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Students: Asians need more resources

By David Horowitz | January 22, 1997

About 50 Asian-American students met with nine College administrators last night to discuss what some called "a general lack of resources" for Asian-American students at Dartmouth. Students focused most on the issue of a dean or administrator designated to Asian students. The "Pan-Asian Roundtable discussion" was organized by Erica Ryu '98 and Willy Wong '99 and attended by Dean of the College Lee Pelton, Dean of First Year Students Peter Goldsmith and Dean of the Class of 1999 Sylvia Langford. Ryu said the purpose of the meeting was to gather Asian-American students together to assess the needs of Asian-Americans on campus. "I think in terms of Asian life Dartmouth is a lot weaker than other schools," Deborah Lee '00 said. In the beginning of the meeting some students said there was a need for a dean of Asian and Asian-American students. But Pelton said it is unlikely the College will hire such a dean.

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Morality is child's play, according to Paley

By Jess Jacob | January 22, 1997

Vivian Paley, a retired kindergarten teacher whom the New York Times called "an artist whose medium is the classroom," stressed the importance of child's play to a packed 105 Dartmouth Hall last night. Paley, the only kindergarten teacher to receive a so-called "genius grant" from the John D.

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Students find that balancing babies and classes is tough but rewarding

By Erin Loback | January 21, 1997

It is 4:00 a.m. After laboring through the wee hours of the morning to finish a paper and finally thinking you can get some sleep, you are awakened by the wail of your baby in need of a diaper change. While the great majority of students at Dartmouthwill never have to live this scenario, there are a few undergraduates who must keep up with the academic demands of the College and manage to care for their infants as well. The miracle of life For the Cuevas family -- Ernesto Cuevas '98 and Natalyn Nailes Cuevas '96, who graduated in June -- the birth of three-week old Roberto Luis Cuevas completely changed their lives. "People marvel over the idea of you having a child," Ernesto said.

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Forecast bodes well for sculpture

By Robert Isaacs | January 21, 1997

If current predictions are accurate, the weather should cooperate enough to allow construction of this year's Winter Carnival snow sculpture to proceed without incident, according to WNNE-TV meteorologist Tom Hoyt. In past years, construction has been plagued by mid-winter thaws but Hoyt said this year the sculpture construction effort "should be in good shape." The sculpture -- of a mounted knight battling a dragon -- is expected to be about 35 feet high, including a 15-foot lance in the hands of the mounted knight, according to Chris Aslin '97, sculpture co-chair.

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Hinman box overflow hassles affected students

By Eun Lee Koh | January 21, 1997

A number of students have reported being inconvenienced after about 400 Hinman boxes were moved to new locations during Winter break. Because of an overflow in people who needed HBs at the start of the 1996-97 academic year, many students were forced to share their boxes with someone else during Fall term. A number of new boxes were built to alleviate the problem, according to Hinman Post Office Postmaster Howard Durkee, and more boxes were constructed to replace old ones that were broken.

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College remembrance of King Birthday begins

By Marua Henninger | January 20, 1997

The College will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday throughout this week with a series of speakers, forums and performances scheduled in honor of the slain civil rights leader. Chair of the 1997 Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tsongas '62 dies of pneumonia at 55

By Sarah Gerry | January 20, 1997

Members of the Dartmouth community are mourning the death of former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Paul Tsongas '62 who died Saturday of pneumonia. Tsongas, 55, was hospitalized Jan.

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Broken sprinkler floods The Gap, Lyme Angler

By Jake Elberg | January 20, 1997

A broken sprinkler in the Gap on Main Street caused substantial damage yesterday to property and merchandise in both the Gap and the Lyme Angler when both stores were flooded. A member of the Hanover Fire Department, who asked to remain anonymous, said the sprinkler went off for about an hour and caused several thousand dollars worth of damage after flooding the Gap, a national clothing chain and the Lyme Angler, a sporting goods shop that is directly below the Gap. The water also leaked into the Hanover Inn next door, where a small portion of the wine cellar was flooded but no damage was incurred. "There was more damage in the Angler than there was in the Gap," the fireman said. The Lyme Angler remained open yesterday afternoon and a Gap spokeswoman said the Gap will reopen this morning after closing yesterday afternoon for cleanup. The fire department source said it is unclear what activated the sprinkler. "There was no fire," he said.

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75 Students decry cartoon stereotype

By Erin Loback | January 20, 1997

About 75 students crammed into 3 Rockefeller Center Friday evening to discuss a "Bear Bones" cartoon and also to address the issue of a dean for Asian and Asian-American students. During the first part of the forum, audience members addressed questions to David Berenson '99, author of the "Bear Bones" cartoon strip that appears daily in The Dartmouth. Many in the audience were angry with the strip from last Tuesday Jan.

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West delivers keynote to packed Spaulding

By Shay Lawrence | January 20, 1997

More than 1,000 people crowded into Spaulding Auditorium and overflow areas last night to hear Harvard University Professor Cornel West, the keynote speaker for the College's celebration of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. West discussed racism in America, self-segregation, leadership and humanity. A scholar, philosopher and activist, West currently teaches Afro-American studies and philosophy of religion at Harvard. Throughout his speech, West emphasized the need for a realization that the evils of inequity are still a problem in America today. "What's most frightening for me at this present moment is when people say that things are okay," West said. But West said things are "not okay" because this is a "ghastly and horrendous century that we live in." The realization of this problem begins with individuals' consciences, he said. People should struggle with their consciences, because there are always societal ills that should not be forgotten. "If we reach a point where we are completely satisfied with ourselves, then something is wrong," he said. One problem he noted is "racial purity," the belief among many people in America that they can be utterly free of racist conceptions.

