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Human Hangers

By Debbie Carbonaro | March 8, 1995

A day or two ago I casually opened my J. Crew catalogue addressed to the Student at Dartmouth College, expecting a peek at the new spring fashions.

Sports

Roller-coaster season grinds to a halt for men's hockey team

By Jeffrey Beyer | March 8, 1995

The men's hockey team hoped the 1994-95 campaign would be a model of consistency, with discipline and hard work leading to a string of victories and resulting in a playoff berth. But instead, the Big Green embarked on a roller coaster ride that saw the team both struggle and shine, and when the final games of the regular season were over, the squad had narrowly missed the playoffs. The Big Green finished the season in 11th place in the 12-team ECAC with 16 points while compiling a 7-11-2 ECAC record and a 9-16-2 overall mark. Coach Roger Demment said the 11th-place finish was frustrating, because the team knew it was better than an 11th-place, non-playoff team. The season started out with a flurry, as the squad came back from a 4-1 deficit to Boston College to score four unanswered goals and take a stunning 5-4 victory in the season opener.

News

Linguistics major approved

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 8, 1995

Last week the Committee on Instruction approved a proposal to allow students to major in linguistics, according to Committee on Instruction Chair Gary Johnson. Russian Professor Barry Scherr, the chair of the linguistics and cognitive science program, said the move was in response to the increased number of students who wished to major in linguistics and the high enrollment in the program's introductory courses. Scherr said during the program's early years, there were only one or two students wishing to major in linguistics, compared to about 6 juniors this year. He said there was an enrollment of about 60 students in introductory linguistics this year. Scherr said the program's next step is "to get more courses, and round out the major." Previously, students wishing to major in linguistics had to apply for it as a special major. Scherr said allowing students to major in linguistics cuts out much of the administrative paperwork and red tape required to apply for a special major.

News

College may create new administrative positions

By Aran Toshav | March 8, 1995

Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Organization co-Chair Earl Plante '94 said yesterday that the College is tentatively planning to hire two part-time administrators to advise minority groups on campus. Although Plante said the specific details have not yet been worked out, he said one administrator would advise the gay, lesbian and bisexual community and one would advise the Latino community. But Dean of the College Lee Pelton, who said he ultimately would make the decision whether to hire an administrator, refused to comment on specific details on any potential positions last night. "The College will provide the appropriate support for the gay, lesbian and bisexual community, but to say specifics at this point would be getting out in front of the person who makes the decision," Pelton said. But Pelton added, "Philosophically, as we look at the needs of the diverse groups [on campus], we will look at our existing sources to provide support." Pelton said he has brought up many ideas to address the needs of the Latino and homosexual communities, but he said "the conversations I had in staff meetings were not supposed to be for public consumption." Plante said he is pleased with the progress.

News

Assembly questions whether College listens

By Siobhan Gorman | March 8, 1995

The Student Assembly is the only group on campus that can supposedly represent the views of the entire student body to the administration, faculty and Board of Trustees. But while administrators say they usually take the Assembly's recommendations into account when they make decisions, some Assembly members say their opinions are only considered when the administration agrees with them. Assembly President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 said the Assembly's relationship with the administration varies from year to year because it is based on personal ties rather than the Assembly's structure. "It's based more on personal relations," she said.

News

Greek ORL policy finalized

By Tim Fitzgibbons | March 8, 1995

The Office of Residential Life and the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council agreed on a plan to have Greek house members apply for Fall-term housing one week before the rest of the campus. Ryan Carey '96, one of the students who worked on the new plan, says it "facilitates communication between ORL and individual housing." In January, ORL released a draft proposal of a plan that would prevent Greek members from applying for on-campus housing until their house filled its beds.

News

College could face up to $5M budget shortfall

By Jeffrey Beyer | March 7, 1995

The College could face a $3 to $5 million shortfall for the 1997 Fiscal Year due to the rising costs of need-blind admissions and the ending of the College's capital campaign in 1996, College officials said. Although the implementation of the 1997 budget is still a year and a half away, if initial projections are correct, Provost Lee Bollinger said cuts may be necessary. "As we look at '97 and '98, we have some big gaps to close," College Vice President and Treasurer Lyn Hutton said.

News

Fox Piven gives speech on the assault on welfare

By Rebecca Sullivan | March 7, 1995

Frances Fox Piven, political science and sociology professor at the City University of New York, said last night that the shift in power from workers to business has undermined the welfare system in the United States. "The attack on welfare is caused by political forces encouraged by changes in market," Fox Piven said to about 50 people in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences in a speech titled "Markets, Politics and the Assault on Welfare." Fox Piven said throughout history, the welfare state has been described as a progressive entity, but "this evolutionary, progressive perspective cannot stand up under recent events." She said that in the post-industrial era, power relations have changed from the early 1900s when "labor was becoming decomm-odified through the ability to resist the demands of the market." In the early industrial period, workers had the power to strike and unionize and big business wanted to be conciliatory toward them, she said. "Now, we're in a second phase," she said.

News

Task force examines WDCR

By Nathaniel Leclery | March 7, 1995

A faculty and student task force is currently evaluating the purpose and future format of WDCR, the College's AM radio station. At a meeting yesterday, task force members discussed possible changes to the radio station, including a switch to an all-news format. Cara Abercrombie '97, a former WDCR Disc Jockey, said the task force discussed a number of long and short-term goals for the radio station including increasing the station's visibility on campus, encouraging greater student participation and emphasizing the broadcast journalism and career aspects of the station. "It was really productive and I think [the task force] will have a lot to work with when they meet again in the spring," she said. The task force was created in response to a conflict that erupted at the end of January when WDCR's programming director, Pammela Quinn '95, resigned. Quinn said she left because Station Manager Phil Augur began to make decisions about the future of the station without consulting other station directors.

Opinion

Task Force on Women belongs to campus

By Giavanna Munafo, | March 7, 1995

To the Editor: I am writing to commend The Dartmouth for having produced what I consider to be a challenging and inspiring series of articles ("Women at Dartmouth") on the issues facing the women and men of Dartmouth and on our history at this college.

Sports

Women's hockey exceeds expectations, wins Ivy League crown

By Erika Tower | March 7, 1995

It was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Dartmouth was not supposed to win the Ivy League, nor was it supposed to reach the ECAC tournament. But the women's hockey team did just that, finishing the season with a 16-8-4 overall record, 7-1-2 Ivy League record, and a banner reading "Ivy League Champions" to remind future spectators of the 1995 season. What gave the team this success?

Opinion

Dartmouth Smiles While It Kills Us

By Chris Kelly | March 7, 1995

My final cultural pursuit of the term was an entirely self-invented one. After eight weeks of preparation and practice in class, it was time to shoot my final project for my filmmaking class.

News

Palaeopitus may reform constitution

By James M> Hunnicutt | March 7, 1995

Palaeopitus, a group of senior leaders who advise the College President and the Dean of the College on a regular basis, is currently working on its constitution to ensure that its members are more interested and more involved in the group. "Palaeopitus' only downside is a lack of a fully active membership," said Candice Jimerson '95, who will chair the group next term. Current Palaeopitus Chair Rebecca Slisz '95 said, "Some people have been tapped and may not be interested or able to involve themselves in Palaeopitus." "We want to try and insure we have a group of interested students participating," Slisz said.

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