kung | February 20, 1996

Last night, Casque and Gauntlet senior society and Fire and Skoal senior society inducted their new members from the Class of 1997. Casque and Gauntlet welcomed 31 new members and Fire and Skoal inducted about 15 new members.

Arts

Byrne Hall will host its Mardi Gras dinner today

By Michael A> Posey | February 20, 1996

While Mardi Gras festivities take place thousands of miles away in New Orleans, Byrne Hall hopes to bring the spirit and food of the holiday to Hanover by celebrating "Cajun style." Although Byrne Hall, the Dartmouth Dining Services facility located between the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and Thayer School of Engineering, caters mainly to graduate students, the cafeteria has been a welcome stop for River cluster undergraduates for years. The dinner, which will begin at 5:30 p.m., will highlight a season, which according to tradition, starts on King's night, or the feast of Epiphany, and runs until Ash Wednesday. The menu for the evening includes Cajun chicken, shrimp and scallop creole, dirty rice, red beans and rice, vegetarian gumbo and King's cake. King's cakes are baked and served throughout the carnival season.

Opinion

Alexander versus Clinton in '96

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 20, 1996

After two terms of primary activity, two candidates, Bill Clinton and Lamar Alexander, have proven they deserve their parties' nomination for the presidency. Clinton, who is essentially running unopposed, has proven his leadership on both the international and domestic fronts over the past four years. Alexander served as Governor of Tennessee and Secretary of Education and has the political experience necessary to run the country.

News

Faculty discuss issues of academic space

By Jeffrey Beyer | February 20, 1996

In his annual report to the faculty of the arts and sciences at yesterday's faculty meeting, Dean of the Faculty Jim Wright unveiled a new proposal to address some of the College's "more pressing" academic space problems. He proposed several building renovations and the relocation of some academic departments and programs. Wright also affirmed the College's commitment to recruiting and maintaining a diverse faculty. College President James Freedman appraised the faculty of information concerning last weekend's Trustees meeting, reported on the Will to Excel Campaign and discussed admissions statistics. The meeting, which was the second gathering of the faculty this term, was held in Alumni Hall of the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts.

News

Keyes speaks on moral decay in modern society

By Aaron Lisman | February 20, 1996

Republican Presidential candidate Alan Keyes challenged students to rebuild the nation's moral fabric in his speech yesterday -- just 20 hours before voting booths opened this morning for the critical New Hampshire primary. Keyes spoke in Collis Common Ground before a group of about 200 students and College community members.

Sports

Swimming ends season with two losses

By Amy Hatch | February 19, 1996

The men's swim team closed its season this weekend with meets against Cornell and Harvard. The team lost to Cornell 135-101 on Saturday and dropped its meet against Harvard Sunday, 158-118. The losses dropped the Big Green's record to 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the Ivy League.

Sports

Women's basketball wins two

By Amy Hatch | February 19, 1996

With less than three weeks left in regular season play, the women's basketball team successfully proved that the Big Green women are ready to take the Ivy League Championship as they dominated League opponents Cornell and Columbia this past weekend at home in Leede Arena. Friday night Dartmouth, ranked two in the League, battled number three Cornell which on paper was to be a tough game.

Opinion

What's Up with the Frat Scene?

By Caroyn Wachsman | February 19, 1996

So what's up with frats at Dartmouth? Every Sunday when I wake up I say to myself, "Self, you will not go to a frat next weekend ..." So it's Friday night and I'm heading down frat row reciting Randall's update in my head, making a mental note to take Introductory Greek next term.

News

Pelton outlines his proposal

By Aaron Lisman | February 19, 1996

At its Winter term meeting this weekend, the College's Board of Trustees voted to implement the Dartmouth Experience proposal, set forward by Dean of the College Lee Pelton. Under the plan, the East Wheelock cluster will undergo a $600,000 renovation this summer and will be outfitted with a resident professor, a "cluster dean," a snack bar and a $25,000 programming budget by Fall term. Pelton said he hopes the plan, which is the realization of the recommendations of the Committee on the First-Year Experience that Pelton created and chaired, will result in the "marriage of intellectual and social life" at Dartmouth.Pelton said success in the East Wheelock cluster may lead to similar renovations in other Dartmouth residence hall clusters. "We intend to evaluate this initial step after a couple of years, and if it is judged a success, to replicate it in other clusters," he said. Pelton said he expects 50 percent of the cluster's 235 residents to be freshmen and that upperclassmen are an important component of the project. Pelton said students will be able to request to live in the new cluster when they apply for housing.

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