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Assembly proposes new constitution

By Maggie Fritz | March 2, 1994

The Student Assembly considered 21 amendments to a proposed constitution at its meeting last night. The 27-page proposed constitution has had 15 revisions since the original draft was produced in January. The amendments discussed fundamental aspects of the constitution and also addressed minor points such as wording. The proposed constitution is a more detailed document than the present constitution. The new constitution calls for a change in the number of general representatives from the student body from 21 to 24 and the number of freshman class representatives from seven to eight. It also gives more flexibility to the Assembly by not pre-determining the functions of the Assembly's standing committees and by leaving unspecified spending limits to be determined each year by the by-laws. Amendments to the proposed constitution include provisions for a special all student body election in the event of a tie in an initial vote for Assembly president or vice-president. "The bulk of [the constitution] got through and I'm happy with that," Chair of the Constitutional Task Force Tim Rodenberger '95 said. The Assembly will examine the constitution as a whole at its meeting next Tuesday and vote on whether to accept it. The constitution must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the general Assembly in order to be instituted.

Sports

Women swim to best season ever

By Richard Petty | March 2, 1994

The Big Green finished seventh at the Eastern Women's Swimming League Championships at Princeton University last weekend, capping Dartmouth's women's swimming's most successful season ever. The women finished 7-4, 3-4 in the Ivy League, breaking their previous record of six wins in a season.

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Japanese author visits

By Timothy Fitzgibbons | March 2, 1994

One of Japan's most distinguished contemporary authors discussed themes ranging from boredom to American pop culture in a speech to students and faculty yesterday afternoon. More than 60 people filled the Wren Room of Sanborn Library to hear Haruki Murakami give a short speech and field questions from the audience. The speech and question-and-answer session focused on Murakami's motivations for writing and the difficulties of translation and cross-cultural writing. Murakami said his works center on everyday boredom.

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Men's group discusses gender issues

By Amanda A. Amann | March 2, 1994

Dean of the College Lee Pelton founded a men's discussion group last fall for male administrators, faculty and students to discuss gender issues and work to reduce violence and sexual assault against women. Pelton said the group's original purpose was to educate campus males about sexual assault, but their purpose has expanded to include discussion of other gender issues. "We are concerned with social structures on campus- how men and women relate, how they date and the role alcohol plays in socializing," Pelton said. The group, which meets about once a month, is open to any men interested in joining.

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Wright names new deans

By Michelle Francois | March 2, 1994

Dean of the Faculty James Wright announced yesterday the appointment of Biology Chair Edward Berger to the position of dean of graduate studies and Physics Professor John Walsh to the dean of the sciences position. Berger will replace Richard Birnie and Walsh will fill the position vacated by Karen Wetterhahn.

Arts

Production staff perform behind-the-scenes magic

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 2, 1994

In a term packed with unprecedented and powerful dramatic productions, some of the people most responsible for the successes of the plays are not the ones whom the audience sees acting and performing on stage. The faceless individuals who work behind the scenes are some of the true engineers of the theater.

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Planners shape library

By Siobhan Gorman | March 2, 1994

The new Berry Library, the futuristic companion to Baker Library, which is scheduled to begin construction in 1996 or 1997, is being billed as the library of the 21st century by members of the task force responsible for its development. Berry is scheduled to be built on Elm Street, which the College has purchased from the city of Hanover, said Nancy Marion, economics professor and task force member. The $30 million gift for the new library has been invested and may reach $40 to $50 million by the time the library is actually built, Marion said. Berry Library is in its earliest planning stages, according to Bill Scott, classics professor and chair of the task force. "There isn't any need for us to get specific yet," he said. The task force has been gathering information by visiting libraries on campus and listening to presentations on new technology and preliminary architectural options, Marion said. Marion said one of the main issues the task force is discussing is the new library's focus on electronics as opposed to storage of volumes in hard copy. "We're going to think about a library with a huge book collection," English professor and member of the task force Alan Gaylord said. But he said the more science-oriented task force members are focusing on creating a kind of "virtual library." The virtual library would consist mainly of a huge computer network which would improve access to materials, Gaylord said. One of the main features of the library of the future will be flexibility, Margaret Otto, librarian of the College and task force member said. "The technology is moving at a rapid rate.

Opinion

At 22, Welcome to Generation X

By Ryan Mcmillen | March 1, 1994

In about two weeks, I will be 22. A very nebulous age. None of the pomp and circumstance of 21. However, there is one benefit derived from reaching this dubious plateau - I will be an official member of Generation X. I am now going to contact the Generation X headquarters in New York to ask how to become a member.

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Kelly to serve as officer

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 1, 1994

Marcia Kelly replaces Maureen Ragan as Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Officer today. Ragan had held the position on an acting basis since September 1993. The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Officer coordinates investigations of Student Code of Conduct violations and educates students about the College's judicial process. Kelly will also handle the daily activities of the Committee on Standards, the College's body for enforcing rules.

