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Campus band's minds, music are lost in space

By Kathrin Weston | October 31, 1997

Ordinary bands are all about music. Dartmouth students Peter Sperger '98, Greg Neichin '99, Danny Gans '98, Eli Ridgway '97, Nick van Amburg '99 and Jonah Blumstein '98, the members of the band Space Station, are fascinated by a different theme -- space. "We rock," said Blumstein, as he goes on to explain that their style is not defined by any certain type of music, but by their shared interest in space.

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Some students provide another kind of warmth

By Andrew Allport | October 30, 1997

While the rest of the student body looks forward to the display of light and heat generated by the Homecoming bonfire tomorrow night, some Dartmouth students are sharing warmth in a different way. The members of Operation Insulation and the Tucker Woodcrew are providing weatherization and repairs to needy homes across the Upper Valley. Newly restarted two years ago, Operation Insulation seeks to call attention to the weather issues problematic for many New Hampshire residents, according to co-chair Courtney Jacobs '98. Operation Insulation was established in the Fall of 1991 as a joint effort of the Tucker Foundation and the Environmental Studies division of the Dartmouth Outing Club. Modeled after Habitat for Humanity, the organization travels throughout the Upper Valley repairing and insulating homes. "We want the community to know that we realize that the bonfire uses a lot of resources, " said the group's other co-chair, Nancy Bloomfield '99. This is not a protest against the bonfire, but rather a way of showing that students are aware of the incongruity of the event in light of the heating concerns facing many Upper Valley residents, Bloomfield said. Another student organization, Woodcrew, delivers heating fuel to homes in need.

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Architect calls for conservation

By Sarah Hood | October 29, 1997

University of Virginia Architecture School Dean William McDonough '73, one of the world's leading designers of environmentally friendly buildings, criticized society last night for failing to protect the environment and for wasting limited natural resources. McDonough, the winner of the 1996 Presidential Award for Sustainable Development -- the nation's top environmental award -- is renowned for designing ecologically intelligent buildings, including The Gap Corporate Campus and Nike's Europe Headquarters. But most of society, he told a crowd of more than 100 students and professors in 105 Dartmouth last night, is ecologically unintelligent. "Our system is badly designed," McDonough said.

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S&S van slammed by student car

By Sarah Gerry | October 29, 1997

A sport utility vehicle owned by a student ran into a Safety and Security van in front of Gile Hall, then drove off without leaving any identification yesterday evening, according to a Safety and Security complaint filed last night. New Hampshire state law requires that a person involved in a hit-and-run accident leave identification, like a note.

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Instruction Committee passes multiple minors

By Betsy Timbers | October 29, 1997

The Committee on Instruction unanimously passed a proposal yesterday to allow students to minor in two academic disciplines at the same time, the committee chair said last night. The proposal -- drafted last year by the Student Assembly -- still needs to pass the Committee on Organization and Policy, which could review the proposal within three weeks.

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Administrators frown on book's publication

By Eun Lee Koh | October 28, 1997

Former Assistant Director of Admissions Michele Hernandez '89 predicted she would not be "appreciated in admissions circles" once her new book, "A is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges," was published. She was right. All over the country, college-bound high school students as well as their guidance counselors are rushing to bookstores and are even special-ordering copies of her book, which claims to reveal many of the Ivy League's well-guarded admissions secrets. But within many Ivy League admissions offices -- including that of Dartmouth, her former employer -- Hernandez's book is causing an uneasy uproar. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg called Hernandez's book an "unfortunate and superficial view of the way admissions process works." "It just makes the whole process look like a game where you psyche out and beat the opponent -- in this case, admissions officers," he said.

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Folk store reopens in new location

By Allison Robbins | October 27, 1997

Three months after being forced from its original location by a Hanover restaurant, the Folk store has re-opened in the building across the street, according to owner Ted Degener. Degener said he likes the new spot at 6 Allen Street.

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Hutton skips search; Rossiter to head up DDS

By Jess Jacob | October 27, 1997

College Treasurer Lynn Hutton skipped a normal search process to make Tucker Rossiter the new director of Dartmouth Dining Services, the position recently vacated by Pete Napalitano. Hutton said she was comfortable skipping the normal search process, because Rossiter has proven himself capable of handling the responsibilities of director.

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Foley students request DBA rebate

By Nicole Tsong | October 27, 1997

Students living in the Foley House submitted a proposal last week to the Dartmouth Dining Services advisory committee, asking that they be given rebates for money spent using their declining balance accounts, DDS Director Tucker Rossiter said. The students living in Foley -- the West Street affinity house with no academic affiliation -- complain that the College's new dining plan works in opposition to the house's purpose.

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Hanover Co-Op opens at Centerra

By John S. Leyba, | October 24, 1997

The Co-Op Food Store will celebrate its grand opening tomorrow in its new Dartmouth-owned facility three miles from campus. Situated in the College's Centerra resource park on Route 120, the 35,000 sq.

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Bollinger named in suit against U. Michigan

By Jason Peoples | October 24, 1997

Former Dartmouth Provost Lee Bollinger and the University of Michigan have been named defendants in an affirmative action lawsuit alleging that the university discriminates against white applicants. The suit was filed against Bollinger, currently president of the University of Michigan, on October 14 in a U.S.

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CDC head touts value of exercise

By Allison Robbins | October 24, 1997

Dr. David Satcher, whose nomination for Surgeon General was approved by a Senate subcommittee Wednesday, preached the importance of physical activity to a large crowd in Cook Auditorium last night. Satcher, the current director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, claimed that prevention and physical activity in general can save lives, pain and money. "If we could get people who are sedentary to be active, we could save $4 billion a year," he said. According to Satcher, one-third of all American adults are totally inactive, and almost two-thirds receive less than the recommended amount of exercise.

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