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UNH Greeks protest comments by admin.

By Rachel Osterman | October 1, 1999

Members of the University of New Hampshire's Greek system were spurred to protest last week after the discovery of a passage in the undergraduate Whittemore School of Business and Economics' "peer advisory manual" urging students not to join Greek houses. At a time when the University of New Hampshire administration has been working with its Greek system to revamp its public image, a recent misunderstanding on the campus has highlighted the Greeks' growing sensitivity to outside criticism. The incident began at a freshmen orientation event last month, when an associate dean warned incoming students to be careful in deciding to pledge to a fraternity or sorority. Greek students then found a passage in the undergraduate Whittemore School of Business and Economics' "peer advisory manual" -- a pamphlet distributed to all first-year Whittemore students -- that also cautioned students against Greek life, citing the possible effect that the time commitment can have on a student's academic career. "It was the combination of the two things," said Chris Black, the UNH Interfraternity Council President.

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First-year is former pageant champ

By Alice Gomstyn | September 30, 1999

When Amanda Merkle '03 first spoke to her roommate over the phone, she told her that she played the clarinet, was the captain of her high school volleyball team, and partook in several community service activities. What she never mentioned that the summer of 1998, Merkle was crowned Miss Teen of Washington. "It's not something that I consider part of who I am," she said.

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Interest in primaries is varied

By Jeffrey Tanenhaus and Omer Ismail | September 30, 1999

While campus campaign leaders have been scurrying to gather support for their respective presidential candidates, Dartmouth students, in general, said they have mixed feelings about the upcoming election. Some are actively following the candidates' every move, yet others, often engrossed in schoolwork or simply uninterested, are unsure whether they will even vote in the national election. David Denton '03 said he is not concerned with the looming New Hampshire primaries and has not following national or campus coverage actively.

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Construction disrupts campus, wakes students

By Julia Levy | September 30, 1999

Construction has become a part of daily life at Dartmouth, but lately, campus-wide improvements have been especially disruptive, jolting some students awake early in the morning and forcing professors to relocate their classes. Sarah Charles '02 said the fire alarm in her room in French went off one recent morning and she was so accustomed to the construction noises outside that she got out of bed four times and looked out the window before realizing that the noise she was hearing was, in fact, an alarm. Sara Lichterman '02 said she can see the River construction site clearly outside of her window. "There's planks and a lot of noise," she said.

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Ledyard Bridge to be finished next month

By Will Meland | September 29, 1999

The Ledyard Bridge, Hanover's much-delayed, controversial link with Vermont, will be complete by the middle or the end of next month, according to Bob Ayers, project manager at Moores Marine Construction Company. Under construction since the spring of 1996 -- before members of the Class of 2000 first arrived on campus -- the project has gone through numerous delays, budget overruns and the pullout of its original contractor, Midway Construction, due to financial problems. The bridge, though visually imposing, will not be wide enough for four lanes.

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Construction has reached the middle of phase one

By Stella Maria Baer | September 29, 1999

Berry Library is on course to be completed by the summer of 2000 after several productive months that included the completion of the exterior framework of the library. The project has reached the middle of phase one, which includes the building of the Berry library structure and limited renovation of Baker.

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Study: Corn to plastic process inefficient

By Jennai Williams | September 29, 1999

Not all alternatives to using natural resources are actually conserving energy and reducing pollution, according to a study conducted by Tillman Gerngross, assistant professor of Biochemical Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering. Gerngross' study, which compared the indirect fossil fuel used to turn corn into plastic and the direct fuel used in conventional chemical methods of producing plastic, discovered that the process of transforming corn into plastic consumes significantly more energy than the traditional method. This conclusion puts a "damper" on continued research into the feasibility of using plant-based plastics instead of chemical-based plastic, said Gerngross, who has spent the last eight years involved in research in polymers or plastics. Yet, he also indicated that while it eliminated one method of using corn as an alternative source of producing plastics, it does not eliminate other methods.

