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Spelios '95 provides weather service

By Maggie Lockwood | March 3, 1994

If you are one of the 190 people on the Lou Spelios '95 daily BlitzMail weather update, then you know when it is the kind of day so cold your nose freezes within a minute of leaving the dorm. "I've tested the temperature which causes your nose to freeze.

Opinion

Improving the Assembly

By Tim Young | March 3, 1994

By this time, you're probably sick of hearing about the Student Assembly and the antics of its members, especially if you were around to hear about them last year as well.

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Green Key creates forum for candidates

By Maggie Fritz | March 2, 1994

The Green Key Society plans to publish a special election newspaper next term to provide space to every candidate running for offices in Student Assembly, class councils, the Green Key Society, and the Committee on Standards to present their platforms. The single-issue paper will be distributed to students' Hinman Boxes four or five days prior to the elections scheduled for April 12th, according to acting vice president of Green Key Hosea Harvey '95. "The purpose is to increase responsible student government in order to give students the easiest possible access to responsible voting," Harvey said. The paper will be about 12 pages and will print submissions from every candidate.

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Wallis delivers lecture

By David Hemmer | March 2, 1994

Engineering professor and world-renowned expert on fluid mechanics Graham Wallis delivered the College's seventh annual Presidential Lecture yesterday afternoon to a crowd of about 150 in Alumni Hall in the Hopkins Center. The lecture, titled "A Smorgasborg of Multiphase Flow," presented a broad, basic survey of fluid mechanics. President James Freedman, who introduced Wallis, said, "The Presidential Lecture Series is designed to recognize the contributions of members of the faculty to Dartmouth's academic excellence." Wallis currently holds the Fairchild Professorship at Dartmouth, and served as associate dean of the Thayer School of Engineering from 1989 to 1993. Wallis discussed multiphase flow, which is the study of fluid behavior in which a combination of suspended particles, liquids, gasses or plasmas travel together and react with each other. Examples include pouring whiskey over ice cubes, burping, stirring milk into tea, clouds, soda, blood, beer and pollution. Wallis said for many diseases, including pneumonia, kidney stones and allergies, "multiphase flow is the primary cause or symptom." The lecture was accompanied by an extensive slide show. Wallis discussed experiments on multiphase flow conducted by several local companies, some of which were started by Thayer School of Engineering graduates or faculty. Multiphase flow research examines such diverse topics as pressure zones around ski jumpers, chemicals that dissolve blood clots after heart attacks and air vortexes that cause dirt to build up on rear windows of cars. Wallis spoke of different models researchers use to help predict the behavior of systems.

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Assembly proposes new constitution

By Maggie Fritz | March 2, 1994

The Student Assembly considered 21 amendments to a proposed constitution at its meeting last night. The 27-page proposed constitution has had 15 revisions since the original draft was produced in January. The amendments discussed fundamental aspects of the constitution and also addressed minor points such as wording. The proposed constitution is a more detailed document than the present constitution. The new constitution calls for a change in the number of general representatives from the student body from 21 to 24 and the number of freshman class representatives from seven to eight. It also gives more flexibility to the Assembly by not pre-determining the functions of the Assembly's standing committees and by leaving unspecified spending limits to be determined each year by the by-laws. Amendments to the proposed constitution include provisions for a special all student body election in the event of a tie in an initial vote for Assembly president or vice-president. "The bulk of [the constitution] got through and I'm happy with that," Chair of the Constitutional Task Force Tim Rodenberger '95 said. The Assembly will examine the constitution as a whole at its meeting next Tuesday and vote on whether to accept it. The constitution must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the general Assembly in order to be instituted.

Sports

Women swim to best season ever

By Richard Petty | March 2, 1994

The Big Green finished seventh at the Eastern Women's Swimming League Championships at Princeton University last weekend, capping Dartmouth's women's swimming's most successful season ever. The women finished 7-4, 3-4 in the Ivy League, breaking their previous record of six wins in a season.

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Japanese author visits

By Timothy Fitzgibbons | March 2, 1994

One of Japan's most distinguished contemporary authors discussed themes ranging from boredom to American pop culture in a speech to students and faculty yesterday afternoon. More than 60 people filled the Wren Room of Sanborn Library to hear Haruki Murakami give a short speech and field questions from the audience. The speech and question-and-answer session focused on Murakami's motivations for writing and the difficulties of translation and cross-cultural writing. Murakami said his works center on everyday boredom.

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Men's group discusses gender issues

By Amanda A. Amann | March 2, 1994

Dean of the College Lee Pelton founded a men's discussion group last fall for male administrators, faculty and students to discuss gender issues and work to reduce violence and sexual assault against women. Pelton said the group's original purpose was to educate campus males about sexual assault, but their purpose has expanded to include discussion of other gender issues. "We are concerned with social structures on campus- how men and women relate, how they date and the role alcohol plays in socializing," Pelton said. The group, which meets about once a month, is open to any men interested in joining.

