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March 28, 2024 | Latest Issue
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Palaeopitus inducts new members

The 20 new members of Palaeopitus, a group of seniors that advises the College President and Dean of the College, were inducted in a ceremony last night.

The new members of Palaeopitus are juniors Paul Allen, Jeffrey Beyer, Kathryn Bieneman, Candace Crawford, Ernesto Cuevas, Arika