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Parties clash on moral issues

By Julia Levy | October 18, 2000

Since 1791 the United States has barred Congress from creating any law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Not only does freedom of religion have a long-standing role on paper -- it is part of the everyday vocabularies of social action groups, journalists, politicians and even average citizens. The ambiguities of religious freedom have often fanned the flames of controversy regarding moral issues, though -- and as we move towards the Nov.

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Nobel winners announced

By Jeremy Skog | October 18, 2000

The Nobel Foundation announced the Nobel winners for the year 2000 last week, honoring outstanding efforts around the globe. The Peace Prize was awarded to Kim Dae Jung, President of South Korea, for his efforts to make peace between North and South Korea and support Democracy in South Korea, "despite repeated threats on his life and long period of exile," according to the Committee. The Prize in Literature was awarded to Gao Xingjian, an exiled Chinese novelist and playwright.

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New committees to push Initiative forward

By Mike A. Hamilton | October 18, 2000

In addition to the recent and potentially significant formation of the Greek Life Committee, the College has formed several new committees to attack issues rooted in both general campus life and the continuing evolution of the Student Life Initiative. The new committees are broken down into two groups -- college committees and committees which have grown out of the Trustees' recommendations on the Student Life Initiative, which were released last January. New college committees include the Financial Aid Office Advising Board and a committee on the newly enacted fireplace moratorium. Committees that are results of the Initiative include the Extended Social Options Committee, the World Cultures Initiative Committee and the First-Year Housing Committee. All of the new committees will include at least one student representative, while some will involve as many as eight. According to Student Assembly President Jorge Miranda '01, a committee that will look at reforming the College's academic advising system is also in the works.

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McCain supports Bass '74, Rubens '72

By Alison Schmauch | October 18, 2000

Arizona Senator John McCain, formerly a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, spoke to Dartmouth students, faculty and people from throughout the Upper Valley yesterday morning to two Dartmouth campaigns -- Republican Charlie Bass' '74 run for U.S.

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Committee to decide future of Greek life

By Rachel Osterman | October 18, 2000

After a selection process that lasted several weeks, the 13 students who will sit on the Greek Life Committee have been chosen, and they are decidedly in favor of continuing the Greek system. While most of the nine affiliated and four unaffiliated student representatives contacted by The Dartmouth said the Greek system should undergo changes, few had any idea of what such changes should be other than that the administration better involve student leaders in the Initiative process. At the same time, the majority of the students expressed an open-mindedness toward the committee's work, and said they are looking forward to a serious discussion on the future role of fraternities and sororities at the College. The Greek Life Committee -- which has been broadly charged with the implementation of the Student Life Initiative as it relates to fraternities and sororities -- will meet for the first time later this week. The committee is comprised of 25 members -- just over half of which are students.

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Campuses see religious revival

By Wendy Yu | October 18, 2000

Once perceived as a hotbed of rebellion and hedonistic abandon, college campuses across the nation now find their students increasingly interested in exploring questions of faith.

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Candidates emphasize religion in campaigns

By Ithan Peltan | October 18, 2000

Politics and religion are the two topics one doesn't discuss in polite company. Right? If that's the case, though, what in the world is Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore doing telling reporters that when he makes decisions, the phrase "What would Jesus do?" will be on his mind? And what possible political reason could Texas Governor George W.

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New name added to memorial

By Tara Kyle | October 17, 2000

Students who look closely at the College's World War II and Korean War Memorial as they walk to their Hinman Boxes each day may have noticed a change in the last two weeks -- a new name, Charles Weller Jr., '38, has been engraved at the bottom. Weller's name was originally omitted from the stone tablet because the College Archive Office was unaware of his death until 1956, when they were informed by his wife.

