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Gender parity introduces new trends in Greek houses

By Sara Burch | October 26, 1995

With Dartmouth coming ever closer to complete gender parity, it may become increasingly difficult for the fraternity system to support 15 houses. Administrators have long predicted that as the number of female students slowly increases, competition between the houses for scarcer male resources will cause several of the fraternities to eventually disappear. According to statistics from the Office of Residential Life, 245 men pledged a house this term, down from 264 last fall.

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College vies for NCAA certification

By Jacqueline Rose | October 26, 1995

The College is about to embark on a comprehensive, year-long evaluation of its athletic program to be in compliance with new National Collegiate Athletic Association requirements, College Spokesman Roland Adams said. Dartmouth will conduct a self-evaluation and submit its findings to the NCAA, which will then determine whether to award the College NCAA certification, conditional certification or no certification, Adams said. "We do the study, but the NCAA issues accreditation based on an evaluation of our study," Adams said.

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First phase of expansion underway

By Cindy H. Jwo | October 26, 1995

With the demolition of the old Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in September, the College is one step closer to completing the first phase of its northward expansion. The first stage of the expansion plan, scheduled to finish in 2000, includes converting the old hospital into a parking lot, constructing a new psychology building and building the Berry Library extension of Baker Library. By January, most of the rubble from the hospital demolition should be cleared.

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Alumni reminisce about past at games

By Ann Debord | October 25, 1995

As Abner Oakes '56 watched the Big Green football team crush Colgate University on Saturday, he probably thought of his grandfather, Charles Oakes, a member of the Class of 1883. More than 100 years before the Dartmouth football team squashed Colgate 35-14, Charles Oakes scored the only touchdown in the College's first-ever football game, an 1881 meeting against Amherst College. Abner Oakes, a third-generation Dartmouth alumnus, was just one of many graduates who returned to the College for Homecoming this weekend to reminisce and pay homage to their alma mater. Most alumni at the football game said they came to the game because, as Roger Phillips '52 said, they "love Dartmouth football." This love is what Phillips said draws him from his home in Connecticut to watch the Homecoming game at Memorial Field ever year. Though his two sons, members of the Classes of 1979 and 1980, keep the College on his mind, Phillips' strongest link to Dartmouth remains football games.

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Professors, known for teaching, find new niche to excel in

By Amy Semet | October 25, 1995

Dartmouth professors, widely known for their superlative teaching ability, also say the College provides an excellent atmosphere for top-rate research. Many professors said the Dartmouth Plan gives them flexibility that makes research easier. "It is possible to arrange your teaching schedule so that you have a fairly substantial amount of time off when you are working on a major project," said Film Studies Professor Joanna Rapf, who said the teaching load at Dartmouth is lighter than at other universities. Rapf wrote a book called "Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography," which is about the great film comedian, his life and his art. Rapf said she wrote the book over seven years and has dedicated it to her research assistant who died unexpectedly of cancer. "The book appears in 1995 because it is the 100th anniversary of Buster's birth," Rapf said. Professors also have a wealth of funds to draw upon to help them in their research. "A professor can use the stipend for a student research assistant, who may help by getting needed books and articles from the library," English Professor Blanche Gelfant said.

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Students discuss first-year experiences

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | October 25, 1995

Eight Dartmouth students discussed the influence of their sometimes-woeful freshman years at a panel discussion last night in Brace Commons in the East Wheelcok residence cluster. The panel discussion, titled "This is My Dartmouth," drew a crowd of about 30 people. Most of the panelists said their first year at Dartmouth was often disappointing. "The hardest thing in my life my freshman fall was that I didn't get into the Dodecaphonics," a coed a cappella group, said Kelii Opulauoho '96, Student Assembly vice president.

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SA hears about suicides

By James M> Hunnicutt | October 25, 1995

Responding to the suicides of four Dartmouth students in two years, including three in the last four months, the Student Assembly last night met with Director of Counseling and Human Development Jeff Hersh to discuss how the campus can cope with the tragedies. In separate incidents over the last four months, Philip Deloria '96, Sarah Devens '96 and Marcus Rice '94 killed themselves on leave terms.

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Learning what College courses never taught you

By Lillie Ng | October 25, 1995

Although Dartmouth is one of the premier liberal arts schools in the country, there are some things that students just can't learn in the classroom. For instance, many students graduate without knowing how to fix an automobile, how to administer Cardial Pulmonary Resuscitation or why you should never order pasta at a business lunch. To fill in the gaps, the 1996 Class Council is sponsoring a series of informational sessions, titled "Life 101: What I didn't learn in college," designed to prepare seniors for life after graduation. The purpose of the program is to teach seniors "things that you don't know but are expected to know when you get in the real world," according to Carrie Kuss '96, one of the program's organizers and a member of the council. The free hour-long courses will be held on Thursday nights starting at 7. According to Senior Class Treasurer Chris Marston, two sessions will be held this term and five sessions will be offered in winter. Senior Class Vice President Tom Caputo will teach the first session -- "Surfing the Web" -- in Silsby Hall this Thursday. The series will include advice on interviewing etiquette, dressing for success, how to find an apartment, how to buy a car, basic auto repair, how to file income taxes, options for investment and adult CPR, Kuss said. "Sometimes the enrollment will be limited, depending on the session," Kuss said.

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College inducts early Phi Beta Kappas

By Sara Burch | October 25, 1995

While the top college seniors in America are inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society each spring, 21 seniors got that invitation two terms early. Dartmouth's chapter recently inducted 21 brainy members of the Class of 1996 "whose academic rank is among the highest," according to the organizations charter. Secretary-Treasurer of the College's Phi Beta Kappa chapter Margot de l'Etoile said the early elects are "loosely the top 20 of the class." "Others may feel left out," she said.

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'Money' light, of unknown origin, turned on

By Lillie Ng | October 23, 1995

This weekend, the College turned on the famous "green light" in Baker Library's tower, an old tradition of unknown origin. The green light, which is turned on for major weekends, is often referred to by students as the "money light" because it is lit on occasions that attract many College alumni. On Dartmouth Night this past Friday, the green light was turned on and stayed on through the night, according to John Gratiot, associate director of Facilities, Operations and Management. "The light is turned on based on requests from the Events Office," Gratiot said.

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College celebrates Homecoming: 100th Dartmouth Night

By Michael Ross | October 23, 1995

Crowds of students and alumni filled Hanover's streets and the Green Friday for the College's 100th Dartmouth Night celebration, the traditional beginning of the College's homecoming weekend. Francis Howland '57 called Dartmouth Night "a return to the source." "I do it for me," Howland said.

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