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Law '99: fully dressed without a smile

By Allison Robbins | January 14, 1998

You will never see a smile on the face of Thaddeus Law '99. The 20 year-old was born with Moebius Syndrome, a rare condition characterized by lifetime facial paralysis. But the condition has not prevented him from pursuing mountain climbing, traveling to China and participating in the Presidential Scholar's program. With sufferers of Moebius Syndrome, two important facial nerves do not fully mature during embryonic development.

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Memorial Day to be observed

By Andrew Allport | January 14, 1998

College President James Freedman announced last week that the College will begin observing the Memorial Day holiday this spring. Classes scheduled to meet May 26 will be moved to their x-hours and most College buildings will be closed. The addition of Memorial Day to the calendar makes seven holidays observed by the College, including Dartmouth-specific holidays. Freedman said the College does not observe other national holidays like Columbus Day, Election Day and Presidents' Day because of Dartmouth's accelerated academic terms. "We face the problem of getting enough teaching days as possible," he said. Previously, the only holiday in Spring term was the Friday before Green Key weekend. Human Resources Director Roger Brock said another reason for the new Memorial Day holiday is that Freedman "felt that so many of the employees of the College were taking the day off" even without the College closing for the day. Freedman cited "tradition" as the reason that holidays like Harvard Weekend and Winter Carnival are celebrated in place of some national holidays. Faculty and students both said they relished the idea of another three-day weekend. "The more, the better," Psychology Professor Robert Kleck said. He said he looked forward to the paid holiday for the staff. For students, however, the holiday represents something else. "It's another day to sober up," Ivan Cestero '01 said. Other students had a more serious view of the holiday.

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Ice storm cripples New England area

By Joseph C. Scott | January 14, 1998

An ice storm which paralyzed much of northern New York, eastern Canada and northern New England managed to avoid Hanover in the past week, while crippling surrounding areas. The storm, which is being blamed for more than 20 deaths, brought down trees and left hundreds of thousands without power in places as close as Sunapee. According to Tom Hoyt, a meteorologist in White River Junction, Hanover and the surrounding area escaped because the "warm, moisture-laden southwesterly winds" that caused the ice storm ran into "heavy, cold air" at certain levels in mountainous regions and "settled into pockets" that dumped ice on areas such as Sunapee. Hoyt said "you can almost see the lines" of damage where the moisture-laden air was trapped if you drive along Interstate 89. Once the first ice fell in other areas, Hoyt said, the process fed itself by keeping the air cold.

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Ryu '98 represents the students in pres. search

By Ritika Nandkeolyar | January 13, 1998

As the single Dartmouth student on a 14-member Presidential search committee, Erica Ryu '98 represents a lot of opinions. But Ryu, a sociology major from Northbrook, Ill., feels confident she is up to the task. "People most want a president who will be accessible and can connect with students in their daily lives," Ryu said. The 14-member Presidential Search Committee Ryu is on also includes six Trustees, six members of the faculty and one alumni representative. Ryu was chosen by the Committee from a list of candidates recommended by the College's deans -- a selection process which has been criticized for failing to include the student body's input in the matter. Case Dorkey '99, the Student Assembly's vice president of administration and faculty relations, characterized the selection process as "a huge step backwards." "Especially since there is only one student on the committee, for that person to have been picked with no student input ... it was one of the biggest disappointments of my time on Student Assembly," Dorkey said. Ryu acknowledged that being on the Committee will be difficult because "there are so many different experiences within the student body." According to Ryu, students would like many of current College President James Freedman's policies to be continued.

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Dhand '01 is accomplished at jazz, neuroscience and politics

By Jay Krehbiel | January 13, 1998

Already practiced at the arts of jazz and neuroscience before he arrived at the College, Amar Dhand '01 has now branched out into school politics as president of the 2001 Class Council. After arriving at Dartmouth, Dhand, who played tenor saxophone at the Canadian Royal Conservatory and submitted an original paper on movement-related disorders to a medical journal, was selected to be a freshman representative of the River cluster.

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Russell: Women invisible in court

By Allison Robbins | January 13, 1998

Criminal justice expert Katheryn Russell told a crowd of about 50 people in 105 Dartmouth Hall that females in America's prison population are misrepresented in a speech last night. Russell, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Maryland, told the mostly female audience that the misrepresentation of incarcerated women mainly results from the small overall proportion of women in criminal activity and the lack of attention-grabbing violence in their crimes. "Those two rationales combine to render women invisible in the criminal justice system," she said. This is especially disturbing considering the fact that there has been a steady increase over the past five years of female involvement in criminal activity, she said. Russell also said society holds a false stereotype for female criminals and said most people see women as victims in the criminal justice system or conjure up the image of a black, poor and mentally unstable "welfare mother with pinstripes." Discrimination against black females in the justice system is evident in a statute allowing prosecution of pregnant mothers who endanger their fetuses by using crack cocaine, she said.

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Muckle '99 is elected CFSC pres.

