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Freedman celebrates 10 years: Under presidency, College raised over $586 million, increased diversity

By Jess Jacob | July 17, 1997

Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of College President James Freedman's inaugural address and his 10 years of refocusing on intellectualism. Although his presidency has been highlighted by a successful capital campaign raising over $586 million, the construction of new facilities and an increase in women and minority students, in a recent interview with The Dartmouth, Freedman was modest when discussing his impact on the College. Freedman said his 10 years only represent four percent of the College's history.

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EBAs removes 25-cent surcharge

By Jean Blackerby | July 17, 1997

Everything But Anchovies removed its 25-cent surcharge on orders paid for with the Hanover Green Card last week through an agreement to cooperate with the Green Card. EBAs co-owner Charlie Dowd said the policy change occurred because the surcharge was not helping either business. The charge, implemented in late June, was in response to the fee charged by the Green Card for each transaction, Dowd previously told The Dartmouth.

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Class of 1999 follows major selection trends

By Elysa L. Jacobs | July 17, 1997

The Class of 1999 may be far from typical in its involvement and interests at the College, but '99s are predictable in their choices of majors. Members of the Class of 1999 finished filing majors early this term and did not deviate much from the usual pattern, Assistant to the Registrar Teresa Rodimon said. The most popular major for the Class of 1999 is government, followed closely by the four biological sciences.

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DMS profs make new HIV find

By Erin Loback | July 15, 1997

Research recently conducted at the Dartmouth Medical School has proven that the HIV virus can infect women not only through sexual intercourse by passing through a tear in the vaginal wall, but it can also infect organs in the upper reproductive tract. "What this may mean down the road in terms of vaccine development, if one ever becomes available, is that it will have to be tested to see that it protects at all levels of the reproductive tract," DMS Physiology Professor Charles Wira said. The research was conducted at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction, Vt.

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Gamma Delt wins IFC Olympics, 200 attend

By Kevin Demoff | July 15, 1997

About 200 fraternity members from 11 Greek houses competed Sunday in the InterFraternity Council Olympics, an alcohol-free afternoon of cross-fraternity competition. IFC President Jonah Sonnenborn said the olympics were part of an effort to draw the houses together in a non-alcoholic sporting event. Almost all active houses participated in at least one event, and the final round of events -- such as the championship arm wrestling match, hot dog eating contest and keg toss -- drew many curious non-Greek spectators. "One of the greatest achievements of the event was that the friendly rivalry and competition between the houses stayed friendly," Sonnenborn said.

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Hood Museum is closed for summer renovations

By Elysa L. Jacobs | July 15, 1997

The Hood Museum of Art will be closed until Sept. 15 due to interior renovations consisting of replacing worn carpet, replacing windows and painting one of the galleries. Director of the Hood Museum Timothy Rub said the nature of these renovations required "removing the entire [art] collection from all the galleries" in the museum. The most important and most disruptive of the renovations will involve replacing the carpeting in the entire museum, he said. Rub said Summer term was the best time to perform the renovations. While summer is "a good time for visitation from the public," it was important to choose a time that was low in terms of use by College faculty and students, Rub said. Although the galleries are closed for the term, the museum offices, study facilities, storage facilities and the Hood Museum Gift Shop will remain open during the renovations, he said. When the museum reopens Fall term in time for freshman orientation, it will open in two stages.

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Emily Csatari '99 is College's first double legacy

By Elysa L. Jacobs | July 15, 1997

The basement of Theta Delta Chi fraternity may not seem like a very romantic place, but for Emily Csatari '99, it was where her parents first met. Over the past two years, students have become familiar with Emily's name, not only because of her status as Dartmouth's first double legacy, but also for her parents' story. Rose Murphy, an administrative assistant in the Admissions Office, said it is a "technical question" whether Csatari is the very first double legacy. "There were earlier graduates whose parents were also graduates of the College but they may have been transfer students," she said. Love at Theta Delt Tom Csatari '74, Emily's father, served as the captain of the football team during his time at Dartmouth and was a brother at Theta Delt. Judy Csatari '76, her mother, was a member of the first Dartmouth class to have women admitted. The Class of 1976, which was the College's first coed class, was also the first to result in the possibility of a double legacy. It all began in the fall of 1972, when the football team hosted a party at Theta Delt to celebrate the end of preseason training, Tom said. Judy said she was in Hanover waiting for freshman orientation to begin and decided to check out a "social gathering" at Theta Delt with some friends from her Dartmouth Outing Club freshman trip. "I knew nothing about Theta Delt at the time," she said. "My dad was playing pong," Emily said. Tom was helping out a freshman with whom he was playing, she said.

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Berger announces three new associate deans

By Jess Jacob | July 11, 1997

Dean of the Faculty Edward Berger has announced the appointment of three new associate deans and a new assistant dean for development. Although the appointments were just made public, the new deans began work on July 1. Jamshed Bharucha, the John Wentworth Psychology Professor, replaced George Wolford as the associate dean for the social sciences. Mandel Family Russian Professor Barry Scherr is the new associate dean for the humanities, replacing Mary Jean Green. Ira Eastman Biology Professor Roger Sloboda replaced Berger as dean of graduate studies. Former Assistant Director of Development Janis Murcic is the assistant dean for development in the arts and sciences, following the departure of Associate Dean David Lagomarsino. All of the departing associate deans will be taking one-year sabbaticals. Berger's term as dean of the faculty also began July 1.

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Former professor dies at age 72

By Erik Tanouye | July 11, 1997

Charles Lum Drake, who served as a professor and chair of the Earth sciences department and taught popular geology and oceanography courses, died of heart failure at the age of 72 on Tuesday. Drake first came to the College as a geology professor in 1969.

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Tuck program trains future businessmen

By Jennifer Rosen | July 11, 1997

While most Dartmouth students graduate at Commencement ceremonies in June, a graduation ceremony will be held this afternoon for students interested in pursuing careers in business. The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration launched a new four-week program this summer, the first of its kind in the nation, for college seniors, graduates and some postgraduates with Ph.D.s. The aim of the Tuck School Business Bridge Program, which began on June 16, is to provide a link between college and a career in business. Dean of the Tuck School Paul Danos created the program. "The Business Bridge Program is consistent with the philosophy at Dartmouth and Tuck that the best preparation for a career in business is a liberal arts and sciences undergraduate education," Danos said. The four-week curriculum integrates areas of business such as accounting, marketing, finance and managerial economics. In addition, the students take part in an actual consulting project, which allows them to practice teamwork and business presentations, according to a College release While the program's creators envisioned it as a single section of 40 students, unexpected demand led them to create a second section, the release states.

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Montgomery Fellow lectures on bioethics, plays golf

By David Kung | July 11, 1997

Relaxing on the sunny deck of the Montgomery House, John Fletcher, this term's Montgomery Fellow, reflected on his time at the College and medical practices. Fletcher, a professor of religion and biomedical ethics and the director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia, will be in residence at the College until July 12.

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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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