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Trustees appoint three new endowed chairs

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The Board of Trustees recently appointed three Dartmouth professors to endowed professorships, giving them more money to apply to their research. On July 1, French Professor Marianne Hirsch became the Parents Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities, Physics Professor Mary Hudson became the Robert E.


Opinion

Too little, too late

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The College should never have let the housing situation get to the point where it has to bribe students to change their Dartmouth Plans less than one month before the start of Fall term. The Enrollment Committee, on which many of the high-level College administrators sit, held a meeting last week after finding out that the College would not be able to house more than 150 students who had chosen to be on-campus for the Fall term. The committee came up with a number of stop-gap solutions.


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Alumni director search continues

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The College's search for a new director of alumni affairs should be completed in four to six weeks, according to Stanley Colla, vice-president of development and alumni relations. "We're pressing along with that search very vigorously," Colla said. The eight-member search committee chaired by Earth Sciences Professor Richard Birnie began its search in late spring.


Sports

Fiedler '94 plays well for NFL Eagles

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Jay Fiedler '94 turned in a strong performance at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night in his continuing effort to play his way into a roster spot on the National Football League team. The Eagles lost the preseason game at home to the New York Jets, 34-24. Fiedler is battling second-year player Preston Jones for the third-string quarterback position. Fiedler, who was signed by the Eagles as a non-drafted free agent in late April, played two quarters against the Jets.



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Rockefeller director search almost done

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The committee searching for a new head of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences will meet early this week, armed with the recommendations of administrators, faculty and students. Five candidates to replace Geography Professor George Demko as the center's director have visited campus this summer to meet with the search committee. Jim Brennan, the student intern at the Rockefeller Center, said the Rockefeller Student Council recommended Colgate University Psychology Professor Jack Dovidio '73 to be the new head of the center. "We grouped our recommendation in some sort of rank order," Brennan said.


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Debaters like to copy

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Jeff Clune, a soon-to-be high-school senior from Detroit, Mich. with the unique talent to spew out facts at the rate of about 100 words a minute, has spent somewhere between $150 and $200 on photocopying in the past three weeks. Clune is just one of the 112 students in the Dartmouth Debate Institute, a group whose hot summer hangout spots include Baker Library's photocopy machines and microfiche viewers. "They go out of here ... with trucks of Xerox boxes each," said Reference Librarian Greg Finnegan, who works as the liaison between the debate camp and the library. Finnegan estimates that the debaters have made 800,000 photocopies so far.


News

Beta fails in bid to regain charter

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Beta Theta Pi fraternity's national convention decided against returning the Dartmouth chapter's charter at its national convention last weekend. Beta District Chief William Hunt said the local chapter did not get its charter back because it has yet to meet all of the sanctions placed on it. "Basically, there are things in the sanctions that won't occur until later on in the year," Hunt said in an interview from his home in Bangor, Maine. After a hazing incident last fall, the College, Beta's national organization and Beta's trustees all imposed harsh sanctions on the house. For example, the College suspended the house's recognition for a year and the trustees and the College both banned alcohol in the house for two terms. Beta Summer President Philip Ferrera '96 said because of the recent problems of the house, he is not surprised that the house did not get its charter back. Three years ago, Beta also was severely sanctioned after 10 brothers kidnapped and tormented a Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity brother. "I don't think our behavior has merited getting our charter back," Ferrera said.


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Alums run summer info booth

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Spending eight hours a day in an information booth may seem like a boring way to spend the summer. But then, appearances can be deceiving. "We joke that this is the best job in town," said Jay Evans '49, who has worked in the information booth for the past five summers.


Opinion

Fall and doubt imminent

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It is starting to get colder at night; mornings, when I walk out of my room, the wind is occasionally strong enough to make me consider returning inside for a jacket.


News

D.O.C. receives $100,000 grant

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The Outdoor Programs Office recently received a $100,000 grant to improve facilities along the Appalachian Trail, including cabins, shelters and the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. "This all takes money," Outdoor Programs Director Earl Jette said.



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Police question Theta Delt

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Hanover Police officers are questioning and fingerprinting Theta Delta Chi fraternity brothers in their investigation of the break-in at Thayer Dining Hall two weeks ago. Police Chief Nick Giaccone said the police actions are "normal procedures" and that Theta Delt is the starting point for the investigation. Theta Delt Summer President Matt Bush '96 said the police contacted members in the house to question them.


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Epstein says glass ceiling exists

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City University of New York Sociology Professor Cynthia Epstein said yesterday although women have made progress penetrating the ranks of large law firms, many are stranded at the level of associate partner or what she called "non-equity partners." Epstein, who is one of the finalists to succeed George Demko as Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences director, addressed a crowd of 40 in the 1902 Room of the Rockefeller Center.



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Women talk about professional world

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About thirty women gathered Tuesday night in the Wren Room of Sanborn House to discuss the role of women in the professional world. Helen Burnham '96 and Heidi Corderman '96, programming chairs for the Dartmouth Panhellenic Council, organized the event. Assistant Dean of Students Sylvia Langford, Dr. Donna Discipio, a dermatologist at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Olympic luger Cammy Myler and Jane Morgan, the program manager at the Listening Center, were on hand to answer questions and share their personal career experiences. Myler, who has competed in three Olympics, said she thought it ironic that she was chosen to speak at a panel on professionalism. "I'd like to see the Olympics as far removed from professionalism as possible," she said. "Certainly the Olympics is something you do because you enjoy it and I don't think that is true of all professions today." Myler said she spends as much time practicing her sport as many people spend on their careers. Myler said she was glad to point out that women can participate on a serious level in athletics. Burnham said she thought the discussion "focused on different directions women can take, the choices they face and how they make those decision." Langford, who has three children, Morgan, who has two children and Discipio, who had her daughter during the second year of her first residency, discussed their experiences balancing a family with a career. The women offered a positive attitude on juggling family and careers, but said they felt they had compromised their careers at times for the benefit of their husbands. Langford said she moved here with her husband, Biology Professor George Langford, but said she felt their relationship was a give and take.


News

Fox now on cable

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Dartmouth students can watch their favorite National Football League teams on Sunday afternoons and "Melrose Place" on Monday nights this fall. Twin State Cable, which provides cable service to the College and the Upper Valley, has added the Fox television network to its basic cable service.




Arts

Theater workshop to perform short stories

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This weekend, the New York Theater Workshop will perform two collections of short stories, which it has been working on during the past week. On Friday night, the group will present three short stories written by Fanni Green who is helping to direct the play. "The Polk Trilogy" is about Shelby, a woman, who interacts with various local town people she meets, according to a press release. Green said yesterday that this will be the first time her stories will be put on stage. "For me it's about explaining and talking with actors how we can bring these stories to the stage," she said.