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The man inside the moose suit: a tell-all interview

By Mark Bubriski | October 22, 1999

Playing the role of the mascot for any team is hard work. From the Famous Chicken to the Banana Slug, mascots have been revered and ridiculed at sporting events everywhere. As Homecoming centers around football, the sometimes-lovable physical representation of the Dartmouth Big Green cannot be ignored.

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Field rushing tradition slow to die

By Omer Ismail | October 22, 1999

Despite summer warnings and a discouraging speech in the "Experience Dartmouth" program during freshmen orientation, it is still unclear whether the Class of 2003 understands the implications of rushing the field. Since Dartmouth officially banned the practice in 1986, at least one freshman every year has attempted to hop the guard rail and start sprinting. However, those who have rushed the field agree that the act has its drawbacks--almost everyone who has done it has been fined, placed on probation by the College and charged for trespassing by the police.

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CFSC expects safe weekend of festivities

By Stella Maria Baer and Wendy Yu | October 22, 1999

As the kegs come rolling into campus to prepare for another Homecoming weekend, Greek leaders say they are expecting parties to be well-managed and safe, in accordance with the Trustees' emphasis on eliminating the "unsafe use and abuse of alcohol." Traditionally, a large part of big weekends like Homecoming revolve around parties, contributing to increased alcohol violations. "I'm really not worried about [alcohol violations this weekend]," Chris Burnett '01, the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council events manager said.

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Bonfire may have deep meaning

By Heather Kofke-Egger | October 22, 1999

In addition to being a rite of passage for first year students, the bonfire bears strong resemblance to the religious rituals of several faiths. According to English Professor Donald Sheehan, the bonfire could be an example of mimetic desire. He said the bonfire is a perfect example of the way desire and passion spread through a crowd, pulling people in and increasing the energy and power with every new member. This feeling isn't foreign to students who have participated in the sweep and bonfire in the past. "By the end of it, everyone's really excited and your adrenaline's pumping.

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Other schools have unique Homecomings

By Jennifer Thomas | October 22, 1999

As the Dartmouth community awaits its annual bonfire, the freshman sweep and Homecoming's enthusiastic alumni participation, students at several peer institutions continue with their regular routines. Although they may be steeped in tradition, many schools have few rituals that help them celebrate their respective homecomings, and with the exception of Dartmouth, the most lavish homecoming activities take place outside of the Ivy League. In fact, Princeton does not host a homecoming celebration.

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S&S prepares for unexpected

By Carl Burnett | October 22, 1999

Safety and Security is planning an increased presence at the Bonfire tonight after an assault last year on several security officers. Sergeant Rebel Roberts said the collective goal of the Safety and Security and Hanover Police officers present tonight will be helping students by responding to problems of intoxication and minor injuries. She added that students' safety is a concern that comes along with the bonfire, and that Safety and Security officers will do what they can to discourage people from attempting to touch the fire.

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Latin professor is the life of the party

By Jennai Williams | October 22, 1999

After lobbying in the 1970s, travelling around America as a magician and graduating from college in her 30s, Latin Professor Carla Goodnoh is now in her third year of teaching at Dartmouth. As a professor here, she sees bridging the gap between faculty and students as one of her key roles.

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Panel discusses same- sex marriage laws

By Kascha Semon | October 21, 1999

"Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?" asked Susan Apel of the Vermont Law School, quoting actress Mae West. The answer is at least one gay couple and two lesbian couples in Vermont. Stan Baker, a partner in one of these couples, has decided to try to get inside the institution through the court system -- he and his partner Peter are challenging the ban on same-sex marriages in the case Baker v.

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SATs criticized for adjusting criteria

By Regis Ahern | October 21, 1999

Educational experts and college admissions officers are sharply criticizing an experimental project that the Educational Testing Service, the group that administers the SATs, is conducting to label test-takers as "strivers" or "underachievers" based on their score and socioeconomic background. The project uses 14 different criteria, including socioeconomic background, race, ethnicity and the parent's employment status, to identify students who have overcome difficulties to score exceptionally well on the test.

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N.Y. museum features Dartmouth observatory

By Xia Lee | October 20, 1999

Information about mapping floodplains from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory is currently being featured in a new display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The exhibition will be housed in the museum's Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth as part of the "Earthworks" section, which will also feature volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, and other earth-shaping natural events. The Flood Observatory is partly funded by a grant from NASA, according to Geography Professor Robert Brakenridge, who, along with research assistant Elaine Anderson '83, is in charge of the observatory. The museum, which also has a relationship with NASA, chose to feature Dartmouth after seeing an article about the observatory on NASA's website, said Lily Leopold Saint, senior visual researcher at the museum. The display will feature satellite maps of floods.

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DRA works to raise prof. awareness

By Rachel Osterman | October 20, 1999

In an effort to promote inclusiveness in the classroom, the Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance has begun work on a program aimed at raising professors' awareness of issues that affect the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. The initiative, which is still in the planning phase, could take the form of a pamphlet, video, panel discussion, or other device that highlights the role of heterosexism in the academic sphere. "We've been doing a lot of programming and one of the areas we haven't hit is the academic area," DRA member Wendy Skelton '99 said. "So we thought of this as an educational resource and to show how the classroom can be either inclusive or non-inclusive to the GLBT community," she said. While no date has been set for program completion, the DRA has decided to emphasize ways in which language, course content, and classroom format can either promote or discourage a heterosexual bias. The program is intended as a teaching tool for professors that want to, but do not know how to, be more inclusive, and also as a mechanism for students to share classroom experiences in which homosexuality was approached in either a positive or negative light. "A lot of this reminds me of when the studies came out that suggested teachers call on boy students more than on girl students and teachers simply weren't aware of this," GLBT Programming Coordinator Pam Misener said.

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Princeton considers dropping A+

By Stella Maria Baer | October 20, 1999

A committee concerned with grade inflation at Princeton University recently proposed the abolition of the A+ and released new data revealing a quarter century-long trend of rising grades amongst Princeton's professors. Princeton's newspaper -- The Daily Princetonian -- reported that the average grade at Princeton has risen steadily from a 3.05 to a 3.34 over the last 25 years, and Nancy Malkiel, chair of the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing at Princeton, is making every possible effort to reduce grade inflation at the University. The committee's proposals are geared toward raising professors' consciousness of the grades they give with an eye towards a gradual deflation.

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APA students get first programming liaison

By Michelle Hogan | October 20, 1999

For Nora Yasumura -- Dartmouth's first programming liaison for Asian Pacific American students -- her interest in Asian American affairs stems from stories about her Japanese American father's internment in California during World War II. Yasumura said her father's struggles and the hardship of those interned during the second World War has taught her about discrimination on a national scale. "I was stirred to provide support for all people," she said. In her new role at the College, Yasumura serves as an advocate for the Asian Pacific American community, a group that has previously never had an advisor, addressing personal, social and academic issues surrounding Asian American life. Yasumura saw a great capacity to be of service and "to make a real difference" in the lives of the Dartmouth's APA students.

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