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Affinity housing goes under review

By Sarah Betts | May 13, 2002

Affinity houses and undergraduate societies are undergoing a committee review process as part of the Student Life Initiative that aims to understand how these residential options contribute to the College community and generate suggestions for their improvement. According to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman, the committee of faculty, residential life staff members and students is breaking into smaller groups in order to interview students and faculty advisors.

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New locks may hinder deliveries

By Sarah Betts | May 13, 2002

With the institution of the new door-lock system in the fall, vendors will no longer be able to deliver to students' dorm rooms. Use of the College's ID cards to gain access to dormitories for commercial purposes will be prohibited by new policy set in place by the Office of Residential life. Both restaurant delivery persons and students distributing publications will be banned from in-dorm delivery. Because the doors will be opened with coded student ID cards, delivery persons won't be able to enter the dorms unless a student allows them in.

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WRC honors Green Party's LaDuke

By Carl Burnett | May 10, 2002

Winona LaDuke, who ran with Ralph Nader on the Green Party ticket in the last two presidential elections, calls her job "political gardening." "But I'm not really a proponent of the phrase 'You reap what you sow,' because some of those things you don't ever harvest," she said yesterday with a chuckle. LaDuke, a Native American activist for environmental and social justice causes, is the Women's Resource Center's Visionary-in-Residence for three days.

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Homosexuality a risk factor in eating disorders

By Lizzie Wise | May 10, 2002

Homosexuality may be a risk factor for eating disorders among men, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Even controlling for issues of psychological distress, homosexual men in the study were more likely than heterosexual men to exhibit signs of disordered eating. Study co-authors Pamela Keel and Christopher J.

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College boasts high 4-year grad. rates

By Jenn Coffey | May 10, 2002

Sure, everyone knows a few "super seniors," but with 86.2 percents of students graduating in four years, Dartmouth has one of the highest four-year graduation rates in the nation. Unlike many schools that have been seeing a growing number of students take five or even six years to graduate, Dartmouth's four-year graduation rate has largely remained steady over the last several years. In 1998, 83.5 percent of students graduated in four years.

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Wright seeks to improve faculty-to-student ratio

By Matt Lewis | May 10, 2002

Proposals outlined in a report released last term by College President James Wright underscore deficiencies in the size of the undergraduate and graduate school faculties and the need to bolster faculty recruitment and retention efforts. Presented as part of ongoing reforms to improve scholarship and teaching in Wright's "Strategic Plan" -- which outlines his long-term goals for the College -- the suggested measures would increase efforts to enlarge the number of Dartmouth faculty members, which would effectively reduce the student-to-faculty ratio. Provost Barry Scherr said that the administration's goal is to build the faculty by 10 percent of its current size.

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'Three-person rule' irks student renters

By Nathaniel Ward | May 9, 2002

A Hanover zoning ordinance known colloquially as the "three-persons rule" has been the bane of students seeking off-campus housing since its passage in 1961 and revision in 1976. Although it states that no more than three unrelated people can live together in a rented space, Hanover Zoning Administrator Judith Brotman said the law is probably violated more often than is discovered by zoning authorities. According to Brotman, the high cost of housing in Hanover means multiple students often contribute to paying rent.

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ORL plans for summer lock test

By Sarah Betts | May 9, 2002

A door-lock system for College residence halls based on coded ID cards -- in the works since the winter of 2001 -- might finally debut in a test run over the Summer term. If plans are approved, the lock system will be activated in residences occupied by students over the Summer term, including the River apartments, Gold Coast residence halls and Massachusetts Row residence halls. A 12-person committee -- composed of staff members from various College departments -- will decide in the upcoming weeks whether or not to recommend the summer testing of the door-lock system. "The intention right now is to test it in the summer, but if things aren't done in time, we won't be able to," Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels said. The test of the system would begin four or five days into Summer term and would aim to identify any problems with the system before its full implementation in the fall. Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman said that the Office of Residential Life plans to use the residence halls with smaller student occupancy "to see if there are bugs with the system." Students living in the Gold Coast, Massachusetts Row and the River apartments would receive new student ID cards coded with identification numbers for the locks when they pick up their room key.

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Tucker's Lord alienates some student leaders

By Tracy Landers | May 9, 2002

Stuart Lord, the Dean of the Tucker Foundation has worked at a feverish pitch since coming to Dartmouth two years ago, but some student leaders say he has had a polarizing effect on the Foundation. Program chairs and interns who work with Lord tend to fall into one of two categories -- those who see Lord as a charismatic, positive role model, and those who take issue with his aggressive leadership style.

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Black, Fernandez to join Board of Trustees

By Nathaniel Ward | May 9, 2002

Two Dartmouth alumni were elected by the Board of Trustees to five-year terms on the Board, the College announced yesterday. The alumni elected Jose Fernandez '77 to take the place of Stephen Bosworth '61 and the Board chose Leon Black '73 to replace outgoing Charter Trustee Stanford Roman '64.

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Greek appeal, posters led to Marton victory

By Charles Gardner | May 9, 2002

Reaching out to Greeks and unaffiliated students alike with a platform and a personal touch that appealed to voters across the political spectrum, Janos Marton '04 waged a successful campaign that last week carried him past his rivals in the race for student body president. Defying a pre-election poll that placed him slightly behind front-runner Michael Perry '03, Marton provided what his campaign manager and Student Assembly member Steve Zyck '04 termed "a tinge of curiosity" to students interested in the potential of the Assembly. Marton, one of few reform candidates to succeed in recent elections, is a member of both Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity and Panarchy undergraduate society, and said his focus on defending the Greek system played a major role in winning support. "Since the [Student Life Initiative] has come out, no one has run on a pro-Greek platform," Marton said. Several students who spoke to The Dartmouth said Marton's position on the Greeks was a decisive factor in swaying their votes. "One of the main things I liked was his pro-Greek stance," Graham Rasmussen '05 said.

