Dartlog: 05/05/2002 - 05/12/2002

The Dartmouth Review

Saturday, May 11, 2002

Tenure, cont...: It should come as no surprise that popular, teaching instructors/professors are not retained by the College. Afterall, in the words of our immortal leader, Dartmouth is a research university in all but name. Check out out the faculty handbook for details on how the tenure racket works. Colleges and universities use short-term, non tenure-track appointments to fill temporary gaps, and also to avoid having to make a committment to review a candidate for tenure down the road.

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Friday, May 10, 2002

What Does Buffet Know Anyway?: Renowned investment guru Warren Buffet has recently predicted, at his company's annual meeting, that the U.S. would be the victim of a nuclear attack sometime in the near future. Such an attack, he said, is "virtually a certainty" during the next 50 years.

Though I tend to share this kind of pessimistic view towards terrorism, I have to disagree with Buffet here. I would say that a nuclear terrorist attack on U.S. soil in the next 50 years is merely a strong possibility. I'm serious.

Of course, this possibility may decline with a comprehensive program of securing loose Soviet nukes and a dismantling of Saddam Hussein's soon-to-have-nukes regime. Sadly, for now, this most important of all issues is one of the least discussed. (Arguments against myself and Mr. Buffet's views are, of course, encouraged).

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Coincidence�Can't Be: A few weeks ago, students expressed their shock that Darryl Caterine, a professor in the Religion Department, would not even be considered for tenure. Caterine was hired for a three year period, although the Religion Department did grant him a one year extension. Caterine will leave the College at the end of the spring term.
"Why not give him tenure?" students across campus cried. After all, Caterine was recognized by Student Assembly, winning a "Profiles in Excellence" teaching award.
Today, however, the Daily D reports that Caterine is one of two profs who allows students to grade themselves. Students actually choose their own grades at the end of the term. Read about it here.
Too bad Caterine couldn't give himself tenure.

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Apologies: No event listings today.

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Thursday, May 09, 2002

Alumni Elect Trustee: Jose Fernandez '77 was made Alumni Trustee; Leon Black '73 was named Charter Trustee. The election results are not without controversy, however. Fernandez overcame two other candidates�Mark Harty and Chansoo Joung�in an election that was mired in bureaucracy. Alumni did not vote on Black�the Board of Trustees votes on Charter Trustees.
I suggest Harty and Joung challenge the results�namely, because the election was extended for a month without input from the alumni body. Was Fernandez in the lead after the initial March 31 deadline? Harty and Joung should find out.

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Thursday Happenings: "Everything at Dartmouth after 11 A.M."

"Salsa" noon, Collis sidewalk--Students perform a salsa they've choreographed. Free ice cream.

"Brown Bag Lunch" noon, 101 Collis--Do lunch with Young and Rubicam partner Laurie Matthews, who will speak at 3.

"Can creativity be computerized?" noon, Thornton Lounge--Dine with prof. Margaret Boden of the University of Sussex, who will speak at 4.

"Stereotypes and the impact of advertising" 3 P.M., Hayward Lounge, Hanover Inn-Young and Rubicam partner Laurie Matthews speaks.

"What's Life Got to Do With It" 4 P.M., 105 Dartmouth--2002 Gramlich Lecture by the University of Sussex prof. Margaret Boden.

"Durer and Sculpture" 4 P.M., 13 Carpenter--RECOMMENDED--Jeffrey Chipps Smith speaks.

"Confronting Social Excludion: Black Women in Latin America" 4 P.M., Wren Room--Visiting LALaCS prof. Helen Safa speaks.

"Represent the National: The Informal Commercial Importer (ICI) and the Beauty Queen" 4 P.M., 2 Rockefeller--Gina Ulysse of Wesleyan speaks on this topic, whatever it is.

"True Crime" 4 P.M., 1 Rockefeller--Mark Seltzer of UCLA lectures.

