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Colors calls for rally tomorrow

By James M> Hunnicutt | February 1, 1996

Members of Colors, a newly formed student group composed of leaders from seven campus minority organizations, want to make hate-speech a punishable crime on campus and to do so, they have sponsored a student petition to the administration to change College policy. About 200 students attended Colors' meeting last night in the basement of Cutter-Shabazz Hall, which was filled to capacity. Members of the group announced a rally to oppose recent "hate incidents" on campus.

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CBS starts new discussion series

By Jodi Priselac | February 1, 1996

About 15 students gathered in the main lounge of Cutter-Shabazz Hall last night for a discussion about "The meaning of history, what it means to Us,"-- the first in a series of informal intellectual forums sponsored by Concerned Black Students at Dartmouth. A subcommittee of the Afro-American Society, CBS hopes to make the weekly intellectual discussion a permanent event, committee Chairman Pace Duckenfield '96 said. "I am trying to make it a regular program," he said.

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Primaries draw the College into the national media spotlight

By Jacqueline Rose | February 1, 1996

With the commotion surrounding Sen. Bob Dole and MTV's visit to the College in addition to the caravan of other presidential candidates and their entourage of news media, it is difficult to forget it is primary season. Every four years, Dartmouth receives more national attention than any other college in the nation -- almost by accident of location. By the beginning of February, it is no longer a novelty to learn that a Dartmouth student appeared on MTV, shook hands with Kansas Republican Dole, was quoted in the New York Times or conversed with presidential hopeful Pat Buchanan. New Hampshire is the first primary in the nation.

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Constantinescu speaks on Romania

By Claire Goldstein | February 1, 1996

Dr. V.N. Constantinescu, president of the Romanian Academy in Romania, spoke to a small group in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences yesterday about the condition of scientific research in Romania and Eastern Europe. Constantinescu said the Romanian government does not give scientific research the amount of money it needs and he said he is taking steps to change this. The amount of money set aside for research is so low, Constantinescu said, researchers often have to pay for their own faxes and phone calls and they even occasionally pay for their plane tickets when traveling abroad to present published papers. With a researcher's monthly salary of only $150, one plane ticket costs more than a month's salary, Constantinescu said. But, he explained, a bill is currently being presented to the Romanian parliament that would allow more money for spending on science and research. Constantinescu added that it is not just the lack of funds that is stunting Romanian science and research, it is also the lack of good researchers. "If half of the young people, in five or 10 years, return to Romania, it's a gain for Romania," he said. Young Romanian scientists who study abroad and earn doctoral degrees do not want to return to Romania because the country has little to offer in terms of science fields, Constantinescu explained. Constantinescu said Romania is losing great science minds to academies and universities around the world because the Romanian Academy cannot offer them what the foreign institutions can. Even if Romania can't offer these young scientists more money, Constantinescu said "We should at least provide good working conditions.

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Post office to continue Fed Ex delivery

By Amy Yamner | February 1, 1996

Federal Express packages will continue to be delivered to students through the Hinman Post Office, despite a notice to the contrary that students received in their Hinman Boxes at the beginning of the term. The Student Assembly has worked with Assistant Director of Facilities Services William Hochstin to keep Fed Ex available to Dartmouth students, said Assembly Vice President of Communications Jonah Sonnenborn '99. Assembly President Jim Rich '96 said the Post Office will continue to deliver Fed Ex packages. "It will not be discontinued.

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Pease and Cook take part in 'Superstar Lecture Series'

By Jodi Priselac | January 31, 1996

Traveling to Washington, D.C. last week to participate in the "Superstar Lecture Series" produced by The Teaching Company, English Professors William Cook and Donald Pease performed the verbal equivalent of a marathon. Giving 40 lectures in seven days, they lectured all day in front of a studio audience.

