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Benatov '03 learns 6th language: American

By Tracy Landers | June 27, 2001

A high school student in Bulgaria's capital, Sophia, Latchezar Benatov '03 had mastered English, French, Russian, and Hebrew. His love of languages did not stop there: Benatov, known as "Latcho" by friends, began studying the Indo-European proto-language, which has been reconstructed from and is the root of Hindi, Romance, Slavic and Germanic language. By his sophomore year, his mastery of languages landed Benatov a job as a translator that eventually led to his translating the plans for civil projects and government proposals, such as the document that outlined the construction of Bulgaria's new airport. Now in his sophomore summer, Benatov hopes for a future that will include a Ph.D.

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Alumni sue over Initiative

By Jennifer Thomas | June 27, 2001

The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently agreed to review and possibly revive a previously dismissed lawsuit regarding the Student Life Initiative brought against the College by a group of seven alumni. Underscoring the sometimes stark differences between Dartmouth's past and present, the suit alleges that the Board of Trustees misled alumni during its 1991-1996 capital campaign, "Will to Excel." Specifically, the litigants claim that the Trustees conspired to keep secret the SLI and a covert plot to eradicate the Greek system. According to plaintiff William Tell '57, the $568 million amassed by the College during the most successful fundraising campaign in Dartmouth's history is now being spent on a cause -- the SLI -- that is a sharp departure from more general spending proposals presented during the campaign. However, the suit, filed in mid-1999 by Tell, James Godsman '62, William Hutchinson '52, Paul Canada '50, Robert Fuller '80, Jack Maloney '87 and Matt Brzica '93, never saw its day in court.

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Greeks win stay of S&S policy

By Ithan Peltan | June 27, 2001

In what appears to be an acknowledgement of past error, the College yesterday approved Greek leaders' request for a "grace period" before moving ahead with the implementation of the controversial new policy allowing Safety and Security officers free access to coed, fraternity, sorority and undergraduate houses. Under the new timeline, the policy's enactment will be suspended for three weeks while discussions take place between students, administrators and other interested parties.

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Dartmouth campus home to 75 different summer programs

By Kathleen McDermott | June 25, 2001

Wang Yang Lau '02 is clearly not a sophomore, having finished his sophomore summer nearly a year ago. Yet for the past week the physics and economics double major has remained on campus, along with 100 recent college graduates and rising seniors at the Tuck School's Business Bridge Program. The competitive program draws liberal arts students from all over the world -- from Harvard, Yale and as far as India -- and aims to give them a crash course in the complex and multifaceted world of business. Lau, however, is only one of nearly 6,900 people who will visit the College over the course of the summer through over 75 residential programs and camps.

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SLI Plan prohibits outdoor alcohol

By Rachel Osterman | June 25, 2001

With little fanfare and to significant consternation, the administration announced that Safety and Security officers will begin frequent and unannounced monitoring of Greek and Undergraduate Society houses and that outdoor consumption of alcohol is now banned at these locations. The announcement, which was made by members of the Office of Residential Life staff, came at a meeting of Greek social chairs and presidents on Friday afternoon to the surprise of apparently everyone in the Greek leadership.

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Greeks dominate spring news

By Jeremy Skog | June 21, 2001

For many students Spring term is a time that they will never forget. Whether considering the ups and downs of the Greek system or the addition of new programs, the face of the College has been changed forever. For many Dartmouth students, the most important news was the College's decision to derecognize Zeta Psi fraternity after several students complained to the administration about internal and, in some cases, sexually-explicit, house newsletters which included references to specific female students. "[The decision] primarily had to do with issues surrounding the harassment of individual students and allegations of the violation of several of [the College's] coed, fraternity and sorority minimum standards," Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman said. The news created much controversy and stirred discussions concerning gender and free-speech issues that were played out on the pages of The Dartmouth and elsewhere on campus Following actions by Princeton and Harvard Universities to increase financial aid to students, Dartmouth added $1.6 million to its financial aid program.

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Albright calls '01s to action

By Ithan Peltan | June 21, 2001

Emphasizing the influence the assembled graduates will exercise on the world stage and calling upon them to employ their talents to "heal, help and teach," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright delivered the keynote address at Dartmouth's Commencement June 10. In an interview with The Dartmouth, however, Albright shared more of her personal views, ranging from her opinion on current international policy issues to the reasons behind her current endeavors. Peppering her address with jokes, Albright encouraged the 1,056 undergraduate and 515 graduate students receiving diplomas to be "doers" rather than "drifters." "I look around at the Class of 2001 and I must tell you that all I see are doers, which is good, for in years to come there will be much for you to do, both here at home and overseas," she said. Although she has often declined to comment on President George W.

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Two '01s charged for setting fire in frat

Two members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity received blank diplomas after being arrested and charged with reckless conduct for starting a fire within the fraternity house on the afternoon of June 6. The fire was started by Richard Adams '01 and Robert Ozols '01 in Adams' room with lighter fluid, after which they put out the small blaze with an extinguisher, according to Ozols. "The goal was never to burn anything or cause any damage.

