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Beta plans discussions on racism and sexism

By Jeffrey Beyer | November 9, 1995

More than a month after Dean of the College Lee Pelton wrote a letter to Beta Theta Pi fraternity urging the house to develop "bona fide, authentic and ongoing events" to address racism and sexism in the Greek system and on campus, Beta has started to arrange a series of discussions to be held in January. Pelton's letter to Beta, which was written on Sept.

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Galleria purchased by New London Trust for $1.5M

By Alik Widge | November 9, 1995

The Galleria retail building on South Main Street, which has been nearly empty for the past two years, will receive a vital infusion of new business in the next few months. The building, which contains Hilde's Salon, 60 Minute Photo and the New London Trust, was recently purchased by New London Trust for $1.5 million, less than half what it cost to build in 1984.

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Trustees arrive in Hanover today

By James M> Hunnicutt | November 9, 1995

The Board of Trustees arrives in Hanover today for what should be a quiet weekend of meetings, College spokesman Roland Adams said. "A lot of the agenda is going to be informational," Adams said. He said the Board will convene several meetings with students and committees to learn about the status of the College to prepare the Board for the rest of the academic year. "This is going to be the Board's first regularly scheduled meeting since June -- making it the first of the current academic year," Adams said. Student Assembly Jim Rich '96 said he plans to address the Trustees this weekend.

Sports

Athlete of the Week

By The Dartmouth | November 8, 1995

Dylan Karczewski '99, a 180- pound, 6-0' tailback, was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for his efforts against Columbia last weekend as he helped the Big Green overcome the Lions 43-27. Karczewski scored his first two touchdowns of his collegiate career on runs from four and eight yards.

Opinion

An Ongoing Debate

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 8, 1995

Sunday night's debate between leading conservative intellectual Dinesh D'Souza '83 and GovernmentProfessor Roger Masters provided an example of the potential for productive public discourse at Dartmouth. Masters and D'Souza faced off on whether racism is a big problem in American, an issue that affects every member of the Dartmouth Community.

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Big Green ranked second in press poll

By Eric Kowack And Amy Hatch | November 8, 1995

In the Ivy League Preseason Media Poll, which was conducted among 16 members of the media, the Dartmouth men's and women's basketball were ranked second for the 1995-96 season. The picks came as little surprise for Dartmouth supporters since the men, third last year in the Ivy League, have a strong core of returning players, while the women, last year's Ivy Champions, are known for their annually strong teams. The poll was released in time for the Ivy League conference call yesterday afternoon in which Ivy League men's and women's basketball coaches shared their brief outlooks for the upcoming season.

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Four years later; senior interviewers reverse role

By Michael Posey | November 8, 1995

For Carmen Harden '96 and Natalyn Nails '96, asking eager high school students questions like "What have you tried and failed at?" is a daily routine. Harden and Nails are two of the College's 16 senior interviewers, who work part-time as the student liaisons for the College's extensive admissions team, interviewing about 12 to 15 prospective students each week. In addition to the 16 part-time interviewers the College employees during the regular school year, the admissions office hires five students to serve as full-time senior interviewers over the summer. Nails said she worked as a full-time interviewer last summer. "The full-time position involved more than just interviewing prospective candidates," Nails said.

Arts

Literary scholar to speak on Bakhtin's life and works

By Aditya Dutt | November 8, 1995

Dartmouth's Montgomery Fellow for the Fall term and Russian intellectual Vyacheslav Ivanov will present a lecture on the life and writings of Mikhail Bakhtin in Sanborn today at 4 p.m. Bakhtin, a Russian philosopher and literary scholar, was called an "exceptional figure both for his human qualities and scholarly ideas" by Ivanov in a recent press release. According to Ivanov, Bhaktin's belief that genuine dialogue was essential to the health of a culture has particular meaning in the polarized politics of the times.

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Police investigate sophomore's injuries

By Scott D. Anthony | November 8, 1995

Hanover Police is still investigating how John Coleman '98 received extensive head wounds that caused him to bleed profusely early Saturday morning, and have not ruled out the possibility that he was involved in a fight. Although Hanover Police Detective Sergeant Frank Moran said there currently is no evidence that Coleman was involved in an "altercation," he said "there is still some degree of mystery with regard to what happened." "We're not sure if he could have been in an altercation or if he just fell," Moran said.

Opinion

Sexism in the WRC

By Kishan Putta | November 8, 1995

To the Editor: Last night, the group known as Women of Color United held a discussion at the Women's Resource Center.

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Sig Ep, Theta receive Greek award

By Jennifer Chon | November 8, 1995

Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96 and Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders last night presented the third annual 15 Webster Avenue Award to the sisters of Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority and the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. The 15 Webster Avenue Award goes to the Greek organization whose proposal for community service is judged to be the most worthy of a $2,000 grant from the 15 Webster Avenue Fund. Sig Ep and Theta submitted a proposal to "work together in order to provide greater service to the surrounding communities" by building a jungle gym for the Family Place, a non-profit, parent-child center located in White River Junction, Vt. The committee that decides the award is comprised of Raben, Reinders, Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, a member from each Greek sub-council and a member of the Greek Advisory Group. Suzanne Leonard '96, Theta's service chair, submitted the proposal to the committee.

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