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SA to tackle Commencement move

By Chin Yoo | April 19, 1995

The Student Assembly unanimously voted last night to conduct a BlitzMail poll asking seniors whether they would prefer to have Commencement ceremonies on the Green or at Memorial Field. "It seems that a lot of seniors have complained they were left out of the process," Assembly Vice President John Honovich '97 said."This is something that will put seniors directly in the process." The College decided to move Commencement from the lawn in front of Baker Library --where it has been held for the past 42 years -- to Memorial Field due to President Bill Clinton's visit.

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Senior Executive Committee formed

By Karen Rose | April 18, 1995

Eight officers were elected last night for the 1995 Class Executive Committee, the body that is in charge of fund-raising and organizing reunions for the Class of 1995 during the next five years. Newly elected Senior Executive Committee President Kaja Shuppert said the group works to ease the transition from being Dartmouth students to alumni. "We will serve as the leaders of our class for the next five years, until our first reunion," she said. Students are selected to membership on the committee by their classmates.

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Speaker talks about sex

By Jacqueline Rose | April 18, 1995

Dr. Robin Sawyer, a health educator at the University of Maryland and sexuality specialist, said in a speech last night that improved communication will help prevent date rape. Sawyer's speech, titled "Let's Talk About Sex: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," took place last night in Collis Common Ground and kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Week. Sawyer began the discussion by asking the audience of about 30 people to consider how they communicate about sex. "Communication of sexuality is especially difficult on college campuses," Sawyer said. He said many of people's problems talking about sex stem from where they learn about it, according to Sawyer. He said most people learn about sex from friends and television rather than from parents or in school.

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Ferraro says human rights are linked to democracy

By Allison K. Hoffman | April 18, 1995

Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice-presidential candidate on a major national ticket, said last night in a speech that there is a strong link between democracy and human rights. "Building strong and democratic nations is critical," she told an audience of more than 300 people assembled in Webster Hall. In her speech, titled "Human Rights: a Guarantee for Peace or a Source of Conflict?" Ferraro said democratic nations are much more likely to support the rights of their citizens. Ferraro's speech kicked off the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences' Susan B.

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SA Execs call for Baker ceremonies

By Chin Yoo | April 17, 1995

The Student Assembly's Executive Committee unanimously passed a resolution last night calling for the College's Commencement ceremony to be moved back to the Baker Library lawn from Memorial Field and for graduates and their families to be given seating priority. "The purpose of the resolution is to acknowledge that this is meant to honor members of the graduating class," Assembly President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 said. Acting President James Wright announced last week Commencement would be moved from Baker Lawn to Memorial Field in order to accommodate the large crowds expected due to President Bill Clinton's visit.

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Beckley '96 hangs fliers attacking Review

By Jeffrey Beyer | April 17, 1995

Michael Beckley '96 plastered the campus with fliers Saturday, accusing The Dartmouth Review of "tabloid journalism" for printing an article in Friday's edition alleging three student leaders committed sexual improprieties and one student leader committed plagiarism. The article in The Review, an off-campus conservative weekly, made allegations against Jim Brennan '96, Hosea Harvey '95, James Hunter '95 and Earl Plante '94. Brennan is the student intern in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences and a former leader of the Conservative Union At Dartmouth.

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Lightfoot '92 named suspect in hate mail case, charges pending

By Rini Ghosh | April 17, 1995

The Hanover Police Department on Friday named Anthony Lightfoot '92 a suspect in the case of a hate letter sent to a member of the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association. Although Lightfoot has not been formally charged or arrested, he remains in state custody awaiting arraignment in the U.S.

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Russell Sage will be renovated

By Jeffrey Beyer | April 14, 1995

Facilities Operations and Management plans to renovate Butterfield and Russell Sage residence halls this summer, pending College budget approval. Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels said the renovations to Russell Sage and Butterfield would be similar to work done on the Fayerweather residence hall last summer. "The plans haven't been finalized yet," said Steve Mischissin, assistant director for engineering and utilities. If the plan receives approval, Mischissin said Russell Sage and Butterfield would be completely shut down near the end of June.

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Jewish holiday starts tonight

By Jeffrey Beyer | April 14, 1995

As Dartmouth students get ready for another weekend of studying and partying, the College's Jewish population is preparing for Passover, an eight-day holiday that celebrates the freeing of the Jewish people from slavery many centuries ago. College Rabbi Daniel Siegel said Passover, which begins tonight at sundown, is the annual remembrance and re-enactment of the founding moment of the Jewish people, when they were liberated from slavery in Egypt. There are several events at the College to celebrate Passover, and many Jewish students will head home for the weekend.

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College begins Poet-in-Residence program

By Jeffrey Beyer | April 13, 1995

Adrienne Su, a 27-year-old poet, will be on campus until the end of the term as the first participant in the College's new Poet-in-Residence program. David Samuel '67 established the program this year as a way to bring young poets to Dartmouth.

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Few reserve readings are on-line

By Chin Yoo | April 13, 1995

Two years ago, the Student Assembly initiated a project to eradicate one of the quintessential Dartmouth experiences: waiting frantically in line and fighting to check out a coveted reading in the Reserve Corridor of Baker Library. Now, legal, technical and other barriers have stopped the Assembly in its quest to enable students to obtain reserve readings on their computer screens from the comfort of their rooms. According to Circulation Services Librarian Pamela Ploeger, a fully functioning on-line database of reserve readings is not a strong possibility in the near future. "All the issues make me believe that it is not a good time to put many library resources towards this project," she said.

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Graduation move upsets '95s

By Jeffrey Beyer | April 13, 1995

One day after Acting College President James Wright announced the College will move Commencement ceremonies from Baker Library's front lawn to Memorial Field, seniors said they are disappointed with the decision and think the College should not move the ceremonies. Wright said Tuesday he decided to move the ceremonies because the space between Webster Hall and Sanborn Library will not be able to accommodate the expected huge crowds who will want to see U.S.

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Castaneda examines Mexico

By Janelle Garrett | April 12, 1995

Jorge Castaneda, a prominent political scientist and intellectual leader in Latin America, harshly criticized the reform plan of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas in a speech last night. Castaneda, the Montgomery Fellow this term, gave his speech, "Mexican Meltdown," to a packed crowd in Cook Auditorium.

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