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Tulloch ordered to submit DNA sample

By Sabrina Peric | June 21, 2001

Grafton County Superior Court Judge Peter Smith ordered Robert Tulloch, the older of a pair of Vermont teenagers charged with the brutal murders of two Dartmouth professors, to submit blood, hair and handwriting samples to the state last week. Tulloch's defense team, led by lawyer Richard Guerriero, is con-sidering appealing the decision to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Guerreiro argued that the request violates Tulloch's constitutional right against self-incrimination, but Smith disagreed "The court has reviewed every state's constitutional or statutory provision for the right against self-incrimination," he explained to the Manchester Union Leader, "and those states ... have consistently held that such compelled samples are nontestimonial and therefore do not violate the self-incrimination clause." New Hampshire Attorney General Phil McLaughlin will also be receiving an additional $100,000 to help prosecute Tulloch and his alleged accomplice, James Parker. Governor Jeanne Shaheen and the state's executive council approved the additional funds on June 6. McLaughlin said the money will help prosecutors pay for experts in crime scene reconstruction, DNA evidence, computer forensics and psychiatry. McLaughlin, however, told the Union Leader that the Zantop case will cost well over $100,000, noting that while it is difficult to estimate the cost of an average homicide investigation, he considers anything more than $25,000 to be substantial amount. The allocation of additional funds was vehemently opposed by Counselor Ruth Griffin of Portsmouth.

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Seniors face tightening job market

By Craig Elbert | June 10, 2001

As some members of the Class of 2001 prepare to enter the workforce, others are already feeling the pressures of the real world and the current economic downturn in the form of job offer retractions. If this year's graduating class is similar to last year's, almost three-fourths of the seniors anticipate employment as their principle activity next fall, while most of the remainder are heading to graduate school or taking a year off. At this time last year, 60 percent of those who said they planned on working had already accepted job offers. With the recent failure of many technology-based firms and continued uncertainty in the stock market, however, the number of employed graduates come this year's Commencement may decrease. Although a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported that employers planned to hire 18.8 percent more students in the upcoming year than in the past year, almost half of the companies surveyed have lowered their hiring expectations since August.

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Grad schools bestow degrees

By Charles Gardner | June 10, 2001

Students from the College's three graduate schools -- the Thayer School of Engineering, Tuck School of Business and Dartmouth Medical School -- will be reaping the rewards of their many years of hard work today, as they sit alongside the graduating seniors and end their time at Dartmouth as students. Although the Commencement ceremonies provide an opportunity for all graduating students at the College to come together and honor their achievements, programming yesterday largely focused on the individual schools and their students. Each of the graduate schools celebrated the achievements of its departing students with its own unique event: students at the medical school had their "Class Day," while both Tuck and Thayer held "Investiture Ceremonies" to mark the occasion. "These are school-specific ceremonies," Director of Public Programs Ann Malenka explained.

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Paint by numbers: the stats of the '01s

By Kelly Cameron | June 10, 2001

Today's graduates are probably the last to remember when the Apple Macintosh Performa 6400/180 computer, priced at $1,646, was the preferred computer package for incoming freshmen. About 90 percent of the 1,050 to 1,075 bachelor's degrees to be handed out today will go to members of the Class of 2001, whose Performas long ago became public BlitzMail terminals. The most popular majors for the class were biology, economics, English, government and history, according to Assistant Registrar Nancy Broadhead. Graduates are citizens of almost 20 different countries, with the largest groups coming from Canada and India.

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Commencement and Reunion 2001 Issue

By Ithan Peltan | June 10, 2001

Early morning in Hanover is a special time, regardless of the season. In a community of late-risers, the dawn is greeted most often only by an all-encompassing aura of peace. For the last week, though, when the sun's first rays fell upon the Hanover Plain, there has been a certain sense of expectancy.

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Class of 1951 recalls very different Dartmouth

By Mike A. Hamilton | June 10, 2001

As members of the Class of 1951 return to Hanover for their 50th reunion, most will be reminded of the sweeping changes that have transformed the College since their days as undergraduates just after World War II -- among them, coeducation, growth of the student body and increases in the number of faculty, a more diverse applicant pool and many new buildings, to name just a few. According to alumni class president Henry Nachman '51, Dartmouth was "quite a different school back then," noting that the entire social dynamic changed when females were admitted in 1972. Nachman recalls the weekend road trips that many current students have probably heard about.

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Five years out, grads value friends, activities

By Tara Kyle | June 10, 2001

For many Dartmouth alumni, memories of their years in New Hampshire remain unfaded. But for members of the Class of 1996, scheduled to hold their first class reunions June 15-17, recollections of their alma mater are particularly vivid. With the perspective provided by five years away from Hanover, the Green and Hop fries, all alumni who spoke with The Dartmouth looked back on their time at the College fondly. "Everyone says how much fun you have in college, and you definitely miss it.

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