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Pledges told 'hazing is back'

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 12, 1994

"Hazing is very much alive and part of our Greek community today; it is back in a big way," said Gary Bonas, director of leadership and development at Villanova University and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity's national board of directors. Last night hundreds of new Greek house members gathered in Alumni Hall to hear a mandatory speech on hazing titled, "Broken Pledges," which Bonas made. "I think the issue is that we do stupid things.

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SA gives $3K to papers

By Maggie Fritz | October 12, 1994

The Student Assembly voted last night to establish a $3,000 fund to provide financial assistance to freely-distributed, College-recognized publications such as The Beacon, bug and Spare Rib. The Undergraduate Publications Fund will be administered by a panel of Assembly members and representatives from each College-recognized publication. Assembly Vice President Rukmini Sichitiu '95, who sponsored the motion, said publications need assistance to bridge the gap between advertising revenue, College support and publication costs. The Undergraduate Publications Fund is based on a belief that campus publications enhance the College's educational experience because they "foster an atmosphere of intellectual diversity and engender intellectual debate and discourse," the motion states. The fund will provide "dollar for dollar" matching funds of up to $300 per issue to cover up to one-half of an issue's production costs. The amount of an allocation is dependent upon the advertising revenue the publication collects and the number of times a publication is printed each term, among other considerations. "It is necessary to make sure intellectual discussion goes on not only inside the classroom but outside the classroom," Assembly member Brandon del Pozo '96 said. During discussion of the motion, a few Assembly members expressed concern that $3,000 was excessive relative to the Assembly's total budget. The motion passed 20 to three.

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Dyson: 'technology is a force for evil'

By Keith Lavigne | October 12, 1994

In a speech yesterday, Montgomery Fellow Freeman Dyson said society must be careful with its use of technology so as to prevent the disastrous consequences portrayed in science fiction novels. "Technology is a force for evil, as well as a force for good," Dyson said. His speech titled, "Looking Forward: Science and Science Fiction," Dyson discussed the history of science of the past 100 years and the relation between science and literature. He said novels written by authors such as H.G.

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Potter lectures on campaign funding

By Melanie Gustin | October 12, 1994

Federal Election Commission Chairman Trevor Potter discussed the history and future of regulations governing the financing of elections in a lecture last night in Rockefeller Center. Potter devoted most of his speech to chronicling the history of campaign expenditure regulations and then related it to current attempts to reform the system. "There has always been money in politics," he said.

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Science majors leap ahead

By David Hemmer | October 12, 1994

More Dartmouth juniors are majoring in laboratory sciences today then five and 10 years ago, while fewer are choosing to study mathematics and humanities like English and religion. Statistics for the Class of 1996 reveal a continuation of recent trends at Dartmouth and nationwide.

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Galford discusses coming out

By Maggie Fritz | October 12, 1994

Novelist Ellen Galford spoke yesterday afternoon about her experiences as a woman, a lesbian, a Jew and an American expatriate living in Scotland. The speech, which was attended by about one dozen women, celebrated National Coming Out Day. Galford described her feelings of isolation growing up in Newark, N.J. "I had always, always felt different," she said.

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N.S.F. awards Yin up to $500,000

By Ma. Katrina M. Dy | October 12, 1994

The National Science Foundation recently awarded Thayer School of Engineering Professor John Yin the distinguished Young Investigator Award in recognition of his scientific achievements. The Young Investigator Award guarantees Yin up to $100,000 per year for the next five years in research funding and is designed to foster interaction between academia and industry. While the bulk of Yin's award is composed of money from the N.S.F., it also includes potential grants from private industrial companies. The foundation, which awarded 150 U.S.

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More women lighting up

By Hanita Sawhney | October 11, 1994

It appears as though Dartmouth students are following the national smoking trend, which shows the greatest increase in smoking among women ages 16 to 24. "When I arrived here, there weren't that many smokers.

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Bronco driver exposes self twice

By Jason Casell | October 11, 1994

An unidentified white male in his 30s driving a dark Ford Bronco has been spotted around Hanover asking females for directions and then exposing himself when they approach his vehicle, Hanover Police said yesterday. The detectives division of the police department is currently investigating two incidents reported this month, Sgt.

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Nichols advances to tournament

By Jason Casell | October 11, 1994

Government Professor Tom Nichols won $11,990 on Jeopardy! yesterday, qualifying him for the show's "Tournament of Champions" and a chance at its $100,000 prize. Nichols' triumph last night, in which he came back from second place going into the Final Jeopardy round, brought his total winnings to $57,680. Last night marked Nichols' sixth appearance on the game show.