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Scherr hints at new student space

By Charles Gardner | May 8, 2002

Provost Barry Scherr discussed the possibility of a new student social space in North Fairbanks Hall and Assembly members distributed a number of faculty awards last night at the Student Assembly's first meeting since general elections were held last week. Student Body President-elect Janos Marton '04 and Vice President-elect Julia Hildreth '05 also addressed the Assembly briefly during the meeting, though the newly-elected leaders will not begin serving their terms until the fall. Scherr explained that space in the basement of North Fairbanks Hall -- which is located immediately behind the Massachusetts Row dormitories -- will soon face conversion to either a student-run dance club or a studio for use by the College's Film and Television Studies program and other organizations. The change is partly in response to a general shortage of space on campus, Scherr said, but is intended to address an "immediate need" for both studio and social spaces. Though Scherr said a decision on the use of the space could occur "within a week or two," a final determination will hinge on a number of logistical factors and whether a second suitable space can be found. "We would have to spend reasonable amounts of money to renovate the building" were it to be converted to a dance club, Scherr said, adding that the noise from such a area might interfere with the work of College staff in upstairs offices. In response to the questions of Assembly members regarding how a new dance club would prove any superior to the poorly-attended Poison Ivy dance club in Collis, Scherr said the new facility would benefit from being farther removed from the center of campus. "In terms of location, the space is probably best for a dance club," Scherr said.

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NYU prof. delivers Zantop lecture

By Jong Lee | May 8, 2002

All Americans --whether directly involved or not -- were profoundly affected by the events of September 11, according to New York University professor Diana Taylor. Taylor addressed a packed Filene Auditorium yesterday afternoon in the inaugural Susanne Zantop Memorial Lecture. The Zantop Memorial Lecture is sponsored by the comparative literature department and honors Susanne Zantop, one of the founders of Dartmouth's master program in comparative literature. Taylor, currently a professor of performance studies at NYU, was a close friend of Susanne Zantop and is a former member of the Dartmouth faculty. Before the event, there were several people hugging and kissing one another on the cheek, making one forget about the tragic events of the Zantop killings and Sept.

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Soft-spoken Marton '04 readies for presidency

By Kaitlin Bell | May 8, 2002

People have told Janos Marton '04 that being Student Body President will look good on his resume, but Marton says he won't capitalize on his political experience anytime soon. After graduation, he hopes to be a "wandering writer" and finish the novel he is currently working on.

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College to shuffle Robinson offices

By Megh Duwadi | May 8, 2002

Beginning next fall, student organizations will be able to hold office space in Robinson Hall only if selected through a newly instituted application process. All student organizations -- whether they currently hold space in Robinson Hall or not -- will be required to complete a formal application by May 15 in order to acquire or retain office space in Robinson Hall for the 2002-2003 academic year. The change was propelled by complaints from student groups who have been unable to gain office space in Robinson Hall, according to Patrick Connelly, assistant director of the Collis Student Center. The application process will "allow greater access and greater accessibility to offices in Robinson for all student groups," Connelly said. "We've received numerous requests from student groups who are looking for space to be able to maximize their programs," he explained. Although Connelly said he did not know how many groups will submit applications, he noted that his announcement has generated much reaction from student organizations. "If the feedback we've received so far is any indication, I think we're going to be receiving an overwhelming number of responses," he said. Once received, the applications will be reviewed by a committee of students -- drawn from the Committee on Student Organizations, Student Assembly, the Graduate Student Association and the Collis Center Governing Board -- and administrators. Group membership, visible annual contributions to the Dartmouth community and utilization of current and future space will all factor into the committee's recommendations. The recommendations will then be submitted to Collis director Joe Cassidy, who will ultimately decide which organizations receive space in Robinson Hall. Organizations currently housed in Robinson Hall will receive no preferential treatment in the application process, Connelly said. "This year we're starting from scratch," he said.

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Dawdi defends a peaceful Islam

By Tracy Landers | May 8, 2002

Professor Jama A. Dadwi of St. Mary's University in Halifax, Canada, provided an in-depth and positive look at the realities behind Islamic concepts such as peace, brotherhood and Jihad in last night's most recent Islamic Awareness Week event. Beginning his defense of Islam, entitled "Islam, Peace and Sept.

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Fake IDs' ease of fabrication worries police, businesses

By Heather Ho | May 7, 2002

Students have been using fake IDs to purchase alcohol since IDs were first made, but a new methods for producing fake IDs have piqued the interest of liquor store owners, law enforcement officials and club owners alike. The new trend on college campuses nationwide of students using personal computers to create fake IDs authentic-looking enough to impress even experts is a problem that has alcohol-serving establishments and police worried. "There are a million ways to make them.

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Muslim students discuss experience post-Sept. 11

By Tracy Landers | May 7, 2002

Six Muslim students at last night's "I'm Muslim, I'm American" panel told a small audience in Dartmouth Hall about their common experiences as North American followers of Islam, sharing the common doubts and difficulties they have faced since Sept.

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