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Reporter places fake egg donor ad

By Jennifer Kay | May 12, 1999

The advertisement promises $35,000 to an "intelligent and athletic woman with a sunny disposition," a high SAT score, specific physical attributes, and the willingness to donate her eggs to a childless couple. There is, however, a catch. The ad, which has been appearing in the classified section of The Dartmouth, is false. Jennifer Whitcomb '00 called the 800-number in the ad.

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New Chase Field may be years away

By Wendy Yu | May 12, 1999

Severed negotiations between Dartmouth College and a group of Hanover residents protesting the Chase Field athletic complex may delay its construction for months and possibly years. The Hanover Planning Board, which approved controversial versions of the artificial turf field and indoor tennis courts in November and then again in January, had been under attack by separate appeals filed by the College and a group of Hanover residents who live near the proposed site. "It is extremely important to the Athletic Department that we begin and complete these facilities as soon as possible," College Counsel Cary Clark said. Two weeks ago the College dropped its appeals and signed a notice of action, meaning the College is now prepared to start construction on the board's terms whenever the neighbors drop their appeals. "Our expectation was that soon after [the College's dropping of the appeals], the neighbors would drop their appeal," said Gordon DeWitt, director of facilities planning. But the neighborhood is apparently not ready to change their stance. "The site plan review regulations states the projects are not supposed to increase light and noise beyond the confines of the project," said William Clauson, the attorney representing the neighborhood.

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Construction further limits parking

By Wendy Yu | May 11, 1999

Despite the construction of a new parking garage in Hanover and continuing efforts by the Student Assembly to improve the parking fines system, student car owners should not expect to see a change in parking options any time soon. According to the most recent draft of the master plan, the College allocates 1,102 parking spaces for 1,661 students with registered cars. Of that number, more than half are supplied by the houses of the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council, which charge about three or four times more than the $11 per term fee for school lots, according to William Barr, associate director of administrative services. "We have parking we are currently not using.

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Freccero speaks on film soundtracks

By Julia Levy | May 11, 1999

Former Dartmouth professor Carla Freccero spoke yesterday afternoon to about 50 students and former colleagues about the cultural politics surrounding movies and their soundtracks. She used clips from mega-hit 1990s movies "The Body Guard," "Waiting to Exhale" and "Dead Man Walking" to illustrate her belief that the narratives of movies and their pop music soundtracks do not typically correspond. She said historically, films with soundtracks were either films that were linked inextricably to music, such as operas, or films about rock groups. On the other hand, she called the pop music appearing in modern movies as characterized by "the domain of the female" and a "space where women can get prestige." As a result, she said modern films are more conservative politically than the messages conveyed by the songs that accompany them. She said "The Body Guard" was very conservative politically, depicting Kevin Costner as a heroic white man who ultimately saves Whitney Houston, a single black mother with a son.

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SA: campus must wait for Coke-Pepsi results

By Brad Russo | May 11, 1999

The Student Assembly announced last night that the result of yesterday's much talked about student vote on the College's soft-drink supplier will not be released to the campus for some time. Assembly leaders declined to give specific reasons for the delay, citing only legal reasons and effects the publicized results might have on "on-going negotiations." These future negotiations might also have an impact on the final decision the College makes despite wording in election advertisements which implied the students' vote would be final. In a flyer distributed to residence hall rooms this week, the Assembly said the soda vote was "not a poll.

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Silverman '97 to appear on talk show

By Julia Levy | May 10, 1999

Howard Scott Silverman '97 had never been on television, and he certainly never dreamed he would ever date the daughter of a celebrity. But last week, he had the opportunity to do both. Silverman was flown to Hollywood from England, where he is currently pursuing a doctorate in genetics at Oxford University, to appear on two episodes of The Roseanne Show about interfaith dating. On the show, Roseanne lamented that her daughters could not find "nice Jewish boys" to date. Silverman and two other "nice Jewish boys" were each matched with one of Roseanne's three daughters.

