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Gap to open June 1

By Breeanne Clowdus | May 11, 1994

On June 1, The Gap clothing retailers will open its long-awaited store on Main Street but without much "fanfare," a spokeswoman at The Gap headquarter said. The store will occupy the entire first floor of the college-owned property beside the Hanover Inn, formerly occupied by Brewster's clothing store. The Gap will showcase summer merchandise at the time of its opening, said Babs Kothe, a public relations representative at The Gap. "No adjustments will be made to the clothing line initially since The Gap caters to the college crowd anyway," Kothe said. All of The Gap stores carry the same merchandise have the same pricing system and perform the same promotional and sales events, Kothe said. "After a store has been open for a while, we will look to see if any special desires exist among the customers and will attempt to market those desires," a spokesperson at The Gap said. One promotion The Gap may offer is a student shopping night, in which the store would open after hours exclusively for student shopping. The Gap is the third business to lease the space adjacent to the Hanover Inn.

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Community members enroll

By Scott Anthony | May 11, 1994

Chemistry Department Administrative Assistant Kathy Savage, 43, has taken one class a term for seven years and will graduate with a psychology major next June. Courtney Fortier, 17-year high-school student from Windsor, Vt.

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Speech on refugees

By Shana Fruehan | May 10, 1994

Roger Winter, a government official in immigration services, challenged both the popular conception of refugees and recent U.S.

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Stewart '96 recovering

By Jack Vaitayanonta | May 10, 1994

Jon Stewart '96, who fell out a window at Alpha Delta fraternity last month, is currently in "satisfactory" condition at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, despite a recently discovered blockage in his small intestine, DHMC spokeswoman Diane Williams said. In a telephone interview from the DHMC, Stewart's mother Cathy said her son "feels lousy" and was unable to speak on the phone.

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Game goes to extreme

By Maggie Fritz | May 10, 1994

Timothy O'Leary '97, who received national press for exposing himself to gain 100 points in a scavenger hunt, earned himself a police citation and arraignment date, but his team would have won the competition even without those points. O'Leary and three teammates -- Jay Hanlon '97, Robyn Murgio '97 and Eric Serotta '97 -- won first place with a total of 3,745 points, 150 points ahead of their nearest rivals.

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Smithsonian puts Heyman on hold

By Rebecca Siegel | May 10, 1994

Former chair of the Board of Trustees Ira Michael Heyman '51 may become the next head of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian's Board of Regents will soon vote on a search committee's recommendation that Heyman fill the secretary position vacated last March. The Board of Regents was scheduled to vote on the recommendation yesterday but postponed the vote because Vice President Al Gore, who sits on the board, wanted to be at the meeting but was unable to attend, said Mary Combs, a spokeswoman for the Smithsonian. Gore went to South Africa to attend Nelson Mandela's presidential inauguration today. The Board of Regents deferred to Gore because of the importance of the position and the administration's interest in the secretary's selection, said Wesley Williams, a member of the Board of Regents and the search committee. Williams said Heyman is "an ideal candidate," and added that he expects the board will select Heyman at its next meeting, which will occur sometime before June. The Board of Regents is composed of 17 people including the vice president, the chief justice of the United States, members of Congress and citizens. Heyman served on the board for three and one-half years and headed the search committee before resigning in March so he could be considered for the position, the Washington Post reported. In March, Robert Adams announced his retirement after serving as the Smithsonian's head for 10 years. If selected, Heyman would be in charge of all the Institution's operations, including 16 museums, the National Zoo, numerous research facilities and more than 6,700 employees, Combs said. Heyman, who served on the Board of Trustees from 1982-1993, would be the first non-scientist to be the Smithsonian's secretary. "He is a distinguished former Trustee who has had a brilliant career," College Spokesman Alex Huppe said.

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Panel presents bleak view of future

By David Hemmer | May 10, 1994

When family problems kept Harvard research psychiatrist Robert Coles at home last night, a panel titled "Altruism, Bigotry and Diversity: A 21st Century Perspective" became a discussion of bigotry and diversity. Samuel Betances, a sociology professor at Northeastern Illinois University and Roger Wilkens, a history professor at George Mason University were featured on the panel, which also included five students, who questioned the professors. Perhaps the absence of the speaker on altruism contributed to the bleak atmosphere in the sparsely filled Cook Auditorium, as both panelists presented grim visions of the present and qualified hopes for the future. Wilkens said progress has been made against racism in the 20th century, but predicted slow progress in the future. "The grim and bloody present that we're living in around the world doesn't give us very great hope about eliminating bigotry on our soil in the next century," he said.

