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Keyes speaks on moral decay in modern society

By Aaron Lisman | February 20, 1996

Republican Presidential candidate Alan Keyes challenged students to rebuild the nation's moral fabric in his speech yesterday -- just 20 hours before voting booths opened this morning for the critical New Hampshire primary. Keyes spoke in Collis Common Ground before a group of about 200 students and College community members.

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Senior societies tap new members

By David Kung | February 20, 1996

Last night, Casque and Gauntlet senior society and Fire and Skoal senior society inducted their new members from the Class of 1997. Casque and Gauntlet welcomed 31 new members and Fire and Skoal inducted about 15 new members.

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Walker speaks on 'blacks selling out'

By Tom Arnold | February 20, 1996

Tracing the development of Afro-American music from its roots in Africa to modern day 'gangsta rap,' Drama Professor Victor Walker tackled the question, "Are Blacks Selling out?" About 30 people attended this discussion which was the first installment in the Shabazz Lecture Series. "Selling out is not about money, it is about authenticity and about feigned authenticity," Walker said. Walker said he was not trying to point to rap as social deviance, but rather to what it really is -- entertainment. Walker said the problem is rappers do not appreciate the different aspects of the African-American community, and in that respect are selling out. "Selling out is about not identifying with the diversity in the community," Walker said. Walker gave an extensive history of black music. "We have a tendency to view changes in music as happening in a vacuum," he said.

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Voters can still register in N.H. today

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | February 20, 1996

Today's New Hampshire presidential primary will be the first in the primary's 44 year history in which out-of-state students can vote without establishing permanent residency in the Granite State. Out-of-state students who are registered to vote in their home states simply need to bring a form of personal identification, such as a driver's license or passport, and a postmarked envelope addressed to their New Hampshire residence to vote in the primary, said Hap Hinman, New Hampshire Collegiate Director of the Dole campaign. "They will ask you to sign an affidavit saying that you won't vote in your home state's primary," said Hinman.

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Clinton addresses Keene crowd

By Jacqueline Rose | February 19, 1996

KEENE, Feb. 17 -- Sixty-two Dartmouth students joined about 10,000 people who braved the cold to stand outside and listen to President Bill Clinton campaign here today.Chris Swift '98, the Clinton-Gore campaign coordinator at Dartmouth, said one news organization described the speech as "the largest crowd ever assembled for any primary event in New Hampshire." The President told the audience he is committed to improving the lives of the younger generation. "There are a lot of young people in audience," he said.

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Collis hosts radio national program

By Jacqueline Rose | February 19, 1996

Students, faculty and New Hampshire residents exchanged their conflicting political views on Bruce DuMont's nationally syndicated radio show, "Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont," which was broadcast live from the Collis Center last night. A rotating group of participants discussed the results of the latest WMUR-Dartmouth poll, Republican presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan's recent success in the Iowa primary, the feasibility of each of the republican nominees and the anger which currently prevails among voters. Director of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences Linda Fowler discussed the results of the latest WMUR-Dartmouth poll which was released on Friday.

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Buchanan and Dole tie in final College poll

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | February 19, 1996

According to the most recent election poll conducted by Dartmouth and WMUR, Sen. Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan are tied in the race for the GOP presidential nomination in the New Hampshire primary, while support for hopeful Steve Forbes has dropped by half. If the GOP primary had been held between Feb.

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Pelton outlines his proposal

By Aaron Lisman | February 19, 1996

At its Winter term meeting this weekend, the College's Board of Trustees voted to implement the Dartmouth Experience proposal, set forward by Dean of the College Lee Pelton. Under the plan, the East Wheelock cluster will undergo a $600,000 renovation this summer and will be outfitted with a resident professor, a "cluster dean," a snack bar and a $25,000 programming budget by Fall term. Pelton said he hopes the plan, which is the realization of the recommendations of the Committee on the First-Year Experience that Pelton created and chaired, will result in the "marriage of intellectual and social life" at Dartmouth.Pelton said success in the East Wheelock cluster may lead to similar renovations in other Dartmouth residence hall clusters. "We intend to evaluate this initial step after a couple of years, and if it is judged a success, to replicate it in other clusters," he said. Pelton said he expects 50 percent of the cluster's 235 residents to be freshmen and that upperclassmen are an important component of the project. Pelton said students will be able to request to live in the new cluster when they apply for housing.

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Board of Trustees to meet this weekend

By Karen Rose | February 16, 1996

The College's Board of Trustees will meet with College President James Freedman, officers of the College, students and faculty at its annual Winter term meeting, which begins today. "This is the traditional meeting at which tuition rates are set," College Spokesman Roland Adams said. The Trustees will also examine the proposals from the Committee on the First-Year Experience -- the Dartmouth Experience proposal. Dean of the College Lee Pelton said, "I am asking [the Trustees] to approve the project, the funding and the funding source for the project." On May 5, the Committee on the First-Year Experience, which Pelton created and chaired to examine the first-year experience at the College, recommended the creation of a mixed-class residency cluster. The cluster would include a faculty associate, additional dining and social facilities and an increased programming budget, according to the report. If the Trustees approve the proposal, construction of the residence halls will begin in the fall of 1996, Pelton said. The meetings will run throughout today and conclude on Saturday with a breakfast with students.

