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Delta Pi to affiliate with national sorority

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The sisters of Delta Pi Omega sorority have decided to become nationally affiliated. The new sorority had previously decided to remain a local organization in April, but some of the sisters' goals for their chapter changed when they returned to campus Summer term, Delta Pi President Jil Carey '99 said. "With all of us finally back on campus, or at least readily available by phone, we decided to consider the national issue once more, with every sister actively involved in the process," Carey said. She said the resulting discussions led to the decision to become affiliated with a national sorority. "Adopting a national will enhance the organization we have created by connecting us with a network of extensive resources," Carey said. The sorority does not yet know when it will become national as the process is still in the beginning stages. "Currently, we are working with information from national organizations, investigating the feasibility of affiliation and sorting through our own preferences," Carey said. Representatives from the national headquarters of some sororities have already made visits to the campus to speak with the women.



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Information kiosk returns to the Green for the summer

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Every summer, the small white information booth on the Green offers assistance to confused tourists, gullible prospectives and misdirected laboratory rats. The booth, which is stored near Mink Brook during its off-seasons and makes its appearance on the Green each summer, provides local and state information, as well as free maps and brochures for the hapless traveler. The booth is open every day for seven hours.


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Summer construction underway on campus

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Some Dartmouth students are finding they are being awoken by something other than their alarm clocks and the early-rising sun in the mornings: campus construction. From residence hall and classroom renovations to digging up steam tunnels and building a new psychology building, it is difficult to reach any campus destination without a tractor crossing your path. Some of the construction sites on campus are for long-term projects, such as the transformation of Webster Hall into the new Rauner Special Collections Library.



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Panhell holds 'Synergy' panel

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In response to attacks last term against the Greek system, the presidents of all seven Panhellenic sororities spoke in Collis Common Ground last night to address the importance of showing unity and purpose as women at Dartmouth. About 160 women attended the event -- given the name "Synergy" -- which was coordinated by the Panhellenic Council, the self-governing body of the College's sororities. The impetus for the assembly was the anonymous posting of flyers around campus at the end of Spring term.


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Sophomore summer is for juniors too

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Although Summer term is usually referred to as "sophomore summer," many students from other classes are roaming the campus, either taking classes or remaining for other reasons. According to the Registrar's office, in addition to the 966 members of the Class of 1999 registered this term, there are also 19 members of the Class of 2000 and 67 members of the Class of 1998 registered. However, even more non-sophomores are running around campus. Many freshmen and juniors stay in the Hanover area during the summer for non-academic reasons, such as jobs and research for professors. It is difficult to estimate just how many Dartmouth students stay in the area over the summer because of the large population of off-campus residents. But Director of Housing Services Lynn Rosenblum said most summers there are a number of students who are not sophomores.


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Webster renovations will hurt programming

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With the interior of Webster Hall gutted in preparation for the relocated and renamed Rauner Special Collections Library, the College's last medium-sized programming venue is a relic of Dartmouth's past. Concerts, performances and other activities formerly offered in the versatile and popular performance area may be impossible to offer at Dartmouth in the near future. Before renovations, Webster was Dartmouth's only flexible programming space smaller than Leede Arena but larger than Collis Common Ground. All of the events that would otherwise have been held in Webster simply will not take place in the future, Director of Student Activities Linda Kennedy said. There is no solution to the problem for the near future, Kennedy added. When plans to change Webster Hall into the home for Special Collections were announced in Winter 1995, students were opposed to losing the performance venue. Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia said students involved in programming are always seeking additional programming space and Webster's renovation comes at a bad time. Sateia said the renovation of Collis Common Ground a few years ago was in part a response to the impending loss of Webster, but its enlargement was not nearly enough. Although the Common Ground can now hold up to 300 people standing, it does not work as a replacement for Webster, which held 850 people, she said. Good for books, better for concerts Certain performers, including Natalie Merchant, have commented about the utility of Webster Hall. "I heard that this was going to be glassed in and become a library," Merchant said in an concert right after the announcement was made.


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Hanover reacts to handover

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Students and professors are of mixed opinions as Hong Kong starts day two under Chinese control after 156 years as a British colony. Many expect the economy to boom and China to cut some of Hong Kong's civil liberties, but no one can predict the exact future of such a delicate political situation. Hong Kong resident Leonora Lok '99 describes herself as "vaguely pessimistic" about the situation. But Marc Sikkes '99, who spent his last two years of high school at a boarding school in Hong Kong and visited China last summer, describes himself as "cautiously optimistic" for what changes may come with the handover. Some students gathered on campus to watch the changeover ceremony last night on television. Government Professor David Kang said if he was not teaching at the College this summer, he would be in Hong Kong to watch the ceremony.


