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DTV makes progress

By Tara Kyle | May 30, 2001

Channel-surfing students looking for distraction from papers, midterms and finals have long been able to turn to broadcast station 13 for entertainment ranging from numerous daily airings of the latest Hollywood hits to repeat showing of such student-created programs as "Baker Terror." Two years after its inception, the Dartmouth Television station continues to work in building its slate of programming and pool of talent. DTV is currently staffed by between 20 and 25 students who are responsible for the filming and editing of weekly news and entertainment segments and the carrying out of day-to-day operations, such as the switching of studio movies for daily broadcasts and business management. Station Manager Suzanne Wrubel '01, who has been with DTV since summer '99 noted that the stations' growing process has ebbed and flowed based on the relative strengths of its staffers at a given time. "So far, DTV has survived based on individuals that have really put the time in.

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Greek leaders vote to replace CFSC

By Ithan Peltan | May 30, 2001

Greek presidents last night charged themselves to work out the details of a new overarching organization to replace the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council during the first weeks of Fall term. In a meeting that lasted just 45 minutes, the CFSC was able to come to enough of an agreement to pass a resolution signifying support for the idea that the current Greek governing system, in the form of the CFSC, should be profoundly restructured in such a way that power is shifted to house presidents and the four Greek sub-councils. Last night's resolution came in response to an Interfraternity Council proposal presented two weeks ago that advocated the replacement of the CFSC with the "Greek Presidents Council" (GPC). Structured as a forum of CFS presidents and lacking an executive board, the proposed GPC would have significantly less decision making power and enforcement authority than the group it would be replacing. Many of the decisions now made by the CFSC would be made by the IFC, the Coed Council, the all-sorority Panhellenic Council and the Pan Hellenic Council, the organization of the historically black Greek houses. Sub-councils can not only best represent their constituency, Greek leaders said, but the redistribution of power will force individual houses to be accountable for their actions. The IFC proposal was not brought up by a vote at the meeting, which was chaired by CFSC Vice President Lauren Lafaro '02 because of the absence of President Shihwan Chung '02 due to a personal engagement. Both Lafaro and IFC President Eric Powers '02 said a large majority of Greek leaders support the general direction of the GPC proposal and more generally want to change the structure of the overarching Greek governing body, but that the proposal was lacking in the details needed for a vote on implementation.Support for the general philosophy behind the IFC report was in fact widespread among Greek leaders who spoke to The Dartmouth last week and over the weekend.

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At least 220 '04s remain homeless

By Alison Schmauch | May 30, 2001

Preliminary numbers released by the Office of Residential Life indicate that approximately 220 rising sophomores are currently on the wait list for on-campus housing next fall. Lynn Rosenblum, director of on-campus housing, said that fewer students are on the wait list now than were at this time last year, when 241 sophomores were on the wait list for housing. While more students may request to be placed on the wait list before May 31, Rosenblum anticipates that the total number of students who will request to be placed on the wait list before the deadline will be under 250. Members of the Class of 2004 placed on the wait list who spoke with The Dartmouth expressed varied feelings about the overall room draw process. Greta Milligan '04 was not particularly concerned about eventually obtaining housing next year. "I'm not really that worried out about it.

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MLK III to speak at College

By Shevani Jaisingh | May 29, 2001

After announcing former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as this year's keynote Commencement speaker, the College will bring in another big name for Class Day and Investiture ceremonies -- Martin Luther King III will give the keynote address for the Baccalaureate service, which will be held at 3 p.m.

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Zete expected to file appeal today

By Alice Gomstyn | May 29, 2001

In an attempt to overturn the College's recent decision to derecognize Zeta Psi fraternity, the organization is expected to file an appeal today, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman. The College announced its decision to shut down the fraternity on May 11 following the discovery of internal house newsletters containing detailed accounts of brothers' supposed sexual exploits. The decision was largely the result of an administrative hearing held to determine whether or not the fraternity had, through its newsletters, violated certain codes of conduct. Redman, who had presided over the hearing, decided that Zeta Psi was indeed guilty of several violations.