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Action Network names student execs

By Brad Russo | May 10, 1999

The Dartmouth Action Network has named its Executive Student Committee which will coordinate its on-campus recruiting efforts toward its larger goal of increasing the Dartmouth community voice in College decision-making. Action Network co-founder Steven Sugarman '97 said he hopes the student committee and other student workers, who will be named this week, will be able to solicit the "active support of the majority of students on campus." The committee members are Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Jaimie Paul '00, Assembly President-elect Dean Krishna '01, former CFSC President John Muckle '99, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity President Thad Glowacki '00, Dartmouth Asian Organization President Rick Su '01, 2000 Class Council Vice-President Zoe McLaren, Tim Danford '01, Meg Smoot '01, and Shelley de Alth '02. The Action Network, recently founded by alumni Sugarman and Richard Yeh '97 and current student David Hawkins '99, all members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, hopes to "make the Trustees accountable to the opinions of the greater Dartmouth community." While not a single-issue organization, the Action Network will focus its initial work on opposing the Trustees' Social and Residential Life Initiative. Sugarman told The Dartmouth the group sought to balance the Student Executive Committee between Greek-affiliated students and unaffiliated students, but 66 percent of the committee members belong to a Greek house.

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New dean of the College focuses on Initiative

By Brad Russo | May 7, 1999

Dean of the College-designate James Larimore is busy completing his doctorate dissertation in Stanford, Calif., but is closely watching the proceedings surrounding the Board of Trustees' Five Principles in anticipation of assuming his position as dean on July 1. "My mind has been full of Dartmouth since February ... especially after the announcement of the Trustees' Initiative," Larimore said.

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KASA celebrates 10 years at Dartmouth

By Omer Ismail | May 7, 1999

The Korean American Students Association, celebrating 10 years of its existence at the College this weekend, has come a long way since its inception in 1989. KASA was founded 10 years ago by two students who perceived a lack of Korean Studies courses offered by the College.

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Gun ownership down on Dartmouth campus

By Andrew Marnell | May 6, 1999

The number of guns registered with Safety and Security at Dartmouth has declined steadily over the past several years, largely as a result of a nationwide decline in shooting sports over the same period. Safety and Security is responsible for keeping records of all guns on campus, as well as for storing them while not in use. S&S Officer Lauren Cummings '72 said the department stores "mostly personal sporting arms," owned by both college organizations and individuals, although they also have some firearms owned by the Dartmouth ROTC program. While he would not specify the exact number of guns registered with Safety and Security, Cummings said "it's been declining, though I don't know what to attribute that to." Cummings also said guns are less prevalent at Dartmouth than when he was a student. The popularity of hunting and marksmanship at Dartmouth has been dropping since the 1970s, though the Dartmouth Bait and Bullet club has maintained a presence on campus over the years despite declining interest in its activities. Mark Hill '00, an active member of Bait and Bullet, said the club is trying to increase its membership, but "hunting is a dying sport, especially among upper-middle-class suburban kids." DOC General Manager David Hooke '84 said the club is "very low key," and added "they have not been very active this term." Hill said he believes a prejudice against guns in many middle- class suburban families is another cause for the declining interest in Bait and Bullet.

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Pow-wow set for this weekend

By Julia Levy | May 6, 1999

The Native Americans at Dartmouth will host their 27th Annual Pow-wow, weather-permitting on the Green, this Saturday and Sunday. According to NAD council member James Simermeyer '00, a pow-wow "is a fun gathering when people from all over get to come together and socialize and share with each other." The Pow-wow annually draws about 1,000 people from the Dartmouth student body, other local communities and places as far away as Canada and Alaska. Pow-wow Chair Arvina Martin '02 said Dartmouth's Pow-wow is the second biggest in the Northeast. She said people hear of it by word of mouth and through advertising in local publications and at other college campuses. "I think a lot of it is a celebration of the diversity within the Native American Community," NAD member Richard Sherman '01 said.

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Prager speaks on affirmative action

By Omer Ismail | May 5, 1999

College Provost Susan Prager, former dean of the law school at the University of California Los Angeles, emphasized the importance of sexual and racial diversity in society to a group of 80 people in 3 Rockefeller Center yesterday afternoon. Prager said progress in removing racial tensions has been made in the civil rights arena.

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