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Ivy Council convenes at College

By Heather Kofke-Egger | November 6, 1998

Delegates from all eight Ivy League schools will convene in Hanover this weekend when Dartmouth hosts the Ivy Council's semi-annual conference. The Ivy Council, formed in 1993, is an independent, non-profit organization composed of four delegates from each of the Ivy League student governments plus five executives. The council deals with issues affecting individual campuses and the Ivy League as a whole, and was formed to facilitate communication between different student governments and provide a united Ivy government voice. Both the president and vice president of external affairs of the council are Dartmouth students -- Scott Jacobs '99 and Dave Gacioch '00.

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Panel: Human rights not yet universal

By Sarah Rubenstein | November 6, 1998

A panel of five international relations experts discussed the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights before about 40 audience members in 105 Dartmouth Hall yesterday. Much of the speakers' debate focused on statements made by panelist Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore's ambassador to the United Nations. Although the world should celebrate the increased recognition of universal rights of the individual, Mahbubani said many countries' overall conditions have not improved. "While the concept of human rights has traveled widely, the human condition has not improved," he said, citing widespread malnutrition as an example of the problems that afflict large groups of people. Mahbubani said the world is flawed by "double standards" in which powerful Western countries promote human rights but punish the "weak and impoverished" countries more severely than they do elite countries such as themselves. As developing countries improve their economic conditions, the lives of their people will improve and their governments will increasingly protect human rights, Mahbubani said. He said economic sanctions placed on developing countries that violate human rights only hinder progress. We live in a "culturally diverse" world in which not all people agree about all rights, Mahbubani said. He called for consideration by the U.N.

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IMF counselor says Asian market crisis was unpredictable

By Lauren Lafaro | November 6, 1998

A mixed crowd of about 60 professors and students gathered yesterday to hear Michael Mussa, the economic counselor for the International Monetary Fund, speak about the downfall of the Asian market. Mussa began by stressing that the IMF could not have foreseen the Asian market crisis.

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Assembly backs course, faculty guide projects

By Brad Russo | November 4, 1998

The Student Assembly voted last night to begin the process of compiling a course and professor evaluation guide and announced the completion of an advising guide for students selecting majors and minors. The Assembly voted overwhelmingly to establish a task force to work on the course guide, which has been published intermittently by the Assembly in years past. This year, resolution sponsor Jorge Miranda '01 said he hopes non-Assembly members will participate in the task force to ease the burden of creating the guide, which will be posted on the internet. "I think the students really want this.

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Big Green hoops hope fans will like to watch

By Hank Leukart | November 3, 1998

Everyone knows Dartmouth students will attend events with free food, but what about free money? One lucky Dartmouth student may win a $20,000 prize in a half-court shot contest at the end of this basketball season, and a spectator at each men's hockey game will have a chance to shoot for $10,000. In addition to monetary prizes, Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions Brandon Macneill has added a host of new promotions to this year's sports events. For men's and women's basketball games this season, the Leede Arena balcony will be converted into a students-only "luxury box." Campus organizations and student groups can send a BlitzMail message to Macneill to request the box for any home game.

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Midterm elections hit College

By Brad Russo | November 3, 1998

Today's elections end a highly volatile political season, but despite economic uncertainty and a looming presidential impeachment inquiry, most political pundits at the College said they do not expect any surprises in the vote tallies. All 435 House of Representatives seats are up for election as are 34 Senate seats, but all of the people interviewed by The Dartmouth said they do not expect a major shift in Congressional composition. "My gut sense is the current reading of very minor Republican gains makes sense," Government Professor Richard Winters said. Robert Pape, assistant government professor, said the polls are so close much will depend on the weather, which affects voter turnout. "If it turns out to be an awfully bad day you're likely to see Republicans do well in both New Hampshire and Vermont and if it turns out the weather is really terrific ... I think Democrats will do well," Pape said.

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