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Jenica Rosekrans '00 mourned by College

By Rachel Osterman | June 12, 2000

Among those who will not graduate with the Class of 2000 is Jenica Rosekrans '00, whose sudden death last spring from meningitis spurred an outpouring of grief and concern. Loving, beautiful and introspective, Rosekrans, a 21-year-old psychology major who was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, was known by friends and family for her affection and compassion. At a tearful memorial held this fall at Rollins Chapel, fellow Tri-Delt members described Rosekrans as "our biggest cheerleader." Through speeches, poems and songs, friends expressed their gratitude for having known Rosekrans and their sadness for having lost her. Kathleen A.

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Commencement and Reunion 2000

By Wendy Yu | June 12, 2000

It happened all of a sudden. You woke up on Tuesday and chairs ominously lined up on the Green. On Wednesday, the graduation stage rose like an animated dinosaur skeleton.

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Commencement & Reunion - 2000

By The Dartmouth | June 12, 2000

The following is the graduation list as of Thursday, June 8. Students with no number following their name are members of the Class of 2000, and all other students have class years written. ~ A ~ Allison Eugenia Aab Allison Aboud Karolyn Anne Abram Ryan Michael Acton Laura Noel Adams Desmond Lebene Kossi Ahoklui Dalu Uzodima Ajene Jennifer Marie Ake Shreeram Akilesh Carissa Louise Alden Catrin Gwennan Alderson Femi Malaika Allen 1999 Robert Earl Allgyer Jr. Eric Stephen Almon Mackenzie B.

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Akilesh '00 bestowed highest academic honor

By Omer Ismail | June 12, 2000

He was born in Oman, moved to India, then to England, then Singapore, off to Saudia Arabia, back to India, finally completing high school at Hanover High. Shreeram Akilesh '00, someone who has been always on the move, will be giving a moving speech at today's commencement ceremonies after being announced the Class of 2000 Valedictorian. With 32 A grades and one A- in his four years at the College, Akilesh became the graduating class valedictorian -- also earning nine citations from seven different academic departments while at Dartmouth. "I'm very very excited and happy for it, although it has not really sunk in," Akilesh said, hours after being notified.

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College preps for C&R housing

By Carl Burnett | May 31, 2000

Commencement and Reunion staff are scrambling to house the families and guests of the Class of 2000. Families who did not make hotel reservations a year or more ago have the option of staying in residence halls for Commencement weekend, from 2 p.m.

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Rush gives Phi Delt '00s dirty records

By Rachel Osterman | May 31, 2000

The College reprimanded all graduating members of the former Phi Delta Alpha fraternity for "dirty rushing" -- joining the organization during their freshman year -- by a letter of reproach delivering to the seniors' Hinman Boxes. The letter said the students will not face disciplinary action, but that the students' violations would be noted in their personal files. "Because the Dean of the College Office views sanctions as both educational and punitive and because your tenure at the College is almost complete, the 'teachable moment' has long passed," the letter said. Dean of the Class of 2000 Teoby Gomez, the author of the letter, could not be reached for comment last night. The letter was allegedly sent to all graduating senior members of the former fraternity including some seniors who reportedly did not join until after their first year, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman. It remains unclear whether graduate schools or future employers will have access to Gomez's records. "I'm just shocked about how this was handled," Former Phi Delt president Matt K.

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Housing redesign begins this summer

By Rachel Osterman | May 31, 2000

Five months after the steering committee report highlighted the need for a revamped residential system, the College is in the beginning stages of drafting housing plans for the upcoming decade, considering changes such as eliminating the River cluster and enhancing the quality of existing dormitories. Administrative committees will meet for the first time this summer to consider the implementation process of the Student Life Initiative and to decide how to use the more than $100 million earmarked for the improvement of residential and social experiences. While the College has already decided to add 500 beds within the next three years -- and possibly 600 more within 10 years -- it is still considering such matters as the programming changes that will accompany the construction, where the new facilities will be built, and how best to relieve the current campus-wide housing crunch. Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman said an eventual elimination of the River cluster is likely, as the Thayer and Tuck schools have made requests for that land.

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Students 'whisper' about diversity issues

By Wendy Yu | May 31, 2000

Affirmative Action Office intern Cara Fuller '00 transformed Collis Porch into a controversial talk show set yesterday afternoon in a presentation mysteriously named "Whispers." A rowdy, energetic crowd of more than 60 students gathered to watch, frequently shouting out comments, questions and jokes.

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Students add race car to resumes

By Ithan Peltan | May 30, 2000

These kids know about the pit stops in life. Members of Dartmouth Formula Racing, a student group at Thayer School of Engineering have been designing, building and racing small formula-style cars each year for the last five years. Time, hard work and the engineering skills of about 30 students drove this year's DFR car " nicknamed "F2" " to a 12th place finish overall at the national Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition for students held last month in Pontiac, MI. The competition " sponsored by the SAE and the "Big Three" automobile makers " attracts over 100 entries from schools across the country and is the location of a lot of recruiting by the sponsoring companies. "[Their performance] was extremely good, especially considering [Thayer] is a small engineering school," said DFR advisor and Thayer Research Engineer Doug Fraser. Fraser said many of the other groups competing in the race have much bigger teams and come from schools with entire departments dedicated to automotive engineering. In fact, although DFR is recognized as a Dartmouth student organization, the group receives no funding from the school and must conduct fundraising on their own in order to build their car. DFR raised more than $60,000 last year from a variety of sponsors, who were commemorated by stickers affixed to the dark green bodywork of F2, just like those on a professional race car. And the F2 is no less a serious, professional-style speed machine in other respects. The eight-foot, 512 pound car designed this year has a six speed gearbox, sequential fuel injection, a rear-mounted Yamaha engine with an augmented compression ratio, and a lightweight aluminum honeycomb underbody. Perhaps even more impressive is the car's electronic package, which allows for wireless tuning of the car based on data acquired on 16 different channels.

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Farmers harvest ideas planted in classroom

By Jay Krehbiel | May 30, 2000

Though current funding for the Dartmouth Organic Farm runs out on July 1 of this year, the program is very likely to be funded through the joint efforts of the Outdoor Programs Office and the Environmental Studies department. The farm was started by students five years ago at Fullington Farm, a former dairy farm purchased by the College three miles north of campus along Route 10. The goal was to provide a alternative academic environment for students interested in using agriculture to further their studies.

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Male leadership trend continues

By Rachel Osterman | May 29, 2000

Following the sixth consecutive election of a male to the Student Assembly presidency, a new campus discourse has emerged, focusing on the continued failure of women to assume leadership positions at the College. Male and female student leaders gathered for the first time last Friday to brainstorm the causes of and potential solutions to the current gender inequity. The meeting, led by Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia, came during a year in which few women were selected for prominent leadership positions. Members of the group suggested an enhanced mentor program, more accessible female role models and a more widespread recognition of leadership shortcomings as possible approaches to achieving greater balance. "I don't think the burden should be on women to get involved.

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