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Kunin opens summer term's symposium

By Alex Shartsis | July 8, 1998

Madeline Kunin, U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and former governor of Vermont, kicked off this year's Summer Symposium -- "Understanding New England" -- last night, with a speech which surprisingly focused on the effect of the Holocaust on U.S.-Switzerland relations. The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, which runs the symposium, chose "Understanding New England" as its topic this year.

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Paul '00 ready for busy summer

By Edward Thomas | July 8, 1998

If sophomore summer is supposed to be a quiet and relaxing three months, then student leader Jaimie Paul '00 is going about it all the wrong way. Her selection last week as Summer term president of the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council only adds to an already full plate including two internships, a full course load and working as a College tour guide. But enthusiasm -- a word commonly used to describe her by friends and peers -- supplants stress when Paul is questioned about her impressive list of activities. "It's work, but it's really interesting," Paul says of her internships, one of which includes working one-on-one with Anthropology Professor Sergei Kan to write a full-length book. Though Paul has always had plenty to occupy her time, she has not always directed her energies into the same organizations at Dartmouth. Paul started off her career at the College heavily involved with the Crew team, a sport she picked up during her junior year at Barlow High School in Redding, Connecticut. But after two full seasons Paul threw in the towel, realizing that there is more to Dartmouth than life on the River. "There was so much more of Dartmouth that I wanted to see," Paul said. And see she did. While attempting to study organic chemistry in the Sanborn House late yesterday afternoon, Paul talked freely of her past achievements and why she now finds herself heading one of the College's largest student organizations. Paul, it seems, has always had an eye for combining her interests with her work. Citing her tour guide as one of the main reasons she came to Dartmouth, Paul applied for a position of her own at the earliest chance. "I love the ability to influence prospectives," Paul said.

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SA to lead discussions of social issues

By Sarah Gerry | July 8, 1998

The Student Assembly discussed plans to organize campus discussions of social issues, at their weekly meeting last night. The discussions are intended to "get students to interact whose paths might not otherwise cross," the Assembly's Student Life Summer Chair Karen Wilkes '00 said. The "conversations," which Wilkes described as "honest, open discussions of social issues," will take place in "neutral spaces." Suggestions of discussion locations included the Green, a space some members feared might be too open for talks about sensitive issues. Assembly members also considered holding the discussions during a movie night. The Assembly discussed the possibility of planning a "Dorm Unification Program," a display of photos in campus residence halls that depict Dartmouth life. The Assembly will co-sponsor a Study-a-Thon with the Afro-American Society, and will continue to discuss whether "Mugshots" are necessary despite the existence of an interactive directory. It will organize an "all-inclusive programming event" sometime this term, Summer Chair Janelle Ruley '00 said. The Assembly will soon be distributing cards to all students, in an attempt to dispel myths about the door-locking policy and the cable debate, as well as ask for recommendations for potential Assembly summer activities. The cards will point out that dorms will not be locked until the campus has discussed the policy, and that a decision about whether to provide cable to residence halls has not been made. The cards might also inform students about where they can get information regarding Summer term's alcohol and party policies.

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Students celebrate Fourth despite rain

By Eun Lee Koh | July 6, 1998

Even heavy fog and pouring rain didn't stop the Upper Valley from celebrating the Fourth of July with a bang. With fireworks, parades and even a hike up Mount Moosilauke, Dartmouth students and community residents still reveled in Independence Day festivities. Members of the Dartmouth Outing Club and others gathered at the summit of Mount Moosilauke to watch fireworks displays in neighboring towns below -- but dense fog and heavy rain blocked much of the view. "The fog was really dense, but we did see some fireworks," Walker Holmes '00 said.

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Green Card, DASH to merge: Jacobs '94, founder of Hanover Green Card, will manage DASH

By Jacob T. Elberg | July 6, 1998

In a move that will likely lead to the merger of the DASH card and the Hanover Green Card by Fall term 1999, the College has hired Green Card founder and president, Mitch Jacobs '94, to manage the DASH program for the next year. Jacobs and Green Card Vice-President Taran Lent '96 -- who was hired by the College along with Jacobs -- began their new job of overseeing the DASH office's operations on July 1.

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Wazzupdate highlights programming

By Sarah Gerry | July 6, 1998

About 150 students opened their BlitzMail in-boxes this morning to find Wazzupdate, a bulletin that informs the Dartmouth community about the week's programming events. Daudeline Meme '00, who compiles and helped to create the update, said it will be sent to subscribers each Monday in order to "make activities more accessible" to the student body and College community. The update includes events related to every aspect of "Dartmouth culture," and each event is open to the entire College community, according to Meme. Meme said any organization can contribute to the update, and Monday's bulletin includes events sponsored by the Film Society, Agora, Asgard, Phi Tau, the Tucker Foundation and the Women's Resource Center. Last term, five updates were sent from the Student Assembly's BlitzMail account, but Wazzupdate received its own account about two weeks ago, Meme said. She said information about programming events included in Wazzupdate will also be listed in BlitzMail bulletins under Student Assembly-Wazzupdate. The idea of a weekly programming update was discussed in a meeting at the Roth Center for Jewish Life and during a "community-wide" discussion in the basement of Cutter-Shabazz Hall, Assembly President Josh Green '00 said. Green said Jorge Miranda '01 and Meme worked with the Assembly's Student Organizations Committee to develop the idea. The update "may have been conceived Fall term, it was born in Winter and didn't take its first steps until Spring," Green said. Between 30 and 40 students suggested possible names for the bulletin, and the Assembly selected the name Wazzupdate, submitted by Ezekiel Webber '00, Meme said. Green said campus organizations have been supportive of the update, and the update will benefit both organizations and students. "It will give organizations a chance to get the word out about their events and will give students a better idea of what, in God's name, we can do in Hanover, N.H.," he said. Meme said she welcomes student reactions to the update and any suggestions of possible improvements.

