Winter topics include cheating, initiative

Winter term was highlighted by events such as the release of the steering committee report, the Computer Science 4 cheating scandal, and Phi Delta Alpha fraternity's derecognition. The long awaited steering committee report was released at the beginning of the term after a year of preparation, recommending drastic changes to the College's Greek system to bring it in line with the Board of Trustees' vision for student life. While a single-sex Greek system would remain intact -- for the time being -- the steering committee's recommendations made good on College President James Wright's promise to end the Greek system "as we know it." The steering committee recommended Coed Fraternity Sorority houses be held to stricter facility, organizational and membership requirements -- admitting that not all houses will be able to fulfill the requirements, and therefore will be derecognized by the College. The report stated, "This reduction is desirable in order to eliminate the historical dominance by the CFS organizations of Dartmouth social life.