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Class of 1994-in the real world now

By Allison Groff | November 1, 1994

Statistics about career choices made by the Class of 1994 seem to refute the notions of the disorientation and tumultuous behavior characteristic of Generation X. Career Services recently released a study reporting that out of the 85 percent of graduates who responded to a survey last June, 62 percent sought full-time employment, 24 percent planned to attend graduate school, 1 percent intended to travel, 6 percent expressed other interests, and the remaining 6 percent were still undecided. The Career Services report showed that these statistics are consistent with those of previous classes.

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Availability of 'morning after pill' goes unnoticed

By Rebecca Siegel | November 1, 1994

While many women remain unaware of its availability, the "morning after pill," a form of oral contraception used after sexual intercourse, has been available at the College for approximately 10 years. If administered within 72 hours of unprotected sex, the pill prevents pregnancy from occurring.

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Freedman tells faculty his goals

By Charles Davant | November 1, 1994

In his annual address to the faculty yesterday, College President James Freedman set goals for the coming years and identified positive and negative trends in the composition of the student body and faculty. Freedman touted the merits of the Class of 1998, citing that median scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests have risen 50 points in four years and that the percentage of women is greater than ever before. "Dartmouth will be a better, livelier place when parity [between the sexes] is reached," Freedman said during his speech, which lasted about 45 minutes. According to Freedman, student matriculation statistics indicate that the gap between Dartmouth and some of the other top schools has narrowed during the last seven years. In 1987, 85 percent of students accepted to both Dartmouth and either Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford or Brown chose not to attend Dartmouth, Freedman said.

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Baker Tower bells take requests

By Anne Renna | November 1, 1994

So integrally a part of daily life at Dartmouth, the familiar presence of the Baker Tower bells can often go unnoticed -- until you find yourself humming "Flintstones, meet the Flintstones ..." as you walk across the Green. James von Rittman '95 is the man behind the machine.

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Heather '96 campaigns

By Jack Vaitayanonta | October 31, 1994

Justin Heather '96 won't just be voting in the Nov. 8 N.H. House of Representatives' elections. His name will be on the ballot as well. Heather, the only Republican in the race, is one of six contenders for four seats in District 10, which is comprised of Hanover and Lyme.

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SAE officer addresses alcohol danger

By Amy Semet | October 31, 1994

Jim Pope, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity's national foundation, spoke about the dangers of alcohol abuse to about 60 students in 105 Dartmouth Hall Saturday night. "The lecture was about how to enjoy Greek life without becoming an alcoholic," Pope said.

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'98s' computers render seniors' nearly obsolte

By Jeffrey Beyer | October 31, 1994

At Dartmouth, technological progress is easily measured by examining the differences between computers owned by seniors and those owned by freshmen. A look at the computers purchased by the Class of 1998 reveals a wide variety of powerful machines with large color monitors and huge capacities for memory and storage. But those purchased three years ago by members of the Class of 1995 are smaller, slower and in many ways considered obsolete by today's standards. This year Kiewit Computational Center recommended that freshmen purchase a Macintosh Quadra 605 with at least 8 megabytes of internal memory (RAM), a 160-megabyte internal hard disk and a 14-inch color monitor at a price of $1,432. In the fall of 1991, when this year's seniors were freshmen, the recommended machine was a Macintosh Classic with 2 megabytes of internal memory (RAM), an internal 40-megabyte disk drive and a black and white monitor.

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New office provides employment service

By Micheal Posey | October 31, 1994

The Financial Aid Office expanded its efforts to help students find campus and off-campus jobs by opening a new office whose services are available to all students regardless of their financial need. "The office isn't just for people on work-study anymore," said Ann Affleck, director of the student employment office.

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College unphased by UNH suit

By Melanie Gustin | October 31, 1994

A court battle between the University of New Hampshire and a professor suspended for allegedly making sexist comments in his classroom has few implications for free speech at Dartmouth, College officials said. University of New Hampshire Professor J.