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Paul '00 elected CFSC president

By Joseph C. Scott | July 2, 1998

The Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council elected Jaimie Paul '00, a member of Sigma Delta sorority, as its Summer term president during elections last Thursday. Eugene Kim '99, a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity, was elected CFSC vice president. The CFSC also elected Benjamin Oren '00, a member of Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity, as this term's programming liaison.

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Assembly plans for busy Summer term

By Sarah Gerry | July 2, 1998

This summer's Student Assembly will work to inform students about the new alcohol policy and their academic advising options, Assembly members decided Tuesday night during a brainstorming session. The Assembly also hopes to replace outmoded computers in the Hopkins Center and Collis Student Center with PowerPCs and may become involved in the '02 Community Night, Summer Chair Janelle Ruley '00 said. "I want us to challenge ourselves and then I want us to live up to those promises," Ruley told the Assembly. She encouraged members to "talk to the campus" and to "find out what [students] think." The Assembly is considering publicizing the release of the Visions Project write-up, which is available in Baker Library's reserve corridor and at the Collis Information Desk.

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College dean search committee meets

By Joseph C. Scott | July 2, 1998

The dean of the College search committee met yesterday afternoon to discuss the procedure it will use to replace former Dean of the College Lee Pelton. According to Dean of the Faculty and search committee Chair Ed Berger, the committee looked over folders containing the "between 60 and 100" applications for Pelton's position yesterday. Pelton left the College last month to become president of Willamette University in Salem, Ore. At the meeting, the committee discussed the strategy the College will use to narrow its search, Berger said. Berger said he is unsure when the search will conclude, but said the process is likely to take several months. "We'll probably have a couple rounds of screening" throughout Summer term, Berger said, until the number of applicants is cut down to between eight and 10. After applicants have been narrowed down, the committee will seek personal recommendations for the remaining candidates, Berger said. Based on these recommendations, the list will be reduced to three or four candidates, Berger said. The choice of the new dean will be made after members of the committee conduct "offsite" interviews -- interviews held away from the College -- with the finalists, Berger said. "At this point it's not really clear" when the College will choose a new dean, he said. The other members of the dean of the College search committee are Religion Professor Susan Ackerman, Director of Alumni Relations Nelson Armstrong, College Counsel and Director of External Relations Cary Clark, Assistant Provost Sheila Culbert, History Professor Richard Kremer and Anthropology Professor Deborah Nichols. In addition to the faculty and administration representatives, Watt Boone '00, Cara Mathews '99 and former Student Assembly President Frode Eilertsen '99 also serve on the committee.

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Student Assembly releases 'Visions' book

By Eun Lee Koh | June 30, 1998

Issues surrounding social life at the College topped the list of student concerns, according to Visions of Dartmouth, the Student Assembly-compiled book which contains more than 800 student opinions. Students voiced concerns about the lack of social options and programming space, the role of the Greek system and alcohol in the Visions book, submitted to administrators, including College President-elect James Wright, at the end of Spring term. The Visions project is the culmination of the Assembly's efforts during Winter term to collect opinions about the College from the student body.

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SA submits annual report to Trustees

By Eun Lee Koh | June 30, 1998

The Student Assembly said it would work to give students a larger role in the College's decision-making process in its annual report, submitted to the Board of Trustees earlier this month. The report, authored by newly-elected Assembly President Josh Green '00, called for increased interaction between students and Trustees, including student participation in Trustee elections and granting student membership on the Board of Trustees. "We are surprised by the limited responsibility given to students in the College's decision-making processes," the report stated.

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Spurr '99 rushes Fenway field

By Sarah Gerry | June 30, 1998

A College student was arrested last term after he rushed Boston's Fenway Park during a Memorial Day weekend game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox. Jeremy Spurr '99, a member of Gamma Delta Chi fraternity who came to Boston with about 30 Gamma Delt brothers, said he ran from the outfield to second base, then walked off the field and was taken into custody. "[Spurr was] break dancing in the middle of the infield and then started to walk off," Gamma Delt brother Brendan Panda '00 said.

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Roderick '99 wins Cardozo Award

By Sarah Gerry | June 26, 1998

Kyle Roderick '99 was waiting on tables at a Cape Cod restaurant last term when, one day halfway through lunch, his employer told him to leave immediately. Roderick had planned to drive to the College that afternoon to speak at a reception for the recipient of the Ranny B.

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Plans for cable service in dorms put on hold

By Jacob T. Elberg | June 26, 1998

College officials have put plans to provide cable service to residence hall rooms in the College's dormitories on hold -- at least until after next fall and likely until Fall term, 1999. Senior Associate Dean of the College Dan Nelson, who will become acting dean of the College on July 1, said a decision was made to add new fire escapes and extra rooms to a number of residence halls in the upcoming year rather than to proceed with the cable project. "The life safety and decompression issues were on our list of priorities along with the cable issue," Nelson said.

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Bike thefts on the rise Spring term

By Edward Thomas | June 24, 1998

The number of both locked and unlocked bikes reported stolen increased last term, especially towards the end of the school-year, according to Safety and Security Crime Prevention Specialist Rebel Roberts. Although arrests in bike theft cases have been rare, 38 of the 77 bikes stolen have been recovered by Safety and Security. Roberts said Safety and Security suspects people outside the College community may be responsible for the bike thefts. "We used to see more bikes being taken around campus," Roberts said.

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