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Students match ethics skills in Bowl game

By Jennifer H. Lee | January 19, 1998

For most students, dealing with ethical problems is far from the ideal extracurricular activity. But for the four members of the Dartmouth Ethics Bowl team, answering questions about medical, social and business ethics is not a dilemma. This willingness to make decisions on some of life's messiest questions has earned Alisa Davis '01, Dave Dookeeram '99, Brandon Garcia '99 and Ritika Nandkeolyar '01 the chance to compete in the National Ethics Bowl, in Dallas, Texas this year. On February 26, the Dartmouth team will vie for the national title with 19 other college teams. "As a team, we want to win," Dookeeram said.

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Wilson says evidence of slavery still exists

By Andrew Allport | January 16, 1998

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson said last night that although slavery has been abolished for over a century in America, evidence of slavery is still present in this country's culture. Wilson, the Winter term Montgomery Fellow, focused on slavery and its aftermath in black theater today when he addressed a packed Moore Theater. Wilson told the hundreds in attendance -- including College President James Freedman, Dean of the College Lee Pelton and English Department Chair William Cook -- that the "lack of viable communities" and the "blunting of aspirations" by policies that exclude blacks are both signs that blacks are still "in servitude." And nowhere is this disparity more prevalent, Wilson said, than in the arts.

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Donations down for Alumni Fund drive

By Hollis Von Summer | January 16, 1998

The Alumni Fund student phonathon is pulling in fewer donations than it did last year, and fewer students are volunteering to solicit money from alumni. Alumni Fund Assistant Director Christopher Boffoli, who organized the phonathon, attributes the lower turnout rate this year to winter rush and NFL games, which are taking place at the same time. In addition, he said, a large number of members of the Class of 1999 are currently off campus.

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College plans MLK Day events

By Charles Gussow | January 16, 1998

The College will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a series of events and speakers next week from Sunday to Wednesday. Dartmouth's 20th annual celebration of King's birthday will include a keynote address by University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Lani Guinier.

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Patent office markets inventions

By Brad Russo | January 16, 1998

If you are a professor at the College and you have genetically engineered a plant which removes hazardous materials from soil and water, you would probably want to take a trip down Rope Ferry Road. There, you would find the Technology Transfer Office, where Dartmouth faculty members can obtain patents for their creations. Biology Professor Mary Lou Guerinot discovered the technique to genetically alter plants so they can weed out hazardous waste, and the TTO is currently seeking licenses for it. Engineering Professor Victor Petrenko is also waiting for a patent on his latest invention -- a de-icer which can be used on airplanes.

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Collis Cafe records financial upswing

By Kathrin Weston | January 15, 1998

Although it continues to lose money, Dartmouth Dining Services is doing significantly better financially than it did in the past two years and is close to breaking even. DDS Director Tucker Rossiter said strong sales performances in the Summer and Fall terms are coinciding with increased the popularity of DDS among students. "Collis is beginning to come back as a really popular place," Rossiter said.

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Winter rush numbers remain even for men

By Jay Krehbiel | January 15, 1998

The number of men joining fraternities this winter stayed about the same as last year, although the number of men rushing rose. While the majority of eligible men choose to rush fraternities in the fall, some choose to wait until winter before rushing or sinking their bids. Psi Upsilon fraternity's rush chair, Adam Dietz '98, said winter rush gives men who were off campus in the fall a chance to join a fraternity. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity president Paul Killebrew '99 said a few more men rushed SAE than at this time last year, but there was not a significant rise in men who actually sank bids, with four men sinking this winter. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity received the most visitors for winter rush this year with 11 men visiting.

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Study links smoking, products

By Maura Henninger | January 15, 1998

One third of local children in grades six through 12 own promotional gear from cigarette companies, according to a study released by the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in December. The study of 1,265 youths in New Hampshire and Vermont also found that five percent were wearing clothes bearing the name of a tobacco company at the time of the survey and 50 percent had seen some sort of promotional gear that day. In addition, children who own such gear are four times as likely to be smokers than those who do not, according to the study. Dr. James Sargent, the leader of the study at the DHMC's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, defined a smoker as a person who has smoked more than 100 cigarettes in his or her life. Kids who are not legally allowed to smoke, yet wear these items are sending a "highly visible message that smoking's okay," Sargent said.

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Assembly uses $4,000 for survey

By Sarah Gerry | January 14, 1998

The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to dedicate up to $4,000 -- about 12 percent of its budget for this year -- to a project which aims to distribute a compilation of opinions about the College to students, administrators and faculty. The Assembly will use the money to publicize and organize a report based on responses to four questions about visions of Dartmouth's future and thoughts on life at the College today. The ad hoc committee in charge of the program called Visions of Dartmouth tentatively plans to allocate the most significant portion of the budget, about $3,080, to the distribution of the final report to Dartmouth students, according to the committee's proposed budget. The four questions will be available on the internet and will appear in an Assembly publication that will take the place of last year's Tick Talk. In addition, the questions may be distributed to either students' Hinman boxes or residence halls. The Assembly also resolved to spend up to $750 on its "Dream Discussion." Under the Assembly's plan, members of the Dartmouth community could discuss race relations over hot chocolate at a local restaurant on the evening of the College's Martin Luther King celebration. The assembly passed an additional resolution allowing the National Black Theatre Summit, which will be holding a National Conference at Dartmouth this March, to use its fax machine because the Summit's original grant does not cover the purchase of hardware and the Assembly had a fax machine available. The Assembly is also preparing a survey to gauge student views on its proposed "Big Green Bikes" project, which would provide 50 bikes for anyone on campus to use. Lisa Emerson '01, the Assembly member spearheading the project, said if the Assembly decides to pursue the project, it will paint 50 bikes bright green to identify them with the program. The student life committee will spend the next three weeks speaking with Coed Fraternity Sorority organizations and students about how to respond to the recommendations of the College Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs. The CCAOD "has made a statement that students haven't taken enough responsibility for their own social lives," said Paul Holzer '00, a member of the Assembly's student life committee. "We agree something really needs to be done and we're going to offer suggestions on how to implement some of the recommendations," he said.

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Oliver Stone to visit Dartmouth this month

By Matt Frucci | January 14, 1998

Oliver Stone, the three-time Academy Award-winning writer-director of such films as "Platoon" and "JFK," will come to the College January 24 to receive the Dartmouth Film Award in Spaulding Auditorium. The controversial filmmaker is known for his hard-hitting style and strong political views by both his fans and critics. Film Society Director Marc McDonald '96 said that Stone is "a guy that everyone has a strong opinion about." McDonald said he hopes the Film Society will be able to set up microphones in the audience so students can ask Stone questions during one portion of the tribute. So far, the tribute will consist of an hour long selection of clips from his many films and an on-stage interview conducted by English Professor Donald Pease, who once taught a class on Stone's films. Pease said he is looking forward to interviewing the opinionated director.

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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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