Conservative political strategist Floyd Brown denounced President Bill Clinton as ineffective and said his administration has been scarred by the criminal probes he and other members of his administration have faced. "He promised us clean government," Brown said.
Dorothy Allison, a renowned author of lesbian literature, read excerpts from her soon-to-be published novel, "Two or Three Things I Know for Sure," and related her writing to her personal experience to about 75 people last night. In her books, Allison uses themes that relate to her own life: growing up poor, female and lesbian, and having to deal with dysfunctional familial relationships. "Sometimes the stories you don't tell people are the things you need to tell people," said Allison, who is perhaps best known for her book "Bastard Out of Carolina." She spoke about the role of the working class in American society and described it as the "grease that runs the machine." Allison said she objected to the perception of women in the working class as "wide-hipped baby machines ... predestined." Allison also spoke of the negative influence society has on female relationships.
The College's Greek system is currently rewriting the programming segment of its minimum standards requirements as part of an effort by the administration to give the houses more responsibility for governing themselves. For the past year, the Greek houses have been voluntarily complying with the new programming minimum standard, which is stricter than the College policy. Minimum standards are a set of requirements placed upon all the Greek houses which set certain goals the houses must reach if they wish to retain College recognition.
Almost a year after Sexual Abuse Awareness Program Coordinator Heather Earle left the College, Women's Resource Center Director Giavanna Munafo said the College will soon pick a new coordinator from a short list of four candidates. The new coordinator, who Munafo said will probably be announced next week, will begin her job in mid-June.
Eric Marcus, co-author of Greg Louganis' biography "Breaking the Silence," said at a Saturday night speech that stereotypes about homosexuals will continue to exist until gays, lesbians and bisexuals become more publicly open with their sexuality. "By keeping secrets, we don't give those around us a chance to change and deny those who are like us a chance to know there are others like us," Marcus said. Marcus was scheduled to deliver a lecture titled, "Secrets: Why We Keep Them and How They Hurt Us," to an audience in 105 Dartmouth.
Several affinity groups will stage a sit-in at the Collis Center on Sunday to protest potential cuts in federal spending on education by the Republican-led Congress. "By protesting against the spending cuts, we hope to also raise campus awareness of what is going on in the government," said Ana Henderson '94, president of La Alianza Latina.
Last night, Jon Cowan '87 returned to his alma mater to recap his battle plan in the war against apathy among twentysomethings -- and to try to gain some recruits along the way. About 100 people, mostly students, crowded into the Hinman Forum of the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences to listen to Cowan, the co-founder and president of Lead or Leave. Lead or Leave, according to Cowan, is the largest advocacy organization for college students in America, currently boasting nearly 1 million student members.
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