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Panel examines gay Greek issues

By Mark Herman | November 14, 2002

A large and enthusiastic crowd engaged in an informal discussion last night on the meaning of being both gay and Greek at Dartmouth. Organized by John Ashworth '03 and Sara Baron '03 as a project for Professor Michael Bronski's class on gay and lesbian studies, students listened to the experiences of four gay Dartmouth seniors within the Greek system and then discussed their own perspectives for almost two hours. Ashworth, the openly-gay president of Sigma Nu fraternity, said that being gay has not affected his relationships with fellow members.

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Students clamor for tour guide jobs

By Zachary Goldstein | November 14, 2002

What has two legs, walks backwards and relies on others to keep from ramming into poles? It's a campus tour guide, and the job is more difficult than it seems. "I didn't realize that flip-flops don't stay on naturally when walking backwards.

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Brison talks on assault, recovery

By Kristin Szostek | November 13, 2002

Philosophy Professor Susan Brison discussed her experience as the victim of a brutal rape at a presentation yesterday of her recently published book, "Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self." While Brison dedicated much of the discussion to her own experience and recovery, she also addressed the larger issues of victims' rights and what she called the social "phenomenon" of misogyny. Brison was attacked while walking alone through a country field near Grenoble, France.

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Genetically modified foods stir discussion

By Elizabeth Gibson | November 13, 2002

The regulation of genetically modified organisms and the introduction of GMOs into developing countries were among the topics discussed at a round-table event last night that brought students together with professors involved in the issue. Regulation of GMOs in the United States is "relatively loose," said environmental studies Professor Konrad von Moltke, who suggested that there should be more government regulation given the frequency with which toxic substances are introduced into food products. But he also said that certain precautionary measures in regulating development of toxic substances are "fundamentally unscientific." Von Moltke offered as an example the Delaney Amendment, which requires banning any food found to cause cancer in even a single species.

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Panel criticizes campus gender relations, Greeks

By Tim Mosso | November 13, 2002

Gender sensitivity and the flaws of Dartmouth's Greek system were the dominant themes during a discussion panel yesterday in the Top of the Hop. A predominantly female crowd packed the second floor of the Hopkins Center to hear what was billed as a forum for "topics that aren't talked about on a daily basis but should be." The panelists and audience complained that the social life of Dartmouth students is dominated by fraternity parties, drinking and situations that put women in uncomfortable positions. The six student panelists, all seniors, offered their opinions on statements ranging from "Men on campus say they would never send their daughters to Dartmouth" to "What forms does sexual harassment take on campus and have you ever encountered it?" Sexual abuse and gender discrimination were the primary subjects of discussion.

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SA questions ORL door lock policies

By Kaitlin Bell | November 13, 2002

For over 45 minutes, members of the Student Assembly barraged Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman with questions and criticisms of the dormitory door lock system at last night's Assembly meeting. The discussion focused on leave-term students being denied access to dormitories, with several Assembly members openly attacking Redman's justifications for not permitting access to all students, enrolled or not. Activating the cards of students on leave could pose a security risk, Redman said, since students on leave have little motivation to report lost or stolen cards.

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College to expand day care space

By Elise Dunphe | November 13, 2002

A shortage of openings and a long waitlist at the Dartmouth College Child Care Center prompted the Board of Trustees to grant funds for the expansion of the center during their meeting last weekend. About 135 children aged six weeks to six years are waiting for a spot at the College's child care facility, reflecting a shortage of spaces at day care facilities throughout the Upper Valley. Dartmouth's facility is licensed to care for 63 children, with full time care is offered for infants, toddlers and preschool aged children and after school care for those in kindergarten, said Jeff Robbins, director of the Child Care Center. The expansion will create 23 new spaces, 21 of which will be reserved for children under the age of three. According to Robbins, the waitlist currently contains the names of mostly infants and toddlers -- but not all parents are seeking immediate care for the child. Space is so tight that some parents sign up for spots even before their children are born, Robbins said.

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FBI: New Hampshire is safest state in U.S.

By Mark Herman | November 12, 2002

According to recently-released FBI statistics, Hanover is the safest town in New Hampshire, which the FBI says is the nation's safest state. The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program cited 29,233 crimes throughout the state, making New Hampshire's crime rate 2.3 incidents per 100 residents. Ranking below New Hampshire were South Dakota, North Dakota, West Virginia, Maine and Vermont, each with crime rates lower than 3 incidents per 100 residents. New Hampshire was named the third-safest state in 2000 and first in 1998 and 1999. With a crime rate of 1.04 incidents per 100 residents, Hanover is the safest of 18 New Hampshire jurisdictions with populations of 10,000 or greater, the survey said -- well below the state and national averages.

