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Avoid battle of the sexes

By Brian Kurlander | August 17, 1993

There has been a disturbing trend recently involving Dartmouth men harassing Dartmouth women. In the past couple of weeks, one male decided it would be neat to call many females in the Gold Coast and Hitchcock dormitory clusters at insane hours of the morning and whisper to them.

Opinion

Fraternities should fund Greeks Against Rape

By David Cohen | August 17, 1993

To the Editor: I am writing regarding the Greek system (the IFC in particular) and its refusal to grant Greeks Against Rape the money it requested for funding ("Greeks clash, compromise on rape awareness funding," The Dartmouth, August 13). The IFC cannot have it both ways: it cannot at once insist that Greeks Against Rape is a necessary organization (as it has in the past) and then refuse to fund it (as it is doing now). The Greek system is just digging itself further into a hole by not funding this group that originally was supposed to help address fundamental problems within the system. Furthermore, the burden of funding Greeks Against Rape should fall entirely on the Greek system.

News

Students confront housing shortage

By Michelle Mooradian | August 17, 1993

With little more than a month to go before the beginning of Fall term, many upperclassmen are finding themselves without College housing and slim chances of acquiring it before registration. Three hundred students who applied for Fall term housing on time during Spring term were wait-listed in May when the Office of Residential Life determined there were not enough beds to house them. Since the deadline, an additional 85 students have applied for College housing and have been put on the "late-list." Two weeks ago ORL sent the bottom 150 wait-listed students and the 85 students on the late-list letters outlining their chances of receiving College housing for Fall term. ORL told the wait-listed students that as of now, only the students on the top half of the list should count on receiving housing.

News

Goldsmith replaces Beaudoin

By Yvonne Chiu | August 17, 1993

Peter Goldsmith, a Princeton University anthropology professor and administrator who has dealt extensively with issues of multiculturalism, will take charge of the Dean of Freshmen Office, succeeding Diana Beaudoin who resigned after five years to pursue other professional opportunities. Goldsmith is presently Director of Studies at Mathey College, one of five residential houses for freshmen and sophomores at Princeton.

News

Tillman in charge of freshmen, for now

By Joe Berger | August 17, 1993

Assistant Dean of Freshmen Tony Tillman has worked overtime to introduce students in the Class of 1997 to their first year at Dartmouth and to get the College ready for their arrival. The '97s will meet a new Dean of Freshmen when they arrive on campus, but they are already familiar with Tillman, who has served as acting dean since Diana Beaudoin left in June. "I think I know them intimately already," Tillman said. Tillman helped prepare for the incoming class last summer, his first summer at Dartmouth.

News

Clouds hide meteor storm

By Joe Berger | August 13, 1993

About 20 hopeful students who gathered on the Green after dusk Wednesday night were disappointed by clouds hiding the meteor shower they hoped to see. By 10:30 p.m.

News

Fire chars Delta Gamma

By Joe Berger | August 13, 1993

Fire destroyed the room of two '95s in Delta Gamma sorority Wednesday afternoon, causing thousands of dollars in damage to their personal belongings. An apparent electrical malfunction caused the fire in the room housing Kim Barry '95 and Moriah Shilton '95. The fire was contained after it set off the sprinkler system, which soaked the room with about an inch of water. The fire was electrical in nature, according to Hanover Fire Department Executive Captain Mike Whitcomb.

News

Women spy voyeur

By Yvonne Chiu | August 13, 1993

Hanover Police are investigating reports from three women that a male Dartmouth student has been peeping into their windows during the early morning hours over the past several days. Safety and Security officers stopped and questioned the male suspect early Wednesday but released him because "there was no direct evidence that he was a peeping Tom, so to speak," said Seargent Mark Lancaster of Safety and Security. Safety and Security and the Hanover Police will not release the suspect's name because he is "not guilty of anything yet," Lancaster said.

Arts

From Hanoi to Hanover

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 13, 1993

NEW YORK CITY, August 10 - Her Vietnamese name is Thi Thanh Nga, but throughout a career that has taken her from Bruce Lee's training gym and low-budget films she became Tiana Alexandra and sometimes Tiana Banana.

