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Violations increase; In annual report, COS says honor principle actions jump

By Siobhan Gorman | November 24, 1993

The number of academic honor principle violations jumped more than six-fold from three to 19 in the past academic year, according to an annual report released by the Committee on Standards. Incidents of serious misconduct fell and the number of students receiving academic discipline showed little change from last year. COS, the College's internal disciplinary committee, heard 12 cases involving 23 students with honor principle violations this year and found 19 guilty. Last year, the committee reviewed three cases involving three students.

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Conservatives target Spare Rib

By Maggie Fritz | November 23, 1993

Members of the Conservative Union at Dartmouth and staffers of Spare Rib, a student-run women's issues publication, both worked yesterday to mobilize supporters in a controversy sparked by last Thursday's edition of the journal. Over the weekend, members of the executive board of CUaD visited four of the seven businesses that advertised in the "Sex Issue" of the publication, and the organization met last night to release a statement condemning the journal. "We basically asked [the store managers] if they had seen the issue," said CUaD President Matthew Berry '94.

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Survey successful; Response rate doubles other polls

By David Hemmer | November 23, 1993

A survey sent to students, faculty and administrators in the first week of November to gauge campus attitudes toward homosexuals may become a standard work in the field of gay and lesbian studies because of its tremendous response rate. "This is a standard now which all other surveys on this field will look at," said Auguste Goldman '94, the chair of the committee that sent the surveys. More than 70 percent of the 1,600 surveys that were sent out have been returned, according to Goldman.

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Court rules for Topside

By Scott Anthony | November 23, 1993

Grafton County Superior Court yesterday rejected an appeal by Hanover merchants that challenged the right of the College to operate Topside, the convenience store in Thayer Dining Hall. The decision apparently ends over two years of legal wrangling, and should allow the College to continue running Topside without a special zoning exemption. Local merchants filed the suit against the town of Hanover, claiming that the town should have forced the College to ask for a special exemption to town zoning laws when renovations transformed Topside from a cafeteria to a convenience store. Topside now sells food and other items and rents videotapes. Assistant College Council Sean Gorman said he was not surprised by the decision. "I think we're glad to see the town's decision upheld," Gorman said.

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College hires new photographer

By Colin Grey | November 23, 1993

Walking past Robinson Hall in a gray trenchcoat and a new green Dartmouth baseball cap, the College's new official photographer, Joseph Mehling '69, zoomed into the horizon by bracketing the cloudy afternoon sky between Baker Library and Dartmouth Hall with a sweeping gesture of his hand. "If you look at those buildings and the sky -- there's the other dimension of people walking across -- that's the kind of thing that I'm interested in," Mehling said as he lifted a cigarette to his mouth. Mehling started his job as the College's photographer on Nov.

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Man dies after game; Five-car accident sends six to local hospital

By Alexander R. Edlich | November 22, 1993

One man died and five others were injured after a five-car collision following the football game Saturday afternoon on East Wheelock Street in front of Topliff dormitory. Police said Joseph Loew, 60, of Lebanon, N.H., died of cardiac arrest a few minutes after an ambulance transported him to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. A police spokesman said last night they were investigating whether the cardiac arrest caused Loew to lose control of his car and careen into the other stopped vehicles. Police investigations will know the exact cause in a few days.

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Area resorts open ski trails

By Jason Casell | November 22, 1993

With the white flakes falling, cold weather and more of it expected, students are taking off to local ski slopes in hopes of some good runs before the term's end. Some daring students have done so already. Ben Wheeler '95 skied at Killington at the end of October. "The conditions were pretty minimal.

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Travels in Africa

By Allison Sciortino | November 22, 1993

World traveler Patrick Giantonio led audience members on a journey through Africa Thursday night as he narrated "Footsteps into Change," a film presentation of his five-year walk from Kenya to Cameroon. Giantonio traveled to Africa five years ago to find out "why is the quality of life declining in Africa and what, if any, role can we play in the solution?" With only two donkeys to keep him company, Giantonio walked during the day and arrived in a different village each night, where he said he was warmly welcomed by villagers. Although African lives are plagued with devastation, Giantonio said he was inspired to see their "age-old energy and spirit," which he said brought a festive spirit to the villages he visited. During his tour, Giantonio said he realized that he had many misconceptions about the United States' role in Africa and the issues of overpopulation and poverty. Before the walk, Giantonio said he thought the U.S.

