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Minority applicants rise

By Scott Anthony | January 28, 1994

Regular decision applications increased 9 percent this year, including a 25 percent rise in Native American applicants, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Karl Furstenberg. Applications submitted by females, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Native Americans each sky-rocketed more than 17 percent. Furstenberg said applications by these groups have recently lagged behind other institutions.

Arts

Visiting writer Thomas to read from her short stories

By Susan Zieger | January 27, 1994

Most students tackling an English major in creative writing at any college expect their professors to critique their poems and lecture a little on prosody, but writer-in-residence Audrey Thomas has life lessons to teach as well. A full-time writer lured to Dartmouth through the Dickey Endowment to teach the introductory course in the creative writing program this Winter, Thomas provides a model of the modern writer's life, which she describes as "the most free life" one can have. Thomas is the author of twelve books, both collections of short stories and novels.

Sports

Green fencing improves

By Colin Grey | January 27, 1994

Last Saturday, Dartmouth fencing held its own against three-time New England champion Brown University, as the men's team lost 17-10 and the women's team won 13-12. Dartmouth fencers gave nothing away, and the outcome was decided in the last four bouts.

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Colleges opposes speech law

By Christopher Kao | January 27, 1994

The College is opposing a proposed New Hampshire law that would prevent colleges and universities from enforcing speech codes on students and professors. "It's a totally unnecessary attempt to interfere with the operations of Dartmouth College," College Counsel Cary Clark said. Senate Bill 623, supported by both Republican and Democratic state senators, seeks to protect freedom of speech on college campuses and could come to a vote within the next month. The bill raises questions about whether speech should be regulated on campuses, and if so, who should have the authority to control speech. Dartmouth currently does not have an official speech code for students, professors, administrators or its other employees. Clark said the bill would create additional unwanted regulations and would result in increased litigation and legal costs for all New Hampshire colleges. Ann McLane Kuster '78, an attorney and lobbyist hired by Dartmouth, said, "Senate Bill 623 invites every student, professor, teacher, administrator and employee to litigate in federal court." "If approved, Senate Bill 623 will become a full employment act for lawyers, ultimately increasing the expense of higher education for all New Hampshire students," Kuster said. The bill was proposed after J.

Opinion

Acusation of Hate

By Dan Richman | January 27, 1994

If I had to list the top 10 buzz words I've heard in my two and a half years here in Hanover, "hate" would certainly be among them.

Arts

Suit against Merry Meadow dismissed

By Steven Hoffman | January 27, 1994

The Grafton County Superior Court recently dismissed a lawsuit challenging Merry Meadow Farm's right to open a for-profit facility in Hanover for individuals recovering from emotional and mental illness. Neighbors complained the facility lowered their property value and filed a lawsuit last year to stop Merry Meadow from opening. Merry Meadow received special zoning board approval last May to establish a seven-patient facility at 1 Prospect Street, two blocks west of Everything But Anchovies. The board's decision granted Merry Meadow the same zoning exception that allows David's House, the building's current owner, to operate a non-profit home for the families of children receiving treatment at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center within the town's residential district. But the out-of-state owners of a neighboring house filed a lawsuit last summer against the town of Hanover alleging that the zoning board improperly considered the Merry Meadow case. The plaintiffs, Anne Johnson and Deborah Johnson Pyles, inherited the property at 3 Prospect Street and claimed the board's decision caused its value to drop. Johnson and Pyles sold their house a few weeks after filing the suit and dropped the case but Hanover attorney Bill Clausen filed a motion with the court on behalf of another neighbor, Ann Stalter, to substitute her as the plaintiff. Last week, Judge Edward Fitzgerald rejected the motion and dismissed the case. "... Nowhere in her pleadings does [Stalter] claim that she is a person whose rights may be directly affected by the outcome of the appeal," Fitzgerald wrote. Neither Stalter nor Merry Meadow officials could be reached for comment. The pending case, however, did not deter Merry Meadow from moving ahead with their plans to open a Hanover facility, Merry Meadow directors said last August.