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Committee will look into College mediation

By Sara Burch | January 31, 1996

Dean of the College Lee Pelton has created an ad hoc committee to review the way the College's community members resolve conflicts amongst themselves. The committee will be headed by Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Officer Marcia Kelly and College Rabbi Daniel Siegel, who is the advisor to the Dartmouth College Mediation Center. The group will focus primarily on examining non-disciplinary ways to handle alleged incidents of sexual abuse. "The committee should review the College's current practices as well as review the relationship between alternative conflict resolution and student discipline at selected peer institutions," according to a letter Pelton wrote to the Dartmouth community. The committee is asked to complete its mission before the end of Spring term, the letter states. "Occasionally, students involved in incidents of alleged sexual abuse are interested in non-judicial forms of conflict resolution," Pelton said in his letter. The committee's charge focuses on mediation in relation to sexual abuse cases. "The committee is charged with reviewing, in particular, what the relationship ought to be between mediation ... and disciplinary processes for addressing sexual abuse," the letter stated. Sexual assault and sexual harassment committee representatives will also sit on the committee. Conversations Pelton had with students about how best to mediate sexual assault conflicts sparked the formation of the committee, he said. The committee will begin its research by examining alternatives to discipline that are used at other universities, Siegel said. Dartmouth's Mediation Center was founded in 1992.

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'Party Bob' declares allegiance to fraternity, Weekend Update

By Erin Loback | January 31, 1996

Over 2,800 Dartmouth students associate the name "Party Bob" with the Weekend Update they receive via BlitzMail late every Thursday night, but not everyone knows the man behind the service. Randall Poulin '97 said he took over writing and distributing the Weekend Update after its creator, Kenji Sugahara '95, left last year. Poulin said he got the nickname "Party Bob" during his freshman orientation week, and now everyone just calls him "Bob." Poulin, originally from Maine, is a pre-med biochemistry major and is involved in ROTC.

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Beatty discusses new housing with Assembly

By James M> Hunnicutt | January 31, 1996

The Student Assembly last night met with Associate Dean of Residential Life Bud Beatty to discuss the Office of Residential Life's recent proposals to change College housing policy. The Assembly also unanimously voted to fund the installation and maintenance of a change machine in the lower level of the Collis Student Center. Two weeks ago, ORL released its Report to the Community on the Future Housing Needs of Dartmouth College, which recommended that the College construct a new residence hall and require freshmen and sophomores to live on campus. Drafted by Beatty and Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, the report also suggests coed, fraternity and sorority housing no longer be counted as part of the College's available beds.

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Investigation yet to yield suspects

By Jeffrey Beyer | January 31, 1996

The one-month investigation of the Hanover computer and electronic thefts that occurred over Winter break has yet to turn up any suspects. While no arrests have been made, the investigation by the Hanover Police Department and Safety and Security remains alive. Hanover Police Sergeant Frank Moran said the case is "still active" but that the investigators "don't have any solid suspects." Moran said he had not heard of any further incidents of theft. "We're still working on the case ... It's not a dead issue," Moran said. Safety and Security investigator Lauren Cummings '72 agreed the case is "very much active" but said "the leads we've developed at this time haven't yielded anything concrete -- yet." The burglaries, which occurred in eight different Dartmouth student residences as well as in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences, were reported between Dec.

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Hood holds 60,000 stored works

By Sara Burch | January 30, 1996

The Hood Museum of Art houses approximately 60,000 significant pieces of art that are not displayed in its galleries, a hidden collection that began in the late 18th century. "This is a students' gallery.

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College implements new Web server

By Erin Loback | January 30, 1996

Dartmouth has added a new World Wide Web server, which will offer faster connections, more resources for users and a centralized information server for the College. Dave Fisher, UNIX systems specialist for computer services, said Kiewit employees have "consolidated the services provided" into one server that provides file transfer services and access to the Web for Dartmouth users. The servers were changed three weeks ago. He said on the old server, if someone was using the Web and someone else was using a research tool such as DCIS Navigator, both applications were slowed down. The old server, Dartvax, still provides mail and news service so the new server can more quickly serve the user, Fisher said. Michael Pryor '98, a member of the WebMaster group who also works at Kiewit, said the Web has become more important to the public, and more and more users have been creating home pages on the Web. However, he said they had pages "all over the place," but "now Kiewit can have more control over things" with the centralized server. Pryor said computer scripts that automate much of the changeover from the old server to the new one, so it is not difficult for Kiewit employees. He said students must move their pages from the old server to this one. Karen Lefrak '98, who has her own home page on the Web, said WebMaster Carla Emmons '97 sent an electronic-mail message to all students with home pages with detailed instructions on how to move their pages to the new server. The message said students must first apply for an account on the new server and then use a program called Fetch to download their files. Fisher said Fetch is an easy-to-use program that quickly enables people to download files. He also said the new server makes it easy to create new pages on the Web because knowledge of operating systems such as UNIX is unnecessary.

