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Alumni explore changes on campus

By Charles Davant | November 3, 1994

"You can get a good education somewhere else, but you can't get a better experience," Fritz Hier '44 said last night at a panel meeting of local alumni who discussed their Dartmouth years. The panel, which consisted of alumni who graduated between 1929 and 1953, was moderated by Fred Berthold '45, who jokingly called the participants "eight old codgers." Green Key Public Programs Chair Mary Tatman '96, who coordinated the event titled "An Oral History of Dartmouth College," said the panel's purpose was to "foster student contact with local alumni." The sweeping changes that have taken place at Dartmouth during the last half century were a major topic of discussion. Hier said he feels that the increase in student diversity is one of the greatest changes.

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NHCLU discusses legal action

By Michael Ross | November 3, 1994

The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union has received at least 12 written complaints against the Hanover Police Department's "internal possession" policy and will meet today to discuss taking legal action. Claire Ebel, the NHCLU's executive director, said she has been "inundated" with complaints from individuals claiming police violated their civil rights but she would not discuss specifics about the letters. She would only say that the letters were not all from Dartmouth students and added that some were from individuals younger than 18 years old and others were from local residents older than 21. Following the "internal possession" policy, police can use the presence of alcohol in the blood stream as circumstantial evidence in cases where an underage drinker is charged with "unlawful possession." Police often determine blood alcohol levels by administering a breathalyzer test, which Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone said is normally done after an arrest.

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Phi Beta Kappas inducted

By Rebecca Siegel | November 2, 1994

The 20 seniors with the highest grade point averages were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society in a ceremony yesterday afternoon at College President James Freedman's house. Phi Beta Kappa is a national honorary society consisting of students whose grades place them within the top 10 percent of their class. The 20 seniors inducted yesterday on the basis of their grades at the end of last spring, are known as "Junior Phi Beta Kappas." Other students who meet the requirements will be inducted between the end of this spring and graduation. "Most chapters elect students at two different times, once in the fall and once in the spring," said Margot de l'Etoile, secretary-treasurer of the Dartmouth chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. This year, the cut-off cumulative GPA for membership is a 3.70, calculated from the GPAs of the top 10 percent of students in the prior two classes, according to the Organization, Regulations and Courses book. All students who achieve at least a 3.7 GPA are invited to become members of the society, even if the number of students exceeds 10 percent, de l'Etoile said. She said students must complete eight terms at Dartmouth in order to receive membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. "I was very proud of those 20 students.

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Need-blind: how long can Dartmouth close its eyes?

By Siobhan Gorman | November 2, 1994

At a time when colleges and universities across the country are scaling back or eliminating their need-blind admissions policies, administrators say the College can maintain its policy in the near future despite the increasing burden it places on the College's budget. During the last fiscal year, the College spent about $27 million on financial aid, representing 17.4 percent of its total budget, according to statistics from the Vice President and Treasurer's Office. In 1990, the College spent 14.9 percent of its budget on financial aid and the percentage has increased steadily since then as more students have required more aid. The College is projecting that financial aid will cost $40 million by the year 2000, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg said. "Financial aid is the fastest growing category in the budget," College Trustee Dick Page said in an interview earlier this month. But the extra burden of financial aid is not unique to Dartmouth and other schools have been forced to modify their policies. Furstenberg said the College is one of about only 12 that maintain a true need-blind policy, in which the Admissions Office evaluates candidates without looking at their financial aid information and guarantees to meet all of an accepted student's demonstrated need. A high priority Maintaining need-blind admissions has been the College's top budgetary priority, Vice President and Treasurer Lyn Hutton said, leaving the College committed to the policy despite the increased burden.

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Lyons: protect resources

By Jack Vaitayanonta | November 2, 1994

Environmental activist and acoustic artist Dana Lyons yesterday urged an alliance between members of the environmental movement and indigenous peoples in order to combat the current destruction of the earth's resources. Lyons delivered his speech, titled "The Ethics and Philosophy of the Radical Environmental Movement," to about 30 students in 13 Carpenter Hall. He pointed out that the land upon which Dartmouth lies was seized by white colonists from the Abenaki Native American tribe without a proper treaty and joked that tuition might go up if the College were to pay the rightful owners of the land to use it. Lyons said a common misconception of the modern environmental movement is that it is solely composed of middle-class whites.

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SA mandates attendance

By Siobhan Gorman | November 2, 1994

The Student Assembly passed both a bylaw to enforce meeting attendance and a resolution to co-sponsor a forum on the Hanover Police Department's policy on "internal possession" of alcohol at its meeting last night. The new bylaw states that a student who misses three Assembly or Standing Committee meetings in one term without being excused will be removed from the Assembly. The Assembly president will determine whether an absence is excusable. Assembly President Danielle Moore '95 spoke out strongly in favor of the bylaw, which is an attempt by the Assembly to solve its attendance problems. "I think we need something instituted and I think we need it instituted now," she said. Assembly Vice President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 said she thinks the new bylaw will prevent members from just coming to a meeting to vote on one important issue. "The passage of this created some accountability.

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Dining plan proposed

By Siobhan Gorman | November 2, 1994

A task force charged with evaluating campus meal plans has recommended replacing the mandatory freshman meal plan with a system that gives students the option of paying a $70 fee to have only a declining balance account. If the plan is approved, beginning next Fall term, all students would be required to purchase a minimum dining plan of $400, only $330 of which would be usable as a declining balance account, said Michael Anderson '96, a member of the task force. The other $70 would help subsidize Dartmouth Dining Services and make up for income currently raised by the freshman meal plan, which requires first-year students to pay $938 each term for a combination of meal "punches" and declining balance. The Meal Plan Task Force, created last winter, will present its proposal at a public forum at 7 p.m.

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Koop Institute gets $14.7M national award

By James M> Hunnicutt | November 1, 1994

The U.S. Department of Commerce has granted $14.7 million to Dartmouth's C. Everett Koop Institute to improve medical telecommunication services. The Koop Institute plans to use the funds over the next five years to develop information models and tools that can more fully computerize the health care industry. Based at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Koop Institute is a partnership of educators, scholars, researchers and practicing physicians that examines health care issues and tries to improve health services. "This grant represents a tremendous victory for the C.

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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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