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SA calls for change in printing policy

By Brad Russo | April 22, 1998

The Student Assembly passed a joint resolution with the class councils last night calling for the Director of Computing Services Lawrence Levine to rescind the new printing policies at Kiewit Center. The resolution discusses changes that dictate how often and in what quantity documents printed at Kiewit's public printer cluster are distributed to students. Documents printed at Kiewit's public printer cluster are no longer sorted and available for pickup on a continual basis.

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DHMC applies for 1998 tax exemption

By Chance Hill | April 22, 1998

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has applied for a 1998 tax exemption from the city of Lebanon on the grounds that it is both a charitable and educational institution. DHMC was denied its tax exemption for 1997 three weeks ago, when the board of assessors decided it should not be classified as a a charitable organization.

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Dean of College search in 'uncharted waters'

By Joseph C. Scott | April 17, 1998

Now that the College has found a replacement for outgoing President James Freedman, the search can begin for a new dean of the College to replace Lee Pelton. According to Dean of the Faculty Edward Berger, who chairs the dean of the College search committee, the committee had its second meeting on Wednesday.

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Cooper talks on history of Affirmative Action

By Andrew Allport | April 17, 1998

Although Affirmative Action has been reduced to compliance with government regulations, Horace Cooper said last night that he still believes in the spirit of the idea. Cooper, who serves as the press secretary and director of coalitions for House Majority Leader Dick Armey, voiced his views to an audience of approximately 50 students gathered in 3 Rockefeller Center. Cooper gave a history of Affirmative Action, which included his opinions on where it has gone wrong. "The original plan was to encourage people of different backgrounds and underrepresented students to feel comfortable at these campuses," Cooper said. However, he said, when the Department of Education began to sanction the process, the spirit of the plan degenerated into nothing more than a system of fear and compliance with regulations. Cooper described some of the problems that arose -- the dual-track admissions system, the institution of the Bell Curve, grade inflation and, most importantly, the creation of a great amount of hostility between students of different backgrounds. "A system of blame has been created," said Cooper, who criticized a system which he said makes universities accept less than qualified candidates because of their backgrounds. When students find out about these discrepancies, Cooper said, they start to assume every minority student acceptance is because of Affirmative Action. To prevent animosity from building, Cooper claimed that colleges purposely segregate students with different backgrounds, thus destroying the atmosphere that Affirmative Action was intended to create. Cooper also encouraged students to think for themselves about the issue and to engage in "thoughtful debate." "Don't let a non-issue debate decide this discussion," he said. The speech was sponsored by Ivy Leaguers for Freedom, a campus conservative group that promotes discussion of nation-wide issues that affect students. Cooper, who appears regularly on television and radio, graduated from George Mason University School of Law after obtaining an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas.

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