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SA to investigate appointments

By Maggie Fritz | October 11, 1994

The Student Assembly will form a Committee on Procedure at its general meeting tonight to investigate the appointments of four new members to the general Assembly. The Assembly voted to form the committee following the appointments of Lischa Barrett '95, Shakari Cameron '96, Sue Kim '96 and Nada Payne '96 to the general Assembly. At the Assembly's first meeting two weeks ago, Secretary John Honovich '97 questioned the appointments on the basis that they are not in accordance with the Assembly's constitution. But Assembly Vice President Rukmini Sichitiu '95 said she believes the appointments are valid, although the constitution is unclear on the point.

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College tries to control sweep, bonfire building

By Aran Toshav | October 11, 1994

In response to damage wrought on the town of Hanover during last years freshman sweep, the College is taking a more active role in this years' Homecoming celebration. A letter sent by Dean of the College Lee Pelton to all students warned that the future of both the sweep and the bonfire depends on the outcome of this year's events. Pelton's letter contained a warning that, "Large numbers of students marauding around the town of Hanover presents a very real threat to the future of the entire Homecoming celebration." Last year, a mob of '97s uprooted traffic signs and stomped on cars while waiting for the Homecoming parade to begin. The freshmen sweep is a relatively new tradition in which the freshman class parades from dorm to dorm, gathering all the freshmen and heading out to the parade area. "At a meeting of the bonfire committee this year, it was decided that the College would work in conjunction with the students to prevent a repeat of last year's mob," said Lalitha Otterness, an intern in the office of Alumni Relations. This year, the sweep will begin at two points on campus and be timed so the freshmen will not arrive at the parade area until 7:40 p.m.

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Midnight scrawlers advocate gay rights

By The Dartmouth Staff | October 11, 1994

Messages advocating homosexual rights were scrawled in chalk on the steps of Parkhust Administration building and near the Hinman Box entrance to the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts late last night. The Dartmouth received two anonymous telephone calls at approximately 11:45 p.m.

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'97 council selects its officers

By Anne Renna | October 11, 1994

The Freshman Council last night elected Randi Barnes President of the Class of 1998 and Thomas Franks Vice President. Barnes defeated five other freshmen: Joan Ai, Peter Bastian, Amit Malhotra, Douglas Young and Clair Jones.

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Chairs discuss housing, budget

By Maggie Fritz | October 11, 1994

Academic department heads met with top administrators yesterday and discussed the Fall term housing crisis, the budget and transcript changes. Dean of Faculty James Wright reported that the Committee on Enrollment is concerned that this fall's student housing crisis may occur again next year. "For a whole range of reasons ... and I am convinced there are quite a few, the Fall term is a more attractive term for students," Wright, who chairs the committee, said. Wright said there are a number of ways the College can reduce the number of students who elect to be in residence during the fall term.

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Greeks redo new member education

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 11, 1994

All new members of Greek organizations will assemble tonight for the first of three workshops in a series aimed to educate new members on issues of hazing, sexual harassment and alcohol abuse. Tonight at 7 p.m.

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Scott calls for reconsideration of societal view of feminism

By Rini Ghosh | October 11, 1994

In a speech yesterday, Joan Scott, professor of Social Sciences at Princeton University, urged people to reconsider the way society views feminism. Scott spoke about her recent book "'Women Who Have Only Paradoxes to Offer:' French Feminists, 1789-1944" to faculty and students yesterday afternoon. "The book is an attempt to rethink the history of feminism," she said. She said one of the paradoxes of feminism is the need to both accept and refuse sexual differences. Universalist discourses, such as individualism lead to feminism, she said.

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Couch in Sigma Nu catches fire; none hurt

By Steven Hoffman | October 10, 1994

A couch caught fire at Sigma Nu fraternity early Saturday morning but the house's automatic sprinkler system extinguished the blaze by the time the Hanover Fire Department arrived at the scene. The fire department responded to a call from the fraternity at 5:09 a.m.

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Nichols returns to 'Jeopardy!' tonight

By Michael Lee | October 10, 1994

Answer: This Darmouth professor will appear on Jeopardy tonight for the sixth time. Question: Who is Government Professor Tom Nichols? Nichols accumulated $45,690 during a four-day winning streak on "Jeopardy!" last February but was invited back because the game show inadvertantly penalized him for a correct response he had given during his fifth appearance. If victorious tonight, Nichols, who lost that fifth game by $110, will advance to the Tournament of Champions. Jeopardy airs twice tonight at 7 p.m.

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Students discuss role of multiculturalism

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 10, 1994

While most people slept in, about 46 students representing various Dartmouth organizations climbed out of bed early Saturday morning to attend an all-day workshop on multiculturalism that began at 10 a.m. The forum, called "Strategies for Success: Incorporating Multiculturalism into the Campus Community," was designed to "focus on how the Dartmouth community can work together to move beyond mere tolerance to a community in which each individual is able to celebrate and affirm differences and commonalties," said Tim Moore, director of Student Affairs, who organized the event, which was funded by the Bildner Endowment. Honest discussion was made a priority at the workshop.

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