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Water discolored but 'not any danger to' students

By Michael Ross | October 10, 1995

Although students may notice a brown discoloration in the water supply to many parts of campus today, a spokesman from the Hanover Water Works Company said the discoloration will cause no harm to students. A water main under Crosby Street next to Topliff residence hall burst around 4:00 p.m.

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Historian talks on American culture: In speech, Kammen lists four phases in American collective past

By Jean Blackerby | October 10, 1995

Pulitzer Prize winning historian Michael Kammen yesterday explained how national monuments and heroic figures in American history have contributed to the creation of a specifically American culture and the development of a collective American memory. In a speech to roughly 60 people, mostly history honors majors, Kammen described the four phases in the development of the American collective past. Kammen, who is a professor at Cornell University and the current president of the Organization of American Historians, delivered this year's Robert S.

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Student entrepreneurs balance books and bills

By Samantha Goldberg | October 10, 1995

Most students at Dartmouth find their day passes quickly enough as they hurry from classroom to classroom, activity to activity and sport to sport. But some students choose to add an additional layer of complication to their undergraduate careers.

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Students to rally against anti-gay law

By Jennifer Prusik | October 9, 1995

The Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance is planning to stage a candlelight vigil on the Green tomorrow night to protest a controversial Colorado law that denies gays, lesbians and bisexuals any special preferences or protection from job and housing discrimination. The vigil will coincide with the United States Supreme Court's consideration of the law, said Alexis Sainz '96, a member of DRA and co-chair of the former Dartmouth Area Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Organization. The Supreme Court will start hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of Colorado's Amendment Two tomorrow morning. Amendment Two, a referendum passed in 1992 by the citizens of Colorado, states that any person of "homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientation" will not be given "any minority status, quota preference, protected status, or claim of discrimination." The Colorado Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional but the state appealed to the U.S.

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Citations less elusive than the 4.0

By Erica Thrall | October 9, 1995

For most students, citations seem as elusive as a perfect 4.0 grade point average. But on average, more than 200 students receive citations each term, about 6.4 percent of those enrolled. In the last three years the number of citations awarded per term, with the exception of summer terms, has fluctuated from a low of 183 in the fall of 1992 to a high of 279 in the spring of 1994. Last spring, 228 citations were awarded. According to the College's Organization, Regulations and Courses handbook, citations are awarded for an "excellent mastery of the course material" and a "very high degree of originality, creativity, or both." Music Professor Bill Summers said citations are given to students who are "head and shoulders above everyone." Chemistry Professor Roger Soderberg said he awards citations to students who do a superb job in lab or write fantastic papers and who demonstrate a true love for the subject. "Some just do everything right," Soderberg said. But citations are not necessarily given to the person with the highest grade in the class, Associate Registrar Nancy Broadhead said.

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Joseph talks on African democracy

By Arvidas Remeza | October 6, 1995

Richard Joseph '65 said last night the dramatic end of the Cold War made 1989 a pivotal year for politics in Africa. Joseph, a political science professor at Emory University, gave a speech titled "The Struggle for Peace and Democracy in Africa: A Personal View" to about 40 students and professors. Joseph has been interested in African politics since his days as an undergraduate at Dartmouth.

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College constructing a pedestrian walkway

By Sarah Bailin | October 6, 1995

After years of discussion, the College is finally converting the street running between Massachusetts Row residence cluster and McNutt and Parkhurst administration buildings into a pedestrian walkway. Associate Director of Facilities, Operations and Management John Gratiot said the College is making the road a pedestrian walkway because "it makes the area a more pedestrian-friendly zone and it visually enhances the campus." Gratiot said there was some concern that the area was unsafe for students and other people who pass through. Facilities, Operations and Management removed the large, overgrown shrubs that grew close to the residence halls and will replace them with a grassy area this spring.

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M. RIce '94 commits suicide in hometown

By Karen Rose | October 6, 1995

Marcus Rice '94, a planned computer science major who never finished his degree requirements at Dartmouth, committed suicide last month in his home in Tarrytown, N.Y., his father Berkeley Rice said yesterday.

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Hanover High may serve as skater refuge

By Elizabeth Tedesco | October 6, 1995

Hanover High School may serve as a temporary home for skateboarders cast from town streets by a recent decision to ban skateboarding in Hanover's business district. The ban, which was approved by the Hanover Board of Selectman on Sept.

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New faculty members appointed to 14 departments

By Neeta Raghavan | October 5, 1995

Dartmouth hired 19 new professors in 14 different departments this year, some of whom were hired as part of the College's ongoing efforts to implement its new curriculum. Dean of the Faculty James Wright said the number of new recruits this year is consistent with the average number from previous years, which tends to be between 18 and 20. Wright also said after "investing a lot of time and effort in the recruitment of new faculty," Dartmouth regularly gets its top choices.

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COP to discuss questionnaire results

By Leah Campbell | October 5, 1995

The Committee on Organization and Policy will meet on Tuesday to discuss results from a survey sent in the Winter term evaluating the Academic Honor Principle, and will probably release a response to the survey later this term. Geography Professor Richard Barff, who chairs the COP, said the honor principle survey was sent to 800 students and faculty after Dean of the College Lee Pelton requested a comprehensive survey. Barff said he thinks the honor principle is "probably not in crisis" although the committee has not yet released any of the survey's findings. The point of Tuesday's COP meeting will be to draw conclusions from survey results in the hope of drafting a "response" to campus opinion of the honor principle, Barff said.

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SA discusses new projects and incoming members

By James M> Hunnicutt | October 5, 1995

The Student Assembly met last night to discuss its upcoming projects and to prepare for an influx of new members. Meredith Epstein '97, vice president of student services, said her committee is trying to implement a safe rides program and have more change machines installed. Brandon del Pozo '96, vice president of academic affairs, said the Assembly is still working on an electronic course guide, which will be put on the World Wide Web. Vice President of Communications Scott Rowekamp '97 said his committee will work to publish two newsletters each term and issue press releases. Assembly President Jim Rich '96 said next week's Assembly meeting will probably feature "slight chaos" because it will be the first meeting for the Assembly's new members. The Assembly voted to overhaul its constitution at the end of Spring term.

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Swett derides Republicans, calls for social unification

By Aaron Lisman | October 5, 1995

Former Congressman Dick Swett, a candidate for U.S. Senate in 1996, accused Republicans of using "destructive, hate filled rhetoric" to polarize society and called for social "bridges" to reunite America in a speech last night. Swett, who served two terms as a Democratic Congressman from New Hampshire's Second Congressional district, spoke to a crowd of about 40 students at a Young Democrats meeting in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. First elected to the House in 1990, Swett was the first Democrat to occupy the seat in 78 years.

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Major patterns show social sciences are gaining popularity

By Ardua Harris | October 5, 1995

More seniors today are majoring in biology and economics than five years ago, but government, history and English remain Dartmouth's most popular majors. At the start of Fall term, 155 seniors are government majors, 122 are history majors and 121 are English majors, according to Teresa Rodimon, the assistant to the registrar.

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College plans to build composting plant

By Aaron Lisman | October 4, 1995

The half-eaten pile of mush masquerading as mashed potatoes you left on your plate may soon be valuable resources for Dartmouth's composting program. Dartmouth Recycles said it plans to work with a new $150,000 composting facility, which would allow the College to turn 14 times more waste into soil than it currently does.

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