"Islam and Culture" 4 P.M., Tindle Lounge--Part of "Islamic Awareness Week." Dr. Hafiz Shabazz speaks.

"U.S. - European Relations After September 11" 4:30 P.M., 3 Rockefeller--A lecture.

"Sarah vaughan:The Divine One and her influences on jazz" 6:30 P.M., Filene Auditorium (Moore)--Kristin Romberg presents her honors music thesis.

"Community Dinner" 7 P.M., Roth Center--Dine with WRC "Visionary-in-Residence" and former VP candidate Winona LaDuke.

"Underground" (film) 7 P.M., Loew Auditorium--Yugoslavian history; winner of the 1995 Cannes Grand Prize ($5 Dartmouth students, $6 gen. admission).

"The Marriage of Bette and Boo" 8 P.M., Bentley Theater--Jeff Withers '02 directs the Christopher Durang play ($1 admission).

Send event listings, tips, compliments, comments, questions, rants, invectives, missives, memorandums, leaks, insinuations here.

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Wednesday, May 08, 2002

Colonialism: Former Review editor Dinesh D'Souza has an interesing article on colonialism in the latest Chronicle of Higher Education. It basically lays out some of the themes he covered in his talks in Hanover last spring. If you missed those (or if you went to them), his article is definately worth the read.

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Kalb Chronicles: A new installment is up from our man-in-the-field. Read it here.

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Wednesday Happenings: "Everything at Dartmouth after 11 A.M." (nearly derailed by a German)

"Blood Drive" 11 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., Alumni Hall--"Help ensure that New England hospital inventories will be adequate."

"NYC Downtown Ensemble" 12:30 P.M., Faulkner Recital Hall--Performing selections by "experimental music composer-performer" David Mahler.

"Consuming Violence" 4 P.M., 105 Dartmouth--Kay Warren of Harvard University speaks.

"Interpreting the Racist Unconscious in Late Victorian Fiction" 4 P.M., 3 Rockefeller--English prof. Patricia McKee discusses Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

"Why Did You Do That?" 4:30 P.M., 28 Silsby--Part of "Islamic Awareness Week." Converts to Islam share their stories.

"The Problem of Pain" 5:30 P.M., 101 Collis--"A lecture on human nature and suffering," put on by the Campus Crusade for Christ.

"Passing the Torch" 6 P.M., 28 Silsby--Part of "May Week" (referring to May Day?). "An exploration of the sources and consequences of a failing education system" particularly concerning "the level of education attained by children of color."

"The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" 7 P.M., Spaulding Auditorium--The first film in the Rings trilogy ($5 Dartmouth students, $6 gen. admission).

"ECO meeting" 9 P.M., Robinson lobby--The environmental group discusses ideas for its upcoming "DDS week." Campus diners: prepare to be harassed.

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Tuesday, May 07, 2002

Gimp-hard: Harry, the man's name is spelled Gephardt. Honestly. Although his police detail (which diligently protect his house and mine) refuse to oblige my requests to carpool with him to work, or to introduce me to his lovely daughter, let us still pay some sort of menial homage...and pray we never ever ever take his advice on foreign policy matters. He knows corn, let's leave it at that.

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Sex Toys Lecture in Tindle: Yesterady in Tindle Lounge at 7pm, Health Resources and the Women's Resource Center had their spring episode of the Let's Talk about Sex Series. The topic was entitled "SEX TOYS." Megara Bell of "Grand Opening Sex Shop" in Boston, a certified sex educator, came and spoke to a fairly filled room of both males and females. She first spoke about safe sex-- various types of condoms, the female condom, contraceptives...and then proceeded to discuss the various vibrators and sex toys on the market and those carried in her shop. At the beginning of the Lecture Giavanna Munafo mentioned that she had received both negative and positive feedback about this coming lecture.

