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April 10, 2026
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Student couple adjusts to parenthood

By Sarah Rubenstein | April 2, 1999

Last Saturday night, Adam Clayton '00 descended the stairs to the basement of Sigma Nu fraternity to greet his brothers, as he has on many nights during his Dartmouth career. But the news he brought with him was so exciting that it prompted all of the guys who were downstairs to run up to the first floor -- grinding to a halt only when they were standing about five feet in front of Sara Largay '00. The brothers proceeded to stare quietly at the person who was in Largay's arms -- seven-pound, eight-ounce Catherine Elizabeth Clayton, born at 12:15 p.m.

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New Latino House to be established

By Jen Taylor | April 2, 1999

The College announced today the establishment of a Latino House at 38 North Main Street, the current location of the Office of Public Affairs. The new house will provide a social space for students interested in Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) and living space for 10 to 12 students as well as a visiting scholar or faculty member. Plans for the house are far from concrete, but La Alianza Latina member Sonia Price '99 said that students will meet with faculty members to discuss what the residence will provide. The movement to create a social space for Latino students has been ongoing for 10 years, Price said. Advisor to Latino/Hispanic Students Alex Hernandez-Siegel said, "We are grateful that we have gotten to this point." The Latino House joins La Casa, the Native American House, the Cutter-Shabazz Center, the Asian Studies Center and the Francophone house as well as German, Italian and Jewish apartments, as an affinity residential house. In addition to the social and living space, the Latino House may also provide a "smart classroom" for the LALACS department to educate the community about Latino students.

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Task force discusses format of final report

By Brad Russo | April 1, 1999

The Social and Residential Life Task Force set a deadline for proposal submissions and finalized plans for a series of student input sessions at its first meeting of the term yesterday. The task force, headed by Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson and charged with soliciting community ideas on the Board of Trustees' landmark social initiative, also discussed what its final report will look like and set a tentative schedule on when that report will be completed. The task force has set May 24 as the final day for proposals on how to implement the Trustees' five guiding principles.

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E-mail virus 'Melissa' could affect campus

By Julia Levy | April 1, 1999

A computer virus called Melissa began spreading rapidly last weekend via e-mail, and could affect Dartmouth computers, Associate Director for Computer Services Randy Spydell said. The virus is hidden in an e-mail message with a subject line that says, "Important Message From," and then a name of someone who you know.

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Coke, Pepsi bid for pouring rights

By Jeffrey Tanenhaus | April 1, 1999

Despite the arrival of bids from major soft drink companies Coke and Pepsi for the exclusive rights to serve their beverages in College dining halls and concession stands, many questions still swirl around the issue. The College has not had time to dissect the bids, and has not officially decided where the money gained from the contract renegotiations would go. "We don't even know how much money there is, and there is no guarantee of any contract or additional money," College Treasurer Win Johnson said.

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Berry construction to close stacks next week

By Kathrin Weston | March 31, 1999

Students and faculty suffering from the noise of Berry Library construction will have to deal with another minor inconvenience next week -- limited access to the stacks. As Berry library assumes a vertical shape over the next two months, part of the construction will intrude on the annex of Baker library. This week, construction crews will finish drilling holes for the structural steel columns in the floor of Baker's annex , which contains part of the library's book collection and covers approximately half of the stack area, according to John Crane, director of library administrative services. As a safety precaution, the annex portion of Baker Library will be closed to students and staff from 8 a.m.

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Three buildings may face changes

By Brad Russo | March 31, 1999

The College is considering major changes to the three main student buildings on campus -- Thayer Dining Hall, Robinson Hall and the Collis Student Center -- and hopes to have ideas for improvement by next fall. Director of Facilities Planning Gordon DeWitt told The Dartmouth yesterday his office has launched a full-scale study of the three buildings including their operation, structure and use, and has asked that every possibility for improvement be considered. DeWitt said investigations by the outside group will include everything from relocating facilities and operations amongst the three buildings to adding on to the physical plants and even connecting them. "Everything is on the table," DeWitt said.

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Race issues, door locks round out Winter term

By Mark Bubriski | March 29, 1999

While the Board of Trustee's announcement to end the Greek system "as we know it" thrust the College into the national spotlight, a significant number of non-related events shaped this past term for members of the Dartmouth community. Race issues, following in the wake of Fall term's "ghetto party" debate that set campus race relations on edge and received national coverage, were prevalent all term. In December, the College announced that only three African-American students were accepted under the early admissions plan, reflecting the small number of African-American applicants. The three students accounted for less than one percent of the total 397 students admitted early.

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Baby on board: Students juggle classes, pregnancy

By Sarah Rubenstein | March 9, 1999

On March 17, many Dartmouth students will be recovering from the stress of completing their final papers and exams - but for two students at the College, a different type of stress and adventure will have just begun. Sara Largay '00 is due to be in labor at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on March 17, giving birth to the baby with father Adam Clayton '00 at her side. "Ten days from now - oh my God," Largay said as she sat with Clayton at the Courtyard Cafe yesterday, explaining the couple is both excited and nervous about bringing a human being in the world.

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Alumni group supports single-sex Greek system

By Deborah Bernstein | March 9, 1999

The Ernest Martin Hopkins Institute, a group of 3,000 alumni, has pledged to support the single-sex fraternity and sorority system in the controversy inspired by the landmark social and residential life initiative announced by the Board of Trustees last month. Chairman of the Institute's Executive Committee Gregory Fossedal '81 said the largely conservative group believe that the College does not need to entirely eliminate its single-sex fraternities and sororities and questions the manner in which the initiative was announced. "I think most of the alumni I know, and I personally, am especially shocked by the way this was announced," Fossedal said in a telephone interview with The Dartmouth. "To me it shows that they don't really care what the students or alumni think," Fossedal said of the Trustees and College President James Wright. The Institute will work chiefly to inform alumni-- through mailings and e-mail-- about the five principles outlined in the Trustees' initiative and how they are being instituted at the College, Fossedal said. They will also encourage members of the Dartmouth community who object to the principles or their implementation to speak out against them. Fossedal said he hopes the Institute will form partnerships with students to "try and change this decision process and to reason with the administration about the decision itself." While Fossedal said it is not the policy of the Institute to encourage people to withhold donations to Dartmouth, it is its policy to encourage people to give money to the College to programs that "support things they believe in." Fossedal said this issue is the first event to color his opinion of Wright and that he is "very hurt and disappointed" by the way the initiatives were announced. However, Fossedal said "I tip my hat" to Wright for being honest in saying the initiatives were not a referendum. Fossedal said that he thinks "the administration made it pretty clear the initiatives are a closed case in their view." He said the Institute will have to make sure "people with different visions of fairness will have to go about helping Dartmouth in different ways." The Institute was founded in 1985 by Fossedal, George Champion '25 and Paul Hexter.

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