Speaker talks on women in Islam
In another attempt to combat prejudice and xenophobia stemming from the events of Sept. 11, the Dickey center presented a lecture yesterday by Nermien Al-Ali on Islam and the Empowerment of Women.
In another attempt to combat prejudice and xenophobia stemming from the events of Sept. 11, the Dickey center presented a lecture yesterday by Nermien Al-Ali on Islam and the Empowerment of Women.
While the Dartmouth community has largely escaped the heightened fear surrounding the nation's rising number of anthrax exposures, discoveries of suspicious substances -- sand, coffee creamer and construction residue among them -- have prompted scares at Columbia, Penn, Harvard and Princeton. Reports of suspicious mail have grown common at many schools in recent weeks -- Cornell alone has logged eight reports of this kind since Sept.
As federal and local investigators aggressively pursue leads to terrorist activity, Dartmouth is ready to protect the privacy of its international students while cooperating with law enforcement. In the past six weeks, neither the FBI nor the INS has requested pertinent documents from the College's foreign undergraduate population held by the International Office, according to Director of the International Office Steve Silver. Dartmouth is required by the INS to record 12 pieces of information regarding each of its international students, including the student's name, date and place of birth, country of citizenship and proof of financial responsibility.
Student Assembly officially announced its acquisition of Tom Dent Cabin to its membership and approved funding for this year's Revelations Dinner at last night's meeting. Tom Dent Cabin, which is located near the Ledyard Canoe Club, was turned over to Student Assembly by Student Activities in September after years of Athletic Department ownership. Under the new arrangements, the Cabin will be rented out to students and student organizations free of charge, with reservations taken on a first-come first-serve basis. Alcohol will be allowed in the cabin, which overlooks the Connecticut River, so long as the event is registered with Safety and Security. Student Body Vice President Michael Newton '04 gave a brief slide presentation showing the interior of the cabin, which is equipped with a kitchen, restroom and a generous living room.
Mallory Paine '05 describes himself as "an instant gratification knitter." He sticks to the small things -- hats ("I can make a hat in three hours"), gloves, mittens and socks -- never sweaters. Knitting is not the only thing Paine does in his spare time.
Just two months after its plans to redevelop its Sachem properties were rejected by the Lebanon zoning board, the College has formulated a revised scheme. On Oct.
The Panhellenic Council recently concluded winter rush registration for unaffiliated eligible women -- although leaders seemed confused about the success of the event, in terms of number of people interested compared to previous years. Throughout the week, 193 women registered for winter rush and 34 registered for spring rush.
Decision may come as early as today
Although none of this year's five Montgomery Fellows elected to remain on campus for more than a few days, the Montgomery Endowment continues to search for fellows that will stay in residence for an entire term. Renowned anthropologist Richard Leakey, the most recent fellow, arrived on campus earlier this month, but only stayed for three days. Other recent visitors, among them cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Polish politician and activist Lech Walesa and playwright Tom Mac Intyre, all remained on campus for a week or less. Despite this year's lack of term-long visitors, Director of the Montgomery Endowment Barbara Gerstner said she remains committed to hosting fellows for extended periods of time. "The Endowment was created for most fellows to stay varying lengths of time," Gerstner said.
During Orientation week for the Class of 2005, an employee of Ben and Jerry's came to speak about socially responsible businesses.
When the parents of Ted Finnerty '05 sent him to Dartmouth, they likely pictured him running around the bonfire, building a snow sculpture on the Green and collecting his diploma at Commencement.
Lisa Driscoll-Rodimon is an expert on computing at Dartmouth. For over five years, she has worked with both Windows and Macintosh computers as the Dartmouth Card office accounting assistant.
The Hanover police department and Safety and Security saw a slight rise in crime this Homecoming weekend. There were 23 incidents involving the Hanover Police Department on Friday night, Hanover Chief of Police Nick Giaccone said. Twelve students were charged with disorderly conduct, five were minors charged with possession of an illegal substance and one was charged with criminal trespassing and resisting arrest. The remaining five were charged with intoxication, according to Giaccone. On Saturday, Edmund Finnerty '05 was arrested at the football game against Columbia for rushing the field.
Tom Dent Cabin, which for over 30 years has been owned and operated by the Athletic Department, will soon become the College's first fully student-run social space. The cabin, which is situated between Tuck Drive and the Connecticut River, near Ledyard Canoe Club, was this past summer transferred to the control of Dartmouth's Student Assembly for use as a free student social space, according to Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02. "We thought this was a wonderful opportunity to open this new space up for students," Stutzman said.
Tonight, in what is known as the "freshmen sweep," '05s from all corners of the campus will swarm the blazing Green.
When the bonfire is reduced to embers, many students are likely to hit the Greek scene this weekend.
As usual, the events of this year's Homecoming celebration will spill over onto Main Street in Hanover, as alumni and families visit the shops in town.
With hundreds of alumni and thousands of students looking to take a weekend off from work to party, Homecoming is usually the busiest weekend of the fall for the Department of Safety and Security, and this year is no different. Almost the entire Safety and Security staff will be working this weekend, according to College Proctor and head of the Department of Safety and Security, Robert McEwen. One of the main features of Homecoming weekend is the bonfire tonight. "For this event we increase foot patrols," McEwen said, "most of our staff will be working Friday night." He added that Safety and Security would probably maintain steady coverage on the Green until 2 a.m. Residence hall undergraduate advisors (UGAs) also play a large role in safety this weekend, as they have the most direct interaction with students.
Dartmouth students take their celebrations seriously, and Homecoming is no exception. The weekend's packed schedule can make it easy to forget that ultimately, traditions are defined by what we take from them. More than any of the other big weekends, Homecoming belongs to the Class of 2005.
The craziest thing ever done at Homecoming was probably way back in the late 19th century, when Dartmouth defeated Manchester College in a baseball game and spontaneously started a blaze on the Green -- the College's first Homecoming Bonfire.