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Power plant smokestack belches soot

By David Kung | May 20, 1996

The black soot billowing from the smokestack of Dartmouth College's power plant early Thursday morning did not indicate a major problem with the boiler. Assistant Director of Facilities, Operations and Management Stephen Mischissin said the engineers at the power plant were "probably putting a second boiler on," Mischissin said.

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Palaeopitus selects next year's members

By Jacqueline Rose | May 20, 1996

Palaeopitus, a group of senior leaders who advise College President James Freedman and Dean of the College Lee Pelton, initiated its members from the Class of 1997 last night. The 19 new members, who were tapped Friday, were chosen by graduating Palaeopitus members, said member Justin Steinman '96, who is responsible for membership. Six of the new members were asked to join because they hold leadership positions on campus. These juniors include intern for College President James Freedman's office Theresa Ellis, Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Jim Freeman, President of The Dartmouth Maggie Fritz, Student Assembly President Jon Heavey, Panhellenic Council President Jess Russo and Class of 1997 President Pam Saunders. The group also selects members from four of seven specified student organizations to join the organization. The 1996 delegation selected juniors BreeAnne Clowdus of the Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance, Llezlie Green of the Afro-American Society, Miranda Johnson of the Women's Resource Center and Ty P.K.

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Green Key partiers keep security officers busy

By Jacqueline Rose | May 20, 1996

Students kept Safety and Security officers busy this weekend as officers tended to violations of the College's alcohol policy, vandalism of College property and alcohol-related injuries. But students also kept themselves busy as they took part in the weekend's events. Proctor Robert McEwen characterized Green Key weekend as "a pretty active weekend," but said "nothing really unusual or out of the ordinary happened." "It was pretty much consistent with other Green Keys," he added. McEwen said Safety and Security officers responded to two injuries this weekend. A member of the Class of 1995 sustained injuries after falling down the stairs of a fraternity.

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Webster Ave. houses ready for big party weekend

By David Pichler | May 17, 1996

Green Key Weekend, the College's answer to Spring, begins in earnest tonight and continues until the early hours of Sunday morning. There are 12 registered parties this weekend, according to Office of Residential Life records, ranging from the standard disc jockey and dance parties to creative Green Key themes. Friday Delta Gamma Sorority DG will host a lip sync competition on the lawn of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity from 5 until 7 this afternoon.

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Women's rugby has rebuilding year

By David Kung | May 17, 1996

The women's rugby club showed great improvement over the year as it trains and prepares to match the record of the 1995 women's team. Last year had been the best season in the team's history, co-Captain Elisabeth Kann '96 said. "They were the top team in New England and the Ivy League Champions," she said.

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Senior jazz masters to play in Sat. concert

By Aditya Dutt | May 17, 1996

The Barbary Coast, the College's award-winning jazz ensemble, will honor four graduating seniors in the annual Senior Feature Concert this Green Key Weekend. Following the usual format, the Coast will begin the concert with the entire ensemble while the second set will feature the seniors: pianist Taurey Butler, alto/soprano saxophonist Matt Giger, vocalist Tanielle McBain and trumpeter Kazu Munakata. Directed by Don Glasgo, the Coast performs with guest artists in the Fall and Winter terms and features the departing seniors in the Spring term. Butler, an engineering sciences major from East Orange, N.J., described his experience with the Coast as "positive." Primarily a soloist, Butler said playing with the Coast taught him "how to play in a big-band," which is considerably more structured and disciplined than a small combo setting. Butler's style is characterized by a driving right hand with which he voices intricate melodies, buoyed further by consistent chording with the left hand.

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Falling Brains

By Robert Lendvai | May 17, 1996

The women who live across the hall from me have a saying posted on their door. It's ripped out from one of those advice-a-day calendars.

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Faculty and community give perspectives on Green Key

By Sara Burch | May 17, 1996

Faculty and other members of the Dartmouth community agreed that Green Key Weekend Volunteer coordinator for Dartmouth community services at the Tucker Foundation Erin Murphy '95 said that she absolutely sees a more festive atmosphere on campus over the big weekend. "It's become obviously a celebration of spring," she said. Murphy pointed out that Green Key weekend was not tied to Tucker's Green Key service efforts, saying that the two names do not correlate today. Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders said Green Key is not a community service weekend. "It's more of a social weekend," Reinders said, emphasizing the large numbers of alumni who come back to campus for the weekend. Reinders said that it is alumni from the two most recent graduating classes who visit for Green Key. "They come and visit and share what they're doing in the world," Reinders said. She said the return of alumni adds to the festivity of the weekend which begins on Thursday afternoon. Reinders said she doesn't usually attend Green Key activities, as they are mostly Greek events. "In the past the Greeks have provided many of the social activities that occur," she said.

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Redel '80 embodies creative spirit

By Josie Huang | May 17, 1996

Writer and poet Victoria Redel '80 returned to her alma mater last night to share her personal experiences and demonstrate her comprehension of human relationships. After being introduced by English Professor Tom Sleigh, Redel stepped up to the podium, strikingly clad in black from head to toe.

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Tucker offers community service opportunities around the globe

By Erin Loback | May 17, 1996

Several students ventured off Dartmouth's campus last term to experience a new way of life in India, Texas, Israel, California and Michigan as Tucker fellows. Andy Smith '98, who spent last term in Calcutta, India, working for organizations founded by Mother Theresa, said his Tucker Fellowship was a "humbling experience." "I gave so little," Smith said.

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Town, College prepare for weekend

By Erik Tanouye | May 17, 1996

Students are not the only ones gearing up for the weekend. Local businesses and policing forces have been planning and preparing strategies to deal with the additional people expected on campus for Green Key Weekend. Now that the weekend is finally here, their masterminded stratagems will be put through the battery of tests that is Green Key Weekend. Stephen Colanero, general manager of Molly's Balloon, said they would be "batting down the hatches and preparing for the onslaught." Local businesses and the Hanover Police, stressed the importance of having enough staff for the weekend. "The only thing that we do," Hanover Police Captain Chris O'Connor said, "is that we know it's going to be really active, and we want to make sure we're properly staffed." "Normally because of the amount of people it attracts from other schools," he said, "there's always the increased possibility that you're going to deal with more persons." "With such areas of alcohol use and consumption and intoxication -- some of these types of incidents can be time-consuming," O'Connor said. "The only thing that we do is just know when the high times are, the times that you're going to have the highest rates of incidents, which is normally anywhere from 8 p.m.

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Events centered around a 'Spring Fair' theme

By Michelle Gregg | May 17, 1996

The Spring Fair will come to the College tomorrow afternoon, complete with authentic fair music, food and activities. From noon until 4 p.m., the Green will serve as the location for a plethora of fair-related activities. This year marks the third year that the events of Green Key Weekend have centered around a theme.

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Greek houses unite to kick off first annual block party

By Jodi Priselac | May 17, 1996

Though scaled back due to yesterday afternoon's pouring rains, the first annual Green Key Block Party brought about 200 people to Webster Avenue to eat hamburgers at Beta Theta Phi Fraternity and listen to the Ominous Seapods at Phi Delta Alpha Fraternity. "It was successful not because of the amount of people that came out but because everyone was there," Coed Fraternity Sorority President Marty Dengler '97 said.

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