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Bass '74 sits in the new House

By Jeffrey Beyer | January 16, 1995

In less than two weeks, he has already met with Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. and received a birthday card from President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. Charlie Bass '74 is quickly becoming acclimated to the hectic pace of life as a politician in Washington, D.C. Bass, a freshman Republican Congressman, beat incumbent Dick Swett in November to become the representative from New Hampshire's second district, which includes Hanover and the rest of the western side of the state. But when Bass first arrived at Dartmouth in the fall of 1970, he said politics was the last thing on his mind. "I don't think I focused on politics at all until my junior year," Bass admitted. In fact, he planned to be a French major -- not something associated with soon-to-be politicians -- and went on the Foreign Study Program to Toulouse, France. Although Bass eschewed many of the "traditional" Dartmouth experiences -- he did not go on a freshman trip and he was not in a fraternity -- he still has fond memories of his alma mater. His most vivid memories of the College include the football games and the concerts by the Steve Miller Band, B.B.

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Safety is important in winter

By Nick Gansner | January 16, 1995

Winter weather offers a host of opportunities for outdoor fun, but cold temperatures combined with alcohol can make even walking across the Green dangerous. Students who drink alcohol in the winter put themselves at greater risk of injury, according to Lynn McDonald, program manager of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Injury Prevention Center. Alcohol causes two problems, McDonald said: it decreases judgment and self control and worsens coordination and balance. When combined with poor weather conditions, decreased control and coordination is especially dangerous, she said. "Alcohol has a big impact on one's ability to judge distance and make good decisions," McDonald said. These decreased abilities can affect students who want to "have fun and be safe while skiing, skating, and playing hockey," she said. Alcohol also becomes dangerous when it leads outdoor enthusiasts to have a "false sense of bravado," McDonald said. People who are "normally cautious in their winter sports choices tend to think they can do more than they regularly would," she said. Alcohol can lead to people skiing faster than usual, skiing more difficult terrain or possibly skiing in off-limit areas, McDonald said. But one of the greatest dangers associated with drinking during winter months occurs when drinkers do not wear clothes appropriate for the weather. Alcohol causes blood vessels to widen, allowing more blood to flow through them, McDonald said.

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Assembly wants to replace Webster

By Jack Vaitayanonta | January 16, 1995

The Student Assembly's executive committee last night unanimously supported a resolution calling for the administration to provide a similar-sized building to Webster Hall. The resolution, which also calls for a rally at Webster to raise awareness of the issue, will be voted upon by the general Assembly at its meeting tomorrow night. The rally would be held on either Jan.

Sports

Women gain share of first place

By Kate Shanahan | January 16, 1995

To say it was a nailbiter would be an understatement. The fans were on the edge of their seats, coach Chris Wielgus and her assistants could not sit down. And the five Dartmouth players on the court kept running, rebounding and scoring until the bitter end. After watching the men's basketball team crush the Crimson, 73-65, the Dartmouth women's team did the same, defeating Harvard with a score of 81-77. The win lifts the Big Green's record to 5-7 overall, 2-1 in the Ivy League, after falling to Princeton and defeating the University of Pennsylvania last weekend. About five minutes into the second half, co-Captain Betsy Gilmore '94 sunk a shot from the right wing, edging Dartmouth ahead, 40-39.

Opinion

What's in a name, anyway?

By Brian Deaner | January 16, 1995

Most people feel a natural sense of personal pride when they ponder their family lineage and the intense struggle in which their ancestors engaged in order to cope with the arduous chore of everyday living.

Opinion

Dartmouth's 'Pulp' obsession

By Chris Kelly | January 16, 1995

As movies are about the closes thing I have to a religion, "Pulp Fiction," which I saw for the second time (along with a great many other people) at Spaulding Auditorium last weekend, was a huge restoration of my faith; a tireless, exhilarating jaunt through Quentin Tarantino's sublimely strange and funny Los Angeles underworld, punctuated by some of the most entertaining performances I've seen in a long time.

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New faculty adjust to Hanover

By Neil Desai | January 16, 1995

With all of the resources at a professor's fingertips in a major metropolis, it is difficult to image a professor moving from a major university in the heart of Chicago or New York and coming to rural New Hampshire. But after a short time at Dartmouth, many of the new professors who started working at the College in the last two years say they have made the adjustment and are happy at Dartmouth. Spanish Professor Agnes Lugo-Ortiz, who previously taught at Northwestern University in Chicago, said she was concerned she would feel isolated in Hanover. But she said her reservations abated once she discovered a strong sense of community at Dartmouth.

Opinion

Strayer is off track

By Kathy Healy | January 16, 1995

To the Editor: John Strayer's column ("Brennan is on the campaign trail" Jan. 13) attacking Jim Brennan '96 could not have been more off track.