Arts

Town considers building parking garage

By Dawn Conner | August 13, 1993

The Hanover Board of Selectmen appointed a Parking Task Force Committe to investigate the possibility of creating an estimated $3 million parking garage to ease overcrowding in the downtown area. The proposed garage would hold an estimated 200 to 250 cars and would be for the use of town patrons, according to College Assistant Director of Business Affairs William Barr, a task force member. The current parking problem in downtown Hanover results from the limited number of public parking spaces -- there are 838 metered spaces and 64 leased spaces.

News

Many students ignore fire safety warnings

By Steve Hoffman | August 13, 1993

Despite warnings and inspections, many students ignore the College's fire safety regulations and use prohibited electrical equipment in their rooms. The Office of Residential Life inspects Greek houses once a term to make sure fire safety equipment is operational and that the house is in compliance with College regulations. Although the College prohibits cooking appliances, extension cords and multiple-plug units without surge protectors and requires that hallways be clear of debris, a spot-check by The Dartmouth yesterday of seven Greek houses revealed open violations in five of the buildings. Fire safety violations were also found in seven out of 20 dormitory rooms checked yesterday in the Gold Coast and Massachusetts dormitory clusters.

Arts

Breakfast vendors compete on the street

By Marina Lakhman | August 13, 1993

In a town as small as Hanover, businesses do everything they can to compete for customers, even if it means going out on to the street. For the last five years, Lou's table of fresh baked goods and coffee outside its store on Main Street has been a common sight for morning and afternoon passersby, but since the opening of Chez Francoise in July behind the Dartmouth Bank, Lou's has had competition. Both bakeries set up tables at 7 a.m.

News

Medieval Club jousts into past

By Michelle Mooradian | August 13, 1993

Last weekend a group of eight students managed to break free from reality's tight grasp, leaving Hanover and the perils of modern life at Dartmouth behind them. They escaped back into medieval times, re-enacting an old society marked by wild, chaotic wars in which a king assumed all powers over his domain. These students are members of the Medieval Enthusiasts at Dartmouth, one of the newest clubs at the College, whose purpose is to create a focus and framework for the study and enjoyment of medieval history and culture. The medieval re-enactment held last weekend at a Dartmouth Outing Club cabin was the group's first official event.

Opinion

Safety precautions pay off

By 32 Robinson | August 13, 1993

Surrounded by tree-lined mountains and a calm river, Hanover's rural, collegiate atmosphere provokes a very natural feeling of security deep inside all of us.

News

Greeks clash, compromise on rape awareness funding

By Dawn Conner | August 13, 1993

Raising questions about the organization of Greeks Against Rape and the feasibility of fulfilling its request for monetary contributions from individual houses, the Interfraternity Council refused the group's solicition and instead donated a sum almost five times less than the amount the group originally wanted. In need of money to pay for programming and outstanding debts, Greeks Against Rape, an organization begun to educate Greek pledges about rape and sexual assault, asked each Greek house to donate $50 to the group, Greeks Against Rape President Michelle Wendy '95 said. Alhough the Panhellenic Council, the governing body of all sororities on campus, originally approved the plan, the IFC, comprised of the 14 fraternities decided only to donate $125 total, a figure which Panhell ultimately matched. The IFC refused the request based on several questions about the solicitation, including how the money would be used and why the fundraising was being held in the summer as opposed to the fall, when smaller houses would have more members on to support the cost, according to Wendy. "[Greeks Against Rape] came to us and asked us for money with no real proposal," IFC Social Chair Chris Donley '95 said.

News

Alumni gifts set new high

By Joe Berger | August 10, 1993

When Fiscal Year 1993 concluded at the end of June, the Alumni Fund stood at record levels and The Will to Excel capital campaign held total giving at its second highest level in College history. The Alumni Fund, which includes only unrestricted donations for current use, raised $12.9 million, slightly more than the $12.8 million finish in FY '92. The capital campaign boosted both total alumni giving and total giving to their second highest levels ever. Total alumni giving, encompassing gifts targeted for specific use, such as endowments, stood at $38 million last year, just short of the record $39.5 million in FY '92. Total giving, which includes gifts from other sources like corporations and non-profit organizations, was $63.5 million, close to last year's record $69 million. At the end of the fiscal year the capital campaign reached $274.6 million, 64.6 percent of the $425 million goal.

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