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Minority leaders start student group

By James M> Hunnicutt | January 30, 1996

Members of Colors, a newly formed student group composed of leaders from seven campus minority organizations, said last night that the group will act as voice to challenge racism at the College. Patricia Frausto '97, serving as a spokesperson for the group, said members of Colors "definitely plan on acting in the near future ... as soon as possible" to address recent incidents of racism and homophobia. The presidents and vice presidents of the Afro-American Society, the African and Caribbean Students' Organization, the Dartmouth Asian Organization, the Korean American Student Association, La Alianza Latina, the Milan South Asian Students organization and Native Americans at Dartmouth comprise the membership of the group. At last night's meeting, the group's third since its creation, Frausto mentioned two incidents Colors will address. It will address the racial slurs written two weeks ago on the door of the room of two Asian students in addition to the reports of incidents of homophobia in the Gold Coast residential cluster. "We want to let everyone know that this will not be tolerated," Frausto said, "and that we are not divided." Frausto said the membership of Colors felt these "shameful" occurrences had not been adequately addressed by Dartmouth students or the administration and that more needs to be said about them. People began talking about forming Colors last term, so some past officers of the seven groups are also in Colors, such as Frausto, who was the vice president of La Alianza in the fall.

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Fringe candidates seek to spice up NH primary

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | January 30, 1996

As the major GOP candidates accelerate toward the Feb. 20 finish line and President Bill Clinton campaigns safely from the sidelines, several other candidates are still trying gain enough name recognition to get into the race. According to the New Hampshire Secretary of State's Division of Elections office, a $1,000 filing fee and a simple declaration of candidacy, including the candidate's address and the office he or she is seeking, are the only requirements candidates face in order to appear on the ballot. The widespread media attention and the relative ease with which candidates can appear on the ballot has drawn a multitude of so-called "fringe" candidates to campaign in the state. These fringe candidates, who often have no political experience and admit to having no chance of challenging major party candidates, seek to draw attention to their platforms in order to bring their pet issues to the national stage. Caroline P.

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Barros '96 works to change race relations

By Michael A> Posey | January 30, 1996

Articulate, pensive and candid, John Barros '96 has created many avenues for improving race relations on campus. In addition to his position as president of the Afro-American Society, Barros is an intern for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, a member of the senior society Casque and Gauntlet and a member of Paleopitus, a group of senior leaders who advise the Dean of the College and the College President. In addition, he is a performer in the Black Underground Theatre Association and the program liaison for Cutter-Shabazz Hall. Balancing his many responsibilities, Barros focused on the main project that lay ahead of him at the beginning of this year -- reconstructing the AAm. Leading the AAm Perhaps Barros' most time-consuming responsibility at the College is his job as president of the AAm. When he ascended to the AAm presidency, Barros faced the challenge of returning stability to an organization whose leadership structure had been seriously shaken last spring. Last year's AAm president, James Hunter '95, resigned under pressure in the wake of charges from The Dartmouth Review, the off-campus conservative weekly, that alleged Hunter was brought before the Committee on Standards to face charges of sexual assault and that Hunter was convicted of credit card fraud. AAm Vice President Thomas Fisher '96, who has worked closely with Barros, recalled how last year's AAm "ended in controversy and in fighting." Barros recognized that leading the AAm would be a challenge, and once he took the reins of power, he initiated an internal overhaul of the organization. "One of the main goals of my presidency was internal cleaning-up," Barros said. "It was something that needed to be done in order to fulfill our mission to students to act as a support and to help them excel academically," he said. Many executives welcomed Barros' ideas to rebuild the AAm. And under Barros' leadership, Fisher said the AAm has come a long way.

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