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College to receive professor's work

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The College recently announced that the family of former Dartmouth professor and philospher Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy will present his papers and scholarly work to Baker Library. After negotiating for the past few years, all the social philosopher's works were collected in one place and an agreement was reached, Special Collections Librarian Philip Cronenwett said. The family will present the paper and recordings of lectures to College President James Freedman on Aug.


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Sports weekly forms

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The first issue of a new sports weekly will come out in the beginning of Fall term. "The Sports Weekly," run by Brad Parks '96, was recently recognized as a College publication by the Committee on Student Organizations. Parks said he hopes to have the first issue out on Monday, Sept.


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Vandals rob Thayer

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Hanover Police is sending videos of thieves to the FBI for picture enhancement after officers foiled vandals who broke into Thayer Dining Hall early Thursday morning. Hanover Police Officer Steve Reid said the police responded to a call from Safety and Security that reported some people "running around in Thayer." Reid said at least two people were inside the dining hall filling "four to five big bags of Snapple, Orangina, M and Ms and Pringles." He said there were possibly four or five thieves. After one of the thieves appeared near the window in Food Court where they cut a whole in the screen, Reid said the police yelled at them to stop. The thieves then scrambled to avoid capture by the police, Reid said in a telephone interview yesterday. As the police headed towards the Full Fare entrance to find the culprits the burglars escaped out the handicapped entrance on the south-side of Thayer,Reid said. Reid said he could not jump in Thayer through the window because it was five feet up.


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Greek Week to benefit charities

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A week of activities to benefit Upper Valley charities organized by the College's Greek system kicks off today. Sixteen fraternities and six sororities divided into three groups to provide entertainment for the event, which the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council is running. "It is a fairly good opportunity to get houses to come together," CFSC President Matt McGill '96 said.


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Spiegel will stay on

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Sandra Spiegel, the interim director of the Women's Resource Center, will remain with the College next year as a counselor at Dick's House and as an official in the affirmative action office. Spiegel was appointed interim director last September after former director Mary Childers became head of the College's affirmative action office. The College named Giavanna Munafo, a doctoral candidate from the University of Virginia, the new director of the Center three weeks ago.


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United Way Fund gets new head

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College President James Freedman recently appointed Rick Adams, the College's public information manager, to chair the 1994-95 United Way at Dartmouth Campaign. Adams will oversee the five-month campaign that begins in October with the goal of raising $146,000. "The twenty-five agencies served by United Way address a myriad of issues and problems faced by many of those around us and, sometimes, even ourselves," Adams said in a press release. "The United Way campaign is an example of Dartmouth at its finest, reaching out to lend a hand to its neighbors in the Upper Valley community," he added. Adams has served on the United Way at Dartmouth Steering Committee since 1990 and just completed a three-year tenure on the Board of Directors of United Way of the Upper Valley. "I am confident that under Rick's leadership, Dartmouth's employees and students wll continue their singular commitment to the local United Way and its member agencies," Freedman said in the release. Adams, in an interview, said he hopes to improve on last year's United Way campaign, which raised $136,000 . He replaces History Professor Jere Daniell, who chaired the campaign the past two years. Adams said he is excited about the student campaign. "Dartmouth has the only student campaign among the eight Ivy League schools," Adams said. The student campaign, which raised $2,000 last year, traditionally begins at the same time as the regular campaign, but Adams said he wants to move it up to the beginning of Fall term to avoid midterms. "I would like it to raise a lot more," he said. "There's a real strong commitment to community service," he added.


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Life after college

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As the Class of 1998 enters Dartmouth, many recent graduates are either searching for a job or entering the next stage of their education. Dartmouth has its share of famous alumni -- Theodore Geisel '25 (otherwise known as Dr. Seuss), former U.S.


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College has strong but quiet arts community

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Some people think that being an artist at Dartmouth is like being a fish out of water. And occasionally it can seem that the "arts" in "liberal arts" is a rather empty term. But the artistic communities here are like vibrant schools of fish, swimming against the current and enriching the mainstream.


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Class of 1998: first with the new curriculum

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Every student that enters Dartmouth must make major adjustments to college life. But this year, college life is adjusting more than the students. The Class of 1998 will be the first class to operate under the comprehensive new curriculum that has been in the works since 1991. The old curriculum required students to take four classes in three divisions -- Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences. But the new curriculum has 10 narrow requirements, like two laboratory sciences classes, a literature course, an arts course and a non-Western course. There also is a multi-disciplinary requirement that will require students to take classes that are team-taught by professors from different divisions. Students also must have a "culminating experience" in their major -- like a thesis or a seminar. The College had hoped to have the new curriculum -- which is the first comprehensive curriculum change in more than 50 years -- in place for the Class of 1997, but had to put it off for a year for fiscal reasons.


