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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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Hoops face Ivy's best

By Scott Thompson | February 18, 1994

For Dartmouth's men's basketball team to beat the Ivy League's top two squads this weekend may not be Mission Impossible, but it comes close.

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Cathcart pushes bill

By Jason Casell | February 18, 1994

Executive Director of the Lambda Legal Defense Fund Kevin Cathcart urged more than 100 people who attended his lecture in Rockefeller Center yesterday to write to New Hampshire Governor Steve Merrill in support of gay rights legislation. Cathcart's entreaty comes two days after the New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly to ban job and housing discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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N.H. House passes gay rights bill

By Colin Grey | February 18, 1994

The heavily Republican New Hampshire House passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting job and housing discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation by a 226-131 vote, despite strong objections from Governor Stephen Merrill. The bill extends the current anti-discrimination laws in New Hampshire to include sexual orientation. The current law already prohibits discrimination because of age, color, ethnic background, marital status, physical or mental disability, race and religious or political belief. Last month, Merrill said the gay and lesbian anti-discrimination bill was divisive and unnecessary.

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Lazar says Europe divided by wealth

By Andrew Weinberg | February 18, 1994

Arpad von Lazar, professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, said it is more accurate to divide Europe into rich and poor, rather than east and west, in a lecture held Wednesday. More than 30 people attended von Lazar's lecture titled, "Aging Europe - Emerging Europe: Politics and Business in the Mid-Nineties" in the General Motors Amphitheater at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. Von Lazar spoke about the recent economic problems in Europe and the inherent complications Europe will face in searching for a solution to these problems. Although the speech dealt with complex economic and political issues, von Lazar injected humor and personal anecdotes into his lecture, eliciting many laughs and applause from the audience. "He says it in a way that makes it lively and interesting," said Penny Paquette, director of the International University of Japan program office.

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Task force works to create new dormitory

By Timothy Fitzgibbons | February 18, 1994

A task force of six Dartmouth students is working to create a program within a residence hall that will focus on gender issues. Danielle Moore '95, one of six students on the task force, said the group hopes to organize a program that features speakers, films and discussions about women's, men's and inter-gender issues. Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco said she has talked with students on the task force and supports what they are doing. "I support the development of a structured program for addressing gender relations with student interest, including men's and women's views within the residence halls," Turco said. Turco said residency in the hall would be open to both men and women. "What we're looking for is something that is inclusive," Turco said.

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Collis governing board reconvenes

By Amy Semet | February 18, 1994

The 21 students recently selected to serve on the Collis Governing Board will work with Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia to determine how to use the center's space. But unlike former governing boards, the new group will no longer be in charge of programming for the Collis Center, Sateia said. The Programming Board, which took over scheduling Collis events on other parts of the campus when the building was under construction, will continue to be responsible for programming, she said. Events like Friday Night Dance Club and performances at The Lone Pine Tavern fall under the responsibilities of the Programming Board, which is headed by Programming Coordinator Linda Kennedy. Kennedy's title was changed from Student Activities Coordinator to reflect her programming responsibilities. The Governing Board, which will focus more on Collis' space allocation policy, was revived this term when the center reopened after a year of construction. Members of the Governing Board will actively seek input from the campus community on the role the student center should play and how the building should be used, Sateia said. "I want the governing board to be able to get feedback from the community on ways to accommodate the building," Sateia said.

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Panel discusses corporate morality

By David Sadoff | February 17, 1994

A finance professor, a business journalist, and two corporate executives debated whether corporations have a social responsibility to the public before more than 150 people in Cook Auditorium last night. "There is more to business than the petty jealousies, unbridled egos and ambition," said Richard Shreve, a professor at Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and moderator of the discussion. Sharon Cohen, Reebock's vice president of public affairs, said she believes it is corporate America's responsibility to look beyond profits and consider human rights. "At Reebok we're showing the world that going into business doesn't mean you have to check your values in at the door at 8 am and pick them up on the way out at 6," Cohen said.

