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Summer Assembly kicks off

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The Student Assembly met for the first time last Friday to set up its agenda and committee structure for the summer. Summer Assembly President Grace Chionuma '96 told about 10 people at the meeting that the Assembly's big goal over the summer would be to get things done. "The purpose of Summer Assembly is for the most part project-oriented," Chionuma said.



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Professors cancel the Women Studies survey

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The Women's Studies program canceled plans last term for a survey to study diversity in Dartmouth classrooms after the program's directors decided the survey would not provide accurate information. The survey, scheduled to be given last winter, was funded by the Bildner Endowment.


Arts

Circus to visit College

The Big Apple Circus will bring its unique brand of entertainment and a touch of Italy to Hanover in less than two weeks. The circus, founded by Paul Binder '63, has been coming to the Hanover area for the past 12 years.


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Encyclopedia on line

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Dartmouth has added the Encyclopedia Brittanica to the growing number of databases and resources students can access over the College's network. The College is one of the testing sights for the 15th edition of the encyclopedia around the United States.


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Prentice '72 won't run in gubernatorial race

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Sheldon Prentice '72 announced late last week that he was not planning to seek the Republican nomination in the Vermont gubernatorial race. Prentice, who is the senior vice president at Chittenden Trust Company, was considering entering the race about two weeks ago because no Republican candidate had emerged to challenge the Democratic incumbent Howard Dean. But he said in a press release that he decided that he would not be able to raise the necessary funds to compensate for his lack of name recognition.


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Trustees grant tenure to Luxon and 13 others

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At its June meeting, the College's Board of Trustees approved the decision to grant tenure to 14 professors, including controversial English Professor Tom Luxon. To receive tenure, faculty members need to be able to teach and do quality research, Associate Dean of the Faculty George Wolford said. "A brilliant scholar may get by with average teaching ability and a great teacher may not pass the tear in scholarship," Wolford said.



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Vandals destroy tombstones

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Hanover Police are searching for vandals who overturned 13 tombstones, destroying five and causing $10,000 in damage, in the Old Dartmouth Cemetery early last week. Detective Rick Paulsen said he suspected "juveniles" who had a party with two cases of beer in the middle of the newly-restored graveyard.


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CFS elects new officers

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At a meeting Monday night, Chi Heorot fraternity member Matt McGill '96 was elected summer president of the governing body of the College's Greek organizations. McGill said he has three goals as president of the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council.


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Center gets new director

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After a nationwide search, Dean of the College Lee Pelton appointed Giavanna Munafo, an experienced doctoral candidate from the University of Virginia, the head of Dartmouth's Women's Resource Center. She will start on Sept.



Sports

Crew team ready for Henley

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The varsity men's lightweight crew team faces its stiffest competition of the season this weekend at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-On-Thames England. The team is competing for the Thames Challenge Cup against 69 other boats from around the world.


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Union contract expires

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The contract between the College and members of Local Union 560, which represents food service employees, custodial staff, heating plant workers and grounds crew expires today, with negotiations on a new contract at an impasse. Union President Earl Sweet said the employees will work under the old contract for the time being. Negotiation talks "have broken down," Sweet said.


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Col. Bogey's beats par

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For golfers and non-golfers alike Colonel Bogey's at the Hanover Country Club offers a fresh alternative to dining at Dartmouth, and since Colonel Bogey's is run by Dartmouth Dining Services, you can use your student identification card to pay for the meal. Located to the right of the Pro Shop, Colonel Bogey's has an indoor seating capacity of 12, but additional seating can be found outside on the terrace overlooking the first and 18th holes. Place your order at the grill inside, and while you wait, you can watch the big screen television or the golfers outside.


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Bollinger starts job tomorrow

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Lee Bollinger arrives tomorrow to start his tenure as provost, making him the number two official in the College's executive office. Bollinger replaces Bruce Pipes, who has been acting provost for the past year after former Provost John Strohbehn stepped down last July to resume teaching. In an interview last July with The Dartmouth, Bollinger said, "Dartmouth is one of the great institutions of higher education in the country.


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French historian speaks on revising history

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French historian Francois Hartog said in a speech Tuesday night that historians can no longer revise history after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Hartog delivered his lecture, titled "Time and History: Memory sites as a symptom," to an audience of 60 people in the Rockefeller Center for Social Sciences. Hartog, a professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, kicked off the first Edouard Morot-Sir Institute of French Cultural Studies. Using specific examples, Hartog traced the evolution of historiography and how the French have dealt with their collective memory of historical events. Two examples Hartog mentioned were the storming of the Bastille in 1789 and German occupation of France during World War II. "During the sixties, historians forgot the future and concentrated on 'today,'" he said during his one hour lecture.


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Celebration planned

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Hanover and other local towns have planned 4th of July activities to delight both the young and the young at heart. Hanover will hold its second annual "Old Fashioned Fourth of July" on the Green. A parade that will begin at the Richmond School on Hovey Lane and wind its way through town will kick off the events. Line-up for the parade will be at 10 a.m.


Sports

Palmer '93 plays pro ball in France

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When former Dartmouth basketball star Crawford Palmer '93 arrived in France last August to play for the Division II team Fos-sur-mer, he didn't know a word of French. Over the course of the season, Palmer picked up some French and managed to sneak in a little basketball here and there too. He recently signed a $45,000 one-year contract to return to France for another year. Last year, Men's Basketball Coach David Faucher introduced the 6-foot-10 center to his friend, an agent who deals with the European League. "I knew they'd love him," Faucher said.