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A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

By Jennifer Parkinso | July 22, 1997

Today, I'd like to kick off the year by risking offending a group of people whom it could be dangerous to offend. I'd like to write this column about columnists. It's perhaps a bit bizarre, or at the very least, self serving, to write about writers, but hey, we're a bizarre, self-serving bunch. One night last fall, I went to a columnist meeting at the then brand-new offices of The Dartmouth.

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Moose or Big Green? It's up to you

By Robert Isaacs | July 22, 1997

If any incoming freshmen are unexcited to cheer for a large color, future classes may be able to rally around a mascot: the Moose. While Dartmouth teams have historically been called the Indians, and currently are referred to as the Big Green, neither of these titles was ever officially adopted by the College.

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Many students are working for a living

By Erica Thrall | July 22, 1997

Over $3 million is paid out yearly in wages to nearly 1,200 students that hold jobs on campus at Dartmouth, according to Director of the Student Employment Office Ann Affleck. In addition, hundreds more students are employed off-campus, said Affleck. From costume designer to computer programmer, Dartmouth students do it all.

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Freshman traditions enrich fist-year experience

By David Kung | July 22, 1997

Dartmouth students are well-steeped in the traditions of this 228-year-old institution from the moment they step on campus as freshmen dressed for the Dartmouth Outing Club trips until their last days as seniors when they attend a heavily ritualized graduation ceremony. Although some traditions -- such as the Dartmouth Indian and the former alma mater "Men of Dartmouth" -- have been altered in a changing world, traditions are still a big part of life at the College, especially for newcomers to our institution. In fact, one of the most prevalent traditions will determine how you are greeted at Dartmouth -- as a 'shmen. At the College, freshmen are commonly referred to as 'shmen.

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Curriculum offers choices, challenges for students

By Erin Loback | July 22, 1997

After filling out all those College applications and working hard to make your way through high school, all so you could make it to Dartmouth, you might not be happy to hear that things only get tougher. Dartmouth places many graduation requirements on students, including a physical education requirement and many academic distributive requirements, but if you understand what you are required to do, things are a lot easier. Requirements When you first arrive to go on your Dartmouth Outing Club freshman trip this fall, you will take your first step towards graduation when you fulfill your first requirement -- a 50-yard swim test. By the end of the Summer term after your sophomore year, you also have to complete three terms of PE.

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Football, women's lacrosse Ivy titles highlight year

By Jonathan A. Lee | July 22, 1997

To everyone, Dartmouth is a place renowned for its academic excellence. But to those who have ever sported a green and white jersey or been witness to the thrills and triumphs of the Big Green, Dartmouth is truly a place spirited by its love of sport and its pride in athletics. Big Green sports in1996-97 were overstuffed with excitement -- while some teams were shooting for that elusive perfect season record or another Ivy title, other teams in Green were taking the nation's best athletes by storm at various national championships. In the end, three Ivy League titles came to rest in Hanover. Football In the fall, the football team used the talents of the league's most proficient offense and the league's stingiest defense to rekindle a 71-year old tradition as they claimed Dartmouth's fifth perfect season ever en route to clinching the Big Green's 17th Ivy League Championship. And in the end, the road to victory was nothing short of stunning as the Big Green recorded the first 10-0 season in Dartmouth history. The season started with a gridiron dogfight as Dartmouth pulled off a clutch 24-22 victory in the season opener against perennial powerhouse Penn with just 19 seconds on the clock. While Homecoming fans witnessed a 40-6 demolishing of Yale, a closer call came two weeks later at Harvard.

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Though isolated in Hanover, students still active in politics

By Jess Jacob | July 22, 1997

Although Dartmouth, set in the small, isolated town of Hanover, is often thought of as the most conservative Ivy League school, it has had its moments of great political activity. Several incidents involving students rallying together in light of campus and national politics highlight the College's recent past. In addition, because New Hampshire is the first state in the nation to hold its presidential primary elections, every candidate campaigns heavily in the state, and most of them also visit the College. Taking over Parkhurst Twice in the past 30 years, students have taken over the Parkhurst administration building in protest. On May 6, 1969, nearly 80 students calmly entered Parkhurst, forced the administration out of the building and sat-in for nearly 12 hours before yielding to 90 New Hampshire and Vermont state troopers. The demonstrators, led by members of the radical organization Students for a Democratic Society, were protesting the existence of the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Dartmouth and America's involvement in Vietnam. The students were arrested and served 26 days in jail.

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Eilertsen brings world experience to Student Assembly

By Jess Jacob | July 22, 1997

Student Assembly President Frode Eilertsen '99 ran into the Collis Student Center after an evening workout to chat about the Assembly and his personal beliefs. The Assembly is the functioning student governing organization. Eilertsen, who won 60.1 percent of the vote in the spring elections -- the greatest election landslide in at least the past 10 years -- was said to have been elected on his friendly personality. But this 24-year-old engineering major from Oslo, Norway, who said he felt obligated out of his love for the College to join the Assembly, said he has many ideas to improve student life at the College in the coming year. Planting palm trees "I want to plant palm trees on the Green and get some beach action going," Eilertsen joked regarding his plans for the Assembly. "I want to get more information out to students about what is going on," he said of one of his agenda items.

