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Bingenheimer leaves the College to pursue degree

By Erin Loback | July 9, 1997

Coordinator of Peer Education Programs and of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Programming Bart Bingenheimer '94 is leaving his position next month, but the search for a replacement is well underway, and a decision will be announced next week. Bingenheimer, who has held his job for nearly three years, said he will pursue a Masters degree in public health at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor beginning this fall.

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Merrill Lynch moves to Hanover

By Erica Thrall | July 9, 1997

The familiar bull symbol with its curving tail and powerful chest has come to rest on a second-story office next to the Nugget Theatre. The financial services giant, Merrill Lynch, opened an office on Main Street in Hanover yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at which Vice Chairman John Steffens '63 was present. Steffens said Merrill Lynch has been able to expand to small communities such as Hanover because of recent technological advancements. The firm has targeted these communities because they often contain retirement communities which compose much of the company's client base, he said. About 200 offices have opened in small communities across the country in the past few years, Steffens said. Ed Stansfield, manager of the new office, said about 100 people were invited to attend the ceremony, including Hanover selectmen and Chamber of Commerce members. While in Hanover, Steffens addressed members of the Business Bridge Program at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. The Business Bridge Program is a four-week business-education course offered to college seniors, recent college graduates and some postgraduates with doctorates. In his speech, Steffens used figures to describe U.S.

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Engineering class invents safer halogen

By Erica Thrall | July 9, 1997

When the College installed energy-conserving 22-watt bulbs in the early 1980s, students began turning toward additional light sources, including halogen lamps, until the College banned them at the beginning of this year. The more than 1,000 student-owned halogen lamps on campus will be prohibited this Fall term both for energy reasons -- the widespread use of halogens outweighs the energy conserved by the 22 watt bulbs -- and for safety reasons. In response to concerns about halogen lamps, a team of students taking the introductory course Engineering 21 designed a safer halogen lamp last term.

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Delta Pi to affiliate with national sorority

By Jess Jacob | July 7, 1997

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

By Charlotte Bednar | July 3, 1997

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

By Erin Loback | July 3, 1997

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

By Nicole Tsong | July 3, 1997

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

By Elysa L. Jacobs | July 3, 1997

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

By Jean Blackerby | July 1, 1997

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

By Jess Jacob | July 1, 1997

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

By Elysa L. Jacobs | July 1, 1997

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

By Erin Loback | June 27, 1997

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

By Erin Loback | June 27, 1997

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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