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DDS initiates dialogue with students on services

By Michael A> Posey | February 15, 1996

In an effort to increase student input in programming and on-campus dining changes, Dartmouth Dining Services has begun a series of roundtable discussions designed to initiate dialogue between DDS officials and students. Held in the Tindle Lounge of Thayer Dining Hall, the discussions are catered and attended by randomly selected undergraduates and several DDS employees. "Roundtable discussions were started to get in touch with our customers," said Pete Napolitano, director of the College's Dining Services. Initiated to pool student input on projects already developed or in progress, the focus of the roundtable discussions have recently changed to concentrate on programming and on-campus dining changes which are in development. "We've used the roundtable discussions in the past for students to comment on already developed programs," Napolitano said. "We wanted to find out how we were and where our customers wanted us to precede," he said. DDS "is taking a look at what we are doing and what we have done ... in order to enhance changes to traditional meal plan," Napolitano said.

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Beta to host Greek programming

By Jeffrey Beyer | February 14, 1996

Although officers of Beta Theta Pi fraternity have said the house is beginning to plan programming events to address racism and sexism in the Greek system, administrators said they have not been in recent contact with the fraternity and are unaware of Beta's plans. In November, officers at Beta said the house would hold a number of events during Winter term, after Dean of the College Lee Pelton sent them a public letter at the beginning of last term calling for them to "develop bona fide, authentic and ongoing events" in light of the discovery of a controversial poem in August. The poem, written and read by a Beta brother at one of the house's weekly meetings over Summer term, was allegedly racist and sexist, and triggered an angry response from a small group of women on campus who had read the poem or excerpts from it. Some of the concerned women were members of Native Americans at Dartmouth and Sigma Delta sorority and these women called a meeting in mid-August, with Beta brothers, where they asked the brothers to privately apologize for the incident. The poem has recently resurfaced in students' discussions of the recent incidences of hate speech on campus. Beta President Chris Adamson '97 said Beta plans to invite two speakers to address racial and gender issues some time later this month. The Beta house was also the site of last night's Freshmen Outreach Program, an educational program created by Sexual Awareness through Greek Education. The program, conducted by members of SAGE, was designed to present freshmen with an honest portrayal of both the positive aspects of the Greek system and areas needing improvement, according to a CFSC press release. Adamson said the two speakers will appear at the house as part of the College's Greek Weekend from Feb.

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Some students turn to matchmaking this Valentine's Day

By Robert Isaacs | February 14, 1996

Dating at the College often seems nonexistent, but April Whitescarver '96 has, for the past two years, crusaded to change students' attitudes toward the social ritual. Every Valentine's Day since 1994, Whitescarver has arranged dates between men and women at the College. This year, she said she has matched up 50 to 60 men and women as dates for Valentine's Day, Whitescarver said. Although the matchmaking is purely for fun, "there is a philosophy behind it -- combating the social scene here," Whitescarver said. "Dartmouth's social scene is less than desirable," she said.

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Assembly discusses diversity committee

By James M> Hunnicutt | February 14, 1996

Student Assembly President Jim Rich '96 last night discussed the status of the Assembly's proposal for the administration to support a committee addressing concerns of campus diversity. At its meeting, the Assembly also discussed the results of a student survey it took earlier in the term and passed a resolution that modified the Assembly's bylaws. Last week, the Assembly passed a resolution asking Dean of the College Lee Pelton to form a committee to address diversity, in response to recent campus incidents.

Sports

Athlete of the Week

By The Dartmouth | February 14, 1996

In the Big Green's two wins against Penn and Princeton this past weekend, freshman Bess Tortolani was a key player to come off the bench. With 17 points against Penn and 16 against Princeton, Tortolani, primarily a forward, also racked in a total of 11 rebounds and nine assists. "She came off the bench and did great for us," teammate Sally Annis '97 said.

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CFS begins its effort to discuss Greek diversity

By Neil Desai | February 14, 1996

Last November, Calvin Daniels '96, intern for Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, presented a proposal to campus leaders calling for more diverse programming within the Greek system and efforts are now underway to follow the proposal. The proposal suggested the Coed Fraternity Sorority System invite a "well-respected, and already proven effective speaker to the College to address the community and the CFS leadership in particular" and to hold a panel discussion for CFS presidents and programming chairs. Daniels said the goal of the proposal, titled "Effective Diversity Programming in the Coed Fraternity Sorority System," is to give members of the CFS a better understanding of effective diversity programming. Turco said the proposal "is an excellent one." She said it addresses the stated goals of the Bildner Endowment, which are to foster the study of human and intergroup relations and to help individuals understand the nature of bigotry, discrimination and to reduce prejudice. CFS executive officers spent a day last month in a workshop with an expert on diversity and the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council is now planning a panel discussion for sometime this term to discuss race relations, Daniels said. Individual houses are also addressing the call for more diverse programming through a series of events. A report published by the Committee on Diversity and Community at Dartmouth in 1993 noted that CFS organizations, as well as many other student organizations, need to play a more active role in supporting diversity. The committee's report stated that CFS organizations on any campus reinforce values and affinities that, among other things, often conflict with pluralism -- not because of any conscious intent but because they reinforce the most "superficial affinities." Turco said the CFS system has programming goals each year and has increased the number of programs related to diversity over time. "There had been concerns from students that occasionally there are re programming opportunities might not have their intended impact.