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Glimpse eclipse at 1:42 p.m.

By Siobhan Gorman | May 10, 1994

A solar eclipse will create a bright golden ring in the sky this afternoon, but viewing the eclipse improperly may cause blindness. At around noon, the moon will begin to pass between the earth and the sun, blocking out most of the sun's light. Between 1:37:25 p.m.

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Mochizuki optimistic for Japan, America

By Aran Toshav | May 10, 1994

Toshio Mochizuki, the Japanese Consular General in Boston, told a Dartmouth audience yesterday that current trading tensions between the United States and Japan are merely short-term problems. In a speech titled "Japan -- U.S.

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Officers chosen

By Jack Vaitayanonta | May 9, 1994

The Afro-American Society announced its new officers Friday after a two-day election. James Hunter '95 will head the AAm, along with Lewis Berry '97 as vice-president and Evelyn Waters '95 as secretary, beginning Fall term. As president, Hunter said he hopes to foster better relationships with the administration, the faculty and other student organizations on campus. Hunter, a history and film studies major, will also be an administrative intern to Dean of the College Lee Pelton and the Gold Coast Area Coordinator next year. Waters, a Spanish major with a minor in education, said she looks forward to working with Hunter and making the organization sucessful. Others elected for next year include Leslie Johnson '95 as financial secretary; Tiffany West '97 as concerned black students committee chair; Toshalyn Watson '95 as cultural education committee chair; and Candace Howell '95 as social chair. Julian O'Conner '96 will serve as president Summer term. The AAm, the College's black students association, held its elections last Wednesday and Thursday.

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Hunter '95 elected AAm president

By Jack Vaitayanonta | May 9, 1994

Afro-American Society President-elect James Hunter '95 is a model minority. Hunter, a black man from a relatively poor urban neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., said he hopes his successes at a predominantly-white college can make him a positive role model for other students of African-American descent. A double major in history and film studies, Hunter said he plans to attend law school after graduation. Besides leading the AAm, the College's black students organization, Hunter next year will also be the Area Coordinator of the Gold Coast cluster, an intern at the Dean of the College's Office and vice-president of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha. As the vice-president of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically all-black fraternity, Hunter said he wants to bring the black fraternities into stronger relations with the more "mainstream" Greek houses. "We want to show that the black fraternities are not separatist and violent as some people may think we are," Hunter said. In the past, Hunter has served in various positions on the AAm executive committee.

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Police arrest four on alcohol charges

By Colin Grey | May 9, 1994

Hanover police arrested a male Dartmouth student on charges of unlawful possession of alcohol last Thursday evening after he spent the night at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for intoxication. Kiernan Conn '95, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, was taken to the DHMC Thursday at approximately 2 a.m. Hanover Police Sgt.

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'SA looks at dorms

By Maggie Fritz | May 9, 1994

A new Student Assembly committee on housing will examine the quantity, distribution and organization of the College's dormitories. Formed last Thursday, the ad hoc committee will solicit information and opinions from students, administrators and other schools, John Honovich '97, co-chair of the committee, said. The committee is divided into three sub-committees that are charged with examining different aspects of the housing system. The distribution sub-committee will look at the lottery system, the process the Office of Residential Life uses to award student housing. The quantity sub-committee will examine the shortage of campus housing, the feasibility of constructing a new dorm and the off-campus options available for students. A third sub-committee, focusing on organization, will look at options for first-year housing, such as freshmen dorms. The Committee on the First-Year Experience, chaired by Dean of the College Lee Pelton, is expected to recommend the creation of exclusive freshmen dormitories before the end of May. Assembly Vice-President Steve Costalas '94, who is co-chair of the housing committee, said the committee will look at the portions of Pelton's report that deal with housing. Members of the Assembly committee refuted suggestions that it is working to undermine Pelton's committee but expressed concern that it has not been communicative. "I think that they've been a bit secretive," said Matthew Berry '94, who accused Pelton at last Tuesday's general Assembly meeting of having his own agenda. Costalas said the Assembly committee will continue into Fall term.

