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Kritzman speaks on French

By Karen Rose | February 23, 1995

Chair of the Comparative Literature Department and French Professor Lawrence Kritzman said it is necessary to rethink the way French is taught at the college level in a speech before a faculty-dominated audience yesterday. Kritzman gave his speech, entitled "Identity Crises: France, Culture, and the Idea of the Nation," in a filled auditorium in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. Rather than speaking about his new book, "Horizons of Despair," Kritzman said he preferred to talk on a subject that has dominated his intellectual life: the study of French. "My greatest pleasures are the nurturances I have received from my students," he said. Kritzman said France is currently undergoing an identity crises.

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Students still feel safe despite recent incidents

By James M> Hunnicutt | February 23, 1995

Although the College has weathered several incidents of trespassing and alleged sexual assault in the last two terms, most students still say they feel safe on campus because of Dartmouth's small size and isolated location. Last term, a student in French residence hall awoke with an unidentified man on top of her in her bed, with the light turned off and a condom wrapper on the floor. Over Winter Carnival weekend, a women in Morton Hall reported an alleged sexual assault and six other students in the East Wheelock cluster reported intruders in their rooms. "It hasn't changed my mind about safety," said James Jung '98, who lives in Morton.

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Matthews talks of 'new world order'

By David Pichler | February 22, 1995

The much heralded "new world order" does exist, at least according to Jessica Tuchman Matthews, who spoke last night to nearly 200 people in Dartmouth Hall. Matthews, who is visiting Dartmouth this week as a Montgomery Fellow, spoke 40 minutes on the current state of world politics in a lecture titled "Old States and New Actors: the Shape of the World of New Politics." Matthews is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. In her speech, Matthews said the world as it has existed for the last 50 years was an aberration. She said the cold war concerns of national security that once dominated global attention are taking a backstage to new situations on the world stage, making the "nation-state" a less important player in international affairs. "We are on the threshold of a new era in international affairs," she said. She cited some impressive statistics to back her claim. "Our species has caused more change in the planet in the last 50 years than it had in the previous 8,000," she said. Matthews highlighted the recent boom in information technology -- the oft-invoked "Information Superhighway" -- as a major reason for the decreased importance of the nation-state. "The main weapon in the Tienanmen Square uprising was the fax machine, and the first targets of both the '91 and '93 attempted coups in Russia were television stations," she said, emphasizing her point. The increased prominence of multi-national corporations has contributed to the creation of a more global environment, she said.

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Group will present findings

By Maggie Fritz | February 22, 1995

After a long afternoon discussing the College's alcohol policy for Greek-sponsored social events, a group of students and administrators will present a number of proposed changes to Dean of the College Lee Pelton early next week. Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96 -- who led the "Committee to Revise CFS Social Procedures" along with Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco --said last night that he could not remember many of the committee's recommendations. Turco could not be reached for comment. Members of the retreat proposed the formation of an ad-hoc committee to examine the role of student monitors, Raben said.

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FSP in Russia may change location

By Amanda Lawrence | February 22, 1995

The Russian department and the Environmental Studies program are attempting to move the site of their joint Foreign Studies Program in Russia from Moscow to Novosibirsk. The proposal to switch the FSP's location was discussed yesterday by the Committee on Off-Campus Activities, according to Russian Department Chair Richard Sheldon. Environmental Studies Professor Andrew Friedland, the chair of the committee, said the committee has made a decision about the proposed switch, but declined to comment on it. The program will remain in Moscow this spring. Under the switch, the joint FSP would move to Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia.

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ORL releases priority numbers under new plan

By Jeffrey Beyer | February 22, 1995

The Office of Residential Life yesterday released randomly-generated housing priority members and information about the new room assignment procedures to freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The new housing assignment process, which goes into effect for Fall-term housing, gives each student one random priority number.

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Students question Asgard's role in campus social life

By Charles Davant | February 21, 1995

Three years after its creation as a student organization dedicated to alcohol-free programming, the role of Asgard on campus is still controversial. Some students question the viability of the organization, but Asgard members said they feel the organization still serves a significant need at Dartmouth. Critics of Asgard said the organization does not have a large impact on the campus social scene. "I haven't really felt [its presence] that much," Chad Sclove '97 said.

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Freshman not infected

By Jackie Rose | February 21, 1995

Julia Morrill '98, a resident of Richardson residence hall suspected of having contracted spinal meningitis, does not have the potentially life-threatening virus and is not carrying the bacteria. After passing out in the third-floor bathroom of Richardson on Friday morning while brushing her teeth, Morrill was taken to Dick's House by ambulance. Some neighbors speculated that Morrill had meningitis in light of the recent hospitalization of two students who were infected with the meningococcus bacteria.

