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Redman looks to help students find direction

By Kathrin Weston | May 27, 1999

Newly appointed Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman described himself as a man interested in detail, helping students find direction and reach their goals and providing the best possible residential experience. "I'm a big believer in Maslow's hierarchy of needs," Redman said.

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Civil discourse report released

By Kathrin Weston | May 27, 1999

Although students hold a generally positive view on the current state of discourse and interaction at Dartmouth, the numbers were split along racial and gender lines, according to the annual report recently released by the College's Civil Discourse Committee. During the Winter Term, the committee asked students to answer survey questions about how much they feel they are respected in campus discussions and what they think of the state of campus discourse in general. Differences between the sexes and between students of color and white students were pronounced in responses to survey questions addressing respect and support. Twenty percent of white students said they found themselves frequently offended by campus behavior, while nearly twice as many students of color expressed this feeling. Almost 20 percent of students of color and 12 percent of white students responded that their opinions are often not treated with respect at the College. Surprisingly, twice as many men as women responded that their views are often or very often not treated respectfully. Men and women also responded differently when asked about the importance of convincing others to change their views.

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College in wills of many alums

By Wendy Yu | May 27, 1999

Dartmouth is an institution very near and dear to its students' hearts. And for some, the hill-winds stay in their veins all throughout their lives.

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Floren '93 starts new magazine

By Heather Kofke-Egger | May 27, 1999

When Jennifer Floren '93 was first searching for a job after college, the Internet was not the best source for career opportunities. Now, thanks to Floren, career information is just a mouse click or a page turn away.

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Most '02 men unfazed by IFC rush changes

By Jeffrey Tanenhaus | May 25, 1999

Most freshman males interviewed by The Dartmouth said the recent changes to the Inter-Fraternity Council guidelines, which sets a mininum requirement for bid allotment, will have little bearing on the number of houses they choose to rush. The newly instituted clauses include formalizing old procedures and collecting data to track rushees and the bids they receive. The IFC's rush policy strongly encourages all males to rush at least four houses, and guarantees the vast majority of rushees will receive a bid from at least one house. Chad Silverman '02 said the guidelines "won't affect how I choose to rush or pledge," and said he was not afraid to rush just because he might not receive a bid. Many male freshman echoed a similar sentiment that the guidelines would not have much influence on their decision whether or not to rush. "I don't think it's going to change [students'] opinion.

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CFS alums take stance on initiative

By Andrew Marnell | May 25, 1999

The Dartmouth Coed Fraternity and Sorority Alumni Board announced this week its plans to encourage campus CFSC organizations to improve the living conditions in Greek houses and foster the board's own six principles. The board released its plans in a letter sent to College President James Wright, Trustees Susan Dentzer '77 and Peter Fahey '68, as well as the College Relations Group of the Alumni Council. "In order to promote and improve the facilities and programming of our organizations, we are willing, in aggregate, to spend millions of dollars," the board wrote in the letter. Member of the CFS Alumni board John Engelman '68 said in an interview with The Dartmouth yesterday that he expects the Trustees to raise the level of minimum standards for campus housing as part of the Social and Residential Life Initiative. Engelman, also president of the Alpha Delta Fraternity Alumni Corporation, said he believes the board is committed to improving the houses regardless of what comes out of the Initiative. "Even if the College doesn't raise the current standards ... we are hoping that we can bring all the houses along to raise their sights and maintain the [houses] above and beyond the minimum standards," Engelman said. Engelman said each house would be responsible for all of its fund-raising, and "the use of those funds will be determined by each organization and their Alumni board." He believes the majority of the funds raised will be spent on house improvements, he said. Engelman said the members of the Alumni board "take [their] responsibilities as owners of these houses seriously," though he admitted that "in some cases we have dropped the ball in the past and not maintained houses." The CFS Alumni board has been invited to meet with both the Trustee Initiative Steering Committee and Wright in the coming months. "In our discussions with the Trustees and Administration we will be guided by the following principles, which are consistent with the Trustee's 'five principles,'" the board said in its letter. The principles developed by the board are: "During their college careers, students should be free to choose with whom they socialize and to join organizations of their liking." "Coed houses, fraternities, and sororities should (and do) play a positive role in the academic, cultural, and social development of their members, and by extension, the College as a whole." "Students should have the opportunity to have independent living and social facilities.