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Jim Prager enjoys new role in Hanover

By Kathleen McDermott | October 17, 2000

With antique light fixtures from the 1860s, marble-top Victorian-style tables and a woven rug from the days of early American industrialization, Jim Prager is one who cherishes everything old. Surrounded by many of the antique objects he so cherishes, Jim Prager, husband of Provost Susan Prager, feels comfortable talking about adjusting to a very new environment and a new role of an administrative spouse in the Dartmouth community. When Susan Prager began her job as provost in January 1999, Jim traded the bustling corporate business world of diverse Southern California for the quiet and calm of rural Hanover. The couple met during law school at the University of California Los Angeles.

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Former defense secretary says U.S. has not learned from Vietnam

By Julia Levy | October 17, 2000

Stepping through the door of the Rockefeller Center's Morrison Commons yesterday at first seemed like a journey back in time to an age when "dress down" did not apply to work days and when the United States was still saving the world from communism. There sat Vietnam-era Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara -- who has been called the "architect" of the war -- as well as James Blight, a Brown international relations professor and Robert Brigham, a Vassar history professor. Despite McNamara's presence -- still powerful at age 84 --- it was quickly obvious that there had been massive changes since the 1960s. The 21st century McNamara pounded his fist on the table when he talked about his actions as Secretary of Defense. He used strong language explaining that he should have "forced" the National Security Council to evaluate the U.S.

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Speaker encourages aspiring politicians

By Alison Schmauch | October 16, 2000

Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend told Dartmouth students Friday that women should seek leadership roles, be it on a college campus or in a national arena. Townsend, at Dartmouth as part of a campaign swing through New Hampshire, talked about her experiences as a female holding political office and about ways in which young women can become involved in politics. According to Townsend, while the number of women running for political offices has increased in recent years, much of the voting public still has difficulty electing women to executive positions. She cited the fact that while there are nine women currently serving in the Senate, and more than 50 in the House, only three women currently serve as governors. She said that while ambitious men are popularly perceived as strong and talented, U.S.

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Dorm perpetrators yet to be identified

By Julia Levy | October 16, 2000

A recent spurt of incidents in Topliff and Brown Residence Halls has left the Office of Residential Life and Safety and Security baffled, as they try to identify three possible perpetrators in activities ranging from lewd behavior to leaving admiring notes in another student's room. Investigator Lauren Cummings of Safety and Security said there were three incidents last week that are currently under investigation, and a BlitzMail message sent to residents of Topliff by Area Director Jeffrey DeWitt also noted "an alarming number of incidents of vandalism and messes for which no one has taken responsibility." The first of the recent incidents occurred early morning last Monday, when a female first floor Topliff resident returned home to find a "note on her dresser from some sort of secret admirer," Cummings reported. The second event came Tuesday morning when an unidentified male entered the third floor Topliff room of a female student and climbed into bed with her. "She had great difficulty waking him up and getting him to leave," Cummings said. The third incident happened in Brown Hall in the early hours of Thursday morning when an uninvited man entered the room of two female students.

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Club athletes must sign hazing waivers

By Julia Levy | October 16, 2000

Prompted by widely-published accounts of athletic hazing at other schools as well as the Trustee Initiative's goals of reducing peer pressure and unsafe social practices, the College is in the process of rewriting its hazing policy. While no new changes have been instituted in the Greek system to date, the athletic department has already started on the course toward changing perceptions and policies. This year, for the first time, members of club sports teams had to sign waivers certifying that they read and understood Dartmouth's hazing policy.

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Panhell fails to meet bid goals

By Wendy Yu | October 13, 2000

Against all hopes and expectations, two percent of the 226 women who completed the Panhellenic Council rush process did not receive bids, continuing the trend of imperfect matching between rushees and sorority houses begun last year. That comes out to five or six women who did not receive bids. Despite the lower number of women who joined rush and the increased size of each pledge class, the number of rushees exceeded the capacity of the sororities, for the second year in a row. Panhell president Alex Kremer '01 declined to comment. According to Panhell Vice President Julie Calderon '01, the dropout rate this year was lower than in previous years, so that even though the number of who women signed up was lower than last year, the number of women who stayed on was still problematic. "By the end of the rush process, we were at the same level as we were last year," Calderon said.

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