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Vandalism marks past Homecomings

By Richard Lazarus | October 19, 2001

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.

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Dartmouth struggles to find an official mascot

By Khalil Ayvar | October 19, 2001

Just like last Homecoming, the football stadium will be lacking one of its "biggest" fans -- the moose. The moose hasn't really been a part of Dartmouth games, football or otherwise, since the Fall of 2000. The original appearance of the moose was the result of the efforts of a small group of student athletes who felt that the College needed a mascot at sporting events, in 1996. The group recruited the Student Assembly president and conducted a web survey, which concluded with the moose as the clear winner.

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Juniors will 'Kiss and Tell' on DTV

By Tara Kyle | October 18, 2001

Coming to DTV in Winter term 2002: "Sex and the City" at Dartmouth? For that student demographic that's eagerly awaiting the remainder of the HBO hit's fourth season, the recently formed IMAGO Media group is putting together its own take on the show -- an exploration of the dating habits of coeds at the College. Over a five-episode arc scheduled to premiere in the first week of the new year, "Kiss and Tell" will address such topics as stereotypes in gender roles and misconceptions concerning Dartmouth's hookup culture -- likely interspersed with quite a bit of sex. As with Sex and the City, Kiss and Tell will center around four single women -- in this case, members of the Class of 2003 -- with differing motivations and perspectives on the dating scene. An early script excerpt from the first episode describes Dartmouth as the "Grand Canyon of dating." The selection goes on to describe the practice of engaging in fraternity hookups and other (unprintable) actions to the "sweet sounds of Sir Mix-a-Lot." The issue of defining which potentially lurid elements are creatively appropriate and which cross standards is one that IMAGO's creative team wrestles with in their weekly meetings. Some aspects "will definitely be a surprise to some people," IMAGO President Amit Anand '03 said. In a BlitzMail message to The Dartmouth, Anand and Christina Picone '03 warned, "don't be surprised to find a character using a vibrator -- we didn't make this stuff up!" One line IMAGO has already drawn is on the issue of nudity.

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Baker Bells ring out again

By Davey Archwamety | October 18, 2001

The ringing of "Hey Jude" can once again be heard across the Green. The Baker Library bells had been on a three-week hiatus due to electrical problems on the bell tower computer.

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SAPAs, DAPAs endure turmoil

By Tara Kyle | October 17, 2001

As other parts of the College -- most notably the Office of Residential Life -- reduce their reliance on student leadership, the Department of Health Resources has endured a year of administrative turmoil thanks largely to an emphasis on undergraduate participation. The Sexual Abuse Peer Advisors program (SAPA) lost its coordinator last November when Susan Marine moved on to a position at the Public Health Department of Cambridge, Mass.

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College: anthrax threat is minimal

By Sarah Betts | October 17, 2001

Although the possibility of the anthrax infection reaching Dartmouth remains minimal, College officials are taking extra precautions in the face of this deadly threat. Trying to put community members at ease about the recent anthrax outbreak, Director of College Health Services Dr. John Turco sent out a campus-wide e-mail yesterday to address the possibility of an anthrax contamination.

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Dartmouth helps to build train museum

By Tara Kyle | October 17, 2001

To many Dartmouth students, the small Amtrak station a few miles down I-91 serves one main purpose -- to hustle friends from the Northeast back home for holidays and long weekends. Yet the area holds a rich history as a center of travel and commerce.

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Assembly passes undergraduate teaching plan

By Charles Gardner | October 17, 2001

Student Assembly passed a resolution to launch the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative in a nearly unanimous vote during a weekly meeting last night in 101 Collis. The Initiative, which was sponsored by Vice President of Academic Affairs Aly Rahim '02, is dedicated to improving and supporting undergraduate teaching at the College through a series of four primary components. Included among these are annual assessments of departmental commitment to undergraduate teaching, quarterly faculty awards, teaching grants to be funded by the Assembly and a future report supporting the creation of an undergraduate teaching center at the College. The passage of the Initiative was intended primarily as an endorsement of the overall plan by the Assembly, according to Rahim, who emphasized that concrete action on the components would come later. "[The Initiative] gives us a snapshot of what we are intending to do," Rahim said.

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College's applications may rise after tragedy

By Kiwon Yoo | October 16, 2001

There is no denying that Dartmouth is isolated, that the population of Hanover is miniscule at a mere 10,000 and that there are likely more squirrels than cars. Some chose this school for its rustic charm; others were hesitant for the same reason.

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Debate team off to great start

By Charles Gardner | October 16, 2001

With its offices tucked away on the third floor of Robinson Hall, you might not have heard of the Dartmouth Forensic Union, but the College's policy debate team has quietly gotten off to one of their best starts in a decade. The Union, which sends pairs of debaters to compete in tournaments held at colleges and universities across the country has achieved several high finishes in recent weeks. The debaters are coached by Ken Strange, who has been with the team for over 21 years.

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Greeks salvage image with events this week

By Nathaniel Ward | October 16, 2001

In a year that has brought much bad publicity to Dartmouth's fraternities and sororities, the College's Greek societies are sponsoring a series of events designed to show how their organizations can benefit the community. The first annual "Greek Week" is an event intended "to provide incoming students with a look at the College's Greek organizations outside of a basement context, and also to show that we have a vested interest in all facets of student life," according to Eric Powers '02, president of the Inter-Fraternity Council and a member of The Dartmouth's Sport Staff. Greek Week organizer Kate Reibel '03 said she hopes this year's events will help "shed positive light on Greek life," especially among administrators and students critical of the Greek system. The events that make up Greek Week have historically been scattered throughout the year.

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'02 injured in mountain fall

By Charles Gardner | October 16, 2001

Angelina Stelmach '02 suffered a serious head injury in a fall while shooting a film near Rumney, New Hampshire this past Sunday evening. Because of poor weather conditions during the day, helicopter rescuers were unable to reach Rattlesnake Mountain, where the accident occurred, and Stelmach was initially brought to a Plymouth hospital, where X-rays were conducted.

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College prof. is bin Laden fellow

By Matt Lewis | October 15, 2001

Dartmouth anthropology professor Dale F. Eickelman's studies on the issue of Islamic religious and political leadership has drawn the attention of the national press, for Eickelman is the bin Laden Visiting Fellow for Islamic Studies at Oxford University. The fellowship, initiated by a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, honors the memory of Muhammad bin Laden, the family's late patriarch.

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