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Lawyer discusses Seminoles

By Charles Gardner | January 19, 2001

Jon Velie, of the law firm Velie and Velie, and Frank Velie, of Christy and Veiner, advocated the merits of the ongoing legal battle between the Black Seminole tribe and the United States government as they seek compensation for alleged years of unfair treatment. The lawsuit also claims that the U.S.

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Hangover cure may be in sight

By Victoria McGrane | January 19, 2001

For anyone who has ever suffered the nausea and headaches after a night of drinking, a recent study offers new hope for a cure, or at least the motivation to look for one. The study of hangovers has been a much neglected area of research, according to "The Alcohol Hangover," published this June in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a professional journal. The research team, headed by Dr. Jeffrey G.

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Students chat with award-winning prof.

By Jeremy Skog | January 19, 2001

A small group of students enjoyed the hospitality of Susan Wright as they gathered around plates of cookies, cups of hot tea and a roaring fire at the President's House to chat with Dorothy Wallace, a Dartmouth math professor and the New Hampshire Professor of the Year. When asked about her fame Wallace said that it was "unnerving to have [her] picture all over campus," but added that planned to enjoy her "fifteen minutes." Those minutes turned into hours as those in attendance asked her questions about her past, how she became interested in math and her experience with setting up interdisciplinary math courses. Wallace grew up in San Mateo, Calif.

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Civil rights leader remembers MLK

By Lauren Lafaro | January 18, 2001

Mary Francis Berry, the Chairperson of the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights, spoke in Filene Auditorium yesterday as one of the guest speakers in a series of lectures in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Intrusion prompts safety petition

By Kathleen McDermott | January 18, 2001

One week after an unidentified male peered into an occupied women's shower stall in Smith Hall, a group of students led by Amanda Molk '01 is petitioning Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman for increased safety measures in residence hall bathrooms. "We are very unsettled by such an incident occurring in one of our residence halls," the petition states. Safety measures proposed include full-length latching shower doors and panic buttons in each stall, enabling students to contact Safety and Security in times of emergency. Such changes aim to make "more safe space for students and a less inviting atmosphere for predators." According to Molk, as of yesterday afternoon approximately 40 signatures -- including five from professors -- had been gathered on the petition, which began circulating Monday night. But Molk's plans did not begin on Monday, but instead as soon as she heard of the incident in Smith.

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Faculty reacts to Prager's decision

By Julia Levy | January 17, 2001

Members of the faculty who spoke to The Dartmouth yesterday said they were not very shocked by College Provost Susan Prager's decision to leave, and had mixed responses about her departure's implications for the academic planning process, which she has been heading. Education Department Chair Andrew Garrod said he was "surprised, but not totally" when he heard her plan to move on from Dartmouth at the end of this academic year. Members of the faculty and administration alike praised Prager's work ethic and dedication to the College during her time here. Dean of the Faculty Ed Berger said he admired Prager's institutional vision as well as her ability to listen openly to her co-workers. "I think that she has a great deal of personal and professional conviction," Berger told The Dartmouth yesterday. Professor of English Peter Travis echoed Berger's sentiments.

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CFSC elects Lafaro '02 as VP

By Will Meland | January 17, 2001

Lauren Lafaro '02 was elected Vice President of the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council last night, nine days after an unusual election in which no one ran for that position on the Greek council. Yesterday's vice-presidential election, which was held at Everything But Anchovies restaurant, drew five candidates -- compared to one for the presidential contest last week -- and all except Lafaro were males. "This election was better publicized, that was the big thing," Shihwan Chung '02, president of the CFSC, said, explaining the substantial increase in candidate interest. While Chung described all the candidates as "very qualified" for the position, he said there is an advantage to having a female as a senior executive on the council. Lafaro is a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

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Dartmouth not alone in housing shortage

By Kelly Cameron | January 17, 2001

Do you ever wonder if Dartmouth is the only college facing a housing crunch every year? While some schools do not have a housing problem at all, Dartmouth, along with some other comparable schools, is making plans to increase residential space over the next few years to accommodate not only current students but additional students as well. In the meantime, these colleges have to come up with alternative solutions for their respective housing crunches. Currently, Dartmouth only guarantees housing to first-year and exchange students.

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Dorfman values linguistic heritage

By Alison Schmauch | January 16, 2001

Ariel Dorfman delivered Dartmouth's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration keynote address yesterday, about whether it is a "curse or blessing" to be "absolutely, completely, and irreversibly bilingual." Dorfman was born in Argentina, but moved to the United States as a child.

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Ambition drives Provost to resign after two years

By Julia Levy | January 16, 2001

Provost Susan Prager announced that she will leave the College July 1, 2001 after only two years serving as Dartmouth's provost -- second only in administrative rank to College President James Wright. Although Prager's tenure at Dartmouth seems brief, it is not atypically so. Both Wright, who served one year as provost before becoming College president in 1998, and his predecessor, Lee Bollinger, who was provost for two years before leaving to become president of the University of Michigan, worked in similar time frames. When Prager talked last night with The Dartmouth, she emphasized that her decision to leave the College was not motivated by a bad experience here.

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MLK Jr. day has controversial past

By Nick Lambrecht | January 15, 2001

Today marks the sixteenth national celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which celebrates the achievements of the slain civil rights leader and serves as a day of reflection on the history of the civil rights movement as well as the quest to make sure its importance will be remembered in the future. The call for a holiday honoring Rev.

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Afr. Americans have early roots at College

By Mike A. Hamilton | January 15, 2001

As the College this week acknowledges the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr., his legacy necessitates a look back at the history of African-Americans at Dartmouth -- a history both longer and more circuitous than might be expected. The first African-American affiliated with the College was Caleb Watt, who served as founder Eleazar Wheelock's manservant, according to Director of Alumni Relations Nelson Armstrong '71. Despite a charter which prohibits discrimination, there were no African-American graduates until Edward Mitchell in 1824, 55 years after the College's founding. Yet when forces of social change touched the United States, Dartmouth too was affected and undertook serious measures to diversify its campus. According to history professor and College historian Jere Daniell '55, the first thrust toward making diversity a priority on campus was the civil rights movement of the late 1960s.

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Dorfman to give keynote address

By Kathleen McDermott | January 15, 2001

Kicking off a ten-day celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Latin American writer Ariel Dorfman will deliver his speech "To Be Completely, Absolutely, and Irreversibly Bilingual: A Curse or a Blessing?" at 7 p.m.

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