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Assembly appoints committee chairs

By Charles Gardner | May 29, 2001

The 2001-2002 Student Assembly -- headed by Student Body President-elect Molly Stutzman '02 -- convened last night in Rocky 1 to address various organizational issues, chief among them student appointments and changes to the Student Services Committee. The meeting, which was the second of two such organizational gatherings, first dealt with the confirmation of Assembly members chosen by Stutzman to serve at the head of five of the six Assembly committees. All five students nominated for the positions were approved by vote following a brief discussion in which assembly members voiced their support for each of the choices. Aly Rahim '02 was elected head of the Academic Affairs committee, while Stephanie Long '04 was appointed to lead Administration and Faculty Relations.

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Trumbull researches prostitution

By Craig Elbert | May 25, 2001

When students hear that Junior Charlie Trumbull flew to Cuba to study prostitution, they often ask him one question: So, did you do any first-hand research? "A lot of people had a misconception of what I was trying to do," Trumbull said. In reality, Trumbull's trip, sponsored by the Dickey Center for International Understanding, was an in-depth research project on the social, political, and economic ramifications of the rampant prostitution in post Cold War Cuba, the junior pointed out. Trumbull spent a month in Cuba this winter interviewing prostitutes, politicians and law-enforcement officials, among others, in an attempt to understand the conditions that allow prostitution to thrive in Cuba.

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Despite 4.0, Stults will not give address

By Alison Schmauch | May 25, 2001

The last time a valedictorian graduated with a 4.0 GPA was in 1994 when Kamala Dansinghani left Dartmouth with a perfect record. And this year, Brian Stults '02, who will be graduating in three years and has scored a perfect GPA so far and may very well end up with a 4.0, will not be allowed to speak at Commencement because College administrators have decided that the event is intended primarily for members of the graduating class of 2001. Dean of the College James Larimore explained the reasons for the College's decision to not allow Stults to speak because of the distinction the College draws between the valedictorian and the valedictory speaker at Commencement. "The valedictorian (highest GPA among those graduating) is not necessarily the same person as the valedictory speaker," Larimore said.

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Profs receive Guggenheim grants

By Khalil Ayvar | May 25, 2001

Two Dartmouth professors have been awarded the highly prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, which they will use to continue their projects in computer science and Holocaust history. Bruce Randall Donald, Professor of Computer Science, will use the fellowship to study computational biology and the molecular machinery of life, which he said he hopes will aid medical research. Marianne Hirsch, who teaches in both the French and Italian and comparative literature departments, was awarded the Guggenheim to complete her Czernowitz Album, a collaborative book following four Jewish families through their experiences before, during and after the Holocaust. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards fellowships on the basis of notable professional achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.

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Jeffords defects, Democrats control Senate

By Alice Gomstyn | May 25, 2001

In an announcement that made many a Democrat crow and many a Republican cringe, Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords announced his decision to defect from the GOP, citing irreconcilable differences between his own ideology and that of the current Republican party. "In order to best represent my state of Vermont, my own conscience and principles I have stood for my whole life, I will leave the Republican Party and become an Independent," Jeffords said at a press conference held in Burlington, Vt.

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Seven '01 women share college experiences

By Victoria McGrane | May 24, 2001

The posters around campus advertised seven Dartmouth women, seven experiences. At last night's annual "Will the Women of Dartmouth Please Stand Up" in Lowe auditorium, seven Dartmouth '01 women shared a variety of stories, some serious, some hilarious.

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Jacobs '02 receives award

By Jen Tutak | May 24, 2001

Arriving at the faculty lounge of the Hopkins Center yesterday afternoon, Hannah Jacobs '02 thought she was on her way to a Tucker Fellowship presentation.

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Jeffords to announce plans today

By Alice Gomstyn | May 24, 2001

Following intense speculation about his possible defection from the Republican party, Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords released a statement yesterday stating that he would announce his "future political plans" in Vermont today. "I want to go home to my people," he told CNN. Jeffords is scheduled to make an announcement in the state capital of Montpelier. Senate Democrats have reportedly been courting Jeffords for the past few weeks, offering him the chairmanship of the Senate's powerful Environment and Public Works Committee should he ultimately decide to leave the GOP. Jeffords' departure from the party would lead to the end of a unified Republican government, ushered in with the election of George W.

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