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Student attacked at Hop

By Charles Davant | November 20, 1995

An unidentified male allegedly attacked a Dartmouth student in front of the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts early Friday morning. The assault, which occurred in the courtyard between the Hanover Inn and the Hopkins Center at approximately 12:15 a.m., appeared to be unprovoked, College Proctor Bob McEwen said. Although the victim was not injured, he was taken to Dick's House for observation.

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Jewish Center receives large donation

By Charles Davant | November 20, 1995

The family of Steven Roth '62, a New York City real estate developer, recently pledged to fund much of the College's proposed $3-million Center for Jewish Life, which is slated for construction in spring 1996. The family will now have the option to name the facility, which will be built in an empty lot on Occom Ridge Road near Delta Delta Delta sorority.

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Barff: Honor code to remain unchanged

By Leah Campbell | November 20, 1995

Despite criticism from some students and professors, the Committee of Organization and Policy decided the Honor Principle is an integral part of a student's experience and should remain mostly unchanged. After a meeting earlier this month, COP Chair Richard Barff said the committee "found no need for deep structural change in the system." The COP considers general policies that affect the faculty as a whole and make recommendations on then when appropriate.

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Students tolerant of gays

By Erin Loback | November 20, 1995

Despite a recent rash of homophobic activity on campus, leaders in the gay, lesbian and bisexual community say most students are tolerant of homosexuals, but add that the entire Dartmouth community must do more to prevent hate crimes. On Halloween night, someone threw dirt at a first-floor window of Jocelyn Bramble '96, a resident of Lord Hall.

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Rep. Portman '79 defends GOP actions

By Jeffrey Beyer | November 20, 1995

U.S. Representative Robert Portman '79, R-Ohio, explained the actions of the mostly Republican Congress in a speech last night at the Rockefeller Center for the Social Science. About 30 people attended Portman's presentation, titled "Presidential Politics and The Republican Revolution." Portman said the current state of affairs in Washington, D.C., is hectic, since three closely linked pieces of legislation are under simultaneous consideration. The Budget Reconciliation Bill calls for a balanced federal budget within seven years.

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Carnival theme chosen

By Michael A> Posey | November 20, 1995

The Winter Carnival Council recently selected " 'Round the Girdled Earth They Roamed: A Prehistoric Carnival" as the theme for this year's annual Winter Carnival. The council, made up of about 40 students and advised by Coordinator of Student Programs Linda Kennedy, has been meeting to decide this year's Carnival theme since Summer term. The theme was chosen by the council this summer. "Ultimately it was the decision of Amy Henry '97 and myself," said Timothy Chow, the senior co-chair of the council. Henry is the council's junior co-chair. Chow said many themes were tossed around, but the council liked the prehistoric idea. "We found a way to incorporate this theme by using a line from the Alma Mater," Chow said. The line from the Alma Mater states: "Though 'round the girdled earth they roam, / Her spell on them remains." "The council selected this year's theme early in order to advertise the event, especially to freshmen," Chow said. With the selection of this year's Carnival theme, the council also announced its annual t-shirt and poster design contest. The deadline for the contest is Jan.

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Tiger talks about HIV

By Erik Tanouye | November 17, 1995

Lisa Tiger, a Native American educator and women's activist, said in a speech Wednesday that building self-esteem and avoiding the perils of alcohol are essential to the fight against AIDS. "Self-esteem is a fragile thing," said Tiger to an audience of about 55 people in 105 Dartmouth Hall.

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Cornish: GOP welfare reforms are misguided

By Erik Tanouye | November 17, 1995

Sociology Professor Steven Cornish said last night that the Republican party is misguided in its attempts to cut welfare programs. "It's an attempt to shift the value system of the United States in a direction that I'm not sure the majority of the population wants to go," Cornish said. Cornish was part of a three-member panel discussion on "The Effects of the Republican Agenda on Issues of Hunger," presented to a small audience in the Rockefeller Center for Social Sciences as part of Hunger Awareness Week. "They are not perfect," Cornish said of welfare programs, "but there is considerable evidence that these programs are helping." Cornish said the federal government needs to maintain its role as the "protector of last resort." He called the debate over welfare an "ideological struggle." "In this struggle, entitlements becomes a dirty word, and welfare recipients become demonized," Cornish said.

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Luxon to screen video Winter term

By Aaron Lisman | November 17, 1995

English Professor Thomas Luxon said he will not hold the second presentation of the "Hell Night" video and audio tapes until Winter term. Luxon had originally planned to show the tapes by the end of this term, but said many people were too busy with papers and exams to shift their attention to anything other than school work. Luxon said he was negotiating with sponsors to schedule the event sometime during the second week of Winter term.

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'Dialectic' promotes political discussion

By Erik Tanouye | November 15, 1995

Students looking for political discussion no longer have to search high and low to find it -- they only have to flip their radio dial to 1340 WDCR, the College's AM radio station, to listen to "Dartmouth Dialectic." "Dartmouth Dialectic," started this term by Henry Broaddus '97, is a Crossfire-style political discussion between a panel of four students.

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Sophomore starts up new women's issue publication

By Sara Burch | November 15, 1995

Lia Monahon '98, who was supposed to be an editor of the Spare Rib this term, left the publication to pioneer a new campus publication focusing on women's issues. The formal purpose of the new publication, which does not have a name yet, is "to publish a newspaper for and about women that serves as an outlet for a wide range of perspectives," Monahon said. "Other publications on campus serve a very narrow perspective," Monahon said.

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Bollinger talks about freedom of speech

By Jake Molland | November 15, 1995

Provost Lee Bollinger said yesterday that although Dartmouth is a private institution that cannot be controlled by the government, students do not abandon their First Amendment rights when they come to the College. Bollinger told a group of about 20 students in Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity that certain areas, like military bases and college campuses, are exempt from constitutional law. Although the Su preme Court allows school administrations to control the activities they sponsor, Bollinger said, "students don't give up their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gates." Much of the discussion centered around differences between speech laws in public institutions and private institutions, such as Dartmouth. "The Constitution does not apply to Dartmouth," Bollinger said, because it is a private organization.

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Professor talks about Unabomber

By Jacqueline Rose | November 15, 1995

Intrigued by the 35,000-word "manifesto" authored by the Unabomber, who is believed to be responsible for killing three people and injuring 22 in a series of bombings over the last 17 years, History Professor Richard Kremer decided to investigate the document for himself. And Kremer, who specializes in the history of science and teaches a course on scientific revolutions and modern society, said the manifesto provides important clues about the terrorist's identity. In June, the Unabomber sent the manuscript, which is titled "Industrial Society and Its Future," to The New York Times and The Washington Post, threatening to continue bombing unless one of the newspapers agreed to publish it.

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