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Acting Thayer dean adjusts to role

By Jean Blackerby | August 20, 1997

Acting Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering Charles Hutchinson is having no problems adjusting to his temporary role, but the search for his replacement will begin soon, according to College Provost James Wright. Engineering Professor Charles Hutchinson took over as acting dean after former Dean Elsa Garmire announced her resignation to the faculty at the beginning of Summer term.

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Student interest in arts grows despite facility constraints

By Jean Blackerby | August 4, 1997

From a cappella to Hop productions, basement workshops to student ensembles, the College has witnessed a tremendous growth in interest in the arts at Dartmouth in the 35-year history of the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. Many factors have contributed to the flourishing of the arts at Dartmouth -- coeducation, changing attitudes towards the arts and the creation of the Hop itself, for example.

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ORL's Beatty and Foley to leave

By Jean Blackerby | July 25, 1997

Two staff members from the Office of Residential Life, Bud Beatty and Chris Foley, have accepted positions at other institutions for the upcoming academic year. ORL has not yet planned a search for replacements, Director of Housing Services Lynn Rosenblum said. Beatty, who was the College's Associate Director of Residential Life, has already left for Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

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First-Year Office Deans get ready to welcome the '01s

By Jean Blackerby | July 22, 1997

Each year the mass of incoming freshmen is bombarded with resources to answer the millions of questions that arise during Orientation and the opening weeks of school. Whether their questions are general or specific, Dartmouth's first-year students have a myriad of places to find advice, the foremost of which is the First-Year Office in Parkhurst Hall, the administrative building. Although many students obtain much of their information from peers and upperclassmen, the sole function of the freshman deans is to aid and educate the temporarily clueless 'shmen. 'A sense of place' Dean of First-Year Students Peter Goldsmith said deans are a valuable information resource for new students, and their job is to ease the transition to college life. He said the deans offer social, academic and emotional counseling, and they often refer students to other resources. "Students have to learn to find the motivation from within," Goldsmith said.

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EBAs removes 25-cent surcharge

By Jean Blackerby | July 17, 1997

Everything But Anchovies removed its 25-cent surcharge on orders paid for with the Hanover Green Card last week through an agreement to cooperate with the Green Card. EBAs co-owner Charlie Dowd said the policy change occurred because the surcharge was not helping either business. The charge, implemented in late June, was in response to the fee charged by the Green Card for each transaction, Dowd previously told The Dartmouth.

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Webster renovations will hurt programming

By Jean Blackerby | July 1, 1997

With the interior of Webster Hall gutted in preparation for the relocated and renamed Rauner Special Collections Library, the College's last medium-sized programming venue is a relic of Dartmouth's past. Concerts, performances and other activities formerly offered in the versatile and popular performance area may be impossible to offer at Dartmouth in the near future. Before renovations, Webster was Dartmouth's only flexible programming space smaller than Leede Arena but larger than Collis Common Ground. All of the events that would otherwise have been held in Webster simply will not take place in the future, Director of Student Activities Linda Kennedy said. There is no solution to the problem for the near future, Kennedy added. When plans to change Webster Hall into the home for Special Collections were announced in Winter 1995, students were opposed to losing the performance venue. Dean of Student Life Holly Sateia said students involved in programming are always seeking additional programming space and Webster's renovation comes at a bad time. Sateia said the renovation of Collis Common Ground a few years ago was in part a response to the impending loss of Webster, but its enlargement was not nearly enough. Although the Common Ground can now hold up to 300 people standing, it does not work as a replacement for Webster, which held 850 people, she said. Good for books, better for concerts Certain performers, including Natalie Merchant, have commented about the utility of Webster Hall. "I heard that this was going to be glassed in and become a library," Merchant said in an concert right after the announcement was made.

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Black alumni celebration begins

By Jean Blackerby | May 23, 1997

This weekend the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding with a large gathering of African-American alumni of the College. Director of Alumni Relations Nelson Armstrong said the event was organized to commemorate a quarter century of the association's service to the College and to discuss the alumni group's role at the College as the next century approaches. "It's going to be an outstanding weekend," Armstrong said.

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