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President Freedman dines with students

By Amy Yamner | February 6, 1996

Ten lucky students were able to share their views on racism and other relevant campus issues over lunch with College President James Freedman last week at the Collis Cafe. "Both the students and the president brought up and discussed many important and current issues on campus," said Student Assembly Vice President of Communications Jonah Sonnenborn '99, who attended the lunch. The bulk of the discussion focused on the recent occurrences of racism on campus. Monica Oberkofler '96, the intern in the President's Office, said Freedman was glad he had the opportunity to discuss the issue of hate speech. As a legal scholar, Freedman has done research on First Amendment rights and is an excellent resource for students concerning these issues, she said. "Freedman urged all students to attend [last Friday's] rally against racism," Sonnenborn said. Freedman said he felt the luncheon went well and, according to Oberkofler, who also attended the lunch, Freedman thought the students were engaging and their opinions were interesting. Last October, the Student Assembly began setting up the luncheons for whenever Freedman's schedule permitted. Last Thursday's meeting was the third such luncheon students shared with Freedman. Although Freedman has a busy schedule this term, Oberkofler said he plans to continue with the luncheons and increase the number of them during Spring term. Freedman is extremely interested in student opinions, likes to interact with students and hopes to have the luncheons as often as possible, Oberkofler said. "We hope to be able to set up discussions more frequently after seeing the diverse range of students that attended and opinions that were voiced," Sonnenborn said.

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Panel discusses white male privilege

By Robert Isaacs | February 6, 1996

The Interracial Concerns Committee sponsored a panel discussion in Collis Common Ground last night to discuss the question "Is White Male Privilege a Myth or Reality?" Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Mary Childers moderated the panel.

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To Those of You Who Didn't Get It

By Natalie Bachir | February 6, 1996

It was noon. I picked up my bag and was ready to bolt out the door from my 12, when I decided that maybe it was not only time for me to go to my very first rally at Dartmouth, but also time for me to become more vocal about my beliefs.

Sports

Track team overcomes UNH, UConn at home

By Sarah Hood | February 6, 1996

The men's track team stepped back into competition last Saturday hosting the University of Vermont and the University of Connecticut at home. The members of the men's team have reason to be pleased with their performances as they not only stepped up individually, but also won the meet, something they were not expected to do. Two weeks ago at the championship round of the New England Cup, the men finished third behind Brown and the same strong UConn team who visited Dartmouth's Leverone Fieldhouse this past weekend. Not this time.

Sports

Women's swimming beats Army 138-105

By Richard Petty | February 6, 1996

This past weekend at Army, the women's swimming team went into the meet looking to extend their winning streak against Army, and they did, rather easily with a 138-105 victory that lifted the team's record to 4-5 and 2-3 in the Ivy League. "We took advantage of the opportunity to swim in a fast pool," co-Captain Karyn Bysshe '96 said.

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Carnival sculpture braves the weather

By Tom Arnold | February 6, 1996

Despite unusually warm weather earlier in the term, little student help and a scarcity of snow to work with, this year's Winter Carnival sculpture is nearing completion, sculpture committee members said. The sculpture, patterned after this year's Carnival theme of "'Round the Girdled Earth They Roamed: A Prehistoric Carnival," is a stegosaurus standing atop a large block of ice. "We finished the base on Friday -- the animal is now ready to be slushed," Sculpture Committee Chair Sara Paisner '96 said. Slushing refers to the act of applying a snow and water mix to the burlap sacks surrounding the wooden frame of the stegosaurus. Paisner said rain and warm weather, neither of which is conducive to building a snow sculpture, are the main reasons so few people have volunteered to help with construction. For the last few weeks, it has been either pouring or 50 degrees which has discouraged potential sculptors from joining the cause, Paisner said. "When there is no snow on the ground people don't get psyched for Carnival," she said. "Of course, more people work as Carnival gets closer," Beth Bloodgood '96, the sculpture publicity chair, said. "The last week everyone is like, 'Oh, we want a sculpture this year," she said. Paisner agreed the number of people willing to help with the construction has increased over the past few days -- including 15 volunteers on Friday and 10 to 12 yesterday.

Sports

Squash teams unable to find win

By Austin Whitman | February 6, 1996

Tough competition from Princeton and Penn this past weekend left the men's and women's squash teams winless despite several strong individual performances. The men lost to Princeton 1-8 on Saturday, despite a gutsy performace from co-Captain Scott Hammond '96, who lost 2-3 "Scott Hammond turned in another stellar performance against a top national player," co-Captain John-Keith Wasson '96 said.

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Commencement moves to Green

By Elysa Jacobs | February 6, 1996

After a long debate, the Commencement committee has decided the College will hold this year's Commencement, scheduled for June 9, on the Green, marking the second straight year the location of the ceremony has been changed. Last year, acting President James Wright opted to move Commencement from its traditional location on the lawn in front of Baker Library to Memorial Field. The move was made in order to accommodate the unusually large number of people expected to attend because President Bill Clinton gave the keynote address at last year's Commencement. This year's ceremony will be on Green -- just south of Baker lawn -- rain or shine. The new location will seat 10 to 12 thousand people compared to the 8,700 seats that fit directly in front of Baker. "The farthest chair is much closer [to the podium] than it ever was on Baker lawn," said Barbara Whipple, chair of the committee. She added that the seating arrangement "does better job of accommodating graduates and their families." The rows in the new arrangement are three times as long as they were in front of Baker and this positioning allows a greater number of people to be seated in an area close to the podium, Whipple said. College President James Freedman said he favors the slight location change. "I think it is a good plan," he said.

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Taylor visits for Reagan's birthday

By Aaron Lisman | February 6, 1996

Republican presidential candidate Morry Taylor swung into Hanover last night to tell members of the Dartmouth community about his plan to stimulate the economy by significantly cutting the size of the federal work force, and to celebrate former President Ronald Reagan's birthday at the Conservative Union at Dartmouth's fifth annual bash. Taylor spoke in the Hinman Forum of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences after about 35 students had enjoyed cake and hors d'oeuvres in honor of the Gipper's birthday. Taylor called Reagan the "best thing that could have happened for America," at the time he was president. Taylor is the Chief Executive Officer of Titan Wheel International -- the nation's largest manufacturer of tires for farming vehicles.

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Faculty debate Berry book storage at meeting

By Charles Davant | February 6, 1996

Requesting an "ongoing dialogue" with College Provost Lee Bollinger during the planning process, faculty members concerned about the fate of the proposed $50 million Berry Library project took center stage at yesterday's faculty meeting. Many of the faculty are concerned the 80,000 square-foot building, which will be attached Baker Library and next to Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, will devote too much space to computers and meeting areas, and not do enough to alleviate the College's overflow of books. Yesterday's faculty meeting was prompted by a petition signed by 64 members of the faculty concerned Berry's design "could adversely affect the future of both teaching and scholarship at Dartmouth," according to the petition. "No decisions have been reached," Bollinger said.

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