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Read First-Year Report to Understand Proposals

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To the Editor: The First-Year Experience Committee report was issued in May of 1994. The follow-up summary was released two weeks ago. Some students think that the report is about "Freshman Dorms," "new meal plans" or "changing the name of the Freshman Office." To narrow it down to these simplicities is to let mis-information stifle a very important debate.


News

Policy causes legal debate

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Last night community leaders held a public form to defend the Hanover Police Department's "internal possession" policy, while earlier in the day the New Hampshire branch of the American Civil Liberties Union announced it will challenge it. Although it is ultimately up to the courts to untangle the complex legal issues, both sides maintain their interpretations of the law are correct. Under New Hampshire law "any person under the age of 21 years who has in his possession anyt liquor or alcoholic beverage shall be guilty of a violation," according to New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated179:10. Under the "internal possession" policy, police can use the presence of alcohol in the bloodstream as circumstantial evidence in cases where an underage drinker is charged with "unlawful possession." But opponents of "internal possession" interpret NH RSA179:10 as restricting the definition of possession to only mean the external possession of alcoholic beverages. In 1992, a motion in the New Hampshire legislature attempted to amend the statute so that alcohol in a person's system would be considered possession of alcohol, but on urging from the N.H.



Opinion

25 To Life: Not Good Enough

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Reading Kevin Walsh's Column, "18 Months For Murder" (Oct. 31), about the man who was sentences only 18 months for killing his wife, prompted me to share another example of such an injustice. I used to be against the death penalty.


News

Alcohol forum draws few students

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Despite all the recent controversy surrounding Hanover Police's "internal possession" policy, only 30 people attended last night's alcohol forum organized by the Substance Abuse Advisory Committee. Many of the audience members were College administrators and town officials.


News

Recruiting: not just suits

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As the cold descends upon Hanover, many seniors are trying to balance their time between classes, enjoying their last fall as undergraduates, applying to graduate schools and -- for some -- the corporate recruiting process. Seeing upperclassmen walk across the green with samples of toothpaste or shampoo will not be uncommon during the next few months as national corporations come to Dartmouth looking for students to fill full-time and internship positions in such areas as banking, sales management and advertising. This past week, seniors have crammed into Career Services, pouring through company descriptions to finalize their resumes and cover letters to meet today's deadline for certain corporations and firms that offer on-campus interviews. The Career Center extended its hours until 8 p.m.


Sports

Women's hockey begins season with fervor

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As the cold weather starts to set in and the air becomes chilly, ice hockey begins to take over the minds of many avid sports fans, and with the NHL on strike, more time is available to support the Dartmouth women who start their schedule this Saturday. In a home exhibition match, the Big Green will take on the talented Concordia University team from Montreal, Que.


News

'98s collide in biking accident

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Last night at about 8:10 p.m., Tiffany Battle '98 was thrown from her bicycle after colliding with pedestrian Julie McGuire '98, who was stepping off the sidewalk by Thayer School of Engineering next to Cummings lot. Hanover Police Officer Michael Evans said McGuire did not see the bicycle approaching. Battle was riding home to her dorm in 102 McClane Hall.


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NHCLU discusses legal action

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The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union has received at least 12 written complaints against the Hanover Police Department's "internal possession" policy and will meet today to discuss taking legal action. Claire Ebel, the NHCLU's executive director, said she has been "inundated" with complaints from individuals claiming police violated their civil rights but she would not discuss specifics about the letters. She would only say that the letters were not all from Dartmouth students and added that some were from individuals younger than 18 years old and others were from local residents older than 21. Following the "internal possession" policy, police can use the presence of alcohol in the blood stream as circumstantial evidence in cases where an underage drinker is charged with "unlawful possession." Police often determine blood alcohol levels by administering a breathalyzer test, which Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone said is normally done after an arrest.


Sports

Soccer, four years later...

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After four grueling Fall terms together, not to mention seemingly endless months of off season training, the four seniors who make up the core of this year's outstanding women's soccer team have grown to appreciate all the advantages varsity athletics can provide. "I would say that the four of us know each other in and out," Mya Mangawang '95 said.


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Alumni explore changes on campus

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"You can get a good education somewhere else, but you can't get a better experience," Fritz Hier '44 said last night at a panel meeting of local alumni who discussed their Dartmouth years. The panel, which consisted of alumni who graduated between 1929 and 1953, was moderated by Fred Berthold '45, who jokingly called the participants "eight old codgers." Green Key Public Programs Chair Mary Tatman '96, who coordinated the event titled "An Oral History of Dartmouth College," said the panel's purpose was to "foster student contact with local alumni." The sweeping changes that have taken place at Dartmouth during the last half century were a major topic of discussion. Hier said he feels that the increase in student diversity is one of the greatest changes.