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Tuesday Happenings: "Everything at Dartmouth after 11 A.M." (on-time thanks to the construction workers)

"What matters to me and why" noon, Tucker--Lunch with professor Konrad VonMoltke of the environmental studies department.

"Coffee with Diana Taylor" noon, Rosey's Cafe--Join the Chair of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of Arts. According to event sponsors, "She is incredibly well-known and respected in her many fields."

"Middle East Discussion" 4 P.M., Top of the Hop--"Did the Barak talk leave you unsatisfied?," event organizers ask. Another balanced discussion, to be sure.

"Lost in the Field of Vision: Reflections on Witnessing 9/11" 4 P.M., Filene Auditorium--Diana Taylor speaks.

"Islam, World Peace and September 11th" 4:30 P.M., 105 Dartmouth--Part of "Islamic Awareness Week." Dr. Jamal A. Badawi speaks about "the Islamic concepts of Peace, Jihad, Islamic Warfare and conduct on the battlefield, and Justice, especially in relation to other communities."

"Wireless Devices Panel" 4:45 P.M., Rosenwald Classroom, Byrne Hall--Panelists from Lobby7, Palm, Digitas, thinkingBytes and Motorola.

"Crisis in the Mother Land" 5 P.M., 28 Silsby--Topic/speaker unknown. Nice work.

"Room Draw I" 6:30 P.M., Leede Arena--Priority Numbers 1501-2300.

"September 11 and the Future of American Power" 7 P.M., Filene Auditorium (Moore)--Josef Joffe speaks.

"Crossing the Divide" 7 P.M., Casque and Gauntlet--The Women of Color Collective's weekly meeting. This week: "A conversation about race & women's groups on campus." Isn't that what they're supposed to do every week?

"The concept of 'macho'" 7 P.M., 218 Collis--Alex Hernandez-Siegel, Assistant Dean of Student Life and advisor to Latino/a students, speaks on "a common cultural conception related to Latino masculinity."

"Dartmouth College Glee Club" 8 P.M., Spaulding Auditorium--RECOMMENDED--The Club performs selections by "Faure, Mozart, Schubert and Castelnuovo-Tedesco." Louis Burkot conducts ($3 Dartmouth students, $8 gen. admission).

"Room Draw II" 8:30 P.M., Leede Arena--Priority Numbers 2301-2700.

"Taiz - candlelight meditative prayer" 10 P.M., Rollins Chapel--An ecumenical Christian service.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 10:29 AM (0 comments)

Gephart: (from our man in the trenches Harry Camp)
In the cramped faculty lounge of the Top of the Hop, House Minority Leader Richard Gephart spoke at 4 pm yesterday afternoon. The crowd of about seventy-five seemed to be the more politically active element of campus. Many students did not even know about the event, and a last minute change of venue from Rocky 3 probably further affected the crowd. Gephart joked at the beginning that with the beautiful weather and media coverage by C-Span, he was surprised that he had any audience at all. Both Democrat and Republican, audience and speaker charged the event with insightful questions and open, informative discussion of issues.
His speech focused on issues in the Middle East, where he has recently traveled. Gephart characterized American involvement as a necessity for collective peace and prosperity in "this little bitty community we call the planet Earth." He suggested that only by solving other countries' problems will America's welfare result. Gephart praised his colleagues' work on what he called an "incremental" approach to campaign finance reform. All in all, a very soft tone pervaded the talk. He carefully prefaced his words regarding President Bush's foreign policy with the words "constructive criticism" when referring to his disagreement with the decision to pull out of Kyoto Accords. Congressman Gephard concluded with an appeal to college-age students to devote some years of their lives to public service.

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Who woulda thunk it?: Harvard's Undergraduate Council tries to make ROTC cadets' lives a bit easier.

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The WSJE feature on Pim: Here's the piece Hummel was talking about.

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Monday, May 06, 2002

Sex Toys: I posted the WRC's notice of their Sex Toys talk tonight on campusnonsense.com. Leave a comment.

