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Hunger Awareness Week kicks off with charity run

By Sarah Burch | November 13, 1995

In an effort to raise students' awareness of hunger issues, Students Fighting Hunger has planned week-long program aimed at relieving the Upper Valley's hunger crisis. "Hunger Awareness Week" kicked off yesterday with a Race Against Hunger and will end this Saturday with a Community Food Drive at local supermarkets. More than 40 students participated in yesterday's race, a five-kilometer run/walk through Hanover.

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Buchanan to speak tonight

By Jeffrey Beyer | November 13, 1995

Although the New Hampshire primary is only three months away, tonight's visit by conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan is the only the second stop in Hanover by a Republican presidential candidate. Buchanan, a special assistant to President Richard Nixon and the former communications director for President Ronald Reagan, will speak tonight in Webster Hall. Lamar Alexander, the former governor of Tennessee and President George Bush's education secretary spoke to a capacity crowd at Collis Common Ground 10 days ago. Both speeches are part of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences's Daniel Webster lecture series. According to Jim Brennan '96, the Rockefeller Center's political programs intern, all of the Republican candidates have expressed interest in coming to campus, but it has been difficult to get them to commit to a specific time. "Their schedules are so fluid and change so often," he said.

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College hosts leadership symposium; Pelton, Rosenwald discuss their tenure as leaders in symposium

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | November 13, 1995

Dean of the College Lee Pelton and E. John Rosenwald, the chairman of the College's Board of Trustees, discussed what they believed to be their biggest mistakes in a panel discussion Saturday afternoon. The discussion, held in 101 Collis, was part of the weekend's Ivy League Leadership Symposium, which featured panels and activities for student representatives from each Ivy League school. Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia, who moderated the panel, said the discussion focused on mistakes so that student leaders could avoid making them in the future. Pelton spoke about the difficulties he faced and the mistakes he made in securing support for the Report of the Committee on the First Year Experience. Pelton said he made a mistake by not getting "up-front support." "I got support in the middle of the process," Pelton said. The report, released in the spring of 1994, recommended a number of changes designed to improve the first-year experience by restructuring the College's residential system, enhancing intellectualism and revising the orientation process. The report stimulated heated debate on campus, especially about the proposal for freshmen-only residence halls, and caused Pelton to modify "the original vision I had" after more than a year of community discussion. Pelton said he was tempted to incorporate the changes proposed by the first-year committee without any discussion. "I thought about just doing it," Pelton said.

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Students discuss 'homphobic attacks'

By Jean Blackerby | November 13, 1995

About 15 students gathered in the lounge of the New Hampshire residence hall last night to discuss what members of the Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance termed "homophobic attacks" and why the attacks have received little attention from students. Members of the DRA and other students spoke informally about the incidents, noting that issues concerning race and gender are debated often on campus, while issues of sexuality are ignored or put to the side. The discussion focused on the story of a woman who said she was harassed in Lord residence hall two weeks ago because she had a DRA flag hanging in her window. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Dartmouth previously that people were yelling and throwing dirt at her first-floor window.

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The Dartmouth names new directorate

By David Pichler | November 13, 1995

Maggie Fritz '97, a 20 year-old history major from Mottram St. Andrew, England, has been named the next president of The Dartmouth. Fritz, who will be the eighth woman to head the newspaper, will succeed Justin Steinman '96.

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Students hold leadership conference

By Allison Brugg | November 10, 1995

Student leaders from the eight Ivy League schools will flock to Hanover this weekend to participate in the first-ever Ivy League symposium on leadership, examining the "Bestiality of Leadership." The symposium, which was organized by Theresa Ellis '97 and Sarah Lenczner '97, will look at the "unspoken difficult things that go along with being a leader," like stress and personal costs, Ellis said. The idea for the symposium came from a conversation the two women had with Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia about the resignation of Student Assembly President Danielle Moore '95 last fall and a leave of absence Harvard University President Neil Rudenstine took last year because of fatigue. The conversation concerned issues from the "other side" of leadership. "People didn't feel there was enough support for student leadership," Sateia said.

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Sigma Delta revises constitution

By Erin Loback | November 10, 1995

Sigma Delta sorority announced that it reworked its constitution to restructure its executive council and redefine the house's purpose, addressing issues concerning sexual orientation. A committee of 15 Sigma Delts wrote the new constitution last spring, and the sisters unanimously passed the constitution, according to Sigma Delt President Lauren Currie '96.

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Tuck holds panel on implants

By Karen Rose | November 10, 1995

Colleen Swanson, who suffered severe health problems she believes are directly related to her silicone breast implants, said last night that women need to be warned about the danger of breast implants. "We don't need breasts to be healthy, and we don't need breasts to be smart, but we do need the right to make informed decisions," said Colleen Swanson, who is the wife of a Dow Corning executive.

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Crane: Greeks need to change to survive

By Michelle Gregg | November 10, 1995

Mitch Crane, a retired federal judge and the former district governor of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, said in a speech last night that the Greek system desperately needs to change to survive. "We can't be afraid to change," Crane said to nearly 200 students in 105 Dartmouth Hall. "People's perception of the Greek system is based on their knowledge of what happened in the '60s, what they read in the newspaper, what they see on television and what they actually witness on campuses," Crane said. Crane talked extensively about the risks caused by alcohol and drug abuse, hazing and rape within the Greek system. Crane told several true stories about individuals who were killed in hazing practices, about men who died of blood-alcohol poisoning and of women who were raped after attending Greek-sponsored events. "People read about these tragedies in the newspapers and they don't think of them as isolated incidents -- they view them as the norm," Crane said.