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King holiday events will continue today

By Aran Toshav | January 16, 1995

Dartmouth will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work today, capping off a long weekend of events celebrating "Civil Rights for the Twenty-First Century: New Voices of Freedom." Although King's birthday is not an official holiday in New Hampshire, it is a College holiday. Afro-American Society President James Hunter '95 said the day is a time to reflect on King's function in the civil rights movement, not on the issues surrounding his death. "I hope people will focus on his views, opinions, his movement and how it serves to help marginalized citizens in American society," Hunter said. This evening, students and members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will gather in the Cutter-Shabazz Hall to offer thoughts about King's life. Alpha Phi Alpha is a traditionally black fraternity, of which King was a member while at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. The event will feature short excerpts from speeches, readings from biographies and poetry from King's life. "We are trying to copy or reconstruct what it would have been like to listen to King," Hunter said. Following the event, a candlelight march will depart from Cutter-Shabazz Hall and proceed across the campus, around the Green to finish at Rollins Chapel. Hunter said the march has two meanings: to commemorate King himself and to reflect on King's own peaceful marches. The day will end with an service at 7 p.m.

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Frisch leaves Hop

By Colin Grey | January 13, 1995

Norman Frisch recently resigned as programming director of the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts after only a year in the position. Frisch, who said he tried to bring innovative programming to the College, said he chose to leave because he decided the job did not suit him. "There are a lot of things that go into making a job the right job for a person," Frisch said.

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EBA's will expand

By Dave Pichler | January 13, 1995

Everything But Anchovies, the Hanover restaurant whose telephone number every Dartmouth student knows, is expanding to occupy the storefront next door. The renovations, which started two weeks ago and will cost about $200,000, should be done by the middle of February said Charlie Dowd, one of the co-owners of the restaurant. . "The place will just be bigger, more comfortable for the diners," Dowd said. The owners of EBA's have been negotiating with the store's landlords for about a year for the space, previously occupied by Country Comfort. The additions include repositioning the front door so cold air will not blow through the dining room in the winter, refurbishing the bathrooms, remodeling the kitchen and adding central heating and air-conditioning. EBA's will add booths along the wall where there are now only tables. Tina Rutar '98, a waitress at EBA's, said business has not really suffered due to the renovations. "It seems to me a large chunk of their business comes from ... people who come no matter what," she said. Dowd said the owners decided to add to the restaurant, which has not moved since its founding in 1982, because they had just signed a new lease. "We didn't want to make any capital improvements in the last couple of years because our lease was coming due," he said.

Opinion

When science exploits desire

By Rachel R. Gilliar | January 13, 1995

Abortion. Assisted reproduction. Pregnancy reduction. Sperm banks. Today, choices abound, but when my grandmother was having children, a woman either could get pregnant, or she couldn't.

Opinion

Support winter athletes this weekend

By Bob Ceplikas | January 13, 1995

To the Editor: This is a huge weekend for three Big Green teams. Tonight, men's hockey takes on Brown, currently the number 1 team in the ECAC, and the Friends of Dartmouth Hockey have donated 3,000 kazoos for the creative use of Dartmouth fans.

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Turco envisions live and learn dorms

By Jackie Rose | January 13, 1995

When Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco thinks about the future of Dartmouth's residential life system, she envisions residence halls full of living, learning and socializing. These plans came one step closer to fruition this spring with the release of the Committee on the First-Year Experience's report, which incorporates many of her ideas. Her vision for the future of the College's residential system is based on the principle of greater continuity and stability in College housing. Turco said she would like to have many different kinds of people involved in the residential-life system, like alumni, graduate students and faculty. Having a faculty member live in or near each residential cluster would lead to more out-of-class interaction between students and faculty members, she said. Dean of the College Lee Pelton, chair of the Committee on the First-Year Experience, said there are many benefits of involving faculty in residential life "We have the opportunity to further sustain a community where students and faculty are interacting and having significant contact outside of the classroom," Pelton said. Committee member John Strayer '96 said, "many students fear that faculty members will serve as some sort of overseer or parental figure, but the truth is that their presence will give freshmen the opportunity to jump right in and develop the culture of faculty-student interaction." The committee recommended the creation of several all-freshman residential clusters, with faculty members living nearby and overseeing the intellectual and academic programming of the clusters. Two years ago, the College brought graduate student advisors to live in a handful of clusters.

Opinion

A question of trust or cynicism

By Jim Brennan | January 13, 1995

Trust is a very important thing. Yet in today's remarkably cynical world, trust is incredibly hard to gain, difficult to keep and almost impossible to build into character.

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