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June 23, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Baker Tower bells take requests

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So integrally a part of daily life at Dartmouth, the familiar presence of the Baker Tower bells can often go unnoticed -- until you find yourself humming "Flintstones, meet the Flintstones ..." as you walk across the Green. James von Rittman '95 is the man behind the machine.



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Freedman tells faculty his goals

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In his annual address to the faculty yesterday, College President James Freedman set goals for the coming years and identified positive and negative trends in the composition of the student body and faculty. Freedman touted the merits of the Class of 1998, citing that median scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests have risen 50 points in four years and that the percentage of women is greater than ever before. "Dartmouth will be a better, livelier place when parity [between the sexes] is reached," Freedman said during his speech, which lasted about 45 minutes. According to Freedman, student matriculation statistics indicate that the gap between Dartmouth and some of the other top schools has narrowed during the last seven years. In 1987, 85 percent of students accepted to both Dartmouth and either Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford or Brown chose not to attend Dartmouth, Freedman said.


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Availability of 'morning after pill' goes unnoticed

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While many women remain unaware of its availability, the "morning after pill," a form of oral contraception used after sexual intercourse, has been available at the College for approximately 10 years. If administered within 72 hours of unprotected sex, the pill prevents pregnancy from occurring.


Arts

Pinkas plays with drive, drama

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In a tribute to modern music, Sally Pinkas performed the world premiere of Kathryn Alexander's progressive composition "A Moment, A Kind of..." Thursday night in Spaulding Auditorium.


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Class of 1994-in the real world now

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Statistics about career choices made by the Class of 1994 seem to refute the notions of the disorientation and tumultuous behavior characteristic of Generation X. Career Services recently released a study reporting that out of the 85 percent of graduates who responded to a survey last June, 62 percent sought full-time employment, 24 percent planned to attend graduate school, 1 percent intended to travel, 6 percent expressed other interests, and the remaining 6 percent were still undecided. The Career Services report showed that these statistics are consistent with those of previous classes.


Sports

Field hockey to host ECACs

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Although it did not win Ivy championship, the Dartmouth field hockey team will have a chance at the Eastern College Athletic Conference, which, as announced last night, will be held at Chase Field this weekend. Last Saturday in Cambridge, the team demonstrated its usual unyielding toughness and defeated Harvard with a score of 4-1. Dartmouth dominated the game from the beginning.


Opinion

Change Dining Punches

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This past weekend I traveled to Harvard to visit a friend. Since it was the first time we had seen each other since going off to college, we naturally conversed on the various positive and negative aspects of our respective schools.




Opinion

Students' Right to Speak at Public Forum

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To the Editor: I was disheartened to see the column by Allison Krasnow (Oct. 27, 'Listen to be Heard') criticizing Dartmouth students who spoke at a forum on sexual harassment charges at the elementary school in Hanover.



Sports

Ivy dreams gone for men's soccer

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The men's soccer team limped home from Boston after a hard-fought 0-0 overtime tie with Harvard on Saturday afternoon. Dartmouth outshot Harvard 14-13 in a very evenly played match that had post-season implications for both teams. The result eliminated Dartmouth from the Ivy League title hunt, but the Big Green, whose record now stands at 6-3-3, can still make the NCAA tournament by earning an at-large berth.


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Koop Institute gets $14.7M national award

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has granted $14.7 million to Dartmouth's C. Everett Koop Institute to improve medical telecommunication services. The Koop Institute plans to use the funds over the next five years to develop information models and tools that can more fully computerize the health care industry. Based at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Koop Institute is a partnership of educators, scholars, researchers and practicing physicians that examines health care issues and tries to improve health services. "This grant represents a tremendous victory for the C.



Arts

Pretenders rock Leede Arena

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The Pretenders commandeered Leede Arena Friday night, reminding the crowd of more than 1,000 what hard-driving, melodic rock 'n' roll is all about.


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SAE officer addresses alcohol danger

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Jim Pope, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity's national foundation, spoke about the dangers of alcohol abuse to about 60 students in 105 Dartmouth Hall Saturday night. "The lecture was about how to enjoy Greek life without becoming an alcoholic," Pope said.


Sports

Dartmouth haunted by Crimson

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Strange things always seem to happen around Halloween. For the Dartmouth football team things were no different as a hexed offense and a vanished defense cursed Memorial Field Saturday, resulting in a haunting 35-12 loss to Ivy League rival Harvard. The loss was the second consecutive for the Big Green, dropping the team to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the league with three games left to play.


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'98s' computers render seniors' nearly obsolte

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At Dartmouth, technological progress is easily measured by examining the differences between computers owned by seniors and those owned by freshmen. A look at the computers purchased by the Class of 1998 reveals a wide variety of powerful machines with large color monitors and huge capacities for memory and storage. But those purchased three years ago by members of the Class of 1995 are smaller, slower and in many ways considered obsolete by today's standards. This year Kiewit Computational Center recommended that freshmen purchase a Macintosh Quadra 605 with at least 8 megabytes of internal memory (RAM), a 160-megabyte internal hard disk and a 14-inch color monitor at a price of $1,432. In the fall of 1991, when this year's seniors were freshmen, the recommended machine was a Macintosh Classic with 2 megabytes of internal memory (RAM), an internal 40-megabyte disk drive and a black and white monitor.