By Kimberley Tait | January 12, 1998

John Muckle '99, a member of Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity, ran uncontested and won the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council presidency last night at elections in a year with very few candidates. All officers were elected without opposition, except for CFSC treasurer Andrea Stenger '99 of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Outgoing CFSC President Chris Atwood '98 said he was very disappointed in the low enthusiasm since it is "always good business to have competition." But, he said, he is very happy with all the newly elected members of the council. The decreased interest in running for council positions is being attributed to many Greek presidents, especially from the Class of 1999, being off-campus, the popularity of running for council last summer and the hefty upcoming alcohol policy issue, which could create more work for CFSC officer. The CFSC, which holds their elections annually each winter, is a student body consisting of presidents from all the Greek houses on campus. Muckle does not come to this position inexperienced.

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Hodzic '00 and family cheat death in Bosnia

By Sarah Rubenstein | January 12, 1998

Almin Hodzic '00 shouldn't have lived past May of 1992. When Serbian soldiers seized control of Prijedor, the Bosnian town where he lived, only luck allowed him to survive. The soldiers stormed into Hodzic's home and placed his family and 35 other community members in front of a firing squad. "Basically, I realized my life was over that day," Hodzic said. But his former martial arts teacher happened to be one of the masked Serbian officers.

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Dansigner '00 shows signs of recovering

By Sarah Gerry | January 12, 1998

When Adam Dansiger '00 was thrown from his sports utility vehicle in an October accident, doctors at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center did not expect him to live 24 hours. But 12 weeks later, according to friends and family, he is in an "emerging coma," recognizes people, has started to take steps, has regained his vision and can even answer math and chemistry questions. Dansiger is now a patient at the John F.

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Panel discusses Nike labor debate

By Sarah Gerry | January 9, 1998

A panel of representatives from Nike Inc., Human Rights Watch Asia, Columbia University and the AFL-CIO told an audience of about 150 people in Cook auditorium that workers in factories that supply Nike are probably not treated better or worse than those laboring for other companies. A study released in October by students and professors from the Amos Tuck School of Business said Nike workers in Indonesia and Vietnam are paid enough to meet their basic needs with money left over for discretionary spending and savings. Nike was later accused of withholding significant facts from a press release about the study. The panel Thursday told the audience comprised mostly of Tuck students that Nike workers are probably not treated any better or worse than those laboring for other apparel and shoe manufacturers who subcontract in Vietnam and Indonesia. "A high profile company can become a target for criticism," said Arvind Ganesan, a representative of Human Rights Watch Asia.

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Many students are in Dash debt: $375,000 owed to administrative and discretionary accounts

By Melissa Kho | January 9, 1998

With the Dash system now in its sixth term of use, thousands of Dartmouth students currently owe more than $375,000 to the Dash office as a result of negative discretionary and administrative account balances. More than 3,000 Dartmouth students hold negative balances for their discretionary accounts and more than 2,400 hold negative administrative balances. Discretionary spending accounts for the majority of Dash debt.

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Sabbaticals: Paid leave-term for profs

By Kathrin Weston | January 9, 1998

While hundreds of students leave each term for foreign study programs around the globe, Dartmouth professors from all departments engage in their own type of leave term when they begin their professional sabbaticals. Going on sabbatical every few years is a worldwide tradition for college and university professors.

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Chase Field plans face residents' opposition

By Charles Gussow | January 9, 1998

College plans to improve Chase Field are facing opposition from a Hanover couple who say the plans will lead to high-intensity lighting and increased noise and traffic. The proposed improvements to Chase Field include replacing the field used for lacrosse and field hockey with artificial turf as well the construction of indoor tennis courts and an amenities pavilion adjacent to Thompson Arena. To make room for the tennis complex, the practice football fields would be moved to the east side of the field. Terry and Joseph Quattrone, who live in Hanover, wrote a letter which appeared in the Valley News on Dec.

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2001 Class Council plans dance

By Jay Krehbiel | January 8, 1998

It was back to business for the leaders of the Class of 2001, who had their first meeting of the new year last night. First in the works is a freshman class dance the '01 Council has scheduled for the end of January.

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Pulitzer prize-winner August Wilson arrives

By Andrew Allport | January 8, 1998

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, who made headlines in 1996 with a controversial speech about African American theatre, is in residence at the College as a Montgomery Fellow for the entire Winter term. Wilson, who has won numerous awards for his work, is teaching a playwriting class in the drama department and participating in the National Black Theatre Summit. "This is an opportunity for Dartmouth students to interact with one of the greatest living playwrights," said English Department Chair William Cook, who described Wilson's visit as "unusual and unusually positive." Wilson, author of "Fences," "The Piano Lesson" and the recent "Seven Guitars," is the first full-term Montgomery Fellow since Wilma Mankiller visited the College in the winter of 1996. The Montgomery Endowment, initiated in 1978 by Kenneth Montgomery '25, invites prominent individuals from various disciplines to come to the College to share their experiences in lectures or classes. In addition to the playwriting course he is teaching, Wilson's body of work is the subject of a course being taught by Drama Professor Victor Walker. Wilson will also be participating in National Black Theater Summit from March 2-6 in Ashland.

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