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Astronaunt Jemison to join faculty

By Jackie Rose | February 21, 1995

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut, will arrive at the College next week to begin her one-year appointment as Professor of Environmental Studies, according to Dean of Faculty Karen Wetterhahn. Jemison will also head the Jemison Institute at Dartmouth College for Advancing Technology in Developing Countries, Wetterhahn said yesterday. As a chemical engineer, physician, professor and astronaut, Jemison's expertise encompasses a broad range of disciplines, said Environment Studies Department Chair Ross Virginia. "Mae is a very accomplished person with a strong interest in interdisciplinary work," Virginia said. Wetterhahn said the institute, which will be located in Steele Hall, will provide Dartmouth students with extensive research and internship opportunities covering to a wide variety of technical and social topics. "I think that having her here will open up opportunities for Dartmouth students and faculty to become involved in an exciting interdisciplinary international effort," Wetter-hahn said. Jemison could not be reached for comment in her Houston office. Jemison initially visited the College as a lecturer for the Women in Science Project and again in 1993 as a Montgomery Fellow. "I think that as a speaker for the Women in Science Project and as a Montgomery Fellow, she was really impressed with the ability of the faculty to work across the disciplines," Wetterhahn said. Virginia said although Jemison will not teach classes this spring, she will probably guest lecture in areas of her expertise. Jemison will co-teach Environmental Studies 82, "Natural Resources, Development and the Environment," this summer. According to a fax received yesterday from Jemison's office in Houston, the institute will serve to research advancing technology in developing countries. "The Institute was recently established as an agent for identifying, assessing, researching and implementing advanced technologies that may be employed advantageously to the development of less industrialized nations," the fax said.

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Retreat to study Greek alcohol policy

By Keith Lavigne | February 21, 1995

Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96 and Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco will lead a retreat today of 19 students and 10 administrators to discuss possible revisions of the College's alcohol policy for Greek-sponsored social events. The "Committee to Revise CFS Social Procedures" will address the College's concerns and the changes which have been suggested by CFS leaders, student alcohol monitors and other students, Turco said. "This is a retreat to review the CFS social procedures that were set into place two years ago," Turco said.

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Sherwin, head of Dickey Center, brings foreign understanding

By Amy Semet | February 21, 1995

Few people on Dartmouth's campus have as much knowledge and enthusiasm for international politics as History Professor Marty Sherwin. As director of Dartmouth's John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and a prize-winning historian, Sherwin shapes Dartmouth's opinions of the outside world everyday. Sherwin, who graduated from Dartmouth in 1959, said it was a privilege for him to come back to College to teach.

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DaGLO to hold community discussion

By Maggie Fritz | February 20, 1995

The Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Organization is planning a community discussion to address the ramifications of a flier found in the organization's Hinman Box last Thursday, DaGLO co-Chair Earl Plante '94 said last night. The flier was sent to inform the group of a discussion scheduled for Saturday night titled "Let's talk about faggots." No one attended the discussion, which was supposed to be in held in the lounge of French residence hall. The flier said some of the topics for discussion would be "Is it OK to shoot gays?

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Students rally against GOP education cuts

By Michelle Kraemer | February 20, 1995

More than 50 students gathered in the lobby of the Collis Center Sunday night to protest proposed federal government cuts in educational funding and to urge other students to contact their Congressional representatives. The rally, sponsored by the Afro-American Society, La Alianza Latina and Native Americans at Dartmouth, drew together students of varying ethnicity and class to voice concerns about the prospect of cutting funds. "Because Congress is scheduled to vote on the proposals as early as February 22, we had to act fast," said Ernesto Cuevas '98, one of the event's organizers. Organizers said the event addressed a problem affecting all students, regardless of race and ethnicity. "This is not just an issue of color, but as minority students, we will be disproportionately affected by the cuts," AAm President James Hunter '95 said. The cuts are also a socioeconomic issue, Unai Montes-Irueste '98 said.

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Dole kicks off campaign with N.H. visit

By James M> Hunnicutt | February 20, 1995

WEST LEBANON, Feb. 18 -- Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday with a "town meeting" here attended by a capacity crowd of more than 250 people. "I just feel I have to do this -- be president of the United States," Dole said at the Radisson North Country Inn. The Kansas Republican, who failed to win the nomination for president in 1980 and 1988, said he feels more relaxed now than he did during his previous campaigns. He talked about the Republican-controlled Congress as the "second chapter of the Reagan Revolution" and a major factor in his decision to run in 1996. He said he hoped to be elected as a Republican president who would work closely with a Republican Congress.

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Assembly execs call for new administrator

By Rini Ghosh | February 20, 1995

Members of the Student Assembly Executive Committee passed a resolution last night calling for the creation of an administrative position to address gay, lesbian and bisexual concerns and another resolution to form an external committee to examine the Assembly's structure. The two proposals will be discussed at the general Assembly meeting tomorrow night. Assembly President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 said the executive committee wants to create the new administrative position to counteract the "hostile environment" on campus against homosexuals and bisexuals. She cited last week's flier advertising an anti-gay meeting that was found in the Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Organization's Hinman Box. "That incident punctuates and brings to the forefront the hostility present toward members of this community," she said. The creation of a full time administrative position would provide counseling and support and fulfill advocacy roles, she said. Sichitiu said the proposal also calls for a full-time health professional at the College Health Service who has the special training to address specific gay, lesbian and bisexual issues. The external committee resolution said the committee will "examine all aspects of the Student Assembly and provide the general Assembly with a report on its findings and recommendations at the conclusion of its examination." The committee will be composed of nine people, Sichitiu said.

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Speakers debate future of Cuba

By Rebecca Sullivan | February 20, 1995

Two Cuban reformers debated yesterday about the future of their country and offered their differing opinions on how to save their country's culture and independence. Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, president of Cambio Cubano, said without economic reform, Cuba will soon lose its nationality. Maria Elena Cruz Varela, poet and professor at Universidad Interamericana in Puerto Rico, said Cuba needs to reinvent its culture if it wants to have a future. "We must rebuild the nation, the human side of it," Varela said.

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