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Summer camps flood Dartmouth campus

By Elinor Actipis | August 8, 1997

Every summer, Dartmouth College turns into Camp Dartmouth as hundreds of campers and conference-goers flock to Hanover to take advantage of the under-used student facilities. Approximately 52 conferences and camps are scheduled at Dartmouth this summer, according to Administrative Assistant for Conferences and Events Maureen Lobacz. Among the camps for children, 17 are sports camps and two are academic, Lobacz said.

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Discussion asks why few men serve community

By Elinor Actipis | May 13, 1997

Concern about the relative lack of participation by Dartmouth males in community service prompted last night's discussion, titled "Where Are All the Good Men?" Dean of the Tucker Foundation Scott Brown led the discussion in Rockefeller 1, which was attended by a small crowd of fewer than 10 people. Brown cited statistics from the senior survey of the Class of 1994, which indicated an almost two-to-one ratio of females to males participating in community service at Dartmouth. Although Dartmouth students volunteer at a rate above the national average for college students, the gender disparity at the College is much greater than the norm, Brown said. According to the responses of the Class of 1994 in the survey, 51 percent of women spent more than one hour a month volunteering, as opposed to only 33 percent of men. Brown hypothesized the disparity may stem partially from the fact that community service is traditionally done more by women. Also, since Dartmouth has many men involved in sports and outdoor activities -- perhaps more so than at the average school -- these men may have little time left over for a volunteering commitment, Brown said. Brown said "the lack of male role models" is one of the biggest problems facing society. "We've got to get more men involved in being mentors," Brown said. Tucker Foundation Volunteer Coordinator Sara Clash '96 said most of the Big Brother and Big Sister mentoring program volunteers are female. Brown fielded suggestions from audience members on how to increase community service at Dartmouth, many of which centered around getting students involved with Tucker from the start. Audience member Spencer Doyle '98 said it is important to get students involved with Tucker their freshman year, because then they are more likely to stay committed. The undergraduate advising system "could be a good way of reaching freshmen right away," Doyle said.

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Statue of Frost sits and thinks near Bartlett

By Elinor Actipis | March 6, 1997

In the wooded area by Bartlett Tower and the Bema that is seldom visited by students, there now stands a lone figure -- a statue of Robert Frost, the beloved poet who enrolled with the Class of 1896. Erected this winter, the statue was a gift from the Class of 1961. College Architect George Hathorn said the spot is an appropriate setting for the statue because "it's out in a natural landscape," typical of what Frost celebrated in his Pulitzer Prize-winning poems. Hathorn said he hopes the Frost statue will encourage more pedestrian traffic in the area east of the Shattuck Observatory. The new statue is one of very few at the College, but Hood Museum of Art Director Timothy Rub did not think the new Frost statue signaled a trend in increasing public sculpture at Dartmouth. "Some institutions have a long tradition of public sculpture, and others do not," Rub said. At Dartmouth, "the arts as part of the fabric of campus life are a relatively recent arrival," Rub said. He noted that the Hood Museum and Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts both were relatively recent additions to Dartmouth, an institution that previously did not have as strong a focus on the arts. At schools like Harvard University and Yale University -- where the arts have been more prominent -- alumni often donate statues, but this practice is less common at Dartmouth, according to Rub. The Hood Museum's priority is more on developing its permanent collection than on putting up sculptures, he said. Erecting a public sculpture is a lengthy, expensive and often divisive issue. Dartmouth's Design Review Committee, whose members include the College president, College architect, provost, and director of the Hood Museum, is responsible for "the campus look," according to Associate Provost Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain. The committee reviews the design of new projects on campus, Dyer-Chamberlain said. According to Rub, the committee is "working towards" a general policy on public sculpture, but has been unable to do so due to a lack of consensus on what these sculptures should look like, whether figurative, abstract or traditional. Furthermore, some people question whether the College campus needs more sculptures at all, considering its classic and simple look. Libby Morgan '00 said the only statue she notices is "the woman in front of the Hop." Morgan also said although Dartmouth "looks good," she would not mind seeing more statues. Michelle Ott '99 said the College should consider modern sculpture with caution since the campus has a conservative look, and "things that are more classical tend to be safer at Dartmouth." Public sculpture was more of a priority at the College in the 1970s.

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