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Russian department moves off campus

By Amanda Lawrence | October 17, 1994

If you haven't yet noticed, something is missing from Dartmouth Hall -- the Russian department. The department moved off-campus to a small, white New England style farmhouse at 44 North College Street across from Burke Laboratory before the term began. The College suggested the move and provided the funding, Russian Department Chair Richard Sheldon said. "It has been known for some time now that Dartmouth Hall is overcrowded," Sheldon said.

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Women trace the 22 years of coeducation

By Anne Renna | October 17, 1994

At a panel discussion Thursday night, six women spoke about the evolution of coeducation at the College during the last 22 years. The panel was the second event in the year-long Student Assembly-sponsored "Women, Leadership, and Activism" symposium. It was designed to "stimulate intellectual conversation on coeducation," said Lischa Barret '95, who moderated the event. Panelists included chair of the Assembly's Intellectual Life Committee Shakari Cameron '96, Cara Abercrombie '97, History Professor Judy Byfield '80, Associate Dean of Faculty Mary Jean Greene, Associate Dean of Thayer School Carol Muller '77 and Associate Director of the Hopkins Center Marga Rahmann '78. The panel began with the showing of a 1991 film, "Not Men of Dartmouth," a senior project that documented life at the College before coeducation and during its earliest years. The film showed bus-loads of women coming up for Winter Carnival and featured interviews with several women from the first female classes, including one who told of being raped. After the film, the panelists discussed the progress of coeducation at the College since 1972 and the issues that still need to be addressed.

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Campaign heads seek $500M goal

By Steven Hoffman | October 17, 1994

The committee in charge of the College's Will to Excel Capital Campaign recommended that the campaign's goal be raised from $425 million to $500 million. College spokesman Alex Huppe said the Campaign Executive Committee sent its recommendation to the Board of Trustees Friday and added that he expects the Board to make a final decision this week. As of Sept.

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The Joy of Football

By Rachel R. Gilliar | October 17, 1994

I have never understood football. To me it has always been a cult-like game, full of unintelligible hand signals, secret passwords and ambiguous objectives.

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Faculty celebrate with family, students, alums

By Rini Ghosh | October 14, 1994

Rather than imitating the '98s by running around the Homecoming bonfire, members of the College faculty decide to participate in Homecoming activities a little less actively. "I usually take my children to the bonfire," Joseph BelBruno, a chemistry professor, said.

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Nostalgic, many alums return for Homecoming

By Colin Grey | October 14, 1994

If you build it, they will come. And if you burn it down in the middle of the Green, they will come by the truckloads. Every year for Homecoming weekend, masses of alumni return to the College to bask in Friday night's glorious inferno and to cheer on the Big Green in Saturday afternoon's game. "More alumni come back than on any other weekend," said David Orr '57, senior associate director of alumni affairs.

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Aires to host Fall Fling

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 14, 1994

Fall brings the changing of seasons, the falling of leaves and, of course, the "doo wop's" and "didee, didee's" of Dartmouth's a cappella singing groups in the annual Fall Fling. The Aires, the College's all male a cappella group, will host the Fall Fling concert.

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Teams hit the road

By Amy Hatch | October 14, 1994

Homecoming is a time to bond with fellow students, a time for alumni to gather together and a time to support Dartmouth athletics.

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The paradox of Homecoming

By Claire Unis | October 14, 1994

A few weeks ago, a '98 wrote that the "magic of the moment" (his entire DOC trip) had "gone up in smoke" when he was asked to consider the history of a tradition and learn something about Dartmouth in the process. I only hope he does not have such a narrow view about what his Dartmouth education is going to entail, because it does not end when you leave the classroom.

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Yale rivarly dates to 1884

By Aran Toshav | October 14, 1994

Since Dartmouth's first game with Yale, 110 years ago, the Big Green has been haunted by the Yale jinx -- which Dartmouth has only broken a few times in the past century. In 1884, a highly outclassed Dartmouth football team played its way into the largest defeat ever recorded in the New England University Division against the Elis. The 113-0 defeat began the 78-game rivalry between the two most successful teams in the Ivy League. Despite having many great teams since that first game, Dartmouth did not record a single victory against Yale until 1935. "The victory was a rite of passage...The Students placed a Yale jinx gravestone on the Hanover Green," notes David Shribmann '76 in "One Hundred Years of Dartmouth Football." That year Coach Earl Blaik even asked then College President Earnest Hopkins to make a bonfire of one of the Dartmouth buildings. Since 1884, many other games have gone down in the record books for more positive reasons. In one of the more exciting games,back in 1931, Yale's Albie Booth scored three touchdowns in the first half.