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Let your fingers do the typing

By Marisa Howe | October 31, 1994

Thanks to a new computer service provided by the College, telephone books are no longer necessary to look up business phone numbers. Through DCIS, the College's computer information network, students and faculty now have on-line access to any of 300 NYNEX Yellow Pages in New England and New York state containing more than 2.1 million business phone numbers. "NYNEX offered their service for free to a number of schools.

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Model U.N. holds conference

By Micheal Posey | October 31, 1994

More than 80 students from seven different schools met at the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences this weekend to debate key international issues at the second annual Dartmouth Model United Nations' Conference. "It's a simulation of the United Nations in every respect," DMUNC Secretary General Geoff Lieberthal '96 said. The delegates debated the proliferation and illegal sales of nuclear weapons, peacekeeping in Latin America and refugee issues at the weekend event, called "The Conference on the Hill." The topics were debated by three committees of 15 delegates from different 'nations,' each set up like the U.N.

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Fight songs lose battle with words

By Rena M. Chicklas | October 28, 1994

Touchdown! Dartmouth has scored again, the band strikes up the fight songs and although the crowd links arms to sing "Glory to Dartmouth" at the end, few know the words to the three songs played before it. Yes, those three songs have words -- but unlike past generations of students, most of today's fans do not know them. Athletic Director Dick Jaeger '59 recalled how students used to join in the singing and make themselves heard in a "surge of support" for the team.

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Langford awarded for cell biology

By Micheal Posey | October 28, 1994

Biology Professor George Langford has been selected to receive the first-ever Ernest Everett Just Lectureship Award from the American Society of Cell Biology. The award, named after Ernest Everett Just '07, provides Langford the opportunity to lecture at the ASCB's annual meeting Dec.

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Union votes to accept contract

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 28, 1994

The members of Union 560 yesterday approved the College's latest contract offer by a vote of 178 to 67. The new contract is the result of the 18th meeting between the College and the union, which represents custodial staff, food service employees, grounds crew and heating plant workers.

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Alternative medicine discussed

By Hanita Sawhney | October 28, 1994

"More than one-third of Americans are turning to alternative forms of health care," Dr. David Eisenberg, a Harvard Medical School instructor, said at the 12th annual Helmut Schumann Lecture last night. Eisenberg's lecture was titled "Alternative Medicine: Opportunities for Scientific Discovery and Improved Patient-Provider Interaction." Alternative forms of medicine include acupuncture, biofeedback, chiropractic care, herbal remedies, homeopathy, imagery and massage. More that 70 percent of patients seeking alternative health care choose not to tell their doctors, Eisenberg said.

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Power out for 5 hours

By Charles Davant | October 28, 1994

An aging electrical cable caused a power outage yesterday morning that left northern sections of campus in the dark for more than five hours. The Nelson A.

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Hillel has memorial

By Marisa Howe | October 27, 1994

About 40 people gathered in Rollins Chapel for a memorial service yesterday to commemorate the 22 victims of last week's terrorist bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel. "This service will honor those killed in the name of Israel, to express our grief at the tragedy and to pray for a true, immediate peace," said Gideon Katz '97, president of Hillel, the College's Jewish student organization. Shirley Sperling '98 began the service by reciting a poem titled "Every Man has a Name" by the Hebrew poet Zelda. "When we hear this poem, I want it to remind us that every person who died had a family, a job ... and that every person who died was a real person," she said. In a speech following the poem, David Gros '95 linked last week's bombing and yesterday's signing of the peace accords between Israel and Jordan. "Each one was an individual victim," Gros said.

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Vigil honors victims of domestic abuse

By Caroline Kerner | October 27, 1994

A group of more than 50 Dartmouth administrators, Hanover residents, professors and students participated in a Speak-Out/Vigil against domestic violence on the Green last night. People showed their support for the cause through personal stories, readings and song within a circle of candles on the Green, representing a space safe from abuse. The Speak-Out/Vigil was the culmination of the Women's Resource Center's Domestic Violence Awareness Week programming.

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