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Party, Ball in honor of Wright

By Jacob T. Elberg | October 2, 1998

The Programming Board will hold a Block Party and Inaugural Ball tomorrow night as a continuation of the celebration of James Wright's inauguration as the 16th president of the College. More than a dozen events will take place simultaneously across the campus from 7 to 10 p.m.

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MIT drinking death has not affected College

By Brad Russo | October 1, 1998

One year and a grand jury indictment after Massachusetts Institute of Technology freshman Scott Krueger died during a fraternity pledge activity last fall, most Dartmouth Greek leaders are still saying changes are not needed within the Dartmouth fraternity system. Krueger's death incited MIT administrators to change the university's housing policy and prompted MIT fraternities to temporarily ban parties with alcohol.

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Pelton says he enjoys Willamette

By Andrew Allport | October 1, 1998

In his new role as president of Willamette University in Salem, Ore., Dartmouth's former dean of the College Lee Pelton may be at a new college and in a new time zone, but many things remain the same. An excerpt from his convocation address describing Willamette's origins sounds familiar: a young missionary was chosen to establish a school whose purpose was to educate Native Americans "in matters both religious and practical." In a phone interview Pelton described his first semester at the college as "great, terrific, and a lot of fun." He said he was enjoying both the school and its location, which offers access to the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Oceans. However, Willamette is by no means as rural as Dartmouth.

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Search for dean of the College continues

By Jacob T. Elbert | October 1, 1998

The Dean of the College Search Committee will present a list of final candidates to College President James Wright sometime this term, from which Wright will select a new dean of the College. According to Dean of the Faculty Edward Berger, who chairs the committee, Wright asked the committee to present him with "an unranked list of four finalists." Dan Nelson has been serving as the acting dean of the College since former Dean of the College Lee Pelton resigned in June to become the president of Willamette University in Salem, Ore. Berger said he hopes to bring the candidates to campus later this term for an on-campus interview.

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Provost search about to enter final stages

By Jen Taylor | September 30, 1998

Provost Search Committee Chair Ronald Green said yesterday the committee is in the final stage of deliberations to fill the office of the second highest-ranking administrator of the College. Green, a religion professor, said the group held a meeting yesterday as "part of our on-going review of candidates." According to Green, the list of candidates has been substantially narrowed since former President James O.

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Student Assembly fills key positions

By Brad Russo | September 29, 1998

The Student Assembly approved the nominations of Teresa Knoedler '00 and Jake Shields '99 to fill the positions of student life and administrative and faculty relations chairs respectively at its first meeting of the year last night. Student Assembly President Josh Green '00 departed from established Assembly tradition this year by soliciting student involvement in selecting the student life committee chair nominee, an influential and well-known post within the Assembly's executive committee. In past years, the Assembly president nominates all committee positions without an open search. The Assembly publicized the unique, open nomination process last Spring term and Green selected Knoedler as the eventual nominee. "I think the process worked very well," Green said.

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Class of 2000 conducts election over BlitzMail

By Andrew Allport | September 29, 1998

Sophomores elected Eric Buchman and Lauren Hickey 2000 Class Council president and vice president, respectively, in a BlitzMail election at the end of Summer term. Buchman and Hickey are both on leave terms this term, however, and in their place, the council elected Will Schoen '00 as interim president and John Phinney '00 as interim vice president at their meeting last night, according to Thad Glowacki '00. The council also elected Glowacki Class treasurer and Nefertari Daaga '00 council secretary last night.

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Hanover's hot dog vendor loses license

By Kascha B. Semon | September 28, 1998

Hot-dog vendor Richard Clapp, long a Main Street fixture, is now prohibited from selling food on public property as a result of two incidents within the last year. Clapp, whose last six-month vendor's license from the Town of Hanover expired at the end of July, was denied an extension because of the two food handling incidents which allegedly violated New Hampshire Rules for the Sanitary Production and Distribution of Food. He had served hot dogs and snacks from his cart near Molly's Restaurant on South Main Street for 14 years. "He's been vending outside Town Hall for a number of years, so all of us at the town had daily contact with him," Town Manager Julia Griffin said. Hanover issues short-term and six-month licenses, Griffin said.

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