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Theater workshop to perform short stories

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 11, 1994

This weekend, the New York Theater Workshop will perform two collections of short stories, which it has been working on during the past week. On Friday night, the group will present three short stories written by Fanni Green who is helping to direct the play. "The Polk Trilogy" is about Shelby, a woman, who interacts with various local town people she meets, according to a press release. Green said yesterday that this will be the first time her stories will be put on stage. "For me it's about explaining and talking with actors how we can bring these stories to the stage," she said.

News

Bassett '78 fights for seat in House of Reps

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 11, 1994

No one ever said running for Congress is easy. Jim Bassett '78 said yesterday afternoon that he did not know when he would be home for his four-year-old daughter's birthday later that night &emdash; but the only thing he is sure of is that he would be there after his debate in Milford. Bassett, 37, a moderate Republican lawyer, is stumping New Hampshire's first district, fighting to win the primary against nine other contenders.

Arts

Norwich to vote on bridge

By David Hemmer | August 11, 1994

In response to a petition drive organized by local residents, the town of Norwich, Vt., has called a special town meeting to discuss the proposed plans for the replacement of the Ledyard Bridge. The meeting will likely be held Sept.

News

Alumni return to study creation myths

By Christopher Kao | August 9, 1994

During the next two weeks, alumni and others with close ties to the College will be returning to very familiar surroundings &emdash; the classroom. As part of this year's Alumni College, about 160 people are in Hanover this week to study cosmology and creation myths and another group of about 95 will come up next week to study literary works, such as "The Heart of Darkness," by Joseph Conrad and "The Tempest," by William Shakespeare. The 31-year-old Alumni College program allows alumni and parents and relatives of Dartmouth students to spend a week in Hanover studying a specific topic taught by several professors. The participants in the program come for a variety of reasons. David Wrisley '67, whose daughter Katherine is a '95, said he came to this week's program because he received the flyer and was interested in the topic. Wrisley added that he and his wife enjoy spending time in Hanover. "We love to come back to Hanover," he said.

News

Telephone numbers now public

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 9, 1994

The Dean of the College Office recently began giving out students' phone numbers to be people who request it from the office. Though the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 allowed universities to release student telephone numbers, the College previously did not disclose them because it thought doing so would invade students' privacy, Assistant Dean of the College Teoby Gomez said. The office is currently allowed to release information on a student's major, awards received, address, extracurricular activities and degrees. Gomez said students can request that the office not give their personal information out.

News

Instructional, Computing services merge

By Scott Anthony | August 9, 1994

The Office of Instructional Services and Computing Services recently merged to streamline planning for the next generation of classrooms and teaching. Deputy Provost Bruce Pipes, a key figure in the merger, said he does not expect there to be any big, short-term changes because of the merger. "This is the kind of merger that is planning for the future," Pipes said. The merger, which occurred in the beginning of July, was a result of Instructional Services increasingly being asked to do things related with computers, Instructional Services Director Mike Beahan said. "More and more, what people want is computer-based," he said.

News

DOC picks leaders

By Maneesh Shrivastav | August 9, 1994

The Dartmouth Outing Club has successfully increased the diversity of its freshman trip leaders, according to Gen Kanai '95, director of the D.O.C.

Sports

Henley results mixed

By David Hemmer | August 9, 1994

The women's and men's crew teams had mixed results against strong competition and in fierce weather conditions at the Candian Henley last week in Ontario. The women's top performance was in the 500-meter-dash eights where they finished second in their heat, qualifying for the final. But one rower came off her seat during the final, forcing the boat to finish the race with only seven rowers, and it finished last.

Sports

Fiedler makes pro debut

By Scott Anthony | August 9, 1994

Jay Fiedler '94 donned a green-and-white jersey to play a football game for the first time in nine months Friday night. But instead of playing for the Big Green, Fiedler was making his professional debut for the Philadelphia Eagles. Fiedler, who rewrote the Dartmouth record book during his three years as a varsity starter, stepped onto Soldier Field in Chicago for the fourth quarter of the Eagles 12-6 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears. He had a fairly successful quarter, completing three of six passes for 40 yards.

