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James Hornig delivers inaugural lecture

By Paul Hung | May 27, 1993

Chemistry Professor James Hornig delivered an Inaugural Lecture honoring his endowment as the Dartmouth Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies yesterday. Speaking to a crowd of about 40 administrators, professors and graduate students in 13 Carpenter Hall, Hornig focused on the integral role of environmental studies in the global agenda and in the Dartmouth education. He said environmental studies is ideally designed for Dartmouth's liberal arts education.

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President pulling the purse strings

By Joe Berger | May 27, 1993

Fourth in a series of articles about James O. Freedman. In the shadow of a national economic slowdown, Dartmouth's finances under James Freedman proved strong enough to provide confidence in this President's ambitious hopes for the College. Colleges and universities across the country are facing smaller returns from endowments, reduced federal support for research and financial aid and education costs that are rising faster than inflation. At a time when many prestigious universities are experiencing budget deficit crises that have forced deep cutbacks of academic programs and neglect of maintenance needs, Dartmouth has maintained a balanced budget and is proceeding with several bold moves in financial planning: the new curriculum; a reaffirmation of need-blind admissions; a blitz of building construction and campus development; and -- to pay for it all -- the most ambitious fund-raising effort in the College's history. And though fund raising was not his top priority when he took over the President's office, the College's financial health is the key to the Dartmouth education of today and Freedman's hopes and goals for the future. Earlier this month, the College's bond credit rating was upgraded to the highest level possible shared by a group of ten universities considered most financially sound in the nation. Early in his presidency Freeman formed the Planning and Steering Committee, a group of administrators, faculty and students charged with charting the course for Dartmouth to enter the 21st century. The committee produced a 150-page report recommending substantial changes to the College, including major campus development north of Baker Library and a comprehensive review of the curriculum. Five years later north campus development construction is underway and the new curriculum has been approved.

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Video box in Topside

By Amanda A. Amann | May 27, 1993

The Topside social scene received a shot of excitement May 11 with the addition of a new, shiny video jukebox that can be programmed by touching its screen. The jukebox's musical selections run the gamut of student tastes, including such artists as Billy Ray Cyrus, Butthole Surfers, Lemonheads, Duran Duran, TLC and Lenny Kravitz. Dartmouth Dining Services acquired the machine after Pete Napolitano, the DDS director, was approached by the LaserVideo Network company.

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Summer Assembly president named

By Scott Anthony | May 26, 1993

Student Assembly President-elect Nicole Artzer '94 yesterday appointed Lara Phelps '95 as Assembly president for the Summer term. Artzer said she chose Phelps after working with her on the Assembly's project committee, which addresses student services issues. Phelps served as co-chair of that committee for part of this year. The Assembly traditionally takes on a project-oriented focus during the summer, Artzer said. Phelps is currently in Japan and could not be reached for comment. Artzer said the Summer Assembly will concentrate on the student discount card and a menu book of local restaurants.

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Gov. Merrill toughens N.H.'s anti-hazing laws

By Alexander R. Edlich | May 26, 1993

New Hampshire Governor Steve Merrill signed into law a bill that makes hazing illegal on college campuses. The bill had languished for months in the State Senate and House of Representatives before passing early this month. An earlier version of the bill would have applied only to colleges and universities.

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Srodes '93 arrested for assault

By Ethan Sawyer | May 26, 1993

Hanover Police arrested Michael Srodes '93 at Psi Upsilon fraternity Monday morning on the charge of second degree assault, according to Officer Patrick O'Neill. The arrest occurred more than three weeks after Srodes allegedly struck Jeffrey Schumacher, a visitor to the College, in the head with an aluminum baseball bat early in the morning on May 2 during a Psi U party. Police said Schumacher was treated for serious head lacerations. If brought to trial and convicted, Srodes could face jail time and a major fine, O'Neill said. The arrest report schedules Srodes, who could not be reached for comment, for a June 8 arraignment in Hanover District Court.