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Trustees arrive in Hanover today

By James M> Hunnicutt | November 9, 1995

The Board of Trustees arrives in Hanover today for what should be a quiet weekend of meetings, College spokesman Roland Adams said. "A lot of the agenda is going to be informational," Adams said. He said the Board will convene several meetings with students and committees to learn about the status of the College to prepare the Board for the rest of the academic year. "This is going to be the Board's first regularly scheduled meeting since June -- making it the first of the current academic year," Adams said. Student Assembly Jim Rich '96 said he plans to address the Trustees this weekend.

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Beta plans discussions on racism and sexism

By Jeffrey Beyer | November 9, 1995

More than a month after Dean of the College Lee Pelton wrote a letter to Beta Theta Pi fraternity urging the house to develop "bona fide, authentic and ongoing events" to address racism and sexism in the Greek system and on campus, Beta has started to arrange a series of discussions to be held in January. Pelton's letter to Beta, which was written on Sept.

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Police investigate sophomore's injuries

By Scott D. Anthony | November 8, 1995

Hanover Police is still investigating how John Coleman '98 received extensive head wounds that caused him to bleed profusely early Saturday morning, and have not ruled out the possibility that he was involved in a fight. Although Hanover Police Detective Sergeant Frank Moran said there currently is no evidence that Coleman was involved in an "altercation," he said "there is still some degree of mystery with regard to what happened." "We're not sure if he could have been in an altercation or if he just fell," Moran said.

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Student Assembly passes two motions

By James M> Hunnicutt | November 8, 1995

The Student Assembly passed two motions last night, one calling for the administration to overhaul the undergraduate advising system and one voicing the Assembly's opposition to a recent spate of homophobic activity on campus In response to several incidents of harassment against members and supporters of the gay, lesbian and bisexual community, the Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling for the campus to "acknowledge the moral and ethical wrong of these hateful and hurtful actions." Moments after passing the anti-homophobia resolution, the Assembly unanimously approved sending a letter regarding advising to the Committee on Organization and Policy, a faculty committee that considers general policies that affect the faculty as a whole. Advising resolution The letter, drafted by Assembly President Jim Rich '96, demands that "the Committee on Organization and Policy take immediate steps to provide for a substantial review of the current system of first- and second-year advising." The letter cites research conducted by last year's Assembly that found that a large number of students are very dissatisfied with counseling. The current system does not offer students enough guidance, especially regarding planning for majors, the letter states. Calling for an overhaul of undergraduate advising, the Assembly proposes in the letter more extensive training for advisers and a system to insure only faculty members who are enthusiastic about helping students become advisers. "I think Dartmouth students on the whole feel that the current system is ineffective," Rich said. "I think it's one of the most important issues for a Dartmouth student," Rich said.

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College mourns loss of Israeli leader

By Aaron Lisman | November 8, 1995

Members of the Dartmouth community last night mourned the death of Yitzak Rabin, the prime minister of Israel who was assassinated on Saturday. A diverse group of students and administrators took their turns at the podium in Rollins Chapel to pay Rabin their respect with songs, prayers and remembrances. About 400 mourners, including students, faculty, staff, administrators and Hanover residents gathered to remember Rabin.

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Sig Ep, Theta receive Greek award

By Jennifer Chon | November 8, 1995

Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96 and Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders last night presented the third annual 15 Webster Avenue Award to the sisters of Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority and the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. The 15 Webster Avenue Award goes to the Greek organization whose proposal for community service is judged to be the most worthy of a $2,000 grant from the 15 Webster Avenue Fund. Sig Ep and Theta submitted a proposal to "work together in order to provide greater service to the surrounding communities" by building a jungle gym for the Family Place, a non-profit, parent-child center located in White River Junction, Vt. The committee that decides the award is comprised of Raben, Reinders, Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, a member from each Greek sub-council and a member of the Greek Advisory Group. Suzanne Leonard '96, Theta's service chair, submitted the proposal to the committee.

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CYRK executives speak

By Lillie Ng | November 8, 1995

Executives of CYRK Inc., a $400 million public promotional products company, told students about the trials and tribulations of starting a new company in a discussion last night at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. The company, which is based in Gloucester, Mass., designs, manufactures and delivers promotional products to companies, according to Gregory Shlopak, the founder, chairman and chief executive. After showing a short video explaining "What is CYRK," Shlopak went on to describe how he started his own company. While teaching in the marine biology department of a women's junior college in Pennsylvania, Shlopak said he became interested in investing in a distribution company. Shlopak said he always had a desire to start his own business. After facing several successes and set-backs, he started CYRK in 1975 as a screen-printing business that produced t-shirts and other products with brand name logos, he said. "It was difficult finding a good niche in a new business and being competitive in an easy-entry business such as the screen-printing business," Shlopak said. The company was struggling at first, but soon developed a good reputation, a fine network and good relations with people in the industry, Shlopak said. "Success will be determined by your relationships with people in the business," Shlopak said.

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