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Students: 'Work hard, play hard'

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When the sun goes down in Hanover and the light in Baker Tower seems to be the only glow in the night sky, students accustomed to bright lights and big cities may begin to feel a little ... isolated. With the nearest metropolis more than two hours away, Dartmouth's social life has its own, unique charm.


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A look at dorms from Andres to Zimmerman

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Most freshmen wonder about their living conditions at college, but at Dartmouth one cannot make a blanket statement about where students are going to live. Suffice it to say that Dartmouth rooms can incite jealousy because they all cost the same in spite of the fact that some rooms are palatial and some, criminally small. Each cluster has its own unique feel, so it is best to look at them separately. Butterfield/Russell Sage These two halls are connected by a performance space and lounge known as the Hyphen.


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On-campus dining

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Food Court For those who want variety in their diet, Food Court is the place to go. Daily dinner specials, such as chicken, turkey or even prime rib, are just some of the many choices available. A salad bar and sandwich counter satisfy the healthier sort, while a grill, pizza station, dessert counter and frozen yogurt stop appeal to those who want to splurge. Food Court is also the on-campus choice of late-nighters. Full Fare Because Full Fare is the only all-you-can eat place it appeals to athletes. Full Fare serves daily breakfast, lunch and dinner specials, and has a salad bar and desert counter.


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Campus mostly moderate

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Even though Hanover and Washington, D.C. are separated by more than 500 miles, it occasionally seems like the two are much closer because of the politicking at the College. Dartmouth and Washington do have a connection -- Dartmouth is the place were Secretary of Labor Robert Reich '68, former Senator Paul Tsongas '72 and one of the most famous Secretaries of State, Daniel Webster, Class of 1802, got their starts. Students say political debate is thriving at the College, though there are no pressing political issues at the time. "There's definitely a healthy debate going on," said Brandon del Pozo '96, a former conservative columnist for The Dartmouth who picked up campus politics by joining the Student Assembly this year. "There are people who just discuss issues and there are the people who aren't just happy discussing it," he added. While many people have the impression that Dartmouth is extremely conservative and closed-minded, students involved in campus politics say they find the exact opposite. "I don't think this school is so conservative," Summer Student Assembly President Grace Chionuma '96 said.


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How decisions are made at the College

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Like any bureaucracy, the College's operation and policy making procedure is a fragmented one, involving a vast array of people and committees ranging from Trustees to administrators to professors. Although students rarely come in contact with the numerous administrative and faculty committees that run the College and set policy, the behind-the-scenes work at Dartmouth often affects all students on campus and the future of the College. Decisions made by the administration, the Board of Trustees and the faculty range from tuition hikes to the College's alcohol policy. At the top of the College's hierarchy is the Board of Trustees.


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Dartmouth has come a long way in 23 years

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In the 23 years since coeducation, women have gone from a small minority to almost exactly half of the student body. As the female population has grown, the College also has greatly expanded support networks and services available to wome, in and out of the classroom. A variety of organizations and programs like Older and Wiser for Women, the Women's Resource Center, the Women's Studies Department, the Women in Science Project, the Women's Health Center provide women with support and opportunities to explore women's issues. This year's class in particular represents an even bigger milestone for women at the College.


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A look back at the events that shaped 1993-94

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From day one, Dartmouth students are told that the campus thrives on discussion and debate. Last year was no exception to that, as there was the culmination of many old debates and the introduction of several new issues. One of the more vigorously debated issues surfaced in the final weeks of Spring term when a committee examining the first-year experience at the College released a report recommending, among other things, the creation of first-year dorms. The committee, created and chaired by Dean of the College Lee Pelton, was commissioned to investigate ways to improve the intellectual atmosphere on the entire campus in general and during the freshman year in particular. In another move to increase intellectualism, the College finally will implement the new curriculum this year.


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'Life of the mind'

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When you get right down to it, the main reason anyone comes to Dartmouth is to get an education. Perhaps former College President John Sloan Dickey put it best when he said, "The business of this place is learning." Even though those words were uttered more than 20 years ago, today's administrators and faculty members still hold those beliefs close to their hearts. "I still believe what Dickey said is at the heart of the College," Dean of the Faculty James Wright said.


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Many students hold jobs to pay for tuition

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Although the end of college usually means the beginning of job-hunting days for most students, 457 members of the Class of 1998 will arrive on campus eligible for work study positions. Students eligible for work study can take on numerous campus jobs to help pay their tuition or give them some spending money.