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Rugby collects for clubhouse

By Brad Parks | May 26, 1993

The Men's and Women's Rugby Clubs have received permission from the Board of Trustees to solicit funds to build a new clubhouse as part of the Will to Excel Campaign. According to Rugby Coach Wayne Young, the men's and women's clubs must raise $500,000 between them before they can begin construction on the clubhouse, which will be located behind Garipay Field.

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Panelists discuss the future of liberal arts

By Paul Hung | May 25, 1993

Participants in a panel discussion last night called "Dartmouth Undying" lashed out against the College's current liberal arts education and offered visions of the future. Religion Professor Susan Ackerman, Senior Class President Doug Chia, English Professor William Cook, Susie Lee '94 and Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia comprised the panel, which often focused on how much emphasis the College should give to traditionally marginalized academic voices. Jay Heinrichs, editor of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine and moderator of the event, opened the panel by saying that while the traditional liberal arts concept has changed, it still focuses on the national elite. Lee said there is a syndrome of "preaching to the choir" at discussion events like last night's panel.

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President's quest: Freedman strives for intellectualism

By Steve Hoffman | May 25, 1993

Second in a series of articles about James O. Freedman. Dartmouth's Board of Trustees hired James Freedman as the 15th President of the College with one goal in mind: to improve the intellectual atmosphere of a school that ranked as the least academic of the Ivies. Freedman took over the presidency from David McLaughlin '54, a businessman and CEO without a doctoral degree who was heavily criticized by the faculty for his lack of intellectual leadership. In January 1985, an ad hoc committee formed by the faculty to examine the governance of the College released a report sharply criticizing McLaughlin's leadership style.

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Faculty told of provost

By Joe Berger | May 25, 1993

At the only full faculty meeting scheduled for this term, College President James Freedman officially announced his selection of Michigan Law School Dean Lee Bollinger to be the next provost. At the meeting, Freedman describing and briefly defended a search process that came up with a short list of four male candidates. The faculty also heard Director of Admission Karl Furstenburg report on the Class of 1997.

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Cafe reopens

By Yvonne Chiu and Luis Del Valle | May 25, 1993

The Dirt Cowboy Cafe reopened yesterday, a week after owner and manager Thomas Guerra abandoned the coffee house. The cafe was reopened by co-owner David Pambianchi, a New York school teacher who came to Hanover this past weekend after hearing of his partner's reported nervous breakdown and sudden departure. Pambianchi plans to sell the cafe as soon as possible.

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UCLA prof will head biochem dept.

By Paul Hung | May 24, 1993

Dr. William Wickner, a cell biologist and medical doctor at the University of California Los Angeles will become the new biochemistry department chair at Dartmouth Medical School July 1. The biochemistry department has been without a regular chair since retired DHMC President Henry Harbury left that position in June 1989.

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Speaker attacks efforts for gay rights

By Michael Beckley | May 24, 1993

In a controversial discussion last night addressing the role of gays in society, Dr. Ernest van den Haag attacked efforts to pass legislation protecting the civil rights of homosexuals. A divided audience gathered in 105 Dartmouth Hall to watch Van den Haag's speech, which was sponsored by the Hopkins Institute and the Dartmouth Speakers Union. Before the speech, students who support homosexual rights hung a huge pink triangle, the symbol of the gay rights movements, from the cupola atop Dartmouth Hall. Inside, the audience of about 75 people was split almost evenly in its reaction to van den Haag's speech.

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Recyclers push to eliminate bottles

By Christopher Kao | May 21, 1993

Buildings and Grounds officials have demanded that the College's dining halls stop selling bottled Snapple beverages or help pay for the cost of recycling the glass. Dartmouth Dining Services sells more than 15,000 Snapple bottles each month. "My preference is that we drink out of aluminum cans," said William Hochstin, director of Dartmouth Recycles, the College's recycling program. Aluminum is easier to recycle than glass, he said. "There is a problem with Snapple bottles," Building and Grounds Director Dick Plummer said.

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