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Get some granite in your brains: camp out with DOC

By David Kung | July 27, 1996

Most Dartmouth students start their association with the College through the largest student organization on campus -- the Dartmouth Outing Club. Freshmen who signed up for the DOC Trips will begin their Dartmouth life as a "trippee" and enjoy their first glimpse of Dartmouth while getting to know one another in the wilderness of New Hampshire. The club of clubs The DOC was founded in 1909 by a small group of students determined to turn the cold winter months in snowy Hanover into a period of enjoyment in the outdoors.

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'The D,' your news connection

By Maggie Fritz | July 27, 1996

What do you get when you mix hard work, late nights, caffeine, WordPerfect, breadsticks, pencils, notepads and almost 100 students? You get The Dartmouth, America's Oldest College Newspaper. Five mornings a week, The Dartmouth is distributed to students' Hinman mail boxes at the Hopkins Center, full of news about campus events, Dartmouth sports and the outside world. "The D," as The Dartmouth is commonly referred to on campus, is the College's only daily, independent source of news and is essential for anyone who wants to know what's going on. Completely student run, The Dartmouth has no ties to the College.

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Peter Saccio, English professor, inspires in and out of classroom

By Charles Davant | July 27, 1996

English Professor Peter Saccio is doing his part to uphold Dartmouth's reputation as the country's premier teaching institution, even though many of his students have never set foot in his classroom. Saccio, who came to Dartmouth in 1966, is one of an elite group of "SuperStar" professors selected by a private company to record classes on audio tape for sale to adults. Saccio teaches Shakespeare, modern British drama, humanities and gay male literature at the College, bringing to his lectures an intensity that has attracted the attention of the New York Times. "Saccio ... has become something of an expert in recent years on explaining Shakespeare to adults who are often three times as old as the average undergraduate," a recent New York Times article states. "A dark, intense man with a neatly cropped beard and a commanding voice, he intersperses his taped lectures ... with dramatic readings," the article states. "When the mad Lear and the blind Gloucester meet at Dover Beach during Act IV of 'King Lear,' Professor Saccio, a sometime actor, squats on the stage and performs both roles." Saccio will be teaching Humanities 1 to freshmen this fall. Saccio, who teaches full time at Dartmouth, brings the same intensity to his undergraduate classes. "I am fairly spectacular in class.

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Assembly may publish upperclass facebook

By Jacqueline Rose | July 25, 1996

The Student Assembly is working on promoting student services this summer, beginning by resurrecting the Over the Hill upperclass facebook. The Over the Hill was not distributed last term because the alumnus who published it decided not to continue the relationship he had established with the dean's office, and there was insufficient time before the beginning of Fall term to find another producer to organize and publish such a publication, said Vice-President elect Chris Swift, who is in charge of the Over the Hill this fall. The Assembly "decided to bring this back because an upperclass facebook is a valuable service for students and administrators alike," Swift said.

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DDS will eliminate Lone Pine Tavern menu

By David Kung | July 25, 1996

Lone Pine Tavern will no longer serve hot entrees, Collis Cafe will serve only vegetarian food and Full Fare will be completely replaced before the beginning of Fall term. In addition, Home Plate will lose its Kosher Delicatessen and Food Court will undergo renovations. Instead of a dinner menu, Lone Pine will serve soup and sandwiches similar to those currently served in Collis, Dartmouth Dining Services Director Pete Napolitano said. DDS Assistant Director Tucker Rossiter said patrons can continue to order through a waiter.

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Mankiller released from hospital after scare

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | July 25, 1996

Wilma Mankiller, Dartmouth's Montgomery Fellow Winter term, was discharged from a Boston Hospital Tuesday after receiving treatment for a transplanted kidney her body rejected. Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, left the College in February, after she was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in her colon and nearby lymph nodes. According to The Associated Press, Mankiller had been taking anti-rejection medication since her 1990 kidney transplant, but was forced to stop taking it after undergoing chemotherapy treatment for her cancer. Signs of kidney rejection forced Mankiller to return to the hospital last week. College President James Freedman, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in April 1994, said he spoke with Mankiller by phone Friday and was impressed by her positive attitude. "She's really full of courage, good humor and the determination to beat this," he said.

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300 families will attend '98 weekend

By David Kung | July 25, 1996

The families of about 300 sophomores will cruise into Hanover for 1998 Family Weekend, parents' last official College function before Commencement. "The numbers are still coming in," 1998 Class President Randi Barnes said.

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Alum among victims of Flight 800 air disaster

By David Kung | July 23, 1996

Among the victims of Wednesday's tragic explosion of TWA Flight 800 off of Long Island was Dartmouth alumnus Edwin Brooks '36 and his wife Ruth. Brooks, a successful executive, visited the College for his 60th reunion just a few weeks before the disaster. All 230 passengers on the Boeing 747 en route to Paris were killed. Brooks was president of Binney and Smith International, the company that makes Crayola Crayons.

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Hundreds attend 10th Tubestock despite rain

By Neil Desai | July 23, 1996

A cold drizzle, gray skies, gusty winds and threats of dangerous currents could not prevent about 300 students from participating in the annual floating party known as Tubestock. Tubestock, which was held about one-half mile upstream from Ledyard Bridge on the Connecticut River, began at 1 p.m., when the first of four bands started playing. It seemed the festivities would be stifled by the fickle weather and the word of caution issued by New England Power Company, which operates Wilder Dam in Lebanon.

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Students discuss dating at Dartmouth

By Mark Shahinian | July 23, 1996

About 40 students gathered at Alpha Delta fraternity last night to discuss the difficulties of dating at Dartmouth and the obstacles of alcohol, Blitzmail and a small campus. The discussion began with participants gathering in small groups to list what traits they sought in friendships and relationships. At the end of the discussion, participants focused on obstacles to dating at Dartmouth. While most agreed it is difficult to have a real relationship at Dartmouth, there were many different theories to explain the problem. One female student said that this might be the fault of the students themselves. "People talk too much," she said.

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Beta found guilty of six violations

By Jeffrey Beyer | July 23, 1996

The College has placed Beta Theta Pi fraternity on full social restriction for an indefinite period of time and has imposed three other sanctions following a judicial hearing last Thursday. Under the sanctions, Beta will be unable to conduct Fall term rush this year. Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco -- who presided over the hearing -- included the Coed Fraternity Sorority Judiciary Committee in the hearing, at the request of Beta President Keith Lockwood '98. Turco and the CFS Judiciary Committee found the fraternity guilty of violating all six charges of which it was accused, three of which are Beta codes or policies. The six charges Beta was found guilty of stemmed from a series of unspecified incidents that allegedly took place the evening of June 26, according to an Office of Residential Life information release. Aside from the indefinite suspension with social rules, Beta is suspended indefinitely from the CFS rush process. The earliest Beta can apply to the College for reinstatement in the CFS rush process is Nov.

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Professor Bardenstein researches the symbolism of trees

By Neil Desai | July 23, 1996

To a Dartmouth students, trees may conjure up thoughts of hiking, salty dog rags and "the lone pine above her." But to Carol Bardenstein, a professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Language and Literature, trees hold a different symbolism -- one of identity, territorial claims and memories. Bardenstein's most recent research delves into the symbolism and relevance of trees in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. "These symbols are used heavily by both to assert their own claims to the land." Bardenstein said.

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