The Dartmouth 07/22/14

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VOL. CLXXI NO. 101

MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH 83 LOW 63

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014

Greek councils add incentives for philanthropy

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Renovations on E. Wheelock Street to alter Hop, Inn

By amelia rosch The Dartmouth Staff

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The Inter-Fraternity Council, Coed Council and Panhellenic Council will incentivize members’ involvement with philanthropy, summer IFC executive board member for service Peter Gips ’16 said. Several of the new programs will be introduced this fall and spring, he said. The IFC aims to make service an integral part of the Greek system and a component of Greek life potential members consider during the rush process, Gips said. Planned changes include standardizing the roles of service chairs across different houses, creating an annual Greek service competition and running a “million minutes” campaign, which would challenge the College’s Greek system to complete one million minutes of community service over the course of a year. Summer Greek Leadership Council chair Elizabeth Wilkins ’16 wrote in an email that any proposed changes to Greek philanthropy would be enacted by individual councils, not the entire GLC. The IFC is drafting a list of criteria that the service chair or equivalent position at each of the IFC’s member houses will have to meet, Gips said, adding that establishing one set of regulations that bind each house would increase accountability across the system. The annual service competition would require each house to host at least one philanthropy event, Gips said. He said that there would be multiple awards that houses could win for completing service hours, including a supplemental donation for the house that raised the most money. SEE SERVICE PAGE 3

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A series of rennovations are planned along East Wheelock street.

B y JASMINE SACHAR The Dartmouth Senior Staff

A series of renovations along East Wheelock street will bring new windows to the Hopkins Center, new sidewalks and a new bus shelter by early fall, vice president of campus planning and facilities Lisa Hogarty said. The installation of energy-

efficient front windows at the Hopkins Center, the first leg of the renovations, is slated to finish in four weeks, Hogarty said. Funding for the new windows, Hogarty said, comes from money in the facilities budget aside for capital renewal — replacing old elements of building. Tuition, research dollars and philanthropy con-

tribute to the facilities budget, she added. Following the renovation, the College will spend less to heat and cool buildings, Hogarty said. The windows were around 50 years old. Hogarty did not disclose the costs of the renovation or the

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NAS and AAAS start FSPs Student reflection follows escalating Gaza conflict

By Hannah Hye Min Chung The Dartmouth Staff

New off-campus programs will bring students in the African and African-American studies and Native American studies programs to Ghana and Santa Fe, New Mexico, respectively, in fall 2015. Participants on the African and African-American studies program will spend their term at the University of Ghana,

Legon Campus in Accra, while students on the Native American Studies program will travel to the Institute of American Indian Arts. Santa Fe is close to diverse tribal communities, noted Bruce Duthu, Native American studies department chair. The city further serves as a hub of political relations between Native and nonNative populations, he said.

“We felt that landing in one specific tribal community would certainly give us proximity, but would also be probably too intrusive to local rhythms of that community,” he said. Executive director of off-campus programs John Tansey said that the African and AfricanAmerican studies program has worked on its SEE FSP PAGE 5

B y SEAN CONNOLLY The Dartmouth Staff

As the crisis between Gaza and Israel enters its 15th day, having claimed more than 550 Gazan and 27 Israeli lives by The New York Times’ count, student religious groups and advisors along with campus activists have voiced concerns over the rising violence and human toll.

Executive director of Dartmouth Hillel Rabbi Edward Boraz said several worried community members have come into his office to discuss the crisis. The conflict, he said, came up at last week’s Shabbat, during which he and other Hillel members prayed for peace and wisdom. “We don’t want a war,” he said. “We don’t want to see innocent SEE GAZA PAGE 3


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