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Task force to discuss future social options

By Brad Russo | February 11, 1999

Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson said he is confident the undergraduate experience will be improved as a result of the Board of Trustee's decision to drastically change the College's residential life and Greek system -- a bombshell announcement made Tuesday. Nelson told The Dartmouth he received notification of the decision and the Trustee's accompanying five guiding principals "not long before the students did" but refused to be more specific as to when he was precisely informed. "I had no idea before I saw the letter what the Trustees were proposing," Nelson said but added, "the principles they articulated didn't surprise me in the least." "This statement by the Board is not an isolated response to trying to enhance the excellence of the overall experience for students," Nelson, a member of the class of '75, said.

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President Wright outlines Trustees' revolutionary initiative

By The Dartmouth Staff | February 10, 1999

The Dartmouth spoke twice with College President James Wright. The following is a complete transcript of the first interview: President James Wright: I think this is a very exciting opportunity. The Board has been discussing for a number of years the desirability of investing resources and trying to make the out of classroom experience stronger.

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Morris speaks on Reagan's legacy

By Deborah Bernstein | February 10, 1999

Ronald Reagan biographer and Montgomery Fellow Edmund Morris told a Cook Auditorium audience yesterday that Reagan is an extraordinary man. Morris said that with the onset of Reagan's Alzheimer's disease he cannot visit the subject of his upcoming book "Dutch" because it is "distressing to see a magnificent personality and beautiful body begin to be fallible." "A theatrical person in the best sense of the world," Reagan was "gentle and gentlemanly," Morris said, but added, "It was in his nature to control everything he saw in a quiet, personal way." Morris recounted how he was asked to write Reagan's official biography and started observing the president everyday in the White House in 1985.

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Hillel hosts annual ski weekend

By Kascha Semon | February 8, 1999

More than 65 students from universities across the Northeast came to enjoy the winter weather this past weekend for the Dartmouth Hillel's third annual Ski Shabbaton at Killington, VT. Hillel invited all Dartmouth students -- Jewish and non-Jewish alike -- to attend the event, according to event-chair Sean Alpert '01. "The ski weekend surprised many people, especially the freshmen, because they weren't expecting to see what they saw -- it definitely turned a lot of people on to Hillel," said Eli Diament '02, who skied on Sunday and attended two dinners hosted by Hillel. The students -- visiting from Boston University, Brown, Cornell, the University of New Hampshire, Amherst and other nearby schools -- stayed with Dartmouth students for the weekend.

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College Board considers upgrading aid formula

By Julia Levy | February 8, 1999

For the first time in 20 years, the College Board is upgrading its institutional methodology -- a formula it uses to determine a college applicant's financial needs -- altering the way schools across the country calculate aid packages for college applicants. The aim of the revised formula is to increase aid eligibility for middle-income families and reduce the expected family contribution students in that income bracket, according to Jack Joyce, the College Board's manager for communication and training services. However, the revised formula will not significantly affect the way Dartmouth determines its aid packages because of the recent radical changes the College has made to the way it calculates financial aid. "It's going about it a different way, but we may end up with very similar answers," Director of Financial Aid Virginia Hazen said. The new formula will go into effect next year at Dartmouth when the financial aid office determines aid for the Class of 2004. The changes to the methodology were brought about from recommendations made by college and university financial aid representatives.

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Twenty seniors elected to Executive Committee

By Heather Kofke-Egger | February 5, 1999

The Class of 1999 elected the 20 members of the Senior Executive Committee yesterday, choosing the seniors who will plan graduation and activities in their first five years as alumni. The committee, which serves as a link between the class and the Alumni Council, is also the policy-making and governing body of the Class of 1999.

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Bob Smith calls for Clinton to testify

By Jen Taylor | February 4, 1999

New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith -- who announced last month he would campaign for the Republican presidential nomination -- demanded Monday that President Clinton testify during the Senate impeachment hearings. "There's one person out there who knows the truth.

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Black Greeks focus on community

By Sarah Rubenstein | February 4, 1999

When leaders of the historically African-American Greek fraternities and sororities at the College discuss their organizations, they don't emphasize parties, alcohol or the need for short-term social options. All four founded nationally before 1920, the historically black fraternities and sororities focus on lifetime commitments to the community -- some dealing primarily with the African-American community, and others trying to cater to their general college and national communities as well. Leaders of these organizations say joining a historically black Greek organization means commitment to a purpose -- helping others, teaching and creating common bonds of friendship. "When you become a member of our fraternity, you become a member for life," said Kesner Bienvenu '99, president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Theta Zeta Chapter.

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