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Fires char Choates

By Maggie Fritz And Mary Ellen Moore | November 19, 1993

Police are investigating two fires that broke out on the first floor of Brown residence hall as possible arson incidents, Hanover Police Sergeant Nick Giaconne said yesterday. Officer Steve Reed last night said police have suspects but no arrests have been made. The Hanover Fire Department received the first call at 11:48 p.m.

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Lone Pine pub will open in new Collis

By Laurel Smith | November 19, 1993

When the dust is waxed away from the newly placed grey tiles on the first floor of the renovated Collis Student Center, students will step into a campus pub complete with Dartmouth memorabilia, special food selections and five nights of programming a week. The pub committee of the Programming Board is currently finalizing plans for The Lone Pine Tavern, the replacement for Hovey's Pub now located in the basement of Thayer Dining Hall. Along with the rest of the Collis Center, the Lone Pine Tavern is scheduled to open its doors in the middle of January. With a bar, a small performance space and seating for 80, the Tavern will host a variety of events including poetry readings, radio broadcasts, and beer and wine tasting parties in addition to live music shows. "We want it to be a place for people to hang out," said Kevin Crawford '94, a member of the pub committee.

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Hunger vigil on Green

By Colin Grey | November 19, 1993

More than 30 people gathered on the Green last night for a candlelight vigil to reflect on world hunger. Many people at the vigil had also participated in a 24-hour "Fast for a World Harvest," which ended with a "Break-the-Fast-Dinner" at Food Court following the vigil. The dinner was the final event in the Tucker Foundation's Hunger Awareness Week. Despite the hand-numbing cold, students and professors came to share stories and reflect on personal experiences with the problem of hunger. "We've been fasting as a symbol that amid the plenty in which we live, so many others are hungry," Rabbi Daniel Siegel said.

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SA rejects women's dormitory

By Maggie Fritz | November 18, 1993

The Student Assembly voted down a motion Tuesday night that recommended the creation of an affinity residence hall for students concerned about women's issues. The motion, which would have supported creating a Women's Perspective Residence Hall, was sponsored by Rukmini Sichitiu '95 and Danielle Moore '95. Sichitiu said the dormitory would "be a support structure for women at Dartmouth." "It will foster dialogue and it will have a strong academic focus," she said of the proposed hall. But for now supporters will have to do without the full Assembly's support for the program. The Office of Residential Life, Dean of Faculty James Wright and Dean of Students Lee Pelton must approve the idea before the dorm can be created. "ORL definitely supports the motion," Sichitiu said at the meeting.

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Economics prof won't finish term

By Kristen King | November 18, 1993

With only two and half weeks left until final exams, a visiting economics professor is leaving the College and will not finish teaching two sections of Economics 22, a course on macroeconomics. Two senior professors in the economics department visited the classes yesterday and told students that Alastair McFarlane, a visiting professor from the University of Michigan, would not finish teaching his courses this term. McFarlane had also been scheduled to teach Economics 10 at Dartmouth next term. Department Chair Jack Menge and Professor David Blanchflower told the students that the remaining classes would be taught be senior macroeconomics professors. In an interview last night, Menge would not say why the department is replacing McFarlane.

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Greek discussion is first in series

By Scott Anthony | November 18, 1993

In a group discussion on the Greek system sponsored by the Student Assembly last night, students said they want alcohol at Dartmouth social events and that women feel uncomfortable going into fraternity houses. About 20 students attended the discussion in the Hyphen, called "Men and Women and the CFS: How well does the system serve the students?", Assembly President Nicole Artzer '94 moderated the discussion, where most student comments supported the College's current Greek system.

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Lecture examines role of saints and relics

By Jordy Urstadt | November 18, 1993

On Tuesday night, J.S. Tambiah lectured on the relationship of saints and the concept of sainthood to religious communities. Tambiah, the head of the Harvard anthropology department, presented "The Charisma of Saints and the Cult of Relics, Amulets and Tomb Shrines: A Comparison" to an audience of 45 faculty and students in Rockefeller Hall. Tambiah came to Dartmouth as a Dickinson Visiting Fellow, a program sponsored annually by the religion department.

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