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City kids get a chance to play in the country

By Melissa Lafsky-Elsten | November 8, 1996

This weekend, 12 children, ages eight through 12, from an urban community in Boston will travel to Dartmouth to participate in two days of games, outdoor activities and interactive workshops in the 12th consecutive Tucker Foundation North Country Weekend. The children will spend Friday night in Cutter-Shabazz Hall, and Saturday night in a Dartmouth Outing Club cabin. Throughout the weekend they will engage in a variety of activities including a ropes course, horseback riding and a field trip to the observatory, all of which were planned by Dartmouth students and organizations. The children will also attend an interactive language workshop given by French Professor John A.

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NOW VP decries radical right

By Melissa Lafsky-Elsten | October 16, 1996

Vice President of the National Organization for Women Rosemary Dempsey outlined the history of the women's movement since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in a speech last night, placing strong emphasis on the continued need for support today against the "ungodly radical right." Speaking to a crowd of about 30 women and five men, Dempsey delivered a speech titled "A Woman's Place is in the House (And the Senate)" held in the Rockefeller Center. Dempsey opened with a short video that briefly summarized the methods employed by NOW to put more women in Congress and enact legislation.

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