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College says planning for freshmen unnecessary

By Charles Davant | October 14, 1994

Every Homecoming weekend Hanover is flooded with alumni from more than 40 classes. Tonight will begin the initiation of the newest class into the Dartmouth Night traditions, but little is planned for the class of 1998. Administrators said they do not think specific freshmen activities are necessary because Homecoming weekend provides enough diversions. The first Homecoming ritual for the '98s started yesterday as they began construction on the bonfire. After tonight's bonfire, many upperclassmen will head for Webster Avenue, but as usual, freshmen will not be allowed to attend fraternity parties. Associate Dean of Freshmen Tony Tillman said the fraternity scene is "obviously attractive to first-year students." He said, "I don't recall hearing any complaints" about the exclusion of freshmen from the CFSk system on Homecoming weekend. Similarly, Linda Kennedy, Coordinator of Student Programming, said Homecoming is a "very busy time" and said that last year there were no complaints about a lack of programming for freshmen. Cliff Weiss '95, a co-chair of the Programming Board, said that Friday will be a "huge night where there is clearly no lack of anything to do." For this reason, he said there will be no organized programming for tonight. Saturday's main event, the football game, will give the freshmen an opportunity to spend some time together as a class. Pamela Saunders '9, former '97 class president said that Homecoming Saturday is a "bonding experience" and that the sporting events provide freshmen with plenty to do.

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Hanover businesses prepare

By Keith Lavigne | October 14, 1994

With the arrival of Homecoming weekend, Hanover businesses are preparing for an influx of shoppers and diners. Clint Bean, of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce, said there are no accommodations available within a 30-40 mile radius.

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Parading around

By Jason Casell | October 14, 1994

Led by the Dartmouth Class of 1953, the annual Dartmouth Night Parade will begin tonight at 7:30. Members of the Classes of 1926 through 1998 will participate in the event.

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Bonfire construction will continue until ceremony

By Tim Fitzgibbons | October 14, 1994

The building of the bonfire began early Thursday morning when Meadowbrook Lumber trucks began unloading 300 pieces of lumber onto the Green. By tonight, the freshmen will have completed a 41-foot tall structure made out of 61 tiers of wood, said Ken Jones, the assistant athletic director who is responsible for this year's construction of the bonfire. Until about five years ago, bonfire creators used railroad ties in the structure, but worries about the effects of burning the chemical preservatives used in the ties prompted them to switch to untreated landscaping ties, Jones said. Building took place from dawn to dusk on Thursday and will continue today until the bonfire is completed, said Alpha Kappa Alpha brother Chris Barnes '95, one of the two upperclass supervisors of the project. The upperclassmen will not be doing any of the labor on the bonfire.

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Delta Gamma wins community service award

By Jacqueline Rose | October 14, 1994

The 15 Webster Avenue Award, a $2,000 grant given to the Coed, Fraternity and Sorority organization that submits a successful proposal for community service, will be presented to Delta Gamma sorority at a ceremony today held at Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority. "We're very honored we were selected, and we can't wait to start our work with Operation Insulation," said Corey Fleming '95, DG president The 15 Webster Avenue Fund is an endowment established by the alumni of Tau Epsilon Phi, Delta Psi Delta and the Harold Parmington Foundation, former residents of 15 Webster. The goal of the endowment is to support and encourage community service projects performed by Dartmouth's CFS organizations, according to a letter to presidents and program chairs of Greek houses from CFS President Chris Donley '95 and Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders late last month. This year five of the College's 27 Greek organizations submitted written proposals to the 15 Webster Avenue Project. Delta Delta Delta sorority,DG, Sigma Nu fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity amd Theta all submitted proposals, Donley said. "Philanthropy has always been a part of the CFS experience," Donley said. Operation Insulation (OI), a Tucker-affiliated group that works to insulate community homes against the harsh New Hampshire winters, was Delta Gamma's winning proposal. "Due to their limited manpower, OI cannot afford to insulate even close to the amount of homes that need it each year," said DG's proposal to the 15 Webster Avenue selection committee.

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