Sports

Men's hockey eliminated from playoff contention

By Colin Grey | March 1, 1994

Losses don't come much more heartbreaking than the one fate dealt out to the Big Green men's hockey team on Saturday night against Clarkson University. Maybe fate - or maybe it was referees Jim Cerbo and Tom DiFueco. With less than four minutes to go, the duo gave out a pair of penalties to Trevor Dodman '95 for elbowing and to captain Mike Loga '94 just 31 seconds later for cross-checking. The penalties came as the team was doing an admirable job of pressing for a tying goal, peppering the Clarkson net with bids. Clarkson had scored twice in the first period but were barely holding off the Big Green's relentless assault on goalie Jason Currie. You don't get much closer than Dion Del Monte's '95 shot at 15:49 of the third period, which Clarkson goalie Jason Currie somehow managed to deflect over the crossbar. Then there was Matt Collins '94, who tried to tuck the puck in the bottom corner after skating around the back of the net. In fact, until the referees blew the whistle on the Big Green, the stone wall Currie had erected in front of the Clarkson net was all that kept the opposition in the game. "We had our back to the wall, and I thought our kids came out and gave a tremendous effort," Coach Roger Demment said.

Sports

Women's basketball drops to second place

By Camille Powell | March 1, 1994

For the women's basketball team, everything that could have gone wrong during this weekend's road trip did go wrong. First, icy weather pushed Friday night's game at Cornell University to Sunday night, disrupting the Big Green's travel plans. The switch also meant that "we had to play the tougher team on the second night [of the road trip] rather than the first," Coach Chris Wielgus said. Then, to top it all off, half of the team got sick between games. When the problem-filled trip was finally over, the team was left with a two-game split, beating Columbia University 67-55 on Saturday, and falling to Cornell 71-62 on Sunday. "This entire trip was disruptive," Wielgus said.

News

College Bowl wins Regionals

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 1, 1994

Dartmouth's College Bowl team won the New England Regional Championship this weekend at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., and will head to the National Championships at the University of Florida in Gainesville at the end of April. The team, composed of captain Grant Bosse '94, Ted Schuerzinger '94, Steve Schmidt '97, Dan Clark '97 and alternate Michael New '97, defeated Harvard University in the championship game of the 17-team tournament, avenging a loss to Harvard in the finals of the same tournament last year. Schuerzinger, Dartmouth's high scorer, was voted to the tournament's all-star team, Bosse said. The team finished the tournament with an 11-1 record, defeating Connecticut College in the semifinals.

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Panel promotes health care careers

By Rini Ghosh | March 1, 1994

AIDS-activist Melissa Marsh delivered a frank speech about her experience with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to more than 400 students packed into Collis Common Ground last night. Marsh, 21, said she is heterosexual and contracted the AIDS virus about one and a half years ago from her boyfriend at that time. Since discovering she is HIV-positive, Marsh said she has actively fought against the spread of the virus by working with those suffering from AIDS and giving educational talks. Marsh tried to make students aware of the dangers involved in having sex. "If you don't feel comfortable about having sex with someone who is HIV-positive, you shouldn't be having sex," Marsh said. Marsh also repeatedly pleaded with students who decide to have intercourse to practice safe sex. "Trust is the number one thing we have to have in our relationships," Marsh said.

News

High grades prompt review of transcripts

By Laurel Smith | March 1, 1994

Concern about grade inflation and discrepancies between the grading levels in different academic departments has prompted the Committee on Instruction to consider a new method of reporting students' grades on College transcripts. The proposed transcript format would include not only the grade a student earned in a course, but also the average grade given in that course and the number of students enrolled. "The spirit is just to allow a more interpretable transcript so a student, a prospective employer, or a faculty member writing a recommendation for graduate school ... can evaluate what a student has actually done," Chair of the COI Gary Johnson said of the proposal. Johnson sent a letter to the Dean and Associate Deans of the Faculty, the departmental chairs, the Student Assembly and The Dartmouth, outlining the proposal and requesting comments and suggestions from the College community. If the proposed transcript format is approved, "students would be able to see how they stand relative to their classmates, and they will more clearly perceive that, for example, a B+ earned in one class may be above the class average while in another it may represent below-average work," the letter stated. The recommendations the COI receives in response to the preliminary proposal may be incorporated into a formal proposal to the Faculty during Spring term, Johnson said. "The whole intent is that we wanted to toss the thing out and get some feedback," Johnson said.

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Faculty urges Trustees to end ROTC

By Scott Anthony | March 1, 1994

With little debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences overwhelmingly approved a motion yesterday urging the Board of Trustees to discontinue the College's Reserve Officer Training Corps program. The vote came in the second half of yesterday's faculty meeting.

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