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Students voice frustration with DarTalk billing process

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Although the College does not have a tangible mascot to rally around, many students bond by griping about a common complaint: DarTalk, the College's long-distance telephone service. In a survey conducted at the end of Spring term by The Dartmouth, 84 percent of students polled indicated they thought the DarTalk billing system is unfair. Many students said they thought DarTalk was a "rip-off" and a "monopoly." But College officials claim DarTalk actually gives students a discount to other telephone rates. Some of students' most common complaints about the College telephone services are the monthly fees, DarTalk's apparent monopoly, the fact that DarTalk works on a declining balance account system and the perceived rudeness of DarTalk employees. Borne Fee One of students' most frequent complaints is the monthly $15 fee DarTalk charges to keep a phone line operational in each residence hall room.


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Former geography professor dies

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The Dartmouth flag is at half-staff today for Van Harvey English, a former geography professor at the College, who died at the age of 82 on Sunday at his home in Hanover. English taught at the College for 33 years, from 1946 to 1979, and he also served as chair of the geography department. English specialized in cartography and Latin American studies during his time at the College.



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Beta house has no tenants yet

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Although the Beta Theta Pi alumni corporation last month invited several parties, including the College, to lease the house owned by the corporation and formerly occupied by the fraternity, no decisions have been reached yet about the future of the property at 6 Webster Ave. "We haven't decided anything yet," Beta Advisor Bill Glos '58 said.



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Student organizations awarded for successes

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The Council on Student Organizations recognized student groups, publications and organizations at its second annual COSO awards at the end of last term. The winners, who were nominated and decided by the administrators, faculty and student members of COSO, received a $250 credit to their group account, Director of Student Activities Linda Kennedy said. The '99 Class Council took home the Milton Sims Kramer Group Award for "the group on campus which has contributed the most to student life on campus," Kennedy said. The award for Best Academic Competition Group went to Dartmouth Formula Racing, the group of undergraduate and graduate students at Thayer School of Engineering's chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers. Doug Fraser, research engineer at the Thayer School, who has worked for 10 years with the racing team, was recognized as Advisor of the Year. Mike Wilson '97 won the Outgoing Leader of the Year award for his work with Sheba Dance Troupe. The Aires, an all-male a capella group celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, captured the award for Best Performance Group. The Event of the Year (Issue-Oriented) Award went to Students for a Free Tibet for organizing the lecture by Bhadko, a Buddhist monk who fled from Tibet. The Sports Weekly was named Best COSO Publication of the Year.


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Prof. offered $6 million in scam

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As enticing as a six-million-dollar gift may seem, Safety and Security Crime Prevention Officer Rebel Roberts posted a BlitzMail bulletin warning members of the Dartmouth community not to accept such an offer from a group purporting to be a Nigerian oil firm. Last month, a Dartmouth professor received a letter from Lagos, Nigeria soliciting banking information.


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Nagare and Zitha to lead summer CFSC: Bell, Dosunmu, McCarter, Muckle, also elected

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The Coed Fraternity Sorority Council elected Delta Delta Delta sorority sister Melissa Nagare '99 as Summer term president yesterday evening. Risana Zitha '99, a brother at Alpha Delta fraternity, was elected the CFSC summer vice president. Nagare, who served for two terms as CFSC secretary, said her goals for the term will depend on the concerns of the presidents of each Greek house. "I want to make sure each house makes it through the summer," Nagare said.


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Students will paddle 100 miles

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One dog and 28 students will have a unique opportunity this weekend to canoe 100 miles down the Connecticut river as a part of the Sophomores from the Source canoe expedition. Today and tomorrow, 27 members of the Class of 1999, one member of the Class of 2000 and one pet dog belonging to students will depart on a trip from 100 miles upriver, arriving back home on Sunday.



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Former DMS prof's license suspended

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The New Hampshire Board of Medicine last month suspended the medical license of Hanover psychiatrist and former Dartmouth Medical School professor Michael Gaylor for one year as a result of Gaylor's sexual involvement with a student. The Board concluded Gaylor had been involved in a sexual relationship with a female student at the medical school while he was a professor there. This was an unusual decision by the Board because it involved a professor-student relationship rather than a doctor-patient relationship. According to the report issued by the Board of Medicine, Gaylor "engaged in professional misconduct between September 1984 and September 1991" in his roles as a psychiatrist and faculty advisor at the medical school. During his time as a professor at DMS, Gaylor also had an office at Dick's House and served as the Director of the Office of Counseling and Human Development, according to the report. The female medical student met with Gaylor four times during her first year at the medical school at his office in Dick's House, according to the report, in order to discuss "stress management issues for personal, mental health reasons." Over the next three years, 1984 to 1986, the student met with Gaylor 22 times and discussed a variety of issues in sessions that "went well beyond the scope of ordinary 'academic counseling,'" the report stated. The Board of Medicine concluded that the content of those sessions involved "substantial elements of 'psychological' or 'mental health' counseling that is typically used by licensed psychiatrists and thus put Gaylor and the student in the roles of physician and patient, according to the report. During the counseling sessions a "dual relationship and eroticized transference issues" developed and a sexual relationship between the two parties commenced approximately eight weeks after the last counseling session, the report stated. The sexual relationship between Gaylor and the student lasted from 1986 until 1991. Gaylor resigned from the medical school in 1994 and had a private practice in Hanover afterward. Gaylor's attorney declined to comment on the status of Gaylor's case.