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Pollitt denounces right-wing feminism

By Jacqueline Rose | February 16, 1996

Katha Pollitt, an associate editor of The Nation, said there is no such thing as a right-wing feminist and spoke out against the concept of right-wing feminism, in her speech last night titled, "Can You Be a 'Right Wing Feminist'?" "You can be a right-wing feminist as long as you don't give either term a lot of thought," Pollitt said. More than 100 people gathered in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences to hear the speech which was part of a series of events exploring the meaning of feminism sponsored by the Women's Resource Center. Pollitt blamed the media for the inflated popularity of right-wing feminism, which she termed "anti-feminism." She said this form of feminism manifests itself in four forms. First, these feminists claim the women's movement has already achieved success. Expounding upon this view, she said, women already have the right to vote--"what more do women want?

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Drug investigation will continue

By Erin Loback | February 16, 1996

No arrests will be made in connection with a drug investigation of members of Bones Gate fraternity until evidence confiscated by the police is sent to a forensics lab to be analyzed, Detective Sergeant Frank Moran of Hanover Police said. The forensics tests will take four to six weeks, Moran said yesterday. Hanover Police found and seized evidence of potentially illegal substances during a fire alarm inspection at the fraternity house last Thursday. Moran said he plans to send the exhibits to a forensics lab early next week for tests to determine if the substances found are controlled drugs, Moran said.

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Radio covers N.H. Primary

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | February 16, 1996

It's not everyday that a Dartmouth student witnesses a near-brawl at a rally for presidential candidate Pat Buchanan -- but a member of the Dartmouth Election Network did. The student-operated Dartmouth Election Network, which is broadcast by the College's two radio stations, transmits primary coverage to dozens of radio stations across the country. "It's an interesting way to kill a Friday afternoon," said Kate Buhrmaster '97, the Election Network reporter who covered the Buchanan rally. She said there was "nearly a brawl" between Christian activists supporting Buchanan and a Jewish man, who questioned Buchanan's support for school prayer. Buhrmaster said she also covered GOP Candidate Bob Dole's Dartmouth visit in addition to New Hampshire appearances by President Bill Clinton and Elizabeth Dole for the Election Network. Broadcast by WDCR and WFRD, the Election Network has covered campaign events across the state for months. "We're the only station, period, that has 200 people on its election night staff," said Election Network Executive Producer Sabrina Serrantino '95.

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Students talk about Greek diversity issues

By Erin Loback | February 16, 1996

Sigma Nu fraternity sponsored a community discussion last night itled "Race Issues, Diversity and the Greek system" to talk about the way the Greek system relates to minority groups on campus and to the Dartmouth community in general. About 30 students participated in the discussion moderated by College Christian Chaplain Gwendolyn King and Director of Health Resources Gabrielle Lucke. King and Lucke began the discussion by creating a list of ideas students think of when they think of the Greek system.

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Tucker starts new multicultural project

By Neil Desai | February 15, 1996

The Tucker Foundation recently unveiled a new multicultural project, the aim of which is to expose area public school children to cultural education. The whole idea is "experimental education," said Volunteer Coordinator for the Tucker Foundation Erin Murphy. Murphy said Dartmouth Community Services approached three schools during the fall and persuaded them to co-sponsor the project and its grant proposal. Students can volunteer in three local elementary schools -- Ray, Thetford and Lyme -- and suggest their own ideas about incorporating cultural education in the school curriculum, Murphy said. The schools "are so enthusiastic about it and eager to get the Dartmouth students in their schools," Murphy said. "Students can come in and bring poetry, music or just talk about their personal experiences," Unai Montes-Irueste '98 said. He said the program works by trying to negotiate a compromise with the teacher's curriculum to fit in projects of their own. "Right now we are throwing ideas around from which we will have a basis for a prototype upon which to build," he said. "Children are very curious and they want to study and examine things," he said.

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DDS initiates dialogue with students on services

By Michael A> Posey | February 15, 1996

In an effort to increase student input in programming and on-campus dining changes, Dartmouth Dining Services has begun a series of roundtable discussions designed to initiate dialogue between DDS officials and students. Held in the Tindle Lounge of Thayer Dining Hall, the discussions are catered and attended by randomly selected undergraduates and several DDS employees. "Roundtable discussions were started to get in touch with our customers," said Pete Napolitano, director of the College's Dining Services. Initiated to pool student input on projects already developed or in progress, the focus of the roundtable discussions have recently changed to concentrate on programming and on-campus dining changes which are in development. "We've used the roundtable discussions in the past for students to comment on already developed programs," Napolitano said. "We wanted to find out how we were and where our customers wanted us to precede," he said. DDS "is taking a look at what we are doing and what we have done ... in order to enhance changes to traditional meal plan," Napolitano said.

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New radio service allows clearer sound

By Christopher Chang | February 15, 1996

A new piece of equipment recently installed in the offices of the Dartmouth News Service now allows members of the College community to be interviewed on the radio from anywhere in the country with crisp, clean audio accuracy. The new technology, an Integrated Services Data Network setup, makes it sound to radio listeners as if the interviewer and source are sitting in the same room as one another -- despite the fact they could be on opposite sides of the country. Before the ISDN facility was added on Jan.

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