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Wright names new deans

By Michelle Francois | March 2, 1994

Dean of the Faculty James Wright announced yesterday the appointment of Biology Chair Edward Berger to the position of dean of graduate studies and Physics Professor John Walsh to the dean of the sciences position. Berger will replace Richard Birnie and Walsh will fill the position vacated by Karen Wetterhahn.

Arts

Production staff perform behind-the-scenes magic

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 2, 1994

In a term packed with unprecedented and powerful dramatic productions, some of the people most responsible for the successes of the plays are not the ones whom the audience sees acting and performing on stage. The faceless individuals who work behind the scenes are some of the true engineers of the theater.

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Planners shape library

By Siobhan Gorman | March 2, 1994

The new Berry Library, the futuristic companion to Baker Library, which is scheduled to begin construction in 1996 or 1997, is being billed as the library of the 21st century by members of the task force responsible for its development. Berry is scheduled to be built on Elm Street, which the College has purchased from the city of Hanover, said Nancy Marion, economics professor and task force member. The $30 million gift for the new library has been invested and may reach $40 to $50 million by the time the library is actually built, Marion said. Berry Library is in its earliest planning stages, according to Bill Scott, classics professor and chair of the task force. "There isn't any need for us to get specific yet," he said. The task force has been gathering information by visiting libraries on campus and listening to presentations on new technology and preliminary architectural options, Marion said. Marion said one of the main issues the task force is discussing is the new library's focus on electronics as opposed to storage of volumes in hard copy. "We're going to think about a library with a huge book collection," English professor and member of the task force Alan Gaylord said. But he said the more science-oriented task force members are focusing on creating a kind of "virtual library." The virtual library would consist mainly of a huge computer network which would improve access to materials, Gaylord said. One of the main features of the library of the future will be flexibility, Margaret Otto, librarian of the College and task force member said. "The technology is moving at a rapid rate.

Opinion

At 22, Welcome to Generation X

By Ryan Mcmillen | March 1, 1994

In about two weeks, I will be 22. A very nebulous age. None of the pomp and circumstance of 21. However, there is one benefit derived from reaching this dubious plateau - I will be an official member of Generation X. I am now going to contact the Generation X headquarters in New York to ask how to become a member.

News

Kelly to serve as officer

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 1, 1994

Marcia Kelly replaces Maureen Ragan as Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Officer today. Ragan had held the position on an acting basis since September 1993. The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Officer coordinates investigations of Student Code of Conduct violations and educates students about the College's judicial process. Kelly will also handle the daily activities of the Committee on Standards, the College's body for enforcing rules.

Sports

Men's hockey eliminated from playoff contention

By Colin Grey | March 1, 1994

Losses don't come much more heartbreaking than the one fate dealt out to the Big Green men's hockey team on Saturday night against Clarkson University. Maybe fate - or maybe it was referees Jim Cerbo and Tom DiFueco. With less than four minutes to go, the duo gave out a pair of penalties to Trevor Dodman '95 for elbowing and to captain Mike Loga '94 just 31 seconds later for cross-checking. The penalties came as the team was doing an admirable job of pressing for a tying goal, peppering the Clarkson net with bids. Clarkson had scored twice in the first period but were barely holding off the Big Green's relentless assault on goalie Jason Currie. You don't get much closer than Dion Del Monte's '95 shot at 15:49 of the third period, which Clarkson goalie Jason Currie somehow managed to deflect over the crossbar. Then there was Matt Collins '94, who tried to tuck the puck in the bottom corner after skating around the back of the net. In fact, until the referees blew the whistle on the Big Green, the stone wall Currie had erected in front of the Clarkson net was all that kept the opposition in the game. "We had our back to the wall, and I thought our kids came out and gave a tremendous effort," Coach Roger Demment said.

Sports

Women's basketball drops to second place

By Camille Powell | March 1, 1994

For the women's basketball team, everything that could have gone wrong during this weekend's road trip did go wrong. First, icy weather pushed Friday night's game at Cornell University to Sunday night, disrupting the Big Green's travel plans. The switch also meant that "we had to play the tougher team on the second night [of the road trip] rather than the first," Coach Chris Wielgus said. Then, to top it all off, half of the team got sick between games. When the problem-filled trip was finally over, the team was left with a two-game split, beating Columbia University 67-55 on Saturday, and falling to Cornell 71-62 on Sunday. "This entire trip was disruptive," Wielgus said.

News

College Bowl wins Regionals

By Jack Vaitayanonta | March 1, 1994

Dartmouth's College Bowl team won the New England Regional Championship this weekend at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., and will head to the National Championships at the University of Florida in Gainesville at the end of April. The team, composed of captain Grant Bosse '94, Ted Schuerzinger '94, Steve Schmidt '97, Dan Clark '97 and alternate Michael New '97, defeated Harvard University in the championship game of the 17-team tournament, avenging a loss to Harvard in the finals of the same tournament last year. Schuerzinger, Dartmouth's high scorer, was voted to the tournament's all-star team, Bosse said. The team finished the tournament with an 11-1 record, defeating Connecticut College in the semifinals.

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