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Panelists discuss Haiti's history

By Kim Derrick | February 25, 1994

In a panel discussion on the future of democracy in Haiti, four panelists agreed that the explosive situation in Haiti cannot be calmed until exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is returned to power. About 60 people attended the panel, titled "Historical Background: Barriers to Democracy," which was the first in the "The Future of Democracy in Haiti" conference. The panelists included author Amy Wilentz, Miami University Law Professor Irwin Stotsky, Wesleyan University Afro-American Studies Director Alex Dupuy and Princeton University French Professor Leon-Francois Hoffman. The four sketched a grim picture of Haitian history.

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At 25 and older; non-traditionals try to carve campus niche

By Amanda A. Amann | February 24, 1994

Non-traditional students, the College's designation for students matriculating at age 25 or older, have formed a group to help other atypical undergraduates make an easier transition to college life. Club founder James von Rittmann, a 31-year-old junior, said the group aims to welcome new older students and to propose changes to housing and financial aid procedures that are not adapted to the needs of non-traditional students. There are 23 non-traditional students on campus ranging in age from 25 to 52.

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Norman favors new voting system

By David Hemmer | February 24, 1994

Addressing a small audience last night in a talk titled "Power, Law and Order," Mathematics Professor Bob Norman discussed the accuracy of different voting systems and advocated the "approval system," which allows voters to choose as many candidates as they wish in any given race. Norman said most elections in the United States are either decided by the plurality method, in which the highest vote-getter wins, or by the plurality with run-off method, in which the top two candidates compete in a second election and the winner is the one with the greatest number of votes. But in his studies of election outcomes, Norman found these two methods often fail to accurately reflect the will of the voters.

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Students and faculty meet at Dean's dinner

By Jack Vaitayanonta | February 24, 1994

A total of 24 students and faculty members attended the annual Faculty-Student Community Dinner last night in the Collis Center. The event was sponsored by the Dean of the College Office. The dinner gave students the opportunity to meet and talk with their professors on an informal basis. For the last three years, the Dean of the College Office has sponsored this event, which is mostly geared toward freshmen and sophomores. "This is an important opportunity for students because education is a continuum, and I would like to be able to hold these dinners more often, maybe even once a term," Dean of the College Lee Pelton said.

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Fraternities mixed in response to sorority letter

By Justin Steinman | February 23, 1994

Greek presidents' opinions varied about the effectiveness of the letter written by the presidents of the College's six largest sororities in response to the report issued last month by the Committee on Diversity and Community at Dartmouth. Last week the presidents of Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Epsilon Kappa Theta, Kappa Delta Epsilon, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Delta sororities sent a letter highlighting their organizations' merits to several key administrators and members of CDCD. The letter was written in response to CDCD's recommendation that the College immediately and thoroughly evaluate the Greek system. The sorority presidents said they recognize flaws in the Greek system as a whole but noted the sororities have many positive aspects. Some fraternity presidents said they think the letter will not influence the administration's actions. "Unfortunately, I don't think the letter will have any effect on the College's evaluation of the Greek system," Gamma Delta Chi fraternity President Todd Brackett '95 said. "The administration and the faculty refuse to listen to anything the Greeks say, whether they be in a sorority, fraternity or coed," he said. "We all believe that we are banging our heads against a wall and that any response is in vain," Brackett said. But other fraternity presidents were more optimistic. "I wouldn't presume to speak for the College, but I would imagine that they will make a careful examination of the system as a whole," Zeta Psi fraternity President Kevin Rogers '95 said. "I'm sure a responsible approach for reforming the Greek system will include a detailed appraisal of each house in an effort to target specific areas for improvement," Rogers said. Psi Upsilon fraternity President Giano Cromley '95 also said he thinks the administration will listen to the sororities' letter. Adriana McGrath '95, Sigma Delta sorority president, said she thinks the letter will help facilitate open communication between Greek leaders and the administration about the Coed, Fraternity and Sorority system. College President James Freedman, Dean of the College Lee Pelton, Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders and members of CDCD received copies of the letter, dated Feb.

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Haiti conference to begin

By Maggie Fritz | February 23, 1994

A two-day conference on democracy in Haiti begins tomorrow and will feature a keynote address by exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide at 8 p.m.

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Fellowship created

By Amy Semet | February 23, 1994

Starting next fall the College will offer a fellowship for Latino doctoral candidates who want to complete their dissertaions at Dartmouth. The program is modeled after the College's Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowship program for African American students and the Native American fellowship that began last year, said Dean of Graduate Studies Richard Birnie, who chairs the selection committee. The Marshall Fellowships and the Native American and Latino programs provide minority doctoral candidates, who are in the last year of their research, with financial and academic support while they finish their dissertation. "The new fellowship programs for Native American and Latino scholars were created because the problem of minority recruitment is not limited to African Americans," Birnie said. College President James Freedman established the Marshall Fellowship in 1991 to increase the number of minority students within the academic "pipeline," Birnie said. The Marshall Fellowship provides funding each year to sponsor two African-American students, who are chosen from about 20 applicants, Birnie said. Like the Native American fellowship, the new Latino fellowship will sponsor one scholar each year. The fellows receive office space, a stipend of $25,000 and a $2,500 research grant, Birnie said. Kenneth James, a current Marshall Fellow, is here completing the Ph.D.

