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Students advocate more open process

By Kathrin Weston | August 3, 1999

Citing a lack of communication as the main problem, most students interviewed by The Dartmouth yesterday said they would like the steering committee's approach to the Social and Residential Life Initiative to be more open. Summer Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Jojo Adofo-Mensah '01 said he feels the steering committee keeps its considerations of proposals about the Initiative considerably "secret." "It makes you wonder," he said.

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Trips give one of many DOC outlets

By Kathrin Weston | August 1, 1999

Whether you know very little about Dartmouth or you grew up hearing stories about the College in your crib, the Dartmouth Outing Club, an integral part of Dartmouth's history and tradition, will probably provide your first real introduction to the College. Freshman Trips In recent years trips have become increasingly popular, with up to 80 or 90 percent of students in the incoming class signing up.

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Class of 2003 Freshman Issue

By Jen Taylor and Jay Krehbiel | August 1, 1999

As we were putting together this issue we couldn't help but envy you. We kept wishing that we could switch roles with you -- that we could be freshmen again, packing our bags to spend four wonderful years at Dartmouth. We hope you have as much fun reading this paper as we had putting it together.

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Residence halls offer variety of dorm life experiences

By Jay Krehbiel | August 1, 1999

By the second week in August, many of you will have received what can be the most important item that the College will send you regarding Freshman year -- roommates and a housing assignment. Providing freshmen with housing assignments is obviously necessary, but tends to create anxiety, because of the uncertainties. Possibly even more confusing is that when the computer randomly generates roommate and housing assignments, it tells you where you are living and how many square feet each dormitory room is.

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New Dean of College will be busy with Initiative

By Brad Russo | August 1, 1999

After former College President James Freedman announced his resignation in the fall of 1997, many other administrators followed, most to assume bigger roles at other colleges. One of the most prominent departures was that of former Dean of the College Lee Pelton. Pelton had served as dean for eight years and was well known around campus, whether it be for popular steps like his "Experience Dartmouth" program in the East Wheelock residence halls, or for significantly less popular moves like his controversial alcohol reforms immediately prior to his departure. To replace Pelton, who is now president of Willamette College in Oregon, the College selected what at first appeared to be an unexpected candidate for such a high-level administrative post. James Larimore, a 38-year old who was still completing his doctorate dissertation at Stanford University, was chosen and took over the position July 1. Larimore was assistant to the provost at Stanford before coming to Dartmouth.

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Social life flourishes despite rural setting

By Jen Taylor | August 1, 1999

Many people think Dartmouth's remote location precludes any sort of active social life, yet a wide range of social options are thriving in this sleepy New England town. You'll probably spend your first few weekend nights wandering around with herds of other first-year students -- some you sort of know, others you don't know at all -- feeling clueless and looking for things to do.

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DDS: your home cooked meal away from home

By The Editors | August 1, 1999

When members of the Class of 2003 return to Hanover after their freshman Dartmouth Outing Club trips, one of the first things they will want is a home-cooked meal. Instead, they will have to settle for Dartmouth Dining Services. DDS is actually really good " for college food. The numerous different dining halls -- there are a total of 11 establishments on campus -- make for a great selection, and either the health-nut or the junk-food junkie can find culinary happiness. Food Court, with the most seating and the longest hours (its open from 11 a.m.

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Your guide to Dartmouth slang

By The Dartmouth | August 1, 1999

Editor's note: While reading this vocabulary section, take everything with a grain of salt. Although people do use these words, this section is somewhat tounge-in-cheek, so take it as such. beast (noun) " The beer of choice in most fraternity basements because of its low cost.

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New Trustee chairman reflects on his time at Dartmouth

By Jay Krehbiel | August 1, 1999

Although William King '63 arrived on campus for the first time in the fall of 1959, his father, Class of 1933, had told him enough to make him feel as if Dartmouth was old news. "As a child, I had decided to go someplace else," King said. It was his sister's stories of weekend visits to Dartmouth from Smith College that would entice the newly-appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees back to the Hanover campus.

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Steering Committee gathers opinions, examines Task Force proposals

By Kathrin Weston | August 1, 1999

The Steering Committee for the Social and Residential Life Initiative is in the process of reviewing the more than 250 pages of proposals that were submitted to the Task Force in response to the Initiative and will decide a course of action during the 1999-2000 academic year. The Committee consists of 14 members chosen from the Dartmouth community. In addition to Trustees of the College Susan Dentzer '77 and Peter Fahey '68, the Committee is comprised of Allen Collins '53, Thomas Csatari '74, graduate student Jesse Fecker, Susan Finegan '85, French professor Mary Jean Green, Equal Opportunity director Ozzie Harris '81, College Vice President and Treasurer Win Johnson '67, Dean of the College-designate James Larimore, Anthropology professor Deborah Nichols, Associate Professor of Engineering Ulf Osterberg, and four undergraduate students. The student representatives are Meg Smoot '01, who was elected by the student body to the Steering Committee and Matthew K.

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Wright's first year in office brings controversial Initiative

By Deborah Bernstein | August 1, 1999

With 30 years of experience at the College prior to his inauguration as the 16th president in the Wheelock succession, James Wright is using his Dartmouth knowledge to usher in some of the most controversial changes in the College's history. From his days as a zinc miner to finally the post of President of the College, Wright has brought tenacity to every step of his way to the presidency. In 1987 Wright chaired a committee on residential life which urged the College to build a new student center, reduce the influence of Greek houses on campus and increase the sense of community in residence halls. He served as both acting dean of the faculty and acting provost until then President James Freedman appointed Wright provost without the usual search committee process. This raised faculty ire, and resulted in Wright announcing he would resign after one year instead of becoming "a point of contention between [Freedman] and the faculty." Wright talked to The Dartmouth last year about that experience.

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Polls show students favor Greeks

By Deborah Bernstein | August 1, 1999

Two polls taken by The Dartmouth indicate students overwhelmingly favor the continuation of the single-sex Greek system, although opinions range about what, if anything should replace it if need be. Taken immediately after the announcement of the Trustees' Initiative in February and then a month later in March, the two polls' results were nearly identical. Out of 2,624 respondents, 60 percent said they support the continuation of the single-sex Greek system at the College, down just two percentage points from the days immediately following the bombshell announcement on February 9.

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