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Hill '01 not new to campus service

By Brian Potter | May 9, 2000

Student Assembly Vice President-elect Chance Hill '01 has been active on Dartmouth's campus since his freshman fall when he was elected the Ripley/Woodward/Smith cluster representative. Hill has been very involved with the Assembly for most of his tenure at Dartmouth, with his only period of absence coming during his sophomore year when he spent two terms in Argentina. Hill was fortunate enough to land a job with an insurance company in Argentina last Winter term, and then met up with other Dartmouth students for the FSP last spring. After being away from Dartmouth and the U.S.

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DDS does not consider genetic modification

By Brian Potter | April 25, 2000

Are the tomatoes you eat in Food Court as natural as they look, or have they been genetically modified through a controversial alteration? Even though the idea of genetically modified food is currently being widely debated, Dartmouth Dining Services has no official policy on whether it buys the souped-up vegetables and meat or their more traditional cousins. The College does not check first before purchasing items to see whether they were genetically modified -- or infused with a gene from another organism. DDS Purchasing Manager Beth Jones told The Dartmouth it is very difficult to tell what has been modified and what has not because food companies do not place labels on products that identify which ingredients are modified. For example, a salad dressing company will not label its products for genetically enhanced soybeans or other natural ingredients. This lack of labeling has been a particular subject of debate among legislators nationally, with some calling for mandates requiring producers and manufacturers to identify modified foods. Although there is little scientific information currently available about the effects of genetically modified food on humans, members of the College community already have a wide variety of opinions. Jones says she would not have a problem eating genetically modified food, while Collis Assistant Manager Steve Edes said he would steer away from such food if he had a choice.

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'04s arrive for prospective weekend

By Brian Potter | April 14, 2000

From across the country, prospective members of the class of 2004 have begun to arrive on campus for the first of this year's "Dimensions of Dartmouth" weekends, hopefully taking away something of what it is like to be a Dartmouth student. Upwards of 400 students are expected to visit the College over the four day weekend, many of whom will be spending a night with an undergraduate host, Director of Admissions Maria Laskaris said. A variety of events will introduce prospectives to Dartmouth life, beginning last night with a welcome BBQ in Leede Arena and concluding tomorrow night with a poetry slam at the Top of the Hop. The visitors will have the opportunity to attend classes, talk with professors, participate in interactive programs and panel sessions, among other events. Several departments are holding open houses today, welcoming the '04s and introducing them to the different fields of study at Dartmouth. In addition, many student-run organizations, such as the Afro-American Society, Dartmouth Broadcasting, Native Americans at Dartmouth and Swing Kids, are hosting interactive programs to show off the College's extracurricular opportunities. This weekend's program is longer and involves more visiting students than the second weekend, on April 27 and 28, due to scheduling, Laskaris said. Dartmouth aids students coming to campus by providing busses from the Boston and New York areas for only 20 dollars.

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