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River may become wildlife refuge

By Tom Keegan | January 24, 1994

Representatives from the National Fish and Wildlife Service visited Dartmouth earlier this month to present their proposal for a new comprehensive fish and wildlife refuge on the Connecticut River and to seek help from students in environmental studies classes. Larry Bandelin, a biologist; Norman Olson, a landscape architect; and Beth Goettel, a wildlife biologist, presented the Connecticut River Planning Project to students in Environmental Studies 50 and 73. Students taking Environmental Studies 50, "Environmental Policy Formation," may be able to help in the establishment of the proposed refuge by collecting data, said Environmental Studies Professor Doug Bolger, who teaches the class this term. The general topic for the course is defined by the professor, but the agenda is shaped by the interests of the enrolled students, Bolger said. The Fish and Wildlife Service has been conducting an extensive public outreach project to share its plan with inhabitants of the Connecticut River basin and involve them in the process.

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Women's task force convenes

By Susie Oh | January 24, 1994

The newly formed Task Force on the Status of Women started meeting this term to discuss what life is like for women on campus and how it can be improved. During their weekly meetings, members of the task force formed four subcommittees: academic, social, health/safety and extracurricular.

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Young ski team heads for NCAA carnival

By Scott Burns | January 21, 1994

The ski team vans were not packed with juniors and seniors last night, but confidence and optimism were in good supply as the ski team headed north to Sugarloaf, Maine for its first NCAA carnival race of the year. Although the team lost a number of veteran skiers this year, preseason results place Dartmouth among the best in the nation. Alpine skier Jean-Pierre Daigneault '97 gave the best collegiate and non-collegiate skiers in the East a glimpse of the future, skiing to four victories in individual competition already this winter.

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Fund drive will help resettle Jews

By Serge Kalista | January 21, 1994

A local fundraising effort led by approximately 35 Dartmouth students will help Jews emigrate from the former Soviet Union to Israel. The Dartmouth chapter of the United Jewish Appeal will begin a campaign Sunday, Jan.

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Trustees may raise tuition 8 percent

By David Sadoff | January 21, 1994

At their February meeting, the Board of Trustees will vote on College Treasurer Lyn Hutton's recommendation to raise tuition. "I suspect that tuition increase to be anywhere from 4 to 8 percent," Associate Treasurer Edwin Johnson said. But tuitions have increased at least 6 percent every year since 1965. With the total student cost for the 1993-1994 school year at $25,635, Johnson's predicted increase would mean next year's tuition could range anywhere from $26,660 to $27,686. This year's student cost consists of $18,270 for tuition and $7365 for room, board, fees and miscellaneous expenses. For the past four years, the Trustees have followed a policy of "decreasing the rate of tuition growth," Johnson said. In response to double digit tuition increases in the 1980's, the Trustees in 1989 adopted a policy of reducing tuition growth. From 1980 to 1985, tuition increased at an average rate of 12.2 percent each year.

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English Department seeks alternate FSP

By Jack Vaitayanonta | January 21, 1994

Rumors that the English Department will propose a new foreign study program to replace the two-term London FSP cancelled last spring are premature. The Department is currently seeking alternatives to their terminated program at University College in London and will meet this Spring to determine whether to establish a new one-term FSP in a different location. In May 1993, a committee of College department chairs voted to cancel the program after the 1995-96 academic year, giving the English department time to find an alternative to the duration and location of the FSP. "The department is considering several alternatives, one of which is to work out something with University College, but that is very unlikely," English Department Chair Louis Renza said. Any changes in the existence of the English FSP will have to be approved in the spring by the Committee on Off-Campus Activities. The current program faced criticism based on its length, organization, academic quality and cost. After a standard review of the English FSP in 1992, COCA approved the program for an additional two years, rather than the usual four, to encourage the department to make alterations outlined in its recommendations. "One of the problems we found was the FSP did not offer enough opportunities to study abroad in a department in which so many students were majoring," said Russian Professor Barry Scherr, who was the chair of COCA when it reviewed the English FSP. Dean of Faculty James Wright said he expected a one-term program to be created because the main problem COCA found with the FSP was its length.

