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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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Doctor loves medicine

By Hanita Sawhney | October 27, 1994

"I love medicine. I feel exhilarated when working with patients. I wouldn't change my life for anything," Paul Wilson Brand, a surgeon, said at the first ever John P.

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Mosse talks on manhood

By James M> Hunnicutt | October 26, 1994

George Mosse, a history and Jewish studies professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, spoke yesterday about the evolution of masculine idealism, touching on the obstacle it poses to women and gays. The speech, titled "Construction of Modern Masculinity," traced the evolution of masculinity in 18th and 19th century Europe. He defined masculinity as "men asserting what they perceive as their manhood" and stressed several points, most of which focused on the link between appearance and manhood. "In Germany 1933, those who voted for the Nazis liked the clean-cut soldiers ... they would fit in with the clean-cut Dartmouth fraternity men," he said. Mosse also spoke about the courage and heroism of idealistic revolutionaries and their "commitment to a higher cause" and "ability to look death in the face." During the 18th century, anthropologists unearthed classical culture, leading to the incorporation of the Greek sense of beauty into the ideals of masculinity, he said. "Beauty became something of a substitute for religion for the European middle class," Mosse said. Quoting 18th century anthropologist Johann Winckelmann, Mosse said "quiet strength" was a virtue of Greek sculpture. This quiet strength conformed to the energy and order of the Industrial Revolution and the harmony and peace of rational men, he said. According to Mosse, Winckelmann stressed self-control and a balance between progress and order as essential to masculinity.

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SA tries to boost participation

By Siobhan Gorman | October 26, 1994

The Student Assembly last night discussed support for a Korean language program, the upcoming Ivy League Council, results of last weekend's Environmental Symposium and methods for boosting participation of its own members. The Assembly's attendance problem came to a head last night when it could not pass a constitutional amendment designed to enforce participation because not enough members were present to vote. A three-fourths majority of all voting members is required to pass a constitutional amendment, but only 55 percent of the group attended last night's meeting. Because there were not enough people to pass a constitutional amendment, the vote became whether or not to add the rules to the bylaws, which only requires a majority vote.

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NHCLU considers filing suit

By Colin Grey | October 26, 1994

The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union is considering taking action against Hanover Police's policies regarding underage drinking arrests. NHCLU Executive Director Claire Ebel said several students have telephoned her, alleging that police violated their civil rights. But she said she has not received a written request from an underage person to challenge Hanover Police policy, which is required before the NHCLU could take action. A barrage of electronic mail messages circulated around campus yesterday, asking students to contact the NHCLU. The original message, sent by Math Professor John Finn stated, "The NHCLU is definitely going for it, and making a case against the [Hanover Police Department]." But NHCLU Executive Director Claire Ebel said Finn made "an exuberant overstatement." Finn's message was forwarded to most of the campus by a variety of sources, including Kenji Sugahara '95, who said he sent it to the 1,900 students on his Weekend Update BlitzMail list. Ebel said the NHCLU would like to pursue the issue but cannot do so without receiving a request from "someone who was harmed" by the policy.

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Rubinstein says Arafat tried to become symbol

By Aran Toshav | October 26, 1994

Danny Rubinstein, a renown Israeli journalist who spoke yesterday about the creation of the Arafat myth, encountered a mixture of criticism and praise from the 40-person audience. "Arafat has tried to become the symbol of the Palestinian people," said Rubinstein.

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Hutton predicts next year's tuition hike

By David Hemmer | October 26, 1994

Tuition increases for the next few years will be greater than most measures of inflation, but College financial officers say they do not expect the percentage increases to be greater than previous years. College Vice President and Treasurer Lyn Hutton said she expects the fee for tuition, room and board to increase by about 6 percent next year.

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Jewish Center faces debate

By Charles Davant | October 25, 1994

At last night's meeting of the Hanover zoning board, angry residents of Occom Ridge Road vocalized their opposition to expanded parking facilities at the proposed Center for Jewish Life at Dartmouth. Gordon DeWitt, director of facilities planning, asked the board last night for a special exception to zoning laws that prevent parking on lots adjacent to the area of primary usage.

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Fire alarm evacuates Dirt Cowboy

By The Staff Of The Dartmouth | October 25, 1994

An overflowing toilet at The Dirt Cowboy Cafe that leaked into the basement and set off a fire alarm at about 8:45 last night caused the evacuation of 15 apartments and eight businesses. A fire engine, two police cars and about 40 people gathered on the corner of Main and East Wheelock Streets while officials from the fire department inspected the Dirt Cowboy, Murphy's Tavern and the apartments above the two stores. Fire Captain Michael Whitcomb identified the cause of the alarm, determined there was no fire and allowed the people back into the stores and apartments. Ken Watrous, an employee at the Dirt Cowboy who cleaned up the water that leaked into the basement, said no damage was done to the store.

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Campus unnerved by news article, old policy

By Colin Grey | October 25, 1994

In response to the blitzkrieg of electronic messages circulating campus last night about local police enforcement of alcohol possession laws, Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone said media coverage has blown the police actions out of proportion. Giaccone also said the information passing among students is wrong. Yesterday, a BlitzMail message that circulated widely and caused much talk among students, informed readers of a "new" Hanover Police policy concerning how police arrest and charge underage, intoxicated students. The message said police "are going to be randomly picking people up, who look the least bit drunk, and making them take a breathalyzer.

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Osherson on men, intimacy

By Melanie Gustin | October 25, 1994

In a speech last night, a Harvard University Health Services' psychologist Sam Osherson said males struggle with conflicting desires to be open about their feelings while still fulfilling the ideal of the "strong silent man." He began his talk, called "Men, Women and Intimacy in a Time of Changing Sex Roles," by defining intimacy as "how we want to be seen." He expanded on this idea by using the example of a son who described his father as a "starched collar." Osherson used this image to explore the ideal qualities for men. "In a funny way, I think there is an ideal image in a starched collar -- clean, unbending, unruffled, not dirty," he said.

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Panel names violence

By Sara Mckinstry | October 25, 1994

At a discussion yesterday afternoon, four panelists said domestic violence is a vicious cycle ingrained in our culture though it is a subject men and women are reluctant to address. The discussion, called "Naming the Violence," was part of a series of events recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Week. The five people who attended agreed that domestic violence is an uncomfortable topic at Dartmouth and around the country. "People see domestic violence as happening only in families, not between themselves and their girlfriends or boyfriends," Jennifer Collins '94 said. "People may not attend discussions like these because they'd then be tacitly admitting that it happens," she added. Women's Resource Director Giavanna Munafo said men may be especially uncomfortable discussing domestic violence because they" don't want to acknowledge the sexual and violent authority they have." "People may find it adversarial to claim that all men have the potential to be rapists, but we have no problem seeing all women as victims," Munafo said. She said women, on the other hand, are taught they do not have the "right" to speak up when they are being abused, or fear being alone if they do. Panelist Margaret Laing, program director for the Domestic Violence Program at the Women Informational Services program in Lebanon, N.H., said, "Yes, we are speaking out and we are not taking it anymore -- and this can be a threat to men." Kerry Rochford-Hague, a panelist and the training and shelter advocate for Women's Supportive Services in Claremont, N.H., said, "All women are at risk, even though we often feel we're too smart and it won't happen to us." Alison Bass, a Boston Globe reporter who covers stories about human behavior, said,"A story [on domestic violence] usually doesn't get written until the woman gets killed, or until the 22nd woman gets killed.

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