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'96 rushes by mail

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Denali Kemppel '96 participated in sorority rush this term from Anchorage, Alaska, by simply sending a letter to Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders. Denali has been training with the U.S.



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SA works on constitution

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The Student Assembly continues to work on several projects it began Fall term, including a task force investigating the D-plan and the drafting of a new constitution. The new constitution will be presented to the Assembly within the next two weeks, Grant Bosse '94, the co-chair of the Constitutional Task Force, said. The demand for a more precise constitution follows last spring's Assembly election fiasco when the president-elect resigned and the situation this Fall when representatives challenged the constitutionality of several political appointments of President Nicole Artzer '94. "It is a 24-page document that is a thing of beauty," Bosse said.


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The Hop selects new programming director

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Norman Frisch, the new Hopkins Center Programming Director, said he wants to make The Hop more than just a place for students to eat and pick up their mail. The Hopkins Center selected Frisch after conducting a national search to replace Naj Wykoff, who served only one year in the position.




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SASH releases report

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The Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Committee released its annual report last Wednesday, urging the College to create more spaces on campus controlled by women. The report suggested the College provide a house for groups of women who want social gatherings not organized primarily by men. Following the suggestions of the Committee on Diversity and Dartmouth Community's report, the SASH report also urged the College to examine its Greek system. "Despite the efforts of some fraternity leadership to address the problems of peer harassment, sexual abuse and excessive drinking, women students are still subjected to an environment in which ... women become accustomed to entering a space ... in which they will most likely be addressed on the basis of sexual attractiveness more than anything else," the report said. The SASH report also suggested the College hire two full-time peer internsfrom among Dartmouth's seniors to provide leadership for student-based programming. The SASH Committee, established during the 1987-88 academic year, utilizes education as a means of preventing sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus. The committee felt that the campus community as a whole was not as intense last year regarding the subject of sexual assault in comparison to the preceding year as a result of the publicized "stranger" assault on a Dartmouth student in March 1992. The report described student participation as relatively low at SASH events during the last year.


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L.A. earthquake shakes campus

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An earthquake that rocked the San Fernando Valley yesterday morning sent Los Angeles-area College students frantically calling home to see if their families were alright. The quake, whose epicenter was in Northridge in the San Fernando Valley, struck at 4:31 a.m.


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Women's hockey out of Ivy race

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The race for the Ivy League title in women's hockey is down to two teams - unfortunately, Dartmouth is not among them. League-leading Brown University effectively knocked the Big Green out of the championship picture with a 5-3 win over Dartmouth on Saturday at Thompson Arena. A 13-5 bombardment of Cornell University on Sunday in Hanover pushed Dartmouth's record to 7-5-1 overall and 2-2-1 in the Ivy League, but did little to help the team's chances as it now needs both Brown and Princeton to post at least three losses apiece to have a shot at defending its Ivy Championship. Brown (8-2 overall, 4-0 Ivy) thoroughly dominated Dartmouth in the first period, blasting three goals past Big Green goalie Sarah Lenczner '97 in the first twenty minutes.


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Holiday, one of few recognized

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Despite New Hampshire's refusal to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the College has celebrated the federal holiday for the last four years by suspending classes for a day. Aside from yesterday, the only national holidays the College observes are the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving . On other national holidays, including Veteran's Day and Memorial Day, students have normal class schedules. Though most students do not argue with the choice to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.



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Collis opens grandly

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College dignitaries inaugurated the new Collis Center with a weekend of speeches and celebrations, starting with a dedication ceremony Friday afternoon. Although Collis has been open to the public for the last two weeks, Friday was the official christening of the College's first student center. The ceremony was designed to honor Charles Collis '37 and his wife Ellen, who donated $5.5 million to renovate Collis College Center, said Dean of the College Lee Pelton, who was master of ceremonies Friday night. About 80 students, professors and alumni gathered in the Common Ground to listen to Collis and his wife, College President James Freedman, Student Assembly President Nicole Artzer '94 and Board of Trustees Chair John Rosenwald, who spoke about their visions of Collis and what they think the center will mean to the student body. "This is what God would have built if he had money," Rosenwald said.


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Fraternities see increase in bids

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Officers from most of the fraternities that hosted rush last week said the number of men who sank their bids is up from last year's winter rush. Most men rush during the fall, but some wait a term to sink their bids and others rush in the winter for the first time. Zeta Psi fraternity accepted the most new members this term, offering bids to nine men who all accepted, Zete President Kevin Rogers '95 said.


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College Recognizes new undergraduate society

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Amarna, a co-educational social organization separate from the Greek system, obtained temporary College recognition Friday. The group said it plans to ask for permanent recognition at the end of the term. Because of the new provisional status, the organization can begin advertising and programming in College facilities, Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco said. The Panarchy became the College's first recognized undergraduate society at the beginning of last term. "It's a huge victory for us," said Christine Carter '94, one of Amarna's founders.


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Ceremonies honor Rev. King today

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The College commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday today with a series of activities and speakers scheduled in honor of the late civil rights leader. College President James Freedman and James Crawford '58, Pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, Mass., will speak at the opening ceremony at noon in 105 Dartmouth Hall. Crawford "has a vast background working in civil rights," Associate Dean of Freshmen Tony Tillman said.


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Collis '37 kicks off grand opening

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The Collis Student Center will kick off its grand opening weekend Friday afternoon with a formal building dedication, to be followed by student performances, open houses and entertainment. The Collis Center reopened January 3 after undergoing a year of renovations made possible by a $5.5 million donation from Charles Collis '37 and his wife Ellen. The formal building dedication will be held at 2 p.m.



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Pelton now called Dean of the College

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At the beginning of Winter term, College President James Freedman changed Lee Pelton's position from Dean of Students to Dean of the College. The change comes just three years after Freedman abandoned the traditional title of Dean of the College following Ed Shanahan's resignation from the position. "Initially [Freedman] believed the title 'dean of students' would work at Dartmouth," College Spokesman Alex Huppe said.


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Donor gives $2.5 M

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Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs Stanley Colla said Kent Klineman 54 recently gave the College $2.55 million in the form of a life-income trust. Colla said a life-income trust is a donation that is not avaliable for College use until a time to be specifed by the donor. Meanwhile the College will invest the donation and return the interest to Klineman or whomever he designates. After a time set by Klineman the proceeds from the trust will support the Hood Museum and the general endowment of the College, Colla said. "Its really a remarkable and generous contribution," Colla said. Deputy Director of Development William Davison, who met with the donor yesterday, refused to release more information about the donor.


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Rally urges protection of gay rights in N.H.

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New Hampshire legislators and other activists in favor of amending the New Hampshire Anti-Discrimination Law to protect the rights of gays, lesbians and bisexuals spoke to a crowd of students, faculty and area residents in a Dartmouth Hall presentation last night. The participants in the "rally" were gathering to support the New Hampshire Coalition to End Discrimination and its efforts to amend the New Hampshire Anti-Discrimination Law. The Coalition's goal is to change the law so that it prohibits discrimination in the areas of housing, employment, public accommodations and access to credit on the basis of sexual orientation. The law currently forbids discrimination on such grounds as race, color, religion and sex. Legislator William McCann of Dover is the sponsor of the amendment.


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