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Men's soccer beats UMass 3-2

By Geoff Oltmans | October 20, 1994

The men's soccer team broke out of its recent scoring slump with three spectacular goals yesterday against the University of Massachusetts, beating the Minutemen 3-2. The Big Green, in their first game at Chase Field in two weeks, went down 1-0 in the 21st minute when UMass midfielder Joel Pittman slipped the ball into an open net.

Opinion

Affirmative Action, Racial Hostility: Return to Ideal of the '60s

By Matthew Lubin | October 19, 1994

Affirmative action policies, which assuredly are of relevance to us here at Dartmouth, may or may not be of long-term benefit to the formerly disadvantaged groups they are intended to aid. In this column, however, I should like to leave that question aside briefly and consider two wider effects such policies can have on American or any other society, that have the possibility -- or perhaps probability--of influencing the society decidedly for the worse.

Sports

Women's golf heads to ECACs

By Amy Hatch | October 19, 1994

After struggling in the first day of play, the women's golf team redeemed itself with consistent play on Saturday at the Mount Holyoke Invitational at Rutgers last weekend. "We were a little disappointed at first," Coach Izzy Johnson said.

News

Union contract nears completion

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 19, 1994

After seven months and 18 meetings, the College and Union 560 are near an agreement on the new contract, which is now four months late. The new developments -- which focus on job security -- come as a result of the latest round of negotiations, which took place Monday from 8 a.m., to 8:30 p.m.

Sports

Hurd '98 wins ECAC golf championship

By Amy Hatch | October 19, 1994

With extreme consistency and solid putting, Mackenzie Hurd '98 captured the ECAC championship last weekend and led his team to a fifth place finish in the competitive eastern tournament. "I thought we played well," Coach Bill Johnson said.

News

Moracco FSP in approval stages

By Jack Vaitayanonta | October 19, 1994

Within the next few days, the Asian Studies program will find out if the Committee on Off-Campus Activities has approved its Foreign Study Program to Fez, Morocco. Last May a group of Asian Studies professors proposed forming a new Foriegn Study Program in Fez, citing the lack of prior cultural-oriented Dartmouth off-campus programs in the Middle East. Dale Eickelman, anthropology professor and co-chair of the Asian Studies program, was the main driving force behind the proposal, which was recently put up to a vote by COCA. "This [FSP] is something the faculty has been talking about for some time," Eickelman said. Eickelman said the proposed Asian Studies FSP would be associated with the American Language Institute in Fez. Eickelman had personal contact with the Institute during his time as a Fulbright scholar and recommened the school because "the Moroccan staff has developed the best materials to introduce students to the Moroccan society and language." Eickelman said he envisions the program as a true cultural experience for students.

Opinion

Who Are the Feminists?

By Suzanne Rosen | October 19, 1994

Sometimes I feel like the air in the room gets tigher everytime I hear the word "feminist" or "feminism." It's as if every person in the room is taking a deep breath, and silently sucking in the last breath of fresh air before they get the smoke of another bra-burner. Then I think, "I must be imagining this tension because today's women don't burn their bras, but wear 'sportier' ones." Then why is that tension there?

Arts

Kenney '70 wins poetry prize

By Katherine Kaneko | October 19, 1994

The Lannan Foundation awarded one of its 10 prestigious literary awards to the poet Richard Kenney '70 for his works, "The Evolution of the Flightless Bird" (1984), "The Orrery" (1985), and most recently, "The Invention of the Zero" (1993). Given annually, the Lannan Literary Awards were established in 1989 to recognize exceptional writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

News

Villar puts Hispanic literature on Internet

By Kate Armstrong | October 19, 1994

Working in his spare time during the past 10 years, Luis Villar, the humanities and social sciences reference biographer, has compiled the first on-line database of Hispanic literature. The database, which is in Spanish and available internationally over the Internet, contains the poetry of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a 17th century Mexican nun widely considered to be the first great poet of the New World. "I do things just because I like to," Villar said.

