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Minority reps hope proposals will be heard

By Deborah Bernstein | November 12, 1999

While representatives of College cultural groups express hope that the Student Life Initiative will improve life for minorities on campus, many are unsure if the steering committee's recommendations will include the specific proposals their groups have advocated. Several campus cultural groups -- including the Afro-American society, the Korean American Students Association and the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan -- submitted formal proposals to the Dean's Task Force, which collected input for the steering committee last spring. AAm President Olivia Carpenter '00 said she hopes the steering committee's impending recommendations and the ultimate changes the Initiative brings will improve the environment on campus. The AAm's proposal includes ideas about improving residence halls, expanding cable plans for student rooms, as well as diversifying businesses in Hanover. The AAm proposal also recommended that actions which violate the Dartmouth Principle of Community should become subject to judicial review.

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CFSC presents annual awards

By Jeffrey Tanenhaus | November 12, 1999

The Coed Fraternity Sorority Council annual awards were presented in front of a packed crowd in Collis Commonground yesterday -- a ceremony that featured Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity winning the O'Connor Cup and sororities Alpha Xi Delta and Sigma Delta garnering the most awards overall. The O'Connor Cup was awarded to Sig Ep for outstanding achievement in leadership, scholarship and programming.

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Initiative leads to new basketball courts

By Will Meland | November 12, 1999

Recent improvements to outdoor athletic facilities at Dartmouth have proceeded despite numerous town hearings on the zoning and lighting of the new constructions. Two full basketball courts have been converted from tennis courts and three basketball half-courts have been resurfaced.

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Minear speaks on works of Dr. Seuss

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | November 11, 1999

In a lecture and slide-show yesterday afternoon, University of Massachusetts Amherst History Professor Richard Minear presented the lesser known political cartoons of popular children's author and cartoonist Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel '25. Minear collected 200 of the 400 Geisel cartoons published by the New York newsmagazine PM in 1941 and 1942 in his recent book "Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel." "Dr. Seuss has become a cultural icon, as a human being he has disappeared, hopefully this project will refocus the attention," Minear said. The Leftist-oriented PM was published daily from 1940 to 1948.

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Rocky panel discusses formation of racial identities

By Ithan Peltan | November 11, 1999

Students, administrators and faculty discussed minority issues in education at a panel discussion yesterday in Rockefeller Center entitled "Teaching and Learning: A Conversation on Racial Identities." In front of an audience of about 40 undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, the panel of 10 considered a wide range of topics during the two hour discussion, ranging from the roles of student and professor in multicultural education to the importance of fully integrating minority contributions into the curriculum at Dartmouth. For part of the presentation, panelists focused on the position of minority students within classes.

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Bookstores sue Varsitybooks.com

By Rachel Osterman | November 11, 1999

In another lawsuit against Internet retailers, the National Association of College Stores is suing Varsitybooks.com, accusing the on-line bookstore of false and misleading advertising concerning textbook discounts. The association, which represents about 3,000 stores around the country, including the Dartmouth Bookstore and Wheelock Books, is claiming that while Varsitybooks.com advertises textbooks at up to 40 percent off of "suggested list prices," only a small percentage of their books come at that price. According to the association, in the textbook industry, where publishers sell their books to college stores and offer only a suggested student price, there is no such thing as a universal retail price.

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College to update off-term students on Initiative

By Carl Burnett | November 10, 1999

The Office of the Dean of the College and the 2001 and 2002 Class Councils are making plans to notify students who will be off campus during the Winter term of the final recommendations the Steering Committee on the Student Life Initiative will make to the Board of Trustees next January. The Dean's office plans call for the recommendations to be posted in their entirety on the Web soon after their release for the students on Language Study Abroad, Foreign Study Programs, internships or other off-campus activities can have access to them. 2001 Class Council President Collin O'Mara '01 said the two councils are requesting the Dean's Office to send a mailing to every off-campus student detailing the recommendations since some students may not be able to access the Internet. The 2001 and 2002 Class Councils would fund the mailing if it does not receive the backing of the Dean's office, O'Mara said. The mailings will contain a self-addressed, stamped envelope to encourage students to send feedback to the Board of Trustees on their views of the committee's recommendations. O'Mara said a BlitzMail message may also be sent to off-campus students to inform them of the recommendations. Both the Dean's office and the 2001 and 2002 Class Council presidents said they are interested in receiving feedback from as many students as possible following the announcement on Jan.

