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Tour examines lighting, suggests improvements

By Aran Toshav | November 17, 1994

On a frigid night yesterday, Rebel Roberts, Safety and Security's crime prevention officer, led a group of mainly administrators on a two-hour tour that examined outdoor lighting across campus. In the process the most important student question about campus lighting was answered: No, lights do not intentionally go off when people walk past them. The tour, which covered the entire campus, assessed all aspects of the College's lighting, evaluated the changes made in the past year and looked for ways to improve safety by making dark areas brighter. "The tour is a chance for the community to voice its concerns about the lighting at Dartmouth," Liza Veto '93 of College Health Service, said.

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Sichitiu '95 prepares to take over

By Colin Grey | November 16, 1994

In a press statement yesterday, incoming Student Assembly President Rukmini Sichitiu '95, asked Assembly members to "broaden their commitment to cooperation and unity" so as to continue what she called their most productive period in many years. Sichitiu will take over as Assembly president Winter term following the resignation Sunday of current President Danielle Moore '95, who cited disrespect towards women and bickering among Assembly members as reasons for her resignation. This divisiveness was made even more apparent Sunday when eight of 12 Committee members signed a letter asking Assembly Secretary John Honovich '97 to step down, saying they could no longer work with him. Honovich has said he will not leave the Assembly and both he and other members of the Executive Committee have guardedly declared their willingness to compromise. "I'm not steadfastly opposing them.

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The keys to success?

By Heather Bell | November 16, 1994

The founders of four successful American companies spoke to about 35 people last night about how to start a business and make it succeed.

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Interest in Spanish grows across the nation

By Karen Rose | November 16, 1994

Both at Dartmouth and around the country, students are choosing to study Spanish more than in the past while the popularity of German and French courses is declining. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported about the national trend, which shows the number of college students studying Spanish has grown to an unprecedented level, while enrollment in French and German has declined. Enrollment patterns over the last 10 years reveal that this national trend holds true for foreign language study at Dartmouth. During the 1993-94 academic year, 1,527 Dartmouth students took courses in Spanish, while 1,329 students studied French and 533 studied German. Raul Bueno-Chavez, the Spanish department's interim chair, described the surge in students studying Spanish as a "cycle." "Now, it happens that we are in a boom, but we have to weigh this carefully," Bueno-Chavez said.

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SA postpones meal plan talk

By Siobhan Gorman | November 16, 1994

Although a resolution to support the new meal plan proposal was on its agenda, the Student Assembly decided not to discuss the new meal plan last night because it had not advertised the issues, a condition agreed upon at the Executive Committee meeting Sunday. The meal plan resolution was sponsored by Grace Chionuma '96, Secretary John Honovich '97, President Danielle Moore '95 and Vice President Rukmini Sichitiu '95. But because the Assembly's Executive Committee had not made enough of an effort to publicize last night's open Assembly meeting and to inform student about the new meal plan, those sponsoring the resolution removed it from the agenda. Honovich said he sent out a BlitzMail message to about 600 first-year students and posted a BlitzMail bulletin with meal plan information.

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FOM creates fund to support Hathaway after fire

By Jeffrey Beyer | November 16, 1994

Co-workers and friends of Facilities Operations and Management employee John Hathaway have set up a relief fund to help him and his family recover from a tragic fire that destroyed his Vermont home. Hathaway's 14-year-old stepson, Alan Pudims, was killed in the Oct.

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Dean analyzes health care

By Jack Vaitayanonta | November 15, 1994

He walked like a warrior, greeting people who had come to meet him, flashing his handsome smile, appearing strong and happy despite the historic losses his party suffered in last week's midterm elections. Vermont Governor Howard Dean, a democrat, gave a prognosis of the future of health care legislation in the new political order in which the republican tide washed away many of his colleagues. But Dean is still standing as one of the most popular democrats, garnering more than 70 percent of the vote in Vermont's gubernatorial race. Dean delivered his talk, titled "The Future of Health Care," last night in the Hinman Forum of the Nelson A.

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Nichols out in final round

By Tim Fitzgibbons | November 15, 1994

Running out of all the right questions, Government Professor Tom Nichols said he played his last game of "Jeopardy!" "I'm turning in my jersey," he said. His Oct.

