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College prepares for incoming class

By Suzanne Lambert | August 22, 1995

In fewer than four weeks yet another round of freshmen will descend upon Hanover to begin their Dartmouth careers. The College has been gearing up for the latest round of wide-eyed freshmen for the past six months, Dean of Freshmen Peter Goldsmith said. Goldsmith said this year's orientation will "prepare students to begin their course work and to facilitate their transition to college.

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Masters warns against technology

By Suzanne Lambert | July 21, 1995

In a speech Wednesday night, Government Professor Roger Masters warned of the dangers of abusing technology and called for members of both science and social science to work together on how science should be used. Projecting scenarios for the future, Masters warned the development of technology in spheres such as genetic engineering will force society to change nature however it wants, and society will move to change humans as well. Masters said the natural language of humans is in "nonverbal behavior that seems to be undecodeable." He said by nature the human species differs from other species, but also differs within. Masters warned the idea of human control of nature is a very dangerous one in modern society, which is "on the brink" of controlling nature, given the technology humans possess. One prospect Masters presented is the extinction of the human species.

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