Sports

Men's volleyball to play Harvard

By Mark Woodard | February 14, 1996

Tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Leede Arena the Dartmouth's Men's Volleyball team will face Harvard in what looks to be a grueling rematch of these two Ivy League powers. When they first met this season in Cambridge, Dartmouth was able to come out quickly and surprise the Crimson with consistent passing and evenly spread attacks.

News

Senior charaged with criminal threatening

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | February 14, 1996

The Hanover Police Department arrested a Dartmouth senior Monday evening and charged him with four counts of criminal threatening. Sung Noh , is "currently in our custody," said the arresting officer, Hanover Police Detective Sergeant Frank Moran . According to a press release issued by Hanover Police, Noh allegedly "threatened to commit homicide against four individuals who are acquaintances of his during a social gathering" late Saturday evening at a student's off-campus apartment. Hanover Police declined to name the alleged victims. Noh was placed in the Grafton County Jail Monday evening when he was found unable to pay $10,000 bail.

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Mexico FSP, LSA change locations

By Erin Loback | February 14, 1996

Both the Spanish Foreign Study Program and the Spanish Language Study Abroad Program will be changing location next year, said Lia Schwartz, acting chair of the Spanish department. Instead of being in Puebla, Mexico next winter, the Spanish FSP will be in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the spring of 1997. Starting next Winter term, the Spanish LSA will be in Puebla instead of Queretaro, Mexico. The LSA will continue to be offered in alternate springs, as well as each winter, said Peter Armstrong, exchange coordinator for Off-Campus Programs. "Nothing will change radically" about either program, Schwartz said. Schwartz said Buenos Aires is a culturally dense city with more than eight million people and has more to offer for an FSP than Puebla. She added the only difference for students is that the readings may change for the course taken prior to departure on the FSP.

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SAGE lectures '99s on the Greek system

By Jake Molland | February 14, 1996

Sexual Awareness through Greek Education and the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council co-sponsored the Greek system's first step of the new Freshmen Outreach Program last night in a meeting to inform members of the Class of 1999 about the Greek system. Three panelists, Jess Adelman '96, Dani Brune '96, and Grier Laughlin '96 spoke about life in the Greek system to fewer than ten freshman women, although all members of the Class of 1999 were invited. Jen Hill '97, co-chair of SAGE, said Outreach is an attempt to lessen division on campus between freshman and upperclassmen. She said, in an interview with The Dartmouth before the meeting, the main point of last night's meeting was to discuss sexual awareness and gender issues. The panelists focused on interaction between freshmen and upperclassmen and other facets of the Greek system, such as common stereotypes and negative misconceptions surrounding fraternity and sorority houses. "There aren't opportunities for freshman and upperclassmen to exchange ideas," Hill said.

Sports

Big Green split over weekend

By Austin Whitman | February 14, 1996

The men's squash team beat Hobart 7-2 and lost to Franklin and Marshall College 4-5 this past weekend at F&M in Pennsylvania. Coach Chris Brownell said that the match against F&M "went a little better than expected." The team was missing Jon Gabel '98 but still managed to pick up four wins from co-Captain John-Keith Wasson '96, Zach Segal '98, Bill Tarr '98 and Ross Hallock '97.

Arts

Tori Amos crows sensitive tunes

By James M> Hunnicutt | February 14, 1996

Amidst a recent deluge of talented female artists such as Alanis Morissette and Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos stands out as a deeply sensitive and able minstrel whose stirring ballads have sent her to the top of the charts. "Boys for Pele" is Amos' third solo album, following 1994's "Under the Pink" and 1991's "Little Earthquakes." "Boys for Pele" is more daring and provocative than her past works, and it will certainly please not only her loyal fans, but also those unfamiliar with her music. "Boys for Pele," possesses a compelling maturity and uniqueness of style.

Opinion

What's Up With That?

By Carolyn Wachsman | February 14, 1996

So what's up with BlitzMail at Dartmouth? Not getting a blitz is equivalent to walking around campus with a big red "L" plastered to your forehead?

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