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Herrin advises changes

By Jack Vaitayanonta | February 17, 1994

College nutritionist Marcia Herrin recommends having representatives from the nutrition education program on the Student Assembly Meal Plan Task Force because the freshmen meal plan can be dangerous for students with eating disorders. "The first-year meal plan dictates certain times for eating in order to maximize the value of the punches," Herrin said.

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Byfield talks on textiles

By Jennifer Chen | February 17, 1994

History Professor Judith Byfield spoke to a small group of students last night about the evolution of the craft of adire, a tie-dyed African textile used in America for knapsacks, shoes and wall-hangings. Byfield's speech, the second in the Black Caucus Lecture Series, detailed the history of adire in Abeokuta, a city in the Nigerian city-state Yorubaland.

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College grants volleyball, softball varsity status

By Amanda A. Amann | February 17, 1994

Two women's teams that complained to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights about gender inequity in Dartmouth athletics will gain full varsity status and receive full funding within the next 18 months, the College announced Tuesday. The decision to provide full support for the women's volleyball and softball teams will cost the College about $40,000 a year, according to both teams.

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Boycott cancellation surprises few

By Siobhan Gorman | February 17, 1994

It was business as usual yesterday at Food Court and other Dartmouth Dining Services establishments after the Student Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday night to cancel its planned boycott. Most employees of DDS and students were not surprised the SA boycott did not occur. "I didn't expect it to take place.

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SA cancels boycott

By Maggie Fritz | February 16, 1994

With little discussion, the Student Assembly voted unanimously last night to cancel today's boycott of Dartmouth Dining Services. The cancellation comes two weeks after the Assembly passed a motion calling for the one-day boycott to protest DDS's refusal to meet the Assembly's demands for meal plan reforms. But yesterday, College Vice President and Treasurer Lyn Hutton accepted the Assembly's proposal for a Meal Plan Task Force to examine DDS policies, leaving Assembly members feeling that sufficient progress had been made to warrent cancelling the boycott. The Assembly spent at least $562.50 promoting the boycott with two full-page advertisements in The Dartmouth that ran Tuesday and Thursday of last week. Assembly President Nicole Artzer said she believed the amount was unjustifiable because organizers considered calling off the boycott as early as the beginning of last week. The original boycott motion was a response to what its supporters called "insufficient flexibility" on the part of DDS.

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Feminist discussion group forms

By Siobhan Gorman | February 16, 1994

A new faculty forum sponsored by the Dartmouth Ethics Institute conducted its first monthly discussion about feminist ethical issues yesterday in Thornton Hall. The purpose of the Feminist Ethics Study Group is to make faculty more aware of feminist applied and professional ethics, said Ron Green, director of the Ethics Institute. Philosophy Professor Sally Sedgwick led last night's discussion, which focused on feminist philosophy.

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Post Office investigates harassment charges

By Kristen King | February 16, 1994

The U.S. Postal Service is investigating harassment charges Sari Cohen '94 filed against a Hanover postal worker, who she said harassed her based on the assumption that she is a lesbian. Cohen alleges that the postal clerk ripped up a dollar bill stamped with the words "Lesbian Money" when she tried to use it to purchase an envelope on Jan.

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College revamps Jewish Center

By Colin Grey | February 16, 1994

In an open meeting last night, College representatives presented scaled-down plans for a proposed Center for Jewish Life to more than 130 students and Hanover residents. The proposed center has encountered much resistance since last September, when residents objected to the project's size and dual purpose of serving Jewish students and the Upper Valley's Jewish community. At the meeting, held at the Christ Church, College officials distributed handouts of the proposed floor-plan, a traffic impact study and a letter to Occom residents from College Council Cary Clark explaining the College's relationship to the Upper Valley's Jewish community. Although the center was originally designed as a 13,000 square foot, two-story structure, the modified plans call for a one-story building of 11,640 square feet, only 5,500 of which will be above ground. "There has been a lot of thought put into alternatives.

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After orbit, Newman still flying high

By Laurel Smith | February 16, 1994

James Newman '78, an astronaut for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said he didn't always want to travel past the clouds at mach 25 or orbit the earth in zero gravity. "As a kid growing up I wanted to be regular sorts of things - a farmer, a banker, a fireman," Newman said. "I watched the gliders off the coast of San Diego, and became interested in flying.

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