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SA funds buses to Boston, NYC for holidays

By Brad Russo | November 11, 1998

The Student Assembly allocated funds last night to subsidize student bus rides to Boston and New York City for Thanksgiving and at the end of this term and again passed a resolution which called for student voting in Board of Trustees elections. The suffrage resolution which passed with minimal debate and only two votes in opposition, calls on College President James Wright and the Trustees to lend their support to the idea. The resolution states the College is reviewing the way Trustees are elected and urges student involvement in this evaluation process. The Assembly passed a similar resolution in 1997, but no action was taken by the Trustees. At the time, Trustee Chairman Stephen Bosworth said adopting the Assembly's resolution would require altering the College Charter and "there is not much sentiment to go through the arduous process to change the Charter." Assembly Vice President and resolution co-sponsor Case Dorkey '99 said the plan for student suffrage could have more impact this year than in the past because the resolution is coinciding with the election process review. Currently, only College alumni are allowed to vote in an election for six of the Trustees.

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New fraternity members gather: Tom Adair '99, Chris Chambers, Susan Marine meet with students

By Wendy Yu | November 11, 1998

It was maybe the biggest congregation of bright plastic backpacks, red hats, lunch boxes, laminated ID tags and a big yellow pencil the College has seen this year. The Inter-Fraternity Council's Tom Adair '99, Acting Assistant Dean of Residential Life Chris Chambers and Susan Marine, coordinator of the Sexual Abuse Program, organized an all male crowd of about 80 in 105 Dartmouth Hall last night to raise awareness about such issues as self-respect, community responsibility and respecting the fraternity system. The organizers said they hoped to make pledges think about the implications of their actions and who holds final responsibility before they are faced with similar real-life situations. Legally, all members of the house are insured by their fraternity for related lawsuits except for the president who is not covered, Ted Shen '99 told his small discussion group. Traditionally, the annual meeting involves speeches, but this year Adair formed smaller discussion groups lead by members of the fraternity system, including seniors Frode Eilertsen, David Hawkins, John Muckle and Shen to create a more interactive environment. Group leaders asked pledges their reasons for joining a fraternity and who they believed held final responsibility for their actions.

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Ivy Council convenes at College

By Heather Kofke-Egger | November 6, 1998

Delegates from all eight Ivy League schools will convene in Hanover this weekend when Dartmouth hosts the Ivy Council's semi-annual conference. The Ivy Council, formed in 1993, is an independent, non-profit organization composed of four delegates from each of the Ivy League student governments plus five executives. The council deals with issues affecting individual campuses and the Ivy League as a whole, and was formed to facilitate communication between different student governments and provide a united Ivy government voice. Both the president and vice president of external affairs of the council are Dartmouth students -- Scott Jacobs '99 and Dave Gacioch '00.

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Panel: Human rights not yet universal

By Sarah Rubenstein | November 6, 1998

A panel of five international relations experts discussed the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights before about 40 audience members in 105 Dartmouth Hall yesterday. Much of the speakers' debate focused on statements made by panelist Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore's ambassador to the United Nations. Although the world should celebrate the increased recognition of universal rights of the individual, Mahbubani said many countries' overall conditions have not improved. "While the concept of human rights has traveled widely, the human condition has not improved," he said, citing widespread malnutrition as an example of the problems that afflict large groups of people. Mahbubani said the world is flawed by "double standards" in which powerful Western countries promote human rights but punish the "weak and impoverished" countries more severely than they do elite countries such as themselves. As developing countries improve their economic conditions, the lives of their people will improve and their governments will increasingly protect human rights, Mahbubani said. He said economic sanctions placed on developing countries that violate human rights only hinder progress. We live in a "culturally diverse" world in which not all people agree about all rights, Mahbubani said. He called for consideration by the U.N.

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IMF counselor says Asian market crisis was unpredictable

By Lauren Lafaro | November 6, 1998

A mixed crowd of about 60 professors and students gathered yesterday to hear Michael Mussa, the economic counselor for the International Monetary Fund, speak about the downfall of the Asian market. Mussa began by stressing that the IMF could not have foreseen the Asian market crisis.

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