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Forum highlights meal plan changes

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The Meal Plan Task Force's proposed dining plan was met with both anger and enthusiasm by students and College employees at an open forum last night. The plan would require all students who want only a declining balance to pay a $70 fee each term and would offer freshman the option of choosing a declining balance or "punch" system. About 10 students attended the forum in Room 3 of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. "This committee is committed to work on this to find a user profile -- what is the right thing for the right person," said Dartmouth Dining Services Associate Director Tucker Rossiter, a member of the task force. Several of the students in the audience expressed anger with the proposed plan. "I think it is inherently unfair for the three classes to pay twice.


News

Cortines faces challenges as NYC school chancellor

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Ramon Cortines spoke last night about the problems he has encountered and the goals he maintains as chancellor of the New York City school district, which is the largest in the nation. After shifting from Dartmouth Hall to Silsby Hall and waiting a half hour due to technical problems, the more-than-60-person audience heard Cortines discuss educational and social issues in the schools. "New York City has the very best schools in the nation ... and the worst," he said.


Arts

D'Artagnan to close Nov. 13 due to lease

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The nationally renowned French restaurant D'Artagnan will close Nov. 13 because it was unable to re-negotiate its contract with the company that owns the building in which it operates. Peter Gaylor and Rebecca Cunningham have owned and managed D'Artagnan for the past 13 years and have seen the Lyme, N.H.


Opinion

STD should not be a women's issue

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There is a sexually transmitted disease called chlamydia that you might have right now. In 79 percent of women who have it, according to one study, there are no symptoms, but the ultimate effects include infertility, premature births, stillbirths and ectopic pregnancies.


Sports

Women's basketball prepares for season

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With the fall season gradually coming to a close, the women's basketball team is preparing itself for another successful season. The team is coached by Chris Wielgus, who first headed the team from 1976-84.


News

SA mandates attendance

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The Student Assembly passed both a bylaw to enforce meeting attendance and a resolution to co-sponsor a forum on the Hanover Police Department's policy on "internal possession" of alcohol at its meeting last night. The new bylaw states that a student who misses three Assembly or Standing Committee meetings in one term without being excused will be removed from the Assembly. The Assembly president will determine whether an absence is excusable. Assembly President Danielle Moore '95 spoke out strongly in favor of the bylaw, which is an attempt by the Assembly to solve its attendance problems. "I think we need something instituted and I think we need it instituted now," she said. Assembly Vice President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 said she thinks the new bylaw will prevent members from just coming to a meeting to vote on one important issue. "The passage of this created some accountability.


Sports

Hockey sets goals

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After a disappointing 1993-94 season, the men's hockey team is looking to improve last year's 5-21-1 record starting this Saturday when Dartmouth takes on Boston College. This year's team is made up of eight top 10 scorers from last year, including co-captains Dion Del Monte '95, a center, and Trevor Dodman '95, a defender. Both players have been key members of the team.


News

Need-blind: how long can Dartmouth close its eyes?

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At a time when colleges and universities across the country are scaling back or eliminating their need-blind admissions policies, administrators say the College can maintain its policy in the near future despite the increasing burden it places on the College's budget. During the last fiscal year, the College spent about $27 million on financial aid, representing 17.4 percent of its total budget, according to statistics from the Vice President and Treasurer's Office. In 1990, the College spent 14.9 percent of its budget on financial aid and the percentage has increased steadily since then as more students have required more aid. The College is projecting that financial aid will cost $40 million by the year 2000, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg said. "Financial aid is the fastest growing category in the budget," College Trustee Dick Page said in an interview earlier this month. But the extra burden of financial aid is not unique to Dartmouth and other schools have been forced to modify their policies. Furstenberg said the College is one of about only 12 that maintain a true need-blind policy, in which the Admissions Office evaluates candidates without looking at their financial aid information and guarantees to meet all of an accepted student's demonstrated need. A high priority Maintaining need-blind admissions has been the College's top budgetary priority, Vice President and Treasurer Lyn Hutton said, leaving the College committed to the policy despite the increased burden.


News

Phi Beta Kappas inducted

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The 20 seniors with the highest grade point averages were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society in a ceremony yesterday afternoon at College President James Freedman's house. Phi Beta Kappa is a national honorary society consisting of students whose grades place them within the top 10 percent of their class. The 20 seniors inducted yesterday on the basis of their grades at the end of last spring, are known as "Junior Phi Beta Kappas." Other students who meet the requirements will be inducted between the end of this spring and graduation. "Most chapters elect students at two different times, once in the fall and once in the spring," said Margot de l'Etoile, secretary-treasurer of the Dartmouth chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. This year, the cut-off cumulative GPA for membership is a 3.70, calculated from the GPAs of the top 10 percent of students in the prior two classes, according to the Organization, Regulations and Courses book. All students who achieve at least a 3.7 GPA are invited to become members of the society, even if the number of students exceeds 10 percent, de l'Etoile said. She said students must complete eight terms at Dartmouth in order to receive membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. "I was very proud of those 20 students.