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African peace explored

By Timothy Fitzgibbons | February 23, 1994

African diplomat Solomon Gomes lamented the vestiges of European colonialism and the lack of effective continental leadership in a speech on African peace efforts last night. Gomes, a special political affairs officer for the Organization on African Unity, gave a speech titled "The Future of African Unity: Peacekeeping and Peacemaking on the African Continent" to about 30 students in 3 Rockefeller Center. Gomes outlined the problems of creating and sustaining peace in Africa from his perspective of working with the OAU on the continent's developmental problems. The purpose of the OAU, which is comprised of 53 African nations, is to "promote the unity and solidarity of African states," Gomes said. Gomes said he hopes South Africa will join the OAU within the next two years. Africa's instability was created by the powerful impact of 19th and 20th century European colonialism, which was "oppressive in design and racist in outlook," Gomes said. Gomes said African leaders have dealt poorly with the arbitrary borders and economic structures left behind by colonialism, both of which hampered the development of independent African nations. "Africa is the richest continent and yet the poorest," he said. But Gomes expressed hope for Africa's future development.

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Yong Dems, CUaD debate school vouchers

By David Hemmer | February 22, 1994

In a raucous debate last night, conservatives and liberals squared off on the issue of school voucher programs in front of 40 students in Rockefeller Center. Representatives from the Conservative Union at Dartmouth and the Young Democrats argued the topic "Resolved: Parents should be granted the right to send their children to any school, public or private, using a government-sponsored voucher system or similar plan." The debate, which pitted CUaD's Scott Rowekamp '97 and Bill Hall '96 against David Melaugh '97 and Tim Edgar '94 of the Young Democrats, was often punctuated by angry shouting matches and roars of laughter from the audience. The argument centered around money, segregation and politics. The Young Democrats criticized the voucher system for eroding public schools and causing segregation while helping only a small segment of middle class children. But Rowekamp and Hall disagreed.

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Candidates emerge as elections near

By Scott Anthony | February 22, 1994

Two weeks before the filing deadline for the 1994 Student Assembly election, David Gonzalez '95 and Kenji Sugahara '95 have emerged as presidential candidates. Early candidates in the vice presidential race are Steve Fagell '95, Alex Morgan '95 and Jesse Russell '96. Candidates must file a petition signed by 100 students to the Student Activities Office by March 4 in order to get placed on the ballot for the April 12 elections. Director of Student Activities Tim Moore led a meeting last night to discuss election procedures.

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Election guidelines

By Scott Anthony | February 22, 1994

One year after a campaign season plagued with scandal, Director of Student Activities Tim Moore explained the guidelines for this year's Spring term student elections yesterday to 10 students interested in running for offices. On April 12, College students will elect a Student Assembly president and vice president and 24 general Assembly members.

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Food obsession pervasive among Dartmouth women

By Siobhan Gorman | February 22, 1994

Eating Disorders: The first in a three part series on women's health Fifteen percent of Dartmouth students suffer from eating disorders and 90 percent of these students are female, according to a 1991 survey by the College. The survey asked students if they were suffering from bulimia, anorexia, bulimarexia or compulsive overeating. But Marcia Herrin, coordinator of the College Nutrition Education Program, said she thinks this statistic is very low. "People often don't realize that they have eating disorders themselves," Herrin said on Sunday. Although for many women eating disorders begin before coming to Dartmouth, some fear that existing pressures and attitudes could cause a relapse. Barclay Stone '97 suffered from anorexia in high school.

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Norwich's Jasper Murdock's brews its own beer

By Colin Grey | February 22, 1994

Students looking for a more refined beer drinking experience can now head to Jasper Murdock's Alehouse in Norwich, Vt., which serves home-brewed beer. Murdock's is located in the Norwich Inn and seats approximately 35 patrons in an English atmosphere, said Tim Wilson, who runs the pub. "It's a nice little fraternity of people who know good beer and enjoy good beer," Wilson said. For Wilson, who has been brewing beer as a hobby for five or six years, becoming the owner of a pub which brews its own beer was an easy transition. "Brewing is an awful lot of fun, and it took a very small investment to open a brewery in an existing restaurant," Wilson said. The pub already boasts regular customers, who can choose from a variety of beers from the pub's three taps every day.

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ORL will display student art

By Michelle Francois | February 21, 1994

Through the financial support of the Class of 1960, the Office of Residential Life is working to simultaneously decorate the walls of residence halls and encourage aspiring studernt artists. The Class of 1960/Office of Residential Life Student Art Acquisition Program enables graduating seniors to receive professional recognition and a cash award for their best art pieces, which are displayed in College residence halls. Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco said she conceived the idea in 1991 to obtain students' artwork to display on the bare residence hall walls. Art reflects student life Turco and former Hood Museum Director James Cuno then established guidelines to implement Turco's idea. "I thought it would be a wonderful thing to put up work produced by Dartmouth undergraduates - that work is a reflection of student culture," Turco said.

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Ski-a-thon to help MS research

By Maggie Lockwood | February 21, 1994

The seventh annual Jimmie Heuga ski-a-thon, held yesterday at the Dartmouth Skiway, raised more than $16,000 for Multiple Sclerosis research. Jimmie Heuga was a bronze-medalist in the 1964 Olympic slalom competition six years before he was diagnosed with MS.

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Student groups seek College space

By Scott Anthony | February 21, 1994

Because of limited space on campus and a growing number of student groups, only a few organizations actually obtain the on-campus space they request. Several organizations, including Amarna, the College's newest undergraduate society, and Al-Nur, the Muslim student organization, are currently seeking area specifically set aside for their own purposes. "It's a pretty complex system because buildings are at such a premium," Assistant Dean of Residential Life Bud Beatty said. Student organizations start the request process by submitting a petition for space to the Dean of the College office.

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Theta Delt objects to 'lies' in student journal

By Maggie Fritz | February 21, 1994

Theta Delta Chi fraternity is considering its response to the January issue of the liberal, campus publication Bug following a satirical letter to the editor which Bug printed under the fraternity's name. The letter mocked the pledge activities of Theta Delt. "Our pledges get totally drunk out of their minds and puke their guts out," the letter stated.

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