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By Roy Lee | May 15, 1998

I got a phone call from a childhood friend I had not heard from in almost nine years. It had been so long that I had forgotten what he sounded like, and it took me a while to figure out who he was.

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Can there be a Green Key Weekend without alcohol?

By Andrew Allport | May 15, 1998

Though the veritable deluge of alcohol that defined Green Key in the "old days" has evaporated to some degree, students still say that they engage in more drinking during the famed spring soiree. Once used as a backdrop for an article in Rolling Stone Magazine -- "Drink Till You Boot: Green Key Party 1989" -- the attitude toward Green Key has shifted from reckless abandon to a more mature spirit of celebration, according to Jack Stinson, proprietor of Stinson's Village Store. Stinson said the reason he sells more kegs during Green Key is simply because of the influx of alumni into the area, not an increase in consumption by the student body. "More people, more beer," he explained. "Green Key means more beer," confirmed an anonymous student who reported drinking "about three times" more beer than usual during successive parties last year. Green Key is most frequently described as both a release from the cold and dreary months that preceded, and as a way to squeeze in some partying before the stress of finals begins.

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Strange Tales of the Sea

By Matt Delaney | May 15, 1998

Heterosexual men are obsessed with lesbians. It's an addiction almost. I think we'll get to the point where lesbianaholic support group meetings will start up.

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Authorities prepare for weekend

By Sarah Gerry | May 15, 1998

Students at the College are hoping Green Key will be a weekend filled with wild fraternity parties, but Safety and Security and the Hanover Police are anticipating a relatively quiet weekend. Unlike its fall and winter counterparts, Green Key "really does not have a lot of activity for us," Hanover Police Department Captain Chris O'Connor said. O'Connor said the department is planning to increase the number of officers on patrol during Green Key, as complaints involving drunken students and their guests can "tie up officers for a lot of time." He said most complaints are made in the late evening or in the early morning and many involve visitors to Hanover rather than students. But O'Connor said fewer out-of-towners come to Hanover for Green Key weekend than during other major weekends. "Compared to Winter Carnival weekend, [Green Key] is more keyed to Dartmouth," he said. O'Connor said there is also not a substantial increase in crime during the weekend. "Every so often you may see a spike in the amount of thefts," he said.

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Reflections of Dartmouth

By Amanda Molk | May 15, 1998

Green Key Weekend, the last of the three "big" weekends of my freshman year, is upon us. Its arrival, along with that of warm weather and freshly blooming spring flowers, makes me want to reminisce about the past year.

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It's Not Greek to Me

By Julie Sloane | May 15, 1998

Fourty or 50 people packed into the small smoky room. Wires from microphones and amplifiers snaked around the bands playing on the makeshift stage.

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'Ulee's Gold' is intense, but not very moving

By Brad Russo | May 15, 1998

Many movies pull the viewer through an interesting and maybe even thought-provoking story. However, it is the rare movie that also captivates one's heart and leaves the viewer tired and drained because of the sheer magnitude of its emotional strength. "Ulee's Gold" -- playing Sunday at the Hop -- succeeds in the first category, but unfortunately fails in this latter test.

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'Seinfeld' big finale disappoints

By Matt Frucci | May 15, 1998

A unanimous groan of discontent must have risen up across the nation as "Seinfeld" had its much-hyped finale last night. "Too much?" George asked Jerry at the beginning of the show as he beat a joke to death, "yes" would be our answer.

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Where it's at: 'Seinfeld' finales around campus

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | May 14, 1998

Even Dartmouth students who do not normally watch Seinfeld will hit the couch for the special finale episode that airs tonight starting at 8 p.m. The show's characters, scenes and one-liners have captured the hearts of viewers and entered the vocabulary of many students. While most students plan to watch the episode with friends in residence hall lounges, rooms or fraternity houses, there are several campus-wide events planned. The Class of 2000 will be presenting a special showing of the final episode on a movie screen in Collis Common Ground.

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Registrar Bickel watches student records, D-plans, birds

By Deborah Bernstein | May 14, 1998

One could say Registrar Thomas Bickel is going to the birds after 11 years of regulating students' enrollment patterns, grades and distribution requirements. Bickel, a mathematics professor as well as the registrar since 1987, leads an annual bird-watching trip each spring as part of the Hanover Conservation Council's yearly activities. Although he admits to throwing out the old field glasses he used to keep in his desk, Bickel's office reflects his many professional and personal interests.

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