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Extend reading period

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | August 23, 1994

The College's two-day reading period does not give students enough time to adequately prepare for their final exams. Students cannot properly review and synthesize all the materials in a nine-week course in this short time, especially in reading-intensive classes like History and complex science courses like Organic Chemistry. By giving students only two days to study for finals, the College limits students' ability to master the materials and develop a perspective on the entire course. The two-day reading period fosters "cramming" because students are forced into a situation where they have to try to learn vast amounts of material in two days. The College argues that students should be learning and looking at the "big picture" throughout the term.

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Housing incentives attract few students

By Scott Anthony | August 23, 1994

Only a handful of students have responded to a College-offered incentive plan to get more students to take Fall term off, leaving more than 100 students still without Fall term housing. Dean of the Faculty James Wright sent out a letter early last week saying any student enrolled for the fall or still on the wait list who agrees to change their Dartmouth plan to be off in the fall will receive half off their room rent for the next term they are on. These students will also receive a higher room priority numbers the next term they are on campus and will have the highest priority within their group for course selections. But as of 3 p.m.

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Donations establish record

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 23, 1994

The College topped last year's record for alumni donations by $500,000 in its annual fund drive this fiscal year. As of June 30, the Alumni Fund received more than $13.4 million in donations. Last year alumni donated $12.9 million, according to Jeff Sassorosi, the fund's senior associate director. "We are very, very pleased with this year's drive," he said. This year 48.6 percent of alumni gave to the fund, a decrease of about 8 percent from last year. But Sassorosi said they tallied alumni contribution figures differently this year. He said instead of giving alumni six to seven additional months to pay off their pledges and computing those pledges in the total numbers, this year they counted only "cash-in-hand" pledges.

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Trustees to set new agenda

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 19, 1994

The College's Board of Trustees will hold its annual Summer term meeting this weekend to set the year's agenda and discuss financial planning. The meeting -- which is more of a retreat for the Trustees -- begins today and runs through Sunday. Though the Board's agenda is confidential, College Spokesman Alex Huppe said the board will make some "long-term conceptual planning." He said he did not know the specifics of the discussion. Board Chairman E.

Opinion

Finn misses mark

By Brandon Del Pozo | August 19, 1994

To the Editor: While correct in stating that every student should know their rights regarding alcohol and the police, John Finn misses the mark in "Students Unaware of Alcohol Laws (17 August)" when he said that students submit to alcohol consumption tests because they are intimidated by the Hanover Police, who "are wearing guns." Finn, who seems to advocate noncooperation with law-enforcement, does not realize that most students are fully aware of their guilt, realize they are both rather drunk and caught in the act, and they submit to the police to make things easier.

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Panelists say Greeks need more diversity

By Scott Anthony | August 19, 1994

At a panel on diversity in the Greek system, six student panelists said distrust between minority groups and Greek houses may inhibit advances towards a more diverse system. The panel on Wednesday night, which had five minorities from "mainstream" Greek houses and one member of a historically black fraternity, was sponsored by the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council. Several panel members, speaking to about 20 people, said their houses are more diverse than they were in the past, but progress still has to be made. "I think the Greek system has come a long ways in terms of diversity," said Kiyoe Hashimoto '95, an Asian-American member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

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LaAlianza wants social space

By Scott Anthony | August 19, 1994

Latino students are asking the College to increase support for their community by giving it space on campus and an advisor. Executives of La Alianza Latina, the College's Latino student group, met with Provost Lee Bollinger, Director of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Mary Childers, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Fursternberg, Dean of the College Lee Pelton and Dean of the Faculty James Wright on Wednesday. Ramyar Rossoukh '96, La Alianza's secretary and former president, said he thinks Latino students need to have their own space for meetings and events. "The Latino community is the largest under-represented ethic community that doesn't have a space of its own," he said. Pablo Barrutia '96, La Alianza's treasurer said having some kind of space is "important for the future of La Alianza." The group currently has its meetings in the Collis Center. Although many Latino students live in and use La Casa, Rossoukh said La Casa's primary focus is as a Spanish affinity house.

Opinion

Necessity of awareness

By Suzanne Leonard | August 19, 1994

Taking a break from my studies this past Sunday night, I attended a discussion sponsored by SAGE (Sexual Awareness Through Greek Education). I had joined the group earlier this summer with some hesitation.

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Art just a part of Shortridge

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 19, 1994

You can tell she is an artist. But it is not that she's clothed all in black in or discusses the newly anointed prince of the New York art clique; it is just that Kate Shortridge '96 has paint all over her pants, jacket and backpack. "I always bring the remnants of being an artist home with me," she said while walking across the Green yesterday afternoon.

