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Topside sells rarely rented videotapes

By Sarah Rubenstein | April 29, 1998

"Body Chemistry 3: Point of Seduction," "Honey, I Blew Up the Kids" and "Burial of the Rats." Topside convenience store is selling these and other videos this week for three to five dollars. Because these videos are not rented often, Topside is selling them with hopes of freeing up valuable floor space and raise money to buy more current movies, Director of Dining Services Tucker Rossiter said. "The main reason for selling the movies was to deplete the video selection to make room for a new cooler to hold Tropicana products," Topside Manager Doreen Betters said. "The sale has gone on a lot better than we had anticipated," Betters added. According to Betters, the convenience store started with 370 videos, is currently down to about a hundred and plans to continue selling the videos until all are gone. Topside will still rent current videos, as well as certain frequently rented classics. Topside's video collection was previously the subject of a police investigation which led to former Topside manager Bob Jette's indictment in early 1997 for embezzlement charges. On March 23 of this year, Jette plead guilty at Grafton Superior Court for embezzling about $30,000 dollars from the convenience store. Hanover Police Detective Sergeant Frank Moran previously told The Dartmouth that Jette conspired with W.

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Student Assembly passes membership amendment

By Brad Russo | April 29, 1998

The Student Assembly passed a constitutional amendment last night which prohibits its Membership and Internal Affairs Committee from denying membership to representatives from student organizations. Under the provisions of an amendment approved earlier this term, members of student organizations can become representatives of their groups on the Assembly, with full voting rights, by simply obtaining the approval of the group's president. Previously, students could become members of the Assembly through at-large elections or by collecting student signatures. In prior meetings, members were hesitant to vote on the fourth component of that amendment, which eliminates the current power of the MIAC to deny organizational representatives their seat on the Assembly if the MIAC determines them to be unfit. However, the amendment passed last night with only one vote in opposition. Many Assembly members said the provision would demonstrate the organization's attempt to better represent the student body. "Let's remember that we are really a collection of representatives from other student groups," Dean Krishna '01 said. The amendment section was tabled at two previous Assembly meetings, and faced vocal although limited opposition last night. Athena Lentini '01, who was one of the most outspoken opponents, said that by taking away the MIAC's power to remove representatives, the Assembly is establishing the potential for members to be seated who are not serious about Assembly business. Even with the new amendment, representative members, like all Assembly members, can still be removed by the MIAC after the first meeting. Dave Gacioch '00, who chairs the Assembly's student life committee, said that Taylor was most concerned about the number of printouts which are never picked up by students. The Assembly also announced its compromise with Director of Computing Services Punch Taylor and Manager of Computing Services Michael Hogan regarding printing at Kiewit's public printing clusters. Gacioch said Taylor agreed to "turn a blind eye to the multiple print out policy" if the Assembly is able to reduce this waste. Kiewit will give the Assembly the cover letters from these unclaimed printouts.

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Hellenic Society plans events concerning Greek culture

By Sarah Gerry | April 27, 1998

Even if they have heard of Cyprus, a small island in the Mediterranean, most students are not wringing their hands over the role of United Nations peacekeeping troops who guard the border between Northern Cyprus, populated by mostly Turkish Cypriots, and the remainder of the island. But the College's Hellenic Society, a group of students interested in learning more about Greek culture, is determined to awaken students to the conflict, and make them aware of the ethnic cleansing of Greek Cypriots that occurred after the 1974 Turkish invasion. The society is sponsoring a human rights panel in mid-May that will hopefully include Greek and Turkish Cypriots and will feature Kathryn Porter, president of the Human Rights Alliance, according to the organization's social chair, Nicole Eftychiou '99. The Hellenic Society's founder and acting vice president, Pauline Christo '99, said the group, which has 30 members, many of whom are of Greek descent, also has plans to try to bring Modern Greek back into Dartmouth's curriculum. But the society's concerns extend beyond influencing the administration and combating student apathy. The society sponsored a talk last Thursday by Emeritus English Professor Peter Bien.

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Outbreak called accidental

By Kascha Semon | April 24, 1998

A recently completed insurance investigation reported that an outbreak of shigella at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center this fall was not deliberate. The outbreak initially affected two laboratory technicians in September, then five more in October.

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