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Fire ravages '03 triple in Wheeler

By Andrew Marnell | September 28, 1999

A fire gutted a first-floor room in Wheeler residence hall last night, filling the halls with smoke and leading to the evacuation of the entire building. Although the sprinkler system had extinguished the fire by the time the Hanover Fire Department arrived, the firemen were forced to break both windows of the room in order to ventilate the area before entering, according to Hanover Fire Captain Geryl Frankenfield. The fire started at about 6:40 p.m.

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Bradley leads Gore in NH poll

By Omer Ismail | September 28, 1999

For the first time in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, former New Jersey senator Bill Bradley inched ahead of Vice President Al Gore by three percentage points in the state of New Hampshire in yesterday's CNN and Time poll. Bradley's lead over Gore falls between the 4.5 percent margin of sampling error, but the poll results show the former senator jumping a major hurdle in his underdog campaign for the Democratic nomination, according to local political analysts. "Bradley is within striking distance," said Government Professor Linda Fowler, who is also director of the Rockefeller Center. Although it is still too early to predict which candidate will win the primary in February, the poll results could be a huge financial boost for Bradley, Fowler said. Government Professor Constantine Spiliotes, who specializes in the American presidency, said in the short term, the poll outcome could increase Bradley's validity and give him momentum and increased press coverage.

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Complete Election 2000 Coverage from The Dartmouth

By The Dartmouth Staff | September 28, 1999

During the six months leading up to the New Hampshire State Primary, presidential hopefuls will flock to the Granite State to gain student support for their campaigns. The Dartmouth will serve you up until the 2000 presidential election with complete coverage of the candidates and their campaigns for office.

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Study: U.S. News ranks have effect on applications

By Andrew Marnell | September 28, 1999

While a study released last week by Cornell University on the effects of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings suggests an impact on the number and quality of applications to American universities, Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg said the trend is not evident at Dartmouth. Cornell University Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, co-author of the study, said in an interview with the Cornell Daily Sun that the results of the study are highly significant in the admissions process. The study indicates that schools which move down in the rankings experience a decline in the quality and number of applications, while "when rankings go up good things happen for the school." Ehrenberg also said the impact of the U.S.

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Scientists speak on human memory

By Stella Baer | September 27, 1999

Three of the nation's foremost scientists in the field of psychology and cognitive neuroscience presented their research about the realms of human memory on Saturday as part of a symposium celebrating the dedication of Moore Hall. Psychologists Elizabeth Loftus, Steven Pinker, and Daniel Wegner offered their findings to a packed the symposium entitled "The Nature of Brain and Behavioral Sciences in the 21st century." Psychologist Endel Tulving -- this term's Montgomery Fellow and one of the foremost researchers in the study of human memory and cognition -- moderated the panel. Loftus, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington, discussed the ways in which false memories can be created.

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SA presents plans for upcoming year

By Amit Anand | September 27, 1999

Increasing membership, obtaining an institutionalized voice and credibility, and the fallout of the Residential and Social Life Initiative will dominate the Student Assembly's agenda this year, according to Assembly President Dean Krishna '01. Other issues that the Assembly plans to look into include phone rates, cable television and fees and fines. "Our big issue is that we don't have an institutionalized voice," Krishna said.

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Aam: Discipline Principle offenders

By Julia Levy | September 27, 1999

In a proposal delivered to the Social and Residential Life Task Force, the Afro-American Society pressed the College to start taking disciplinary action against violators of the College's Principle of Community, an idea which was revived late Summer term after a fraternity and sorority planned and then cancelled a luau-themed party. The Principle of Community, implemented in 1980 by the Board of Trustees, calls for "integrity, responsibility and consideration." Currently, a violation of these principles cannot be the basis for a disciplinary hearing before the Committee on Standards, the College's judiciary body. The issue of making the Principles adjudicable surfaced last spring after a string of Greek-sponsored parties held last year -- including the now infamous "ghetto" party -- were considered by some members of the community to be in violation of the Principle. "As it stands, the Principle is a hope that the College would like us to follow," said Mikisha Brown '00, the chairperson of Aam's proposal committee.

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