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Minority support groups offer cultural events and programs

By Lillie Ng | July 22, 1997

A myriad of support organizations for minority groups on campus exists to encourage the understanding of minority issues through social and cultural programming. These groups can help ease the transition to college by providing guidance and fostering familiar cultural environments for their members. Events sponsored by these organizations are open to the entire Dartmouth community. Minority students make up about 25 percent of the Class of 2001, the College's highest percentage ever. Afro-American Society The Afro-American Society provides programs aimed at serving the academic, cultural and social needs of African and African-American students at Dartmouth. The AAm sponsors lectures and guest speakers. Cutter-Shabazz Hall provides housing for 27 students and contains a library specializing in Afro-American studies. Dartmouth Asian Organization The Dartmouth Asian Organization serves as a center for social and intellectual interaction for Asian-American and Asian students and works to promote the understanding and appreciation of all Asian cultures. DAO sponsors dinners, dances, panel discussions and other activities open to the entire Dartmouth community. Every winter DAO organizes an Asian Festival in conjunction with other Asian organizations on campus. Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance DRA provides support and discussion opportunities for gay, lesbian and bi-sexual students. The Alliance also continues to increase awareness of issues and concerns facing homosexuals at the College.

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Student organizations awarded for successes

By Lillie Ng | June 25, 1997

The Council on Student Organizations recognized student groups, publications and organizations at its second annual COSO awards at the end of last term. The winners, who were nominated and decided by the administrators, faculty and student members of COSO, received a $250 credit to their group account, Director of Student Activities Linda Kennedy said. The '99 Class Council took home the Milton Sims Kramer Group Award for "the group on campus which has contributed the most to student life on campus," Kennedy said. The award for Best Academic Competition Group went to Dartmouth Formula Racing, the group of undergraduate and graduate students at Thayer School of Engineering's chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers. Doug Fraser, research engineer at the Thayer School, who has worked for 10 years with the racing team, was recognized as Advisor of the Year. Mike Wilson '97 won the Outgoing Leader of the Year award for his work with Sheba Dance Troupe. The Aires, an all-male a capella group celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, captured the award for Best Performance Group. The Event of the Year (Issue-Oriented) Award went to Students for a Free Tibet for organizing the lecture by Bhadko, a Buddhist monk who fled from Tibet. The Sports Weekly was named Best COSO Publication of the Year.

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College strives for ethical investment of endowment

By Lillie Ng | February 20, 1997

With the recent decision by PepsiCo, Inc. to join several other companies in ceasing to do business in Burma, all institutions and organizations with business ties to the troubled nation -- including American colleges and universities -- have been forced to re-evaluate their investments. For Dartmouth, which in the 1980s experienced a tumultuous battle over whether or not to divest from South Africa, the recent pullout again brings to light the issue of how the College decides where to do business. According to College Director of Investments Jonathan King, the College does not have any direct investments in Burma -- a nation controlled by a military regime which has a reputation for serious human rights abuses. Yet, in the current global environment with many markets and businesses worldwide, King could not say with "100 percent certainty" that the companies which the College has investments in do not have corporate ties to Burma. "In the Investment Office, we don't set policies regarding any kind of social investment standards," King said. "It's our role to maximize the return given the policy and risk parameters given" by the Board of Trustees, King said.

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Administrators do not stop for holiday

By Lillie Ng | February 7, 1997

The administration may not enjoy Carnival in the same manner as students, but they said the Dartmouth winter tradition plays an important role in College history and the lives of students. While students -- who get a day off from classes and wall-to-wall parties all weekend long -- may enjoy sleep-in time today, the College's offices will keep on going. President of the College James Freedman described the holiday as a "nice break" in Winter term and an "opportunity for good time and good cheer." This will be Freedman's tenth Carnival celebration. Dean of the College Lee Pelton said he thinks Carnival is an attempt to celebrate the College's heritage and connection with its natural setting in rural New Hampshire. "Someone once told me that Dartmouth had made a virtue out of winter," Pelton said.

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Hage '35 suffers fatal stroke at 82

By Lillie Ng | January 23, 1997

Emeritus Director of Financial Aid Robert Hage '35, who served the College for more than 50 years, died of a stroke yesterday morning at the Hanover Terrace Healthcare Center.

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Students discuss alcohol issues at CCAOD forum

By Lillie Ng | January 15, 1997

Students packed 105 Dartmouth Hall last night for a forum to discuss the 11 principles drafted by the College Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs Fall term. Members of the committee, re-established in winter of 1995 by Dean of the College Lee Pelton to examine the role of alcohol on campus, divided students into groups of 10 or 11 to discuss the principles.

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CCAOD to discuss alcohol at forum

By Lillie Ng | January 14, 1997

The College Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs will hold an open forum tonight in 105 Dartmouth Hall to discuss 11 "draft principles" which the committee says should be foundation of alcohol policy on campus. The CCAOD, which is comprised of several students, administrators and faculty members was re-established by Dean of the College Lee Pelton last spring to evaluate the role of alcohol and other drugs on campus. Although the principles -- which were drafted last November -- are not official recommendations, in the committee's opinion they represent "guidelines" for College policy which "may or may not lead to certain changes" in the current alcohol policy, CCAOD Chair Sean Gorman previously told The Dartmouth. Tonight's forum was organized "to get some input from students as to how they view the principles," according to Gorman, who is also the associate college counsel. "The idea is to gather together and discuss certain issues that the committee feels are valid and hopefully act together to resolve any problems there might be in the alcohol use at Dartmouth," said Chris Atwood '98, president of the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council. Atwood said he has encouraged all the presidents of the CFSC system to attend the forum. Participants in tonight's forum will be placed in small discussion groups "instead of having a free-for-all atmosphere," Gorman said.

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Hoffman brings new vision for Collis Center

By Lillie Ng | January 7, 1997

Mark Hoffman, selected unanimously last November as the new director of the Collis Student Center and Student Activities, started his new position yesterday. Hoffman replaces Tim Moore, who left the position last January to become director of the student center at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Hoffman comes to Dartmouth from Connecticut College in New London, Conn., where he was the director of student activities for six-and-a half years. Raring to go Hoffman said he wants to be a very visible campus figure and he hopes to "make Collis a place to hang out, a destination, as opposed to a place to stop and go on the way somewhere." He said he plans to meet with a variety of campus organizations, faculty and students to help him gain a perspective on the campus and the role of the fraternity and sorority system. Hoffman said he will spend the first few weeks getting to know students and staff members and becoming familiar with the campus. "I'd like to discover, to understand and to get a feel for student life at Dartmouth," Hoffman said. He said he feels that will involve "trying to get out and about as much as possible." "I think it's important to know the campus culture.

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