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Biologist Margulis begins Montgomery fellowship

By Michelle Rosen | January 20, 1997

Molecular Biologist Lynn Margulis arrives in Hanover today to begin her 11-day residence as a Montgomery Fellow. Margulis will participate in a number of classes and informal discussions, and give a public address titled "What is Life?" this Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.

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Malik '98 debunks sorority myths

By Jess Jacob | January 20, 1997

As one of very few international students who rushed a sorority her sophomore fall, Mariam Malik '98 has some unique perspectives on the Greek system. And as the newly elected president of the Panhellenic Council, Malik said she is "looking forward to revamping" some of Panhell's existing policies in order to change some of the views students have of sororities. "There are far too many misconceptions about the organizations and the process of joining them," she said.

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Panhell votes not to hold winter rush

By Erin Loback | January 17, 1997

The newly-elected Panhellenic Council voted unanimously not to hold campus-wide rush this term, but certain sororities will be accepting new members.

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Ambassador praises Bolivian capitalization

By Jake Molland | January 17, 1997

The Bolivian Ambassador to the United States was part of a panel that praised the rise of capitalization in the formerly state-controlled South American nation yesterday afternoon in Cook Auditorium. Bolivia "was forgotten, dead in the heart of South America," before capitalism, Ambassador Alvaro Cossio said. Also present on the panel were Charles White, a Tuck School of Business graduate and Washington, D.C.

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Chi Gam Maliagros '98 elected IFC president

By Erin Loback | January 17, 1997

Spiros Maliagros '98, a member of Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity was elected president of the Interfraternity Council last night, pledging to lead fraternities to better regulate themselves. The IFC is the governing body of the College's 14 IFC-affiliated fraternities.

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Panel says science needs minorities

By Beth Duncan | January 17, 1997

A Nobel Laureate, authors of award-winning literature and several Ph.D. recipients agreed that the United States needs minority talent in mathematics and sciences at a panel discussion last night. "You just don't know who is going to make the next scientific discovery," said panelist Cynthia McIntyre, a theoretical physicist and assistant professor of physics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. About 75 people gathered in Spaulding Auditorium for the forum, which is the first of many events scheduled for the College's celebration of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The panel's moderator, Martin Davidson, a professor at the Tuck School of Business, opened the discussion by asking the question: "Why is it important to have a forum on the role of African-Americans and Minorities in Science and Technology?" The question generated various responses from the panelists, who varied in experience, ethnicity and gender.

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Siegel resigns as College Rabbi

By Joseph C. Scott | January 17, 1997

After 10 years as Jewish Chaplain to Dartmouth and the Upper Valley, Rabbi Daniel Siegel has announced he will resign. Siegel, who recently returned after spending a month in Israel, will stay at the College through November's dedication of the Roth Center for Jewish Life, currently under construction on Occom Ridge Road beside Delta Delta Delta sorority.

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Forum discusses pros and cons of Ebonics

By Charlotte Bednar | January 16, 1997

About 20 students and faculty members met last night in the Cutter-Shabazz lounge for an open discussion about the controversial decision made recently by Oakland, California's Unified School District to recognize Ebonics, popularly called "Black English," as a second language. The discussion was held by Concerned Black Students and led by English Department Chair William Cook. Deborah Green '99, acting chair for CBS on campus, began the discussion by saying the Oakland School Board did not intend to teach Ebonics to African-American students. She said the school district's main goal was for teachers to recognize and interact with students speaking "Black English," while still expecting students to learn Standard American English. However, many students participating in the CBS discussion said they did not agree with the idea of a universal "black" language. One student said he questioned the use of the word Ebonics -- which literally means "black sounds" -- to refer to a dialect used by only some African-Americans. Damali Rhett '99 said she disagreed with some interpretations of "Black English," and referred to an example of a "black" phrase, "We be at the store," used by an African-American student on a news program. "My friends and I may speak like that, but it's a joke," Rhett said, and said she thinks Oakland's resolution perpetuates the stereotype that African-Americans cannot speak English. The biggest differences in spoken language are geographical, not racial, Rhett said. Cook, who has spoken on national public radio on the subject, said there is "a definite problem of perception" in Oakland's policy of Black English as a second language. "Speakers of different dialects can understand each other.

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UFC ups funds for two groups

By Erin Loback | January 16, 1997

The Undergraduate Finance Committee, which divides students' $35 activities fee among student groups, gave less money than in years past to the Student Assembly, the class councils, and the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council, but added to the budgets of the Programming Board and the Committee on Student Organizations. The UFC budget totaled $410,000, based on projected enrollment patterns for next year, Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia said.

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Several duties await '97 Council

By Elizabeth Dziadik | January 16, 1997

Besides applying for graduate schools or preparing to go through corporate recruiting, members of the senior class are currently engaged in a less stressful but perhaps equally important task -- the selection of the 1997 Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is a group of students who, as alumni, organize their class for the five-year period after graduation. Members of the Class of 1997 have until tomorrow to submit nominations, and from that group seniors will elect 20 members for their committee. The representatives are responsible for establishing trust funds, planning mini-reunions, and maintaining contact with their fellow classmates, among other duties.

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