News

KDE drops pledge period

By Hanita Sawhney | October 19, 1994

Hoping to spark change in the Greek System, Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority recently created the New Woman Program, designed to enhance members' individuality. "If the Greek system is going to stay around here, it'll have to change," said Georgina Gemmill '96, KDE president. Under the guidelines of the new program, KDE will no longer have a pledge period; members will join as full sisters, Gemmill said. The New Woman Program is divided into three areas designed to enhance a particular part of the new sister's personal development -- specifically self development, sisterhood and the larger Dartmouth community. The New Woman Program is based on Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity's Balanced Male Program.

News

Administrators try to incorporate teaching

By Siobhan Gorman | October 19, 1994

Teaching requires a great time commitment -- often too much of a commitment when combined with the duties of being a College administrator. But for some administrators the desire to teach overrides the time management difficulties. Four of the College's top administrators -- College President James Freedman, Provost Lee Bollinger, Dean of Faculty James Wright and Dean of the College Lee Pelton -- hold faculty appointments, but only Bollinger and Pelton have taught classes while serving in their current positions. While Bollinger and Pelton said their love of teaching prompted them to create time to return to the classroom, Wright said he and Freedman travel too much to be effective teachers. Bollinger is currently teaching a class in the government department about freedom of speech and the press and Pelton will teach an English course on the rise of English Gothic novels this spring. Wright distinguished between two kinds of faculty appointments -- those retained by faculty members after they are promoted to administrative positions and those given to administrators who are also academics. Wright said faculty appointments are done through the Dean of Faculty Office but are initiated by either the department or the administrator. Keeping in touch Bollinger, a specialist on the First Amendment, said he teaches to stay connected with the College. "I think it's valuable to be a regular member of the institution and to continue to do what faculty do -- to teach and to write," he said.

News

Assembly grants membership, but only this time

By Siobhan Gorman | October 19, 1994

From now on, student's attendance at Summer term Student Assembly meetings will not count toward Assembly membership, the Assembly's Committee on Procedure reported at last night's general meeting. But for the four students who went to three consecutive meetings this Summer, their attendance will count toward membership, said Assembly Treasurer John Honovich '97, who chaired the committee. Two weeks ago, the Assembly passed a motion by Kishan Putta '96 to form a the committee to look at the appointments of Lischa Barrett '95, Shakari Cameron '96, Sue Kim '96 and Nada Payne '96. Assembly President Danielle Moore '95 said she is glad the issue is settled.

News

Skits address AIDS, alcohol, sex

By Breeanne Clowdus | October 19, 1994

"We're not here to tell you not to drink," said Bob Keene, a member of The Improbable Players of Boston, which performed a number of skits in which alcohol and drugs play a part in decision making and behavior. Keene is one of two actors who performed for hundreds of Greek sorority and fraternity pledges last night at the second of three mandatory events presented by the Coed, Fraternity and Sorority Council as part of the "New Member Series." The performance began rather unconventionally with Gabrielle Lucke, the College's Health Educator, being ran off stage by Keene, who said that the audience was "tired of hearing the same old speech about alcohol abuse.

News

Activities promote alcohol awareness

By Jackie Rose | October 18, 1994

This week marks the commencement of the 10th annual National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, featuring free activities designed to educate students about the prevalence of and problems associated with alcohol abuse. As part of the program, a performance titled "Stages" will take place tonight in Webster Hall at 8 p.m.

Opinion

Tough Choices in Coming Out

By Earl Plante | October 18, 1994

My second year at Dartmouth was extremely difficult for me emotionally. It was during that time that I began to critically examine myself and came to the frightening realization that I am gay.

News

College upgrades for disabilities

By Jeffrey Beyer | October 18, 1994

In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, the College is continuing its program of upgrading facilities to make them more handicapped accessible, Student Disabilities Coordinator Nancy Pompian said. Under the terms of the ADA, Pompian said, the College must have a program in place to "improve and upgrade facilities." Furthermore, all new construction and major renovations must make buildings handicapped accessible. But the law does not state that all buildings must be instantly accessible, said Pompian, who is also co-chair of the College's section 504/ADA committee. Jack Wilson, assistant director of facilities planning and project architect for the College, said the highest priority projects are Rollins Chapel, the Ravine Lodge and Robinson Hall. The Robinson Hall project is especially extensive, Director of Facilities Planning Gordon DeWitt said.

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