Sports

Two '96s battle to replace Fiedler

By Scott Anthony | August 19, 1994

When Dartmouth football opens its training camp next week, there will be a shoot-out for the team's starting quarterback spot. All-everything quarterback Jay Fiedler '94 has graduated and now throws footballs for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. The Dartmouth football team must now begin its search for its next offensive leader, the man who will carry them to another Ivy League crown. Ren Riley '96 will go into camp as the number one quarterback, varsity football coach John Lyons said yesterday. Last season, Riley was the number one back-up to Fiedler, which meant that he did not see much playing time on the field. But Lyons has recruited Jerry Singleton '96, a transfer student from Colorado State University, to come in and challenge Riley for the starting job this season. Lyons said Singleton will start training camp as the number-two quarterback behind Riley, but whoever has the best pre-season will win the job. "We'll go through pre-season and give both of them a lot of work and see what they can do," Lyons said. Unofficial practices Lyons said he got to know Singleton during the recruitment process last year. Singleton has been up in Hanover this summer, working for the College and meeting his new teammates. This summer, Lyons said he has had the opportunity to get to know Singleton better. "He seems to be someone who's very serious about football, and he's working very hard to get himself ready for this year," Lyons said.

News

College asks students to take off fall

By David Hemmer | August 17, 1994

In an attempt to relieve the impending housing crunch next term, the College is offering a collection of financial and academic incentives to convince students to change their Dartmouth Plans for this fall. Early this week, Dean of the Faculty James Wright, on behalf of the Enrollment Committee, sent separate letters to students who have on-campus housing for Fall term, wait listed students and parents of wait listed students outlining the College's immediate plans to house about 180 students. The letters said if any student enrolled for the fall or who is still on the wait list agrees to change their D-Plan to be off in the fall, they will receive half off their room rent for the next term they are on. The average room rent is $1,085, and the offer is only valid for members of the Classes of 1996 and 1997. In return for changing their plans, these students will also receive higher room priority numbers the next term they are on campus and will have the highest priority within their group &emdash; such as senior majors &emdash; for course selections. Students who changed their D-plans to "off" for the fall before the letters were sent out on Friday are not eligible for the offer. Wright said his primary focus is dealing with the students on the wait list. "I'm more concerned in dealing with the enrollment pressures and the one-hundred eighty students who don't have a place to sleep.

Opinion

Respect Debaters

By David Reymann | August 17, 1994

To the Editor The article in Monday's D ("Debaters like to copy" August 15) concerning the debate institute being held at Dartmouth was one of the most infuriating articles ever written in this newspaper ... The unfounded assumption that debaters are responsible for lost books and stolen articles is both irresponsible journalism and baseless conjecture.

News

Greeks upset with Hanover police

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 17, 1994

As the Summer term's police arrest and Greek house investigation list begins to resemble a life-time criminal's rap sheet, members of the Greek system are upset at what they see as a planned attack on their houses. Over the past nine weeks four arrests of College students, the fingerprinting and interviewing of members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity in connection with a robbery and a number of other houses under police investigation have fraternity and sorority members saying that they feel the police are out to get them. "I have the impression that they are targeting my sorority or the two fraternities across the street," Sigma Delta sorority Summer President Lauren Currie '96 said. But Hanover Police Chief Nick Giaccone said he has made no plans for targeting the College's Greek houses. "There has been no written directives, no police policy of increased enforcement regarding fraternities or sororities," he said. Currie said the police park outside of Sigma Delt on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights waiting to bust students. Her sorority recently was under investigation in connection with the arrest of three underage, non-Dartmouth students in the early morning hours of July 21. "We are the safest block in town because there is always at least one car circling," said Matt Miller '96, the summer president of Alpha Delta fraternity. Miller said Hanover Police cars regularly park in front of AD weekend nights.

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Union still lacks contract

By Christopher Kao | August 17, 1994

Despite recent attempts to hammer out a contract, talks between the College and Local Union 560 remain at a standstill more than six weeks after the employees' contract expired on June 30. "We're at a deadlock," Union President Earl Sweet said.

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Students unaware of state alcohol laws

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 17, 1994

As the summer draws to its end, the number of arrests this summer have raised questions of students' rights regarding breathalizer tests and arrests for unlawful possession of alcohol. This summer four sophomores have been arrested and 14 students taken into protective custody. In addition the arrests of three underaged, non-Dartmouth students for unlawful possession in the early morning hours of July 21 lead to the investigation of Sigma Delta sorority and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Opinion

Constitutional Brinkmanship

By Matt Mcgill | August 17, 1994

By now, most of you are familiar with the Hanover Police Department's recent efforts to obtain fingerprints from all the summer members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity in connection with the July 27 break-in and burglary of Thayer Dining Hall.

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