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SA's next officers decided

By Maggie Fritz | May 9, 1994

Next year's Student Assembly, headed by President-elect Danielle Moore '95 and Vice President-elect Rukmini Sichitiu '95, met for the first time Friday night and elected its officers and nominations committee. The Assembly elected John Honovich '97 as secretary and Scott Rowekamp '97 as treasurer.

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China's trade status discussed

By Tom O'Shea | May 9, 1994

The future of China's Most Favored Nation status was one of the main topics explored Friday at a panel discussion on "Building Democracy: Tiananmen and Human Rights," which closed out the successful "Future of Democracy in China" conference. On June 3, President Bill Clinton will make a difficult decision -- whether to continue or terminate China's status as a Most Favored Nation.

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Palaeopitus takes in '95s

By Scott Anthony | May 9, 1994

Palaeopitus, a group of senior leaders that advises the College President and Dean of the College, inducted its new members last night. Kenric Tsethlikai '94, the organization's current chair, called new members "phenomenal." Nine of the juniors have ex-officio positions: Dartmouth Outing Club President Amy Barnhorst, Editor in Chief of The Dartmouth Yvonne Chiu, next year's Presidential intern Hosea Harvey, Afro-American President-elect James Hunter, Class of 1995 President-elect Alyse Kornfeld, Student Assembly President-elect Danielle Moore, Interfraternity President Scott Swenson, Panhellenic Council President Melissa Trumbell and Claire Unis, an intern at the Dean of the College Office next year. Other members, voted on by this year's group, are: Chris Carson, Candice Chao, David Gonzalez, Brian Greenberg, Natalie Herring, Candice Jimerson, Ann Marshall, Earl Plante, Rebecca Slisz and Ray Sosa. Tsethlikai said issues the group discussed this year included the College's new hazing policy and the work of the Committee on the First-Year Experience.

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Pow-Wow celebrated

By Tracy Deangelis | May 9, 1994

In the sunshine and breeze of a perfect spring afternoon, crowds of students and visitors gathered at the Bema to participate in the College's 22nd annual Native American Pow-Wow Saturday. The celebration began with the Grand Entry parade and the Invocation prayer lead by Jack Anquoe, an Oklahoma Kiowa and head singer of the Grey Horse Singers.

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Tribes gather for annual Pow-Wow

By Tracy Deangelis | May 6, 1994

Representatives from more than 40 Native American tribes are expected to participate in an afternoon of competitive and exhibitional drumming and tribal dancing during the 22nd annual Dartmouth Pow-Wow tomorrow. The Pow-Wow, which will start at noon on the Bema, is sponsored by the College's Native American program and Native Americans at Dartmouth. The event draws approximately 1,000 spectators and participants from across the United States and Canada, and serves to encourage interaction between the 150 tribes represented by members of NAD. "The event is an opportunity to share Native American culture with the surrounding community," Mark Blair '94 said.

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Class of 1998 set

By Michele Taylor | May 6, 1994

The incoming Class of 1998 will have the closest ratio of men to women in the College's history and a higher percentage of minorities than last year. This year the College accepted two more female students than males, but 34 more men than women decided to enroll, making the class 48.4 percent women. The incoming class currently has 23.5 percent minority students -- up from 22.8 percent last year -- and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg said he anticipates the number to increase once students with deadline extensions return their responses.

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Panelists address effects of Confucianism

By Kevin Logan | May 6, 1994

Four panelists yesterday attempted to promote historical perspective and current events in China, according to Martin Sherwin, the Director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding sponsoring the conference. As part of a three-day conference examining "The Future of Democracy in China," the panel discussion was titled "China's Legacies: Confucianism, Imperialism, and Maoism." Sherwin served as moderator for the discussion and the panelists included Pamela Crossley, Asian studies program chair; Robert Hendricks, religion department chair; William Rowe, a history professor at Johns Hopkins University; and Madeleine Zelin, a history professor at Columbia University. The panelists discussed a variety of factors that may account for the failure of democratic institutions to emerge in China even though many other East Asian countries are democratizing. Zelin attacked a popular conception that China has a tradition of autocratic rule, which hinders the development of democracy.