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Minority support groups offer cultural events and programs

By Lillie Ng | July 22, 1997

A myriad of support organizations for minority groups on campus exists to encourage the understanding of minority issues through social and cultural programming. These groups can help ease the transition to college by providing guidance and fostering familiar cultural environments for their members. Events sponsored by these organizations are open to the entire Dartmouth community. Minority students make up about 25 percent of the Class of 2001, the College's highest percentage ever. Afro-American Society The Afro-American Society provides programs aimed at serving the academic, cultural and social needs of African and African-American students at Dartmouth. The AAm sponsors lectures and guest speakers. Cutter-Shabazz Hall provides housing for 27 students and contains a library specializing in Afro-American studies. Dartmouth Asian Organization The Dartmouth Asian Organization serves as a center for social and intellectual interaction for Asian-American and Asian students and works to promote the understanding and appreciation of all Asian cultures. DAO sponsors dinners, dances, panel discussions and other activities open to the entire Dartmouth community. Every winter DAO organizes an Asian Festival in conjunction with other Asian organizations on campus. Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance DRA provides support and discussion opportunities for gay, lesbian and bi-sexual students. The Alliance also continues to increase awareness of issues and concerns facing homosexuals at the College.

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Lead the 'shmob--your guide to campus buildings

By Elizabeth Dziadik | July 22, 1997

So you've managed to figure out that your Introductory Chemistry class is in 106 Steele. As you wander past buildings reminiscent of the campus tour you took with your parents, you begin to wonder anxiously about what your first college class holds in store for you. Images swirl in your head: 600 scribbling students crammed in a huge auditorium where the chalkboard is a mile a way, the professor seems to be a mere ant mumbling in a distant voice. In reality, Steele Hall comfortably houses about 100 students in an auditorium-like room where the chalkboard and overhead projectors help students enrich their lives with chemistry. Fairchild Tower, with its 70-foot- high, 260-pound rotating pendulum, connects four major science buildings. Fairchild houses the geography and earth science departments, while Steele Hall is home to the environmental studies department. The physics department is located in Wilder Hall, where two large lecture halls hold classes in math, biology, astronomy, and physics.

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Construction projects continue on campus

By Erin Loback | July 22, 1997

Members of the Class of 2001 arriving on campus in the fall might be surprised at the amount of construction occurring all over campus. The College has several long-term planning projects undergoing construction, and much of the work is scheduled to be completed around 2001. Construction on the new Berry Library should begin in the spring of 1998, according to Director of Facilities Planning Gordon DeWitt. The new library will be funded partly by the largest gift in the College's history -- $27.5 million donated in 1992 by John Berry '44, whose company founded the Yellow Pages. Also contributing $5 million to Berry Library is George F.

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Editor's Note

By Erika Patrick And Lillie Ng | July 22, 1997

Greetings! Let us be among the first to welcome you to Dartmouth College! We would like to extend a warm welcome to you, the Class of 2001, as you prepare to begin one of the most exciting times of your lives. It was not long ago that we, too, stood on the brink of this adventure into the unknown called college.

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2001s expected to shine

By Nicole Tsong | July 22, 1997

Hidden beneath the bright smiles of the Class of 2001 when they arrive on campus is a dizzying array of talent and pre-college experiences. Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg said this year's incoming freshmen have accomplished many extraordinary feats. One student demonstrated exceptional athletic ability with a gold medal in the Paralympics. The Connecticut River might be a welcoming sight for the student who worked on a riverboat as a wheel man.

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Residence Halls offer creature comforts to students

By Erika Patrick | July 22, 1997

As you look forward to beginning your freshman year at the College, you might already be anxiously awaiting the arrival in your mailbox of the little slip of paper that holds a piece of your first-year destiny -- the name of your roommate and your room assignment. The random assignment of your new home and living mates can influence your choice of classes and preferred dining establishments (especially in the bitter winter months) and the people you will meet. And unfortunately, not all campus housing is created equal.

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First-Year Office Deans get ready to welcome the '01s

By Jean Blackerby | July 22, 1997

Each year the mass of incoming freshmen is bombarded with resources to answer the millions of questions that arise during Orientation and the opening weeks of school. Whether their questions are general or specific, Dartmouth's first-year students have a myriad of places to find advice, the foremost of which is the First-Year Office in Parkhurst Hall, the administrative building. Although many students obtain much of their information from peers and upperclassmen, the sole function of the freshman deans is to aid and educate the temporarily clueless 'shmen. 'A sense of place' Dean of First-Year Students Peter Goldsmith said deans are a valuable information resource for new students, and their job is to ease the transition to college life. He said the deans offer social, academic and emotional counseling, and they often refer students to other resources. "Students have to learn to find the motivation from within," Goldsmith said.

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My Dartmouth

By Julie Sloane | July 22, 1997

There are some things in life you can depend on. Every day in elementary school, at the stroke of noon my class would march single-file to the lunchroom.

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