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Coalition protests Vt. same-sex unions

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | September 28, 2000

Take It to the People, which bills itself as "Vermont's grassroots coalition for traditional marriage," is just one of the anti-civil union groups that continue to protest the state's July 1, which law made Vermont the first and only state to allow same-sex couples to enter a legal institution similar to marriage. "We, the undersigned, urge you to amend the Vermont Constitution, this session, to state that marriage in Vermont is exclusively reserved for unions between one (1) man and one (1) woman, only, " reads the petition for a Vermont constitutional amendment being circulated by members of Take It to the People. The debate over same-sex rights in Vermont still continues, with thousands of Vermonters registering their opposition to the bill by displaying "Take Back Vermont" signs on their front-lawns. The signs, a brainchild of Dick Lambert, a dairy farmer from Washington, are just part of the backlash against the law.

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Princeton president resigns

By Julia Levy | September 28, 2000

Harold T. Shapiro will leave Princeton University after the end of the current academic year following 13 years as president. Shapiro announced his plan to leave on Sept.

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700 seniors begin recruiting process

By Jeremy Skog | September 28, 2000

Recruiting for seniors begins in earnest today with the first career fair held by Career Services. Over 100 companies will be at the fair, which is open to all students, and featuring such groups as Time Inc., Ford Motor Co, and the NBA.

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Coed houses launch member drives

By Ithan Peltan | September 27, 2000

While some female undergraduates participate in sorority rush and many sophomore men make final decisions as to whether they will rush a fraternity, other undergraduates are taking the opportunity to join another kind of social organization -- Dartmouth's coed houses and undergraduate societies. Rush events are taking place this week at Alpha Theta and The Tabard coeducational fraternities as well as a social and informational event at the Amarna undergraduate society.

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Prof. reviews Jewish 'anti-cross' violence

By Tracy Landers | September 27, 2000

Elliott Horowitz, professor of Jewish History at Israel's Bar Illan University, offered a radical new perspective on Jewish violence against the image of "The Cross" during the Middle Ages in a speech yesterday in Rockefeller Center. According to Horowitz, the increasing visibility of Christianity in the 11th century led to an increased hostility among Jews, which manifested itself in acts of disdain, such as "cross snatching," urination, and spitting on crosses. During the medieval period the image of the cross as a religious and imperial symbol "penetrated the consciousness of God-fearing Jews, creating a passionate revulsion and a passionate attraction," Horowitz said. Jews used Hebrew words meaning "abomination" and "disgusting thing" to refer specifically to the Christian cross.

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College-owned apartments mirror real life

By Julia Levy | September 27, 2000

For the first time, this year, undergraduates are able to rent 16 off-campus apartments and houses through the College realty office. The new College-owned residences were owned privately until this past summer, when Dartmouth finalized deals and bought out the previous property owners. Many of the properties are already livable -- housing 31 undergraduates.

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Miranda '01 predicts strong Assembly start

By Mike A. Hamilton | September 27, 2000

This year's Student Assembly met for the first time last night, as Assembly President Jorge Miranda '01 set forth his vision of his "new Assembly" and predicted a strong start for the organization. "We're building off last year's Assembly but we're also taking things a big step forward," Miranda said, adding that, "I think we're starting with a lot of excitement.

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French model key to Euro democracy

By Philip David Leaman | September 27, 2000

In a speech titled "Democracy in Europe," Dr. Lawrence Siedentop, politics department chair at Oxford University, described the history of Europe's federalist heritage and future prospects yesterday. "What form will the European Union take?" he asked.

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Ed. dept. basks in new security

By Rachel Osterman | September 26, 2000

Long embroiled in campus politics and long under pressure for its elimination, the formerly besieged education department is now in a position unthinkable even a few years ago -- far from a focal point of criticism, it is now under the process of rejuvenation and is set to receive new College funds. Following last year's release of an external report of the department, Dartmouth has abandoned its previous objections to the education program and decided to strengthen it instead. "The recommendation was to rebuild the department and that's what we're going to do," Dean of the Faculty Ed Berger said. A search committee is already under way to hire at least one new leading education scholar for the next academic year, and the College has plans to add a total of three tenure-track positions in the department. And while the administration used to complain of the pre-professional nature of the education program, that criticism seems to have disappeared entirely. "We're in a stronger position than we've been in for years.