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Poll: N.H. women prefer Al Gore

By Ithan Peltan | November 10, 1999

A joint Dartmouth College-Associated Press poll released last night showed New Hampshire women were more likely to support Vice President Al Gore or Texas Governor George W.

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Dean Furstenberg criticizes new Early Action policies

By Amit Anand | November 10, 1999

Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg criticized the decision of certain universities, such as Brown, Harvard and Georgetown Universities, to allow students to apply to multiple schools under the Early Action program, describing the new policy as " irresponsible." Under the new policy, students are not limited to selecting only one school to apply as an Early Action candidate.

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Early application tally similar to last year

By Amit Anand | November 10, 1999

About 1,100 high school seniors applied early decision to the College this year for a place in the Class of 2004 -- a number comparable to that of last year, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg. Noting that the interest in Dartmouth has been steady, Furstenberg said the College is expected to admit about 30 to 35 percent of the early decision applicant pool for the Class of 2004. The SAT ranges for this year's early applicant pool were similar to last year's pool, according to Furstenberg, but the complete demographic distribution is still in the process of being determined. An early decision application signifies that the school is the applicant's first choice, and applying through the program implies a commitment to matriculate at the school.

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Low Ivy sex assault numbers deceiving

By Heather Kofke-Egger | November 10, 1999

The relatively low number of reported incidents of sexual assault at the College and around the Ivy League veil a deeper, more grave problem, While the number of reported incident remain fairly level throughout the Ivy League, some Dartmouth administrators and student leaders worry that the enlarged role of alcohol in students' social lives could lead to higher incidents of sexual assault. "In general there is a very high correlation between reports of sexual assault and sexual abuse and the consumption of alcohol," Dean of the College James Larimore said.

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Cheating on the rise in '98-'99 school year

By Omer Ismail | November 9, 1999

The Committee on Standards saw 20 cases involving violations of the Academic Honor Principle last year -- the highest in 15 years, according to Marcia Kelly, the undergraduate judicial affairs officer. In the past decade and a half, the COS has seen an average of 11 cases involving violations of the Honor Principle. The 1998-99 COS report cites examples of cheating such as a student's copying portions of her friend's work and submitting it as her own as well as submitting a writing assignment containing unattributed quotations and a summary from a secondary source. Punishment ranges from two to six terms of suspension, depending upon the severity of the case and the circumstances in which it occured.

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World security experts discuss missile defense

By Alice Gomstyn | November 9, 1999

Several experts in world security discussed the United States' policy on defense-related issues and the possible implementation of a comprehensive ballistic missile defense system during a panel presentation of International Security in Election 2000 last night. Speaking at the event was Ambassador James E.

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U. of Chicago president visits campus

By Regis Ahern | November 8, 1999

As chair of the reaccreditation committee that visited the College two weeks ago, Hugo Sonnenschein -- president of the University of Chicago -- praised Dartmouth's intimate college community as well as its increasingly-respected role as a national research university. In an interview with The Dartmouth this week, Sonnenschein said he was impressed with the faculty's commitment to its students as well as the strength of the physical layout of the campus. Sonnenschein was at the College from October 24 to 27 as part of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges' reaccreditation process, which takes place every ten years in order to determine whether or not an institution is fit for academic education. Dartmouth has never failed to be reaccredited. While on campus, Sonnenschein -- who was a renowned economist before becoming the president of the U.

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