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DaGLO-Sponsored youth workshop discussed sexuality, homophobia

By Kristen King | January 21, 1994

Two representatives from the Hetric-Martin Institute, a New York City-based educational group that offers services to gay, lesbian and bisexual youths, lead a discussion about sexuality and homophobia with a group of more than 40 people last night in Rockefeller Center. The workshop, sponsored by the Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Organization, is part of a road show the institute takes to numerous organizations, including colleges, high schools and service groups such as the Salvation Army. Maisha Uzuri, an HIV/AIDS educator, and Carl Strange, a homophobia educator, lead the discussion, which involved the audience in word-association games, hypothetical situations and discussions about behavioral stereotypes. DaGLO Co-chair Trevor Burgess '94 said the leaders' "hands-on way of dealing" with the issues created an open forum for discussion, which he said was needed on campus. The talk focused partly on the differences between sexual orientation, which the leaders defined as one's feelings; sexual behavior, one's actions; and sexual identity, one's self-definition. Burgess said DaGLO asked representatives from Hetric-Martin to speak at the College because of its focus on services for youths, ages 12 to 24. DaGLO will also sponsor a lecture next month by Kevin Cathcart, the executive director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the leading firm arguing the issue of gays in the military, Burgess said. Hetric-Martin was founded in 1979 out of the need for a stable foundation to protect gay and lesbian youth.

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If you need to rent a car...

By Siobhan Gorman | January 21, 1994

For those who do not have cars on campus, renting a car may be necessary for a road trip. For the majority of the students at the College, Rent-A-Wreck is not only the best but also the only option, because it is the only rental car agency in the area that will rent to people under 21. They will rent cars to customers 18 and older, but they require a major credit card and charge $5 extra per day for people under 21. Rent-A-Wreck charges $29.95 per day to rent a car.

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Forum addresses Greek social role

By Maggie Lockwood | January 21, 1994

A Student Assembly-sponsored forum concerning the Fall term exclusion of freshmen from Greek house parties digressed into a discussion of the Greek system's role as a campus social option. SA extracurricular committee co-Chair Jessica Roberts '97, who organized last night's event at Alpha Delta fraternity, said the purpose of the forum was to look at gender equity in the Greek system in relation to the exclusion policy. But the discussion focused more on issues of Greek life as a social option, covering topics that included rush and pledge periods, sorority parties and the role of the administration in the formation of new undergraduate societies. The extracurricular committee formed last term to look at student response to the Fall term campus referendum on the Greek system. Last night's discussion was the fifth in a series titled "Men and Women and the CFS: How well the system serves its students." The forums are being held in residence halls, single-sex and co-ed houses. Student Assembly President Nicole Artzer '94 opened the forum by discussing the effect the exclusion policy has on gender equity in the social system. "The administration said that freshmen aren't allowed into houses in the fall, which is a strange statement to begin with since Dartmouth promotes an open environment," she said. "But happily or unhappily, women can get into any house." Ted Kovas '94 said that women getting into a party when men are excluded is not a situation unique to the campus environment. "That's what real life is like," he said, "if you go to a club in New York City, women get in and men get turned away." Walter Wukasch '94 said the stronger patrolling of the dorms by safety and security officers because of the new alcohol policy causes freshmen to turn to the Greek system for their social options. "There is a bigger problem now," Wukasch said.

Arts

'Feast of Song' is a flawed hit

By Joe Marcheso | January 20, 1994

The Chamber Singers triumphed last weekend at their annual Feast of Song in Webster Hall. From the opening of the musical program, Clement Janequin's "Je ne fut jamais si aise" to Claude le Jeune's exultant "Revecy venir du printans," the Chamber Singers brought a confident, clear, dynamically attuned performance to some of the same music that had troubled them earlier in the season. Last Friday, there were no signs of any uncomfortability; indeed the smaller ensembles, specifically in "La Belle Aronde," showed great capacity to handle the most intricate demands of the music.

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Deep freeze br-r-rings winter fun

By Siobhan Groman | January 20, 1994

Mother Nature dumped 40 inches of snow in Hanover over the last few weeks, the most since 1980, and Dartmouth students are finding creative ways to enjoy the weather. The freezing temperatures, the coldest in five years, are not deterring students from skiing, sledding, skating and wrestling in the snow. "Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m.

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Telethon starts up fast

By Suparna Dutta | January 20, 1994

The College raised more than $260,000 in the first three days of the annual student telethon and with eight days remaining is well on the way to achieving a $500,000 goal. Each year student volunteers raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the College by making calls across the country.

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NIH official speaks

By Aran Toshav | January 20, 1994

A specialist in alternative medicine spoke about unconventional treatment methods, including nutritional and prayer therapy, to a sparse crowd in Dartmouth Hall Tuesday night. Dr. Joseph Jacobs, newly appointed director of the Alternative Medicine Division of the National Institutes of Health, said alternative medicine can be divided into six categories ranging from diet and nutrition to mind body control.

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