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College inducts early Phi Betes

By Andrew Haringer | November 12, 2002

The 21 highest-ranked members of Dartmouth's Class of 2003 received early induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Society during a ceremony held at the President's House yesterday. Seniors Aaron Amsel, Latchezar Benatov, Jonathan Campbell, Tacy Downing, Dan Galemba, Kumar Garg, Devon Haskell, Reiko Imai, Jeffrey Kemnitz, Adam Kuhlmann, Ithan Peltan, Amyn Pesnani, Christine Randazzo, Ben Risk, John Robinson, Sam Schmidt, Jessica Sharkness, Jamie Smith, Kathleen Szilagyi, Jennifer Thomas and Justin Walsh took part in the ceremony. Galemba, Peltan and Thomas are members of The Dartmouth staff. Additional students representing the top 10 percent of the senior class will be inducted in the spring, but each fall the College honors those students whose academic achievements are exceptionally high, even by the standards of this well-known honor society. Founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is "the nation's oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization" and is devoted to the pursuit of knowledge, according to the society's website. Today over 250 colleges nationwide have chapters.

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Book preservers work to keep the classics fresh

By Sarah Betts | November 12, 2002

It has been a long, hard life for Homer's "Iliad." Year after year, the book endures perusal by fingers sticky with dining-hall concoctions, spills of the late-night coffee that sustains its frantic readers and jolting cross-campus backpack odysseys.

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Historically black houses stress community, service

By Kathleen McDermott | November 12, 2002

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity holds no pretensions of serving as a basement for the campus. Located not on Webster Avenue but tucked quietly away in a River apartment, the fraternity doesn't even have a basement. What it does have, however, is a group of seven African-American men committed to social activism and improving campus life for black students, according to Karim Marshall '03, president of Alpha Phi Alpha. The fraternity is one of three historically black Greek organizations on campus -- organizations that, despite their subtle presence on campus, work to make their impact felt at Dartmouth and beyond. The first chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha was founded in 1906 at Cornell University, not as a fraternity in the traditional sense but rather to support African-American males desiring social change at a predominantly white institution. Nearly a century later, in a post-civil rights movement society, the organization lives on, continuing to lend support to African-American students and effect social change, yet in an ever-evolving form. Dartmouth's Alpha Phi Alpha chapter was founded in 1972.

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Trustees focus on facilities

By Kristin Szostek | November 11, 2002

Improvements to facilities trumped budget cuts as the focus of this weekend's Board of Trustees meeting, while College finances remained a sensitive and relatively untouched subject. While the Finance Committee did present a report to the Trustees, no action was taken to reallocate the College's operating budget and further cuts are not anticipated, President of the College James Wright said. Wright did stress, however, the uncertainty of future budgeting issues, explaining that there is no way to ascertain future financial conditions. Wright functioned as the meeting's spokesperson, as Chair Susan Dentzer '77 and Trustee Russell Carson '65 avoided the subject of the College's proposed budget cuts. Dentzer would only comment that the Board had discussed next year's budget, and Carson declined to speak about College finances. Deferring most financial questions to Wright was an apparent effort by the Trustees to curb speculation in light of negative faculty and student reactions to the proposed cuts. The votes that were cast over the two days of meetings included approvals for renovations and additions to Dartmouth's Child Care Project, the Alumni Gym and the Thayer School of Engineering, Wright said. The Alumni Gym and Thayer renovations will be financed by gifts, while loans will subsidize the expansion of the Child Care Project, Wright said. Susan Lloyd, the Director of the Child Care Resource Office, appeared overjoyed at the Board's decision, explaining that no improvements have been made to the Child Care Project since its establishment in 1987 while there is "a huge child care need in the community that's just growing." Although the expansion of the center won't meet all of the program's needs, this weekend's nod to move forward was "a huge step in the right direction," Lloyd said.

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Stanford, Yale change admissions

By Zachary Goldstein | November 11, 2002

Although both Yale and Stanford Universities announced last week that they would be scrapping their current binding early-decision programs, Dartmouth does not foresee any changes to its admissions policies in the near future, according to Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg. Taking effect with next year's application process for the Class of 2008, Yale and Stanford will institute an early-action program.

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Man assaults student at Tabard

By Jessica Spradling | November 11, 2002

In the first report of criminal sexual assault at Dartmouth in just under a year, a female student disclosed to the Hanover Police Department Saturday evening that she was attacked by a college-aged male around 4:00 a.m.

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Local economy remains strong

By Alison Schmauch | November 8, 2002

Despite Dartmouth's announcement last month that it is considering laying off employees, the unemployment rate for the Upper Valley remains a fraction of the nationwide rate and new businesses continue to open and thrive. Grafton County -- in which both Hanover and Lebanon are located -- enjoyed an unemployment rate of only 1.8 percent in September.

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