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Manny Oquendo and Libre to perform with Barbary Coast

By Aditya Dutt | February 10, 1995

The red hot Latin jazz band Manny Oquendo and Libre will join the Barbary Coast tomorrow night for a concert that promises to be one of the highlights of Winter Carnival weekend. Manny Oquendo, the leader of the band, is a native of New York City and the percussionist of the group.

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Sculpture plays important role in Carnival

By Jack Vaitiyanonta | February 10, 1995

With this year's return to the elaborate frame technique of building snow sculptures, the 1995 Winter Carnival promises to restore vitality and renown to this famous College tradition. The sculpture -- a wolf perched on a rock howling at the moon -- is a product of a building technique used more than 20 years ago, which involves packing snow around a frame made of wood and chicken wire. The snow sculpture, the physical embodiment of Carnival, became a College tradition when students built a gateway of blocks on Alumni Field in 1925.

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Council: the force behind Carnival

By Amy Semet | February 10, 1995

Campus members and visitors alike owe their exciting adventures this weekend to the careful planning of the Winter Carnival Council. Co-chair of the Council Tim Chow '96 said the responsibilities of the council are numerous. One of the main jobs of the Council is to create a theme for the weekend. The Council throws out ideas for the theme nine months in advance, and the "chosen theme is one which the chairs support and gets the best consensus within the Council," Chow said. Other activities include Carnival merchandising, building the snow sculpture, advertising Carnival events, judging sculpture-building contests sponsored by Greek houses or dorms and planning and hosting the opening ceremonies with fireworks, he said. The Council also arranges specific events for the weekend, such as sleigh rides on the Green and a polar bear swim meet on Saturday at noon on Occum Pond. The activities of the Council also reflect the traditional aspect of the weekend. "Much of the lore that is passed on from one class to the next has to do with the technical aspects of building the sculpture, choosing and marketing merchandise, and working with the administration," said Linda Kennedy, Programming Coordinator. "Other key parts of their job include motivating large and small numbers of people and getting the jobs done while having fun," she said. The Council is made up of undergraduates from all classes.

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Greeks say alcohol's influence declining

By Jeff Beyer | February 10, 1995

Although a three-day weekend may seem like a perfect excuse for students to party more, Greek leaders say there is more to Winter Carnival than alcohol. Bones Gate fraternity President Justin Heather '96 said there are more parties, but not necessarily more alcohol. "There's more alcohol available because basically every fraternity and sorority wants to have a party," he said. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity president John Bennett '96 said he agreed. "There's just a greater volume of parties and maybe that's a reason why people think alcohol plays a more important role during Carnival weekend," Bennett said. Bill Tovell '96, president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, said the increased number of parties did not necessarily mean there would be more consumption of alcohol. "Just because you have a party doesn't mean you're going to have an increased amount of drinking," Tovell said. According to Bennett, drinking during Carnival weekend is nothing out of the ordinary by Dartmouth standards. "Realistically, it plays a major role in Carnival weekend, but then again, alcohol plays a major role in every weekend at Dartmouth," Bennett said. Susie Ettinger '96, president of Epsilion Kappa Theta sorority said alcohol plays "about the same role as any weekend," but the increased number of people on campus causes an overall increase in alcohol consumption. "I don't think individuals are drinking more, I think that with students, alums, and randoms on campus, there are more people drinking," Ettinger said. Zeta Psi fraternity president Greg Jensen '96 agreed that more people party on campus during Carnival Weekend.

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Hockey ties Brown: Team will likely share Ivy League title

By Erika Tower | February 10, 1995

"We weren't supposed to do anything," senior Captain Rachel Rochat said of the women's hockey team. Perhaps the lack of pressure from high expectations helped the team, as Dartmouth tied Brown 3-3 Wednesday night for the second time this season, holding on to its lead in the Ivy League. The team now shares first place with the Princeton team it beat last weekend at home.

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Toni Morrison: Breaking down boundaries of convention

By Michael Posey | February 10, 1995

Contemplative. Absorbing. Mesmerizing. These adjectives are just some of the few used to describe the often complex and highly structured works of Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison, one of the most preeminent African-American novelists today. Morrison has penned a number of prominent works, including "Sula," "Beloved," and "Jazz" and is among the greatest of contemporary women writers of any color. Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, Ohio to parents Ramah and George on February 18, 1931.

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Ski team hosts Carnival

By Jennifer Wulff | February 10, 1995

Winter Carnival at Dartmouth is one of the most exciting weekends of the year. It attracts visitors from all over the country and for 85 years has been a bright point in what is usually a cold and bleak winter. Many people do not realize that the reason the Dartmouth Carnival takes place is the ski races.

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Tri-Delta pleads no contest to alcohol charges, fined $5,000

By David Pichler | February 9, 1995

Delta Delta Delta sorority pleaded no contest yesterday to two felony counts of serving alcohol to a minor and was sentenced to a $5,000 fine, $4,000 of which will be deferred for two years, and 500 hours of community service. Tri-Delta entered a "nolo contendere" plea at Grafton County Superior Court to charges stemming from an incident last spring, said Tri-Delta President Jessica Duda '96. When a defendant enters a plea of no contest, or "nolo contendere," it means he or she is not admitting guilt but is stating they will offer no defense. The defendant is then subject to being judged guilty and punished as if he or she had pleaded guilty or had been convicted. No individuals were charged with any crime.

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Sugahara wants to reform SA

By Jackie Rose | February 9, 1995

Kenji Sugahara '95, a former Student Assembly member, will soon introduce a plan to completely overhaul the Assembly. Under Sugahara's plan, the Assembly would have a student-elected president overseeing two independent, separate groups -- one dedicated to student services and the other to campus issues. "This is not a motion to abolish Assembly.

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Dragon may move to new location

By Mary Ellen Moore | February 9, 1995

A Hanover neighborhood association might force the College to change its plans to move the Dragon senior society to an empty lot behind Delta Delta Delta sorority. The College needs to move Dragon, which is currently on Elm Street next to Bradley and Gerry Halls, to expand Baker Library, and the Town of Hanover had already approved the move. But the Occom Ridge Neighborhood Association protested the move in Grafton County Superior Court, and now Director of Facilities Planning Gordie DeWitt said the College is looking into moving Dragon near Delta Gamma sorority. DeWitt said the College's Board of Trustees approved the new location this past weekend because the College would like to complete the move by next fall. Although the College does not have a specific deadline for the move, College Real Estate Director Paul Olsen said, "We want to move ahead." "We feel like we owe the Dragon the ability to know when they will be relocated," he said.

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SA toys with idea of reform

By Siobhan Gorman | February 8, 1995

After discussing its ongoing quest to replace Webster Hall and passing a bylaw amendment, the Student Assembly toyed with the idea of forming a committee to restructure the Assembly at its meeting last night.

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