News

Community mourns Schimke's death

By Scott Anthony News Editor | January 27, 1994

The death of Hanover Police Chief Kurt Schimke Tuesday shocked and saddened College administrators and town residents, who praised him as a dedicated worker and protector of the community. Schimke died of a heart attack while playing pick-up basketball at the Marion Cross School in Norwich, Vt.

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Greek leaders act

By Amanda A. Amann | January 26, 1994

The heads of the four major governing bodies of the College's Greek System and a representative of the co-ed houses announced yesterday their intentions to form a committee to investigate the Greek system's role at the College. The formation of the Greek Life Evaluation Committee comes in response to recent reports by the Committee on Diversity and Community at Dartmouth and the Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment committee that call for a complete review of the Greek system. Chris Donley '95, president of the Co-ed, Fraternity and Sorority Council, organized the group to address the relationship between the Greek system and intellectualism, diversity, gender relations, race relations, sexual orientation and alcohol abuse. The other students who suggested the Greek Life committee are Hosea Harvey '95, president of the National Pan Hellenic Council; Interfraternity Council President Scott Swenson '95; Panhellenic Council president Lissa Trumbull '95; and Liz Shor '95, a representative from the co-ed houses. The issues the students said they would focus on were all listed as topics of concern expressed in the CDCD report, which was presented to College President James Freedman earlier this month. The report recommended that the College immediately undertake an investigation of the CFS system. Harvey, who heads the self-governing body of the College's historically black Greek organizations, and a member of the new committee, said its aim is to start an independent investigation of the issues rather than to wait for the administration to dictate its solutions. "What I want to see done is a report saying here is where we fail, here are ten things we can do, and then take that back to the different sub-councils and organizations," Harvey said. The students who released the statement will be on the Greek Life Evaluation Committee but Donley said they are still unsure about the rest of its composition. "I do not have to join a committee to see that there is sexism in fraternities," Shor said.

News

Campus political groups gather for Union address

By David Sadoff | January 26, 1994

President Bill Clinton's State of the Union Address last night drew mixed responses across campus as Democratic and Republican student groups met to watch the speech on television. The Conservative Union at Dartmouth met in the basement of Streeter Hall while the Young Democrats met in Rockefeller Center to view the speech.

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Hanover Police Chief dies

By Laurel Smith | January 26, 1994

Hanover Police Chief Kurt Schimke suffered a heart attack at approximately 8:50 p.m. last night while playing basketball at Marion Cross Elementary School in Norwich, Vt.

Arts

Pat Adams - exploring intimacy

By Jason Casell | January 26, 1994

Artist in residence Pat Adams is not just any abstractionist; she has utilized geometrics, specifically circles, in a way that evokes such intimate emotion and desire that you are immediately drawn into her intense spherical universe. Adams will be at the College for the Winter term and currently has some unique work displayed in the Jaffe-Friede Gallery right before you reach the Hinamn boxes. "I am a living example of what can be accomplished," Adams said.

Sports

Women swimmers clinch first-ever winning season

By Amy Henry | January 26, 1994

The women's swim team is on fire, having won its last four meets to assure the first winning season in the program's history. The Big Green tallied their first two wins early in January, playing host to Cornell University and the University of Massachusetts.

News

Lyczak '67, UNH prof, killed

By Laurel Smith | January 26, 1994

Richard Lyczak '67, a computer science professor at the University of New Hampshire, died Saturday at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, 10 days after being shot in Portsmouth. Lyczak, who was 48, was a Fullbright scholar who spent last winter teaching in Thailand.

Opinion

Greek 'Self-Evaluation'

By House Editorial | January 26, 1994

An inquiry by the Greek Life Evaluation Committee formed by the heads of the Greek umbrella organizations would be similar to the question asked by Snow White's step-mother to her magic mirror, who is the fairest of them all. Does the Co-ed Fraternity Sorority Council really want an honest answer?

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