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August 3, 2024 | Latest Issue
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No honor in cheating

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After a year of service on the Committee on Standards, I have witnessed an appalling number of academic dishonesty cases and an even larger number of excuses. Perhaps what is most upsetting is the lack of respect some students have towards the quality of their scholarship and the integrity of their classmates.


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Arctic explorer; Symposium honors prof's 80th birthday

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Retired Anthropology Professor Elmer Harp, a pioneer in the development of archaeological research in the Eastern Arctic, was honored on campus last week at an event which drew anthropology experts from around the world. The three-day event, dubbed The Elders Conference on the History of Archeology in the Eastern Arctic, was sponsored by the Dicky Endowment, the Institute on Canada and the United States, the Institute of Arctic Studies, the anthropology and Native American studies departments and The Arctic Studies Center of the Smithsonian. The celebration was the brainchild of William Fitzhugh '64, one of Harp's former students, and attracted the "elders" of the field, experts from around the world. Harp noted that this event was not held entirely for him, yet his assessment falls into line with his modest account of his accomplishments, many of which have had significant impact on the academic departments at Dartmouth. Harp, who celebrated his 80th birthday in April, founded the anthropology department at the College in the 1960s. His 32 years of field research in Newfoundland resulted in the naming of the site of his research near the city of Port au Choix as a historical landmark.


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Biathalon remembers Peter McKernan '93

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The third annual Peter A. McKernan Memorial Biathalon will kick off this Saturday at 1 p.m., combining a three-mile run on Rip Road with an eight-mile bike race on the Etna Loop. The event is held in memory of Peter McKernan '93, who died of heart troubles in the winter of 1991. All proceeds will go to the Pete McKernan Scholarship Fund. "The scholarship was set up by Peter's parents and is given to three distinguished Maine high school students," said Jay Gonzalez '93, who was a friend of McKernan's and helped establish the yearly event. Participants must pay a $10 entrance fee, and can sign up in the Hopkins Center Thursday, Friday and the day of the race, according to Laurie Senn '94, who is helping to organize the fundraiser. "We hope to get around 100 to a 150 participants," Senn said. Sponsorship from the Interfraternity Council, the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council and the Panhellenic Council will help pay for free t-shirts given to participants. Local businesses will provide prizes for the first 15 finishers, according to Senn.



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Biathalon remembers Peter McKernan '93

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Three experts on the United Nations discussed the future of the organization in the post-Cold War era in a panel discussion last night in Dartmouth Hall. Nitya Pibulsonggram '62, the permanent representative from Thailand to the U.N., Jonathan Moore '54, the former U.S ambassador to the U.N., and Edward Luck '70, the president of the United Nations Association of the USA emphasized the changing role of the U.N.


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Winds damage roof, tree

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A sudden and powerful gust of wind last night snapped a 40 foot pine tree behind Gile Hall and swept portions of copper roofing off Parkhust Hall. According to the Lebanon Airport control tower, winds reached speeds of 44 mph. A long portion of copper roofing on Parkhurst was lifted up, twisted about and landed back on the roof. Students reported seeing a funnel of wind touch down on the top of Parkhurst. "The wind was blowing really hard," said Greg Papajohn '96 who stood out side of Massachusetts Hall.



Sports

Golfers invited to NCAA regionals

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For the first time in school history, two women will represent Dartmouth on the national level in golf when they compete at the NCAA East Regional Championship, May 13-15 in Baton Rouge, La. Seniors Tracy Welch and Sarah Davis are among 12 individuals invited to compete along with 18 teams.


Arts

Student art graces Dirt Cowboy

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The Dirt Cowboy Cafe, Hanover's funky new hangout, now also serves as an art gallery. A show of senior honors projects by studio art majors Audrey Bennett '93 and Laura Howse '93 opened yesterday. The studio art senior honors program requires students to work on an intense project for two consecutive terms.



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Maathai speaks on African environment

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Montgomery Fellow Dr. Wangari Maathai last night told an audience in 105 Dartmouth Hall, "My government does not seem to like what I do ... there were fears that I would not arrive at this beautiful campus." Maathai, considered the leading environmentalist in Africa and the Third World and a controversial political figure in her native Kenya, was recently in hiding there following a government attempt to arrest her. Her visit to the College as a Montgomery Fellow was uncertain only weeks ago, but she spoke last night on "Women's Role in the Environment and Politics in Kenya." Maathai is director of the Green Belt Movement, an environmental organization founded 16 years ago to promote reforestation and expansion of natural fuel resources, and provide income and empowerment for rural workers, who are mostly women. The movement encourages tree-planting to combat malnutrition and the effects of environmental exploitation in rural communities.









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Dick Swett evaluates Clinton

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Although President Bill Clinton has taken heat from the press for his first 100 days in office, Democratic Congressman Dick Swett Monday night told the Dartmouth community Clinton has done a good job.Speaking to a near-capacity audience in Rockefeller Center, Swett said Clinton has accomplished more in his first 100 days than most past presidents, citing the progress of his government appointments, his proposed budget deficit resolution and advances toward health care reforms. Swett said Clinton took office at a difficult time following 12 years of Republican rule. Clinton had to "overcome 12 years of inertia ... and 12 years of pent-up frustrations from the Democratic Party waiting to enter the White House," Swett said. "Clinton is in good shape," Swett said. Swett commended President Clinton's attempt to balance the budget despite the "deep, obvious, somewhat painful spending cuts" which Swett said were necessary to control the budget deficit. If the deficit continues to escalate at its current rate, Swett said when today's college students enter the work force 45 cents of every tax dollar will be spent on interest associated with the deficit However, Swett said he believes Clinton can make further spending cuts.


Arts

Harvard violinist gives concert

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Solo violinist Scott Yoo, with flagellating horse hair disengaged by his ferocious bowing, provided an exciting and extremely entertaining performance in Spaulding Auditorium last night. A physics major at Harvard, Yoo won the Young Concert Artists International competition at 17 and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including Boston Symphony, Modesto and Pasadena Symphonies in California, the Reno Chamber Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony. Yoo has soloed abroad with the Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra in Seoul, the Maracaibo Orchestra and the Orquesta Sinfonica in Venezuela as well as in the Dominican Republic. Yoo, accompanied by Max Levinson on piano, began the program with classic repertoire of Bach and Beethoven Sonati, continued with Saint-Saens and Bazzini in the second half and topped off the performance with an encore transcription of Scott Joplin. Levinson, a junior at Harvard and himself an accomplished solo pianist, performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the age of thirteen and has since performed as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston. Yoo and Levinson worked very well together, combining the attributes of the piano and violin in an interplay of melody and harmony, which produced an impressive and appealing musical presentation. Yoo and Levinson rendered a very sensitive performance of the Beethoven Sonata No.