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Weekend festivities not just drinking, parties

By Jay Krehbiel | October 16, 1998

This year's Homecoming will continue traditions established 103 years ago. The weekend attracts many alumni who return to celebrate their memories and the spirit of the College. College President William Jewett Tucker started the original Dartmouth Night to "promote class spirit and initiate freshmen into the community." The weekend starts tonight with a myriad of events.

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Parties abound this Homecoming

By Deborah Bernstein | October 16, 1998

Students from all classes eagerly anticipate the fraternity parties around campus as one of the highlights of Homecoming weekend. Despite the fact that members of the Class of 2002 are not allowed to attend fraterniety parties, many freshman say they have been attending parties this term and intend to do the same during Homecomiug weekend Kimberly Taylor '02 said she has been attending fraternity parties a lot this term.

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A Sense of Perspective

By Rob Valet | October 16, 1998

Tomorrow is the Homecoming game, and I hope you all are as excited as I am! Actually, based on my previous football game experiences here, some of us are probably a little too excited.

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Alpert '01 receives the Dickerson Awarad for seminar paper

By Melissa Edelman | October 14, 1998

Sean Alpert '01 won this year's Albert I. Dickerson '30 Freshman Essay Prize for his freshman seminar paper, "A Travesty of Justice: The Case of Leo Frank." College President James Wright selected Alpert's essay from a group of four essays narrowed down from the entry pool chosen by the Committee on Freshmen Seminars. The Dickerson prize, which includes a $250 cash award, is "aimed at effective expository writing," Wright said.

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Construction leaves books homeless

By Alexis Starke | October 13, 1998

About 130,000 volumes will be moved next month from the Baker stacks to the Storage Library, as construction of the Berry Library continues. Construction in the stacks began last summer and will progress gradually until 2000. Volumes will be moved into the Storage Library on Route 120, about two miles from campus, by the same professional team that will move the Special Collections to Rauner Library, Circulation Services Librarian Pamela Ploeger said. Ploeger said Circulation Services has selected books for storage with the goal of minimizing the impact on students.

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Inflatable moose provides 'fan entertainment' at games

By Deborah Bernstein | October 13, 1998

In addition to field-rushers and fans with painted chests, Dartmouth football fans at this year's Homecoming should be on the lookout for a giant, waving, inflatable moose. Assistant Director of Athletics Brandon Macneill emphasized that the moose, played by College students John Vallapiano '02 and Chance Hill '01, is "fan entertainment," not a mascot. "We're the Big Green, we're never going to be a moose," Macneill said.

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College celebrates 25 years of coed athletics

By Sushila Dalal | October 13, 1998

This week marks the beginning of the celebration of 25 years of women's athletics for both the College and the Ivy League. Yesterday, a traveling photo display featuring an illustrated timeline of Ivy women's athletics and recognizing over 200 outstanding athletes and teams was installed in Alumni Gymnasium.

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