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New price change will keep phones ringing

By Ithan Peltan | November 20, 2000

Upcoming changes in the pricing structure administered by Telephone Services are going to be good for students' long distance bills but perhaps not so good for the bills paid by administrative departments. Plans have not yet been finalized, but Director of Fiscal and Auxilliary Services for Computing Services Betsy McClain said she hopes to see the long distance rates fall to a flat, $0.07-per-minute within the next couple of months. In addition, DarTalk users making international calls will begin paying just 25 percent of AT&T's published list rates -- down from 50 percent -- effective Jan.

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Fireplace decision due in Jan.

By Ithan Peltan | November 20, 2000

A decision on the future use of private fireplaces in student rooms -- the use of which was banned last month -- may be reached by the end of January, according to Dean of Residential Life Marty Redman. A committee assigned to make a recommendation on the issue will be convening for a brief first meeting prior to the end of Fall term.

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Bus service adds trips to schedule

By Kathleen McDermott | November 20, 2000

As students make travel plans for the Thanksgiving holiday, changes in the Dartmouth Coach's scheduling and pricing, as well special shuttles coordinated by the Student Assembly, promise to make the trip home a little smoother. A popular transportation option for many students, the Dartmouth Coach, managed by Concord Trailways, offers several daily trips between Hanover and Boston. Although previously only five daily trips were offered, as of October two more trips have been added to the schedule, a Concord Trailways driver said. Already featuring stops in Lebanon and New London, coaches now also stop at Boston's South Station on the way to Logan Airport, significantly increasing the length of the trip to approximately three hours. And although reservations are no longer required, students need not worry about buses overcrowding.

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Prof reached for stars, and made it

By Wendy Yu | November 17, 2000

In 1992, Mae Jemison accomplished the feat that put her in the history books -- aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, she became the first woman of color to go into space. "Overall, [the launch was] an incredible experience," she said.

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Traveler recounts times with Jewish Africans

By Alice Gomstyn | November 17, 2000

More than 30 students and members of the Hanover community gathered last night in the Rockefeller Center for a slide-show presentation on Jews in Africa. The speaker, Jay Sand, a self-described "freelance journalist/musician/traveler" originally from Harrisburg Penn., spent the past year and a half living with several Jewish communities in Africa.

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Jemison Institute hosts first event on science funding

By Kelly Cameron | November 17, 2000

The "S.E.E.ing the Future Conference" held a community forum in Cook Auditorium Tuesday to discuss how public funds should be distributed in the fields of science, engineering and education. The conference, sponsored by the Jemison Institute and the Thayer School of Engineering, celebrated 50 years of National Science Foundation funding and consisted of speeches by a variety of award-winning scientists, engineers, ethicists, teachers and industry leaders. Mae Jemison, director of the Jemison Institute for Advancing Technology in Developing Countries, as well as a professor of environmental studies at the College, served as the moderator of the event. The purpose of the conference was to think about questions such as "What do we have to look forward to?" and "What do we want to do with science and technology?" in the new millennium. The conference brought together a variety of fields and allowed discussion across several disciplines. One of Jemison's goals, she said, was to bring together a diverse group of people -- those who "do science" -- not just the policymakers, in order to discuss whether more government funding for science and technology is necessary, and where government funding should be applied in general. The first to speak was Steve Nelson, associate director of Science and Policy Programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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SA to keep Novack open 24-hours

By Rachel Osterman | November 16, 2000

Temporarily shifting its emphasis toward services, the Student Assembly took several steps last night to improve Dartmouth Dining Services -- with members pledging to keep Novack Caf open from midnight through 2:00 a.m.

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Faculty objects to report's financial focus

By Julia Levy | November 15, 2000

A bulky 34-page Academic Planning Committee report labeled, "Confidential Preliminary Report" was publicly discussed for the first time during Monday's faculty meeting -- once again unleashing questions and concerns about what the report signals for Dartmouth's future. The report has been in the works since the fall of 1999 and Dean of the Faculty Edward Berger who sits on the Academic Planning Committee said it "looks at the big picture." The faculty members who talked to The Dartmouth yesterday said the big picture and broad-reaching scope of the report led to the heated conversation at this week's faculty meeting. English professor Donald Pease, who spoke against some parts of the report at the meeting compared the general apprehension among faculty members to the student uproar when the Initiative was released in February 1999. "You know how anxious students become over the Student Life Initiative," he said.

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AD panel criticizes frat impact on gender roles

By Reena Dutta | November 15, 2000

Another packed house filled Alpha Delta fraternity last night at a discussion on gender relations and the fraternity system, called "So What's the Problem?" This is the second discussion at the house evaluating issues in the Greek system to draw a large crowd, after the first discussion "Don't Yell Faggot from the Porch" received an overwhelmingly successful rating. During last night's event, a panel of students evaluated the Greek system and proposed solutions to the various problems of gender relations at Dartmouth. The presentation began with a film called "Not Men at Dartmouth." This film looked at the role of women at Dartmouth as the College became coeducational.

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College map reveals vision of future campus

By Jay Krehbiel | November 15, 2000

With the Student Life Initiative entering its implementation phase and the College reexamining its academic priorities that need to be addressed in the coming capital campaign, Dartmouth will enter a phase of construction and massive fundraising. The next decade will likely bring half a dozen new buildings which includes some 500 new beds, more than 40 new faculty members, expanded Ph.D.

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Lucier will fill librarian's shoes

By Kelly Cameron | November 15, 2000

Richard Lucier, currently the Associate Provost for Scholarly Informatin for the Universtiy of California, will step in as the 17th Librarian of the College in February, filling a spot Margaret Otto has held for more than 20 years. Otto --Dartmouth's librarian since 1979 -- retired Nov.

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Planner previews construction

By Katie Walters | November 14, 2000

Campus Master Planner Lo-Yi Chan '54 presented updated plans for a wave of possible future campus construction yesterday. Major changes Chan suggested that would take place in the next five years included building a new undergraduate residential building and dining hall in the northern area of the campus, and connecting Thayer Dining Hall, Robinson Hall and the Collis Center to create a "true" center of student life. Chan also said more recreational facilities, including a fifty-meter swimming pool, would be built on the land currently occupied by Rolfe Field.

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Risky behavior affects frat image

By Lauren Kingsley | November 14, 2000

Judge Mitch Crane entertained a nearly full house at Rollins Chapel yesterday evening as part of the College's Greek Speaker Series, addressing potentially risky behaviors such as hazing, negligence, alcohol abuse and other issues that threaten the image and survival of fraternities and sororities. Crane, an attorney and judge from West Chester, Pa., is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

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Interim admins fill Marine void

By Rachel Osterman | November 14, 2000

Several interim appointments will fill the position left vacant when former Coordinator of the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program Susan Marine left the College last week. Abby Tassel, who works with the Women's Information Service, will work part-time in both a counseling and advocacy role, and the Women's Resource Center and Health Resources will cover the programmatic aspect of Marine's old job. In addition, residential life staff will help fill the position.

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