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Montero speaks of Spain's changes

By Ananth Srikrishnan | November 15, 1994

Spanish author and journalist Rosa Montero said Spain is currently in "No man's land," in between what it once was and what it wants to become. "I fear that we have the worst of both worlds," said Montero, the keynote speaker in this weekend's symposium on Spain. Montero said the recent history of Spain is more fascinating than the history of any other European country because of rapid transformation in Spanish culture and society.

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Finn pleads not guilty to drug charges

By Jack Vaitayanonta | November 15, 1994

Mathematics lecturer John Finn '69 and his son pleaded not guilty on charges of cultivating marijuana at an arraignment yesterday in Orange County District Court, Deputy Clerk Dean Martin said. Finn said he and the three people he lives with -- including his son and wife -- are charged with allegedly growing about 198 marijuana plants on their property. Under Vermont statutes, such an offense is a felony punishable by 15 years in prison or a fine of $500,000 or both, Vermont State Police Trooper Rod Hall said. Finn said police arrived at his home in Thetford, Vt.

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Hunger awareness

By Jack Vaitayanonta | November 15, 1994

With a flurry of activities sponsored by various campus organizations, Students Fighting Hunger kicked off the annual Hunger Awareness Week to combat poverty and homelessness in the Upper Valley. The organizers of the week -- Kim Barry '95, Charlotte Hanley '95, Kenrick Leung '95, Amy McLean '96 and Jun Tsutsumi '96 -- have been planning the week's events since the end of this summer. Students Fighting Hunger has between 15 to 20 core members but Leung said nearly 10 times that many people get involved with Hunger Awareness Week.

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N.H. rabies shots soar after kitten diagnosed

By Heather Bell | November 15, 1994

The recent death of a rabid kitten in a Concord pet store has rekindled the public's interest in rabies, a disease that has become more prevalent throughout the state. Approximately 600 people who had handled the kitten received rabies vaccinations in the panic that followed the incident. Since then, media coverage on rabies has also increased. In 1992, the number of rabies cases in New Hampshire rose from three or four cases per year to 10 cases in three months, creating an epidemic that is still spreading through the state, said Steve Tomajczyk, a public information officer for the N.H.

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Davis stabs U.S. policies

By Marisa Howe | November 14, 1994

Professor Angela Davis of the University of California, Santa Cruz blasted U.S. welfare, immigration and crime policies in a speech Saturday night delivered to a packed audience in Webster Hall. Straying away from her anticipated topic of "Examining Laws of Oppressions: Rethinking the U.S.

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Nichols on 'Jeopardy!'

By Jason Casell | November 14, 1994

Government Professor Tom Nichols will make his seventh appearance on the television game show "Jeopardy!" tonight. Nichols is competing in the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, a two-week event in which all five-time winners from the past season vie for the $100,000 grand prize. So far Nichols' winnings from the show total $57,680. The show will air at 7 p.m.

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Findings on alcohol

By Breeanne Clowdus | November 14, 1994

Caucasians drink five times more alcohol than any other ethnic group at Dartmouth, according to a survey about campus alcohol use that focused on ethnic/racial differentiation. The survey, conducted last spring by the Health Resources Department, also found males consume an average of 11.3 drinks per week while females consume an average of 3.7. Binge drinking -- defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in one sitting -- has decreased.

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Panelists discuss ethical dilemmas of AIDS virus

By Colin Grey | November 14, 1994

Lee Works created a moment of palpable emotion among the more than 80 students who attended a panel discussion on AIDS Friday afternoon when he told them of the day he found out he was infected with the HIV virus. Seven years ago, Works had just moved into a new apartment, but he never unpacked, he said. "When I found out I was infected I spent four days sitting in the middle of a hardwood floor just thinking about what I was going to do with my life," Works said. Works and four other doctors presented a variety of clinical and ethical issues related to AIDS, but did not offer any easy answers during a panel held in 105 Dartmouth Hall. Mark Siegler, director of the department of clinical ethics at the University of Chicago Hospital, led the discussion. Also participating were Jim Bernat, professor of medicine and director of clinical ethics at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Jeff Parsonnet, an infectious disease specialist at DHMC; and Ethics Professor Bernie Gert. Parsonnet said DHMC has seven staff members who deal mostly with people infected with HIV. "We tend to think that in this quiet little part of the world this is not that big of a problem, but we are currently following 100 to 150 cases," of HIV positive patients, Parsonnet said. The panel also discussed the problems of treatment drugs and their prices.

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