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Japan-U.S. Relations are in transition

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Consul General of Japan Toshio Mochizuki described the current relationship between the United States and Japan and forecasted the path Japan will take in the future to a crowd of about 50 people last night. Mochizuki expressed concern that President Clinton's trade policies are beginning to reflect what he termed the "traditional Democratic party's inclination towards protectionist policies." He said the Japanese government is taking a more activist role in opening its markets by reducing customs duties and removing many unseen barriers to trade such as burdensome government regulations and weak enforcement of Japanese anti-trust law. Still, he said, the U.S.


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Litchfield '22 dies; Was Thayer HDIning Hall regular, sports fan

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Richard Charles Litchfield '22, a retired toymaker and ship chandler who was a well-known figure on the Dartmouth campus, died Monday at the Country Health Care Center in Lancanster, N.H.. He was 92. Litchfield died of cancer, said his daughter Betty Werner of Shelborne, N.H. "Old Man Thayer," as he was affectionately referred to by some students, frequented the College dining hall and was often spotted all over campus. "We would be part of his daily routine," said Joyce Blunt, an assistant in Baker Library.





Opinion

Drivin' cross country

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Several students of mine have talked about driving across the country, but have been put off by fears for their safety or budgetary constraints. Do it, I say.





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Meadow appeal denied

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The Hanover zoning board Monday night rejected an appeal of its decision to allow a facility for people recovering from mental illness to move into town. Merry Meadow Farm received zoning board approval last month to establish a seven-patient facility at 1 Prospect Street, a house located at the intersection of Allen and Prospect Streets two blocks west of Everything But Anchovies. Hanover attorney William Clausen filed an appeal last week for Anne Johnson and Deborah Johnson Pyles, owners of the neighboring house.


Sports

Heavyweights finish seventh

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WORCESTER, Mass.--The Big Green varsity heavyweight crew, entering Eastern Sprints on Sunday as the defending champions, had its work cut out when it was placed into a morning heat with undefeated Brown and the University of Pennsylvania, both seeded ahead of Dartmouth. Brown, the number-one seed, coasted across the finish line in five minutes, 42.08 seconds.





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Alpha Theta works to fund scholarship

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Each fall and spring, members of Alpha Theta co-ed house do jobs through the Dickey Endowment, such as rake leaves, stack wood, wash cars and clean out garages to benefit the Alpha Theta scholarship. The $1,000 Alpha Theta scholarship is awarded once a year to an undergraduate with an interest in some aspect of international relations and studies. Last year's winner, Tamara Norman '94, used the money for travel and living expenses in the former Soviet Union where she spent Winter term translating children's books into English. Alpha Theta President Michael Stodghill '94 calls the Dickey jobs "a house bonding experience." House members often complain about doing Dickey jobs, Stodghill said.



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Abroad to study Italian, women face sex assault

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SIENA, Italy -- The nature of relationships between Italian men and American women is not listed as a lecture topic on a syllabus for any Italian Language Study Abroad class. But many female students on the Dartmouth LSA here have found themselves wondering how to cope with a significant difference in attitudes toward gender relations. Dartmouth women have tried to ignore whistles, stares, comments and endless invitations to bars, parties and even homes.



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Larimore to leave College

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Colleen Larimore, director of the College's Native American Program, will leave Dartmouth at the end of the Spring term. Larimore's departure was announced in a letter released by Assistant Dean of Students Dan Nelson on May 4. According to Nelson, Larimore is planning to move to the San Francisco area to begin a doctoral studies program in sociology within the next year. Larimore received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1985 and she was president of Native Americans at Dartmouth, the College's Native American students' organization, during her senior year. From 1985 until 1989, Larimore was assistant director of admissions at the College and served temporarily as director of minority recruitment.


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Panel examines women's experiences at school

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Six senior women shared their lessons from four years at the College last night in a panel discussion that dealt with topics ranging from athletics and priorities to motherhood and fitting in. The panel discussion, titled "Will the Real Women of Dartmouth Please Stand Up?," was created by women in the Class of 1989.