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Schitiu '95 writing Greek 'white paper'

By Jack Vaitayanonta | May 29, 1995

Student Assembly President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 is currently compiling research for a "thought piece" analyzing the College's Greek system and said she plans to present her report to the College's Board of Trustees at its June meeting. Sichitiu said she has spent the past month interviewing "close to 30" Greek leaders and will continue to interview students this week before she writes her paper, which she will also release to the College community at-large. Sichitiu said she asked the Trustees at their April meeting whether they would allow her to present a report, compiled from student testimony, on the Coed Fraternity and Sorority system. College Trustee Joseph D.

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Dragon will move behind Tri-Delta

By Mary Ellen Moore | May 29, 1995

The Hanover Planning Board recently granted the College conditional approval of its plans to relocate the Dragon Senior Society to a site in the wooded area behind Delta Delta Delta sorority. The approval is contingent on the Hanover Zoning Board waiving the parking regulations required for all Hanover buildings. College Director of Facilities Planning Gordie DeWitt said Hanover buildings are required to have a certain number of parking spaces depending on the building size. DeWitt said he discussed the parking issue with the zoning board on May 22, but said the board will not make any decisions until its meeting tomorrow night. "We don't anticipate a problem, but you never know," DeWitt said.

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Looking to the future, students tie the knot

By Allison K. Hoffman | May 29, 1995

As the school year winds down and graduation is fast approaching, some seniors are preparing to do or have done what other seniors may think is the unthinkable: marriage. Seven Dartmouth seniors have taken the plunge and are either engaged or already married.

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Some predict turmoil in next year's Assembly

By Maggie Fritz | May 29, 1995

Following a year plagued with politicking, infighting and inefficiency in the Student Assembly, the prognosis for next year's Assembly does not appear to be much better unless Assembly President-elect Jim Rich '96 and Assembly Vice President-elect Kelii Opulauoho '96 can work out their differences and grow to respect one another. Fissures are already appearing in next year's Assembly, as Rich and Opulauoho have disagreed on several issues. "Given the difficult beginning of [Jim's and Kelii's] relationship, their mutual respect and friendship can only dramatically increase from this point," said Hosea Harvey '95, chair of the Student Assembly External Review Committee. Rich freely admits he and Opulauoho have their differences. "But like any rational people, we're going to have differences," Rich said. "We've come to a consensus on many issues and we plan to come to a consensus on future issues," he said. Opulauoho was not available to comment. Can they work together? One Assembly insider, who did not wish to be identified, said Rich and Opulauoho have yet to demonstrate that they can work together. "It doesn't seem at all like they are a team -- it seems like they both have their own agenda and vision for Assembly," he said.

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College approves GA program for next year

By Michael Ross | May 29, 1995

Following a successful two-year trial, the College recently decided to renew the Graduate Associate in Residence program for the next year and continue to investigate its expansion. The program, which is currently in five residential clusters, allows a graduate student to live in a College residence hall, help with programming and advise students.

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Class of '99 near parity

By Michael A> Posey | May 26, 1995

Twenty-three years after Dartmouth became coeducational, the Class of 1999 could become the first class to have complete parity between the sexes. Though numbers are not finalized, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg said currently 50.1 percent of the class is male and 49.9 percent is female.

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Assembly passes part of reform agenda

By James M> Hunnicutt | May 26, 1995

The Student Assembly voted last night to implement many of the changes proposed by the Student Assembly External Review Committee, drastically changing its internal structure, but it did not vote to change its name or alter student election procedures. Next year, the Assembly will have a new structure with six vice presidents appointed by the president, and students and organizations will be able to petition for membership to the Assembly.

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Garmire speaks at science awards

By Neil Desai | May 26, 1995

The next dean of the Thayer School of Engineering Elsa Garmire yesterday spoke to a group of Women in Science Program interns about careful curiosity in science, the need for relevance in engineering and the importance of friends in society. Garmire spoke in the Top of the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts to about 120 students.

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Pelton discusses an evolving Greek system

By Jason Casell | May 25, 1995

In an informal discussion in Chi Heorot fraternity last night, Dean of the College Lee Pelton said he is not against the College's Greek system but rather has consistently worked to improve it since he has been at the College. "The facts paint a very different picture -- I will forever let the facts speak for themselves," Pelton said to about 35 students, addressing the disparity between his anti-Greek image and his actions within the Greek system. Pelton discussed his role in moving rush from sophomore winter to sophomore fall, lifting the College's ban on common sources of alcohol and converting Delta Psi Delta, a failed coeducational fraternity, into Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority at a cost of $600,000. "These are all anti-fraternity actions obviously," Pelton said sarcastically. One student asked Pelton about gender equity in the Greek system and a recent proposal by five former sorority presidents to create a seventh mainstream sorority. "The issue is a resource issue -- right now there is no available space that could accommodate any type of residential unit," Pelton said. Pelton said he thinks there are more fraternities than currently needed.

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Class Day speakers chosen

By David Pichler | May 25, 1995

The Senior Executive Committee recently announced the students that will represent the graduating Class of 1995 on Class Day and during Commencement ceremonies. Diana Sabot '95 will be the class orator.

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Groups to announce COS suggestions

By James M> Hunnicutt | May 25, 1995

Two student groups that are trying to change how the College handles sexual assault cases have spent the past three weeks gathering information and speaking with administrators, and are both close to making recommendations. Former Student Assembly President Danielle Moore '95, who is leading one of the groups, said her group is planning to release recommendations on how to improve the College's sexual assault policy by Monday. A second group of students is still meeting with administrators and looking into the sexual assault policy, said Emily Stephens '97, who said she serves as the spokeswoman for the other group.

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Assembly to vote on reform

By James M> Hunnicutt | May 24, 1995

The Student Assembly will vote Thursday night on the proposals made by the Student Assembly External Review Committee to replace the Assembly with a new "Undergraduate Council," reform committee chair Hosea Harvey '95 said. The Assembly canceled its scheduled meeting last night because the Executive Committee could not meet this Sunday because many members -- including Assembly President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 and Assembly Vice President John Honovich '97 -- were out of town. The Assembly executives met last night to decide how to vote on the proposals.

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Bollinger delivers talk on speech codes, rights

By Chin Yoo | May 24, 1995

Provost Lee Bollinger, an expert on First Amendment issues, spoke last night about speech codes and the rights of students at private institutions. Bollinger gave his speech, titled "First Amendment Rights at Private Institutions," to about 40 people in the 1930s room of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. He said speech codes seem to be dying out even though they are not only allowed, but are required in terms of wise policy. "Over the past 10 years many colleges and universities have moved to enact speech codes," he said. Speech codes "must exist, but they are incredibly difficult to write," he said.

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New curriculum, one year after implementation, going strong

By Abigail Klingbeil | May 24, 1995

As the first year of the College's new curriculum winds to a close, administrators and students have varying opinions about how effective it has been. The new curriculum, which took effect this fall for the Class of 1998, included a new set of more specific distributive, interdisciplinary and world culture requirements.

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