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Exciting things are happening on campus! A security fence has gone up around Collis Center and College Hall, and we will be seeing a greatly expanded central campus facility for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The Tucker Foundation has moved to South Fairbanks (end of Mass Row, near the dining hall). At the north end of the campus the work is nearly done. The road around Baker Library was fenced off while steam and utility conduits were being replaced underground to feed the future expansion of the former hospital area.

When you are in town go in to visit the fabulous new Burke Chemistry Building, with four floors of labs, high-tech equipment, and specialized work areas for graduate and undergraduate work. And the old Steele Chemistry Building? It will retain some physics and chem areas, while a couple of floors are being remodeled to house the expanding Environmental Studies Program.

Back in early February there was ample snow for a large square base at die center of die Green, to support the Carnival statue. Snow was in short supply this year, coming in spurts with thawing in between. More snow fell to the south than to the north of Hanover.

This April issue reaches you shortly before Earth Day, which is celebrated in many ways on campus—from carrying one's own trash around in a bag for the day to demonstrations on recycling and solar cars (Thayer School) to lectures and display booths. Dartmouth is a national leader among institutions in recycling achievements.

There is a fine fellowship blossoming called the Dartmouth Environmental Network (DEN). This is a chartered, non-advocacy group composed entirely of Dartmouth undergrads, alums, faculty, employees, and staff from all over the U.S. who work, teach, or are in the environmental arena. Each autumn on the last weekend of September we meet at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge for some outstanding fellowship, food, and sharing of knowledge, plus hikes and a square dance. It's easy to join. If Dartmouth has to some extent been searching for a symbol or identity, we need only look as far as the leaves and the pines, and their Big Green. The American Indian and the DOC are our heritage, and today the environment provides our frontier of learning.

I bring you the words of President Freedman as he addressed the College faculty last October. He mentioned seven vital areas Dartmouth should focus upon over the next five years of his presidency. He stated number five as follows: "We need to set our course in a broad academic area of special promise to Dartmouth, environmental sciences, and environmental studies.... It is an area that will surely be of national significance during the next several decades. By reason of Dartmouth's history, assets, and character, the environment is a natural realm for our educational aspirations." Amen to that, from all us Chubbers.

In closing, the V-12 Navy/Marine Reunion, July 16-18,1993, is huge now, with more than 250 men having signed up to attend. Don't miss this chance to see old friends and new ones .The place to be for a summer weekend!

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