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Roderick brings optimism to Committee

By Omer Ismail | May 24, 1999

Kyle Roderick '99, last year's recipient of the Ranny Cardozo Award for the most outstanding junior and recent appointee to the Trustee Steering Committee on Student Life Initiative, appeared confident of the role the Committee will play in shaping Dartmouth's future. Roderick, who is unaffiliated and was directly appointed by the Trustees to the Committee, said compared to any previous college committee, "this Committee is going to have the biggest impact on campus life." Agreeing that in principal the Trustee Initiative is positive, Roderick said students and alumni perceived it wrongly because of the manner in which the information was passed down. "Objectively I can't see many people objecting to it," Roderick said, adding that he thinks College President James Wright has a real commitment to students and student-life on campus. Roderick, who said he strongly felt an urge to express himself rather than remain apathetic after the announcement of the Initiative, said the Committee needs to study the Initiative closely to determine how to implement the Five Principles. "Change isn't necessarily bad," Roderick said, "but it has to be well thought out." Praising the much talked-about "sense of community at Dartmouth," Roderick said the Committee members must translate all the proposals submitted and opinion of the entire community into real changes on campus. Roderick, a visible member on campus, has been highly involved in community service since freshman year.

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Palaeopitus initiates 20 new members

By Heather Kofke-Egger | May 24, 1999

Twenty members of the Class of 2000 joined Palaeopitus, a group of seniors who advise the College president and the dean of the College yesterday. Seventeen of the members of Palaeopitus are chosen each year by the outgoing senior group, according to current co-chair Mia Hockett '99. Next year's members include Tchintcia Barros, Ben Berk, Sarah Burgamy, Olivia Carpenter, Christen Einsiedler, Mike Evans, Vanessa Ferro, Cara Fuller, Josh Green, Kirk Klausmeyer, Katie McCarthy, Yuhka Miura, Jaimie Paul, Janelle Ruley, James Simermeyer, Brian Sleet and Meghan Sullivan. The other three of the members are ex-officio positions in the society - Kelly Bodio, next year's intern to the College president, Eric Buchman, senior class president-elect and Jake Elberg, president of The Dartmouth. The selection process is designed to find members who will bring a variety of experiences and diversity to the group, Hockett said. The process begins with each current member nominating two to five juniors to be considered for the open positions. "We had a list of about 50 juniors who were leaders in their respective area of campus," Hockett said. From there, the current group held a six-hour meeting where the candidates were discussed at length and voted on, then discussed again until a final group was agreed upon. Hockett said that when choosing candidates, each one is considered not only individually but also in relation to each other so the group has members who are strong in all areas. The constitution of Palaeopitus designates four ex-officio positions, although only three were filled this year.

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Working groups finalize proposal

By Heather Kofke-Egger | May 24, 1999

The Five Principles working groups met for a final time last night to finalize the proposal they will present to the Social/Residential Life Task Force today. Thirteen people attended last night's meeting in the Topliff basement, where the final recommendations were presented and suggested revisions to the proposal were considered. The working groups were brought together to represent student voice in developing a new social and residential system.

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Smoot prepares to defend Greek system

By Heather Kofke-Egger | May 21, 1999

Meg Smoot '01, the newly-elected undergraduate member of the Trustee Steering Committee said she knew from the first time she set foot on campus that Dartmouth was perfect for her, but did not find her niche on campus until she joined her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. And that, according to the sophomore from McLean, Virginia, is a sentiment she plans to relay to the 16-member Committee, including four undergraduate students, when they begin meeting today. Smoot responded to one part of a Student Assembly questionnaire by writing that one of her roles on the committee would be "to represent the 80 percent majority of Dartmouth students who support the Greek System." Recently, Smoot was appointed to the Executive Student Committee of the Dartmouth Action Network - a group whose leaders have stated DAN will focus its initial work on opposing the Trustees' Social and Residential Life Initiative - the same initiative the Steering Committee is supposed to help implement. Smoot said she came to Dartmouth on a visit as a senior in high school and fell in love with the College.

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Advisor to Unabomber argues Kaczynski is sane

By Omer Ismail | May 21, 1999

Michael Mello, occasional legal advisor to Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski and Vermont Law School professor, argued last night that Kaczynski deserves a new trial because he is not a paranoid schizophrenic, as his lawyers claimed he was. Mello, whose visit was arranged by the Daniel Webster Legal Society, spoke to a crowd of 30 people in 3 Rockefeller last night and attacked the stance of Kaczynski's lawyers who pleaded their defendant guilty and tried to justify Kaczynski's numerous murders by calling him insane. Along with three VLS students, Mello helped Kaczynski draft an appeal to "vacate and set aside his guilty plea" under the insanity justification.

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