News

College to study housing situation

By David Hemmer | August 9, 1994

A College committee that looks at issues related to the Dartmouth Plan will recommend today that a committee of administrators, faculty and students study the Fall-term housing shortage. The recommendations, which remain subject to formal approval this morning from the enrollment committee, came out of a meeting yesterday afternoon, said Dean of the Faculty James Wright, who chairs the enrollment committee. Registrar Thomas Bickel, who is on the enrollment committee, said he expects the new committee to have its recommendations ready by November. But the committee's recommendations will not provide a solution to the immediate problem of the more than 180 people who still remain without housing for the Fall term. "I certainly am sympathetic with them," Wright said.

News

Koop Institute gets $91,000

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 9, 1994

The Corporation for National Service recently gave $91,000 to the C. Everett Koop Institute at the Dartmouth Medical School to support a program that allows medical students to teach children at local schools. The program, Partners in Health Education, has operated as a pilot program for the past two years. Dr. Joseph O'Donnell, an associate dean for student affairs at the medical school and one of the project's directors, said the grant will help continue the innovative approach to doctor-patient relations. O'Donnell said C.

News

Missing sophomore summer

By Scott Anthony | August 9, 1994

While most of the Class of 1996 was enjoying a leisurely afternoon floating down the Connecticut River during Tubestock two weeks ago, Sara McKinstry '96 was in Sturbridge, Mass.

News

Office of Speech may be closed

By Alicia Jennings | August 5, 1994

This fall, a faculty committee will consider the future of the Office of Speech because the pro-gram's lone professor is retiring. Of the two professors teaching the program's three courses this past year, Goodwin Berquist retired at the end of the Spring term and William Brown is set to step down at the end of this coming winter, according to Mary Jean Green, associate dean of the faculty for Humanities. The committee, which will be formed by the Dean of the Faculty Office, will make its recommendations to Dean of Faculty James Wright by the end of the winter. The office is consulting with various faculty members this summer, Green said, including retired Professor Merelyn Reeve and former Speech Department Chair Herbert James. The Board of Trustees approved a faculty vote in June1979, which dissolved the Speech Department, but continued offering speech courses. Since then, speech courses have operated under the Office of Speech. Though Green said the Dean of the Faculty Office can not predict what the faculty committee will recommend, she said possible options include hiring new professors, dissolving the office or incorporating it into another department. "I'm sure a variety of options will be considered," Green said.

News

Police end investigation

By Scott Anthony | August 5, 1994

Hanover Police after investigating Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Sigma Delta sorority will not file any charges against the houses. Hanover Police Detective Rick Paulsen said the police are currently investigating several other Greek houses, but declined to name them. In the SAE and Sigma Delt case, police were looking into the arrests of three underaged, non-Dartmouth students on July 21 for possession of alcohol. Paulsen said the investigation is closed because of "the unavailability of the witnesses." He said three students arrested are now "all over the country" and it is too much of a hassle to have them return to Hanover. "Basically this case is going to be closed because the county attorney is not going to fly them up here," he said. Sigma Delt President Lauren Currie '96 said Sigma Delt would continue to comply with state and College alcohol guidelines. Paulsen said he expected the town to file charges against at least one of the "other" houses within the next two months.

News

ORL: First time housing denied

By David Hemmer | August 5, 1994

For the first time in Dartmouth's history, the College has turned away on-time applicants for on-campus housing, and there are few other housing options in Hanover. Due to the housing shortage and grim outlook for getting pulled off the waiting list, students may now have to change their Dartmouth Plans because they will have nowhere to live in the fall. The Office of Residential Life last week wrote to about 200 students tell them they would not receive College housing for Fall term. "For the first time, we cannot house all students who wish to reside on-campus for a Fall term," Associate Dean of Residential Life Bud Beatty wrote in the letter.

Opinion

Moments of greatness

By Monica Oberkofler | August 5, 1994

Late one night, just before summer term started, a friend and I randomly went for a walk. Climbing the hill at one end of the golf course, we settled on a spot overlooking the valley.

News

Tremaine to leave

By Alexander R. Edlich | August 5, 1994

Phyllis Tremaine, who has successfully handled the Amos Tuck School of Business Admin-istration's $35-million capital campaign, will leave soon to become the director of development at the University of Indiana Business School. Tremaine, who is Tuck's director of development and has been there for six years, said she will start her new job on Sept.

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