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Won't you be my neighbor?: Fred "Mister" Rogers was spotted by several students yesterday exiting Dartmouth's Hopkins Center. For those who don't know, Rogers will be this year's commencement speaker.

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Monday Happenings: "Everything at Dartmouth after 11 A.M." (or so)

"Richard Gephardt" 4 P.M. Location Unannounced--The House minority leader speaks. Hey, Dems: great job publicising this thing...

"Rabbis, Romans, and Jesus in the Galillee: Recent Discoveries at Sepphoris" 4 P.M., 1 Rockefeller--Eric Meyers, Professor of Religion at Duke University, speaks.

"Religion and Ethnicity in Africa's Wars" 4 P.M., 2 Rockefeller--Steven Ellis of Leiden University speaks.

"I Am an American. I am a Muslim" 5 P.M., 105 Dartmouth--Part of "Islamic Awareness Week." Student panel discussion.

"Monday Night Dinner" 6:30 P.M., Amarna--Dine with prof. Christopher Sneddon, assistant professor of geography and environmental studies.

"Room Draw I" 6:30 P.M., Leede Arena--Priority Numbers 801-1000.

"Let's Talk About Sex Series" 7 P.M., Tindle Lounge--"Come find out more about Sex Toys from 'sexpert' Megara Bell of Grand Opening Sex Shop in Boston." No live demonstrations, hopefully.

"Scout's Honor" 7 P.M., Filene Auditorium (Moore)--"The award-winning documentary about
anti-gay discrimination in the Boy Scouts," introduced by Dave Rice, "the former California
scoutmaster whose story is depicted in the film."

"Paul Galbraith" 7 P.M., Rollins--"Works by Bach and Debussy are on the program for the internationally acclaimed guitarist, known for interpreting the classics on his eight-string guitar." Discussion to follow ($5 Dartmouth students, $22 gen. admission).

"Multifaith Panel Discussion" 7 P.M., 28 Silsby--"Six Dartmouth students from various faith backgrounds will be answering questions and talking about their faiths and spiritual perspectives."

"Room Draw II" 8:30 P.M., Leede Arena--Priority Numbers 1001-1500.

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Grrrrrreat: I'm all for maximizing readership of my Review articles but I'm always perturbed to find a link to one of my articles at the Web site of a Cal-Berkeley student group.

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Sunday, May 05, 2002

Sunday Happenings: "Everything at Dartmouth after 11 A.M."

"Guitar Masterclass" noon, Faulkner Recital Hall--"Acclaimed eight-string guitarist Paul Galbraith conducts a masterclass open to all interested musicians."

"Islam: Empire of Faith" (film) noon - 4 P.M., Loew Auditorium

"Courtney Hall '02, mezzo-soprano" 4 P.M., Faulkner Recital Hall--She performs "selections from Mozart's opera La Nozze di Figaro, pieces of the song cycle Frauenliebe und Leben by Schumann, English and American art songs by Copland, Quilter and Carpenter, 17th and 18th century Italian art songs by Torelli, Scarlatti and Pergolesi, and musical theater songs by Cole Porter."

"Korean Culture Night" 5 & 7 P.M., Commonground--Traditional Korean dinner to be served ($5 Dartmouth students).

"Captains Courageous" (film) 6:45 P.M., Spaulding Auditorium

"Paul Galbraith" 7 P.M., Rollins--"Works by Bach and Debussy are on the program for the internationally acclaimed guitarist, known for interpreting the classics on his eight-string guitar" ($5 Dartmouth students, $22 gen. admission).

"Is the death penalty just?" 7 P.M., 105 Dartmouth--A former death row prisoner, the director of "Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty," Professor Steven Cornish (who believes America's use of the death penalty is a global anachronism), and an appeals attorney from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund debate the matter. Any guess what they come up with?

"David Copperfield" (film) 8:55 P.M., Spaulding Auditorium

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