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For twin '04s, change in lifestyle nothing new

By Julia Levy | September 26, 2000

When Ahmad and Mustafa Abdur-Rahim -- both '04s -- were eight years old, they left a predominantly white, affluent suburb of Boston for unfamiliar territory in Jamaica. The twins, who have never been separated for more than a week, went to join their father who had migrated to Jamaica to start his own farm -- leaving behind the American governmental system that he did not support. Ahmad and Mustafa had relocated before within North America, but now they made their biggest move ever to a country where people speak Patwa (also known as Jamaican Creole), where travelling three miles is a tough expedition on rocky dirt roads and where personal household telephones basically do not exist. This relocation forced them to leave behind a familiar world, as well as their mother and the majority of their 17 siblings. Now, let's step back.

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'04s cloudy on Initiative issues

By Alice Gomstyn | September 25, 2000

While the Class of 2004 are the first to experience freshmen-only housing experiments -- direct result of the Trustees' Student Life Initiative, introduced to the College in February 1999 -- most members of the first-year class remain in the dark about why their first year differs from those of classes already at the College. Several members of the Class of 2004 interviewed by The Dartmouth students questioned were completely unfamiliar with the Initiative. "We've both heard the name before, but we don't know what it is," Alice Graham '04 said, of herself and her roommate. Others admitted to having a limited grasp of the events dominating Dartmouth news for the last 18 months. "It sounds like its something that the administration is doing to make living at Dartmouth better, but I don't really know," Matthew Stevenson '04 said. Most students questioned principally associated the Initiative with the Greek system. "They're trying to phase out the frats, from what I understand," Ben Hunt '04 said. "I know very little about the Initiative except for the fact that it delays rush for us until winter of sophomore year," Rebecca Aledort '04 said. Some students also noted the Initiative's emphasis on socialization within residential clusters. "I think they're trying to provide different social options to students other than drinking ... and to make different cluster-based activities," Allison Forbes '04 said. Most freshmen questioned expressed a general apathy toward the Initiative. "If in the future I feel like the social life on campus is in jeopardy, then I would be more concerned, but as of now I'm not really sure what's happening, so I can't really make any judgements," Mitch Ermentrout '04 explained. "I didn't think about it that much because I didn't know that much about it," Sara Glazer '04 said.

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FEC defends Reform Party funding decision

By Ithan Peltan | September 25, 2000

In an interview with The Dartmouth Friday night, FEC commissioner Scott Thomas defended what is being called the "initial determination" in the Reform Party dispute over $12.6 million in public funding. The FEC decided Sept.

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Full cable to appear on dorm TVs soon

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | September 22, 2000

Dartmouth students living in on-campus housing will soon be finally able to watch 60 television channels on the campus cable system. Currently, students in all residence hall have access to 25 different channels, however, with a switch to a new "headend" or control system for campus cable, with greater capacity, that number will more than double. According to Director of Instructional Services Mike Beehan, who is overseeing cable installation, the switch to the new headend will happen in about three weeks. The move to the new control, located in Berry Library, was originally planned for the beginning of Fall term, Beehan said. "However, there were so many other projects related to the opening of school and cable, that this project was delayed," he said. Students can access a cable television website with updates on cable installation and an updated channel guide, he said. Channels on campus cable are provided by both Adelphia and six college owned satellite dishes located north of the Dartmouth Medical School. The satellite dishes allow the College to provide non-local, international and foreign language channels, Beehan said. "I think it's important that people have access to information on their part of the country or world," Beehan said. "We are very excited about the improvements to cable service that have taken place recently," ORL Fiscal Officer Emily Farnham said. Before last year, students living in residence halls had access to cable only in dorm lounges.

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New Tucker dean hopes to expand outreach

By Kathleen McDermott | September 22, 2000

Stuart Lord, newly appointed dean of the Tucker Foundation and associate provost, had always thought he would become a pastor. Growing up in New Rochelle, N.Y., with his parents, teachers and church always there to inspire, encourage, and challenge him, Lord wanted to model the way for others. Yet after graduating from Texas Christian University and receiving degrees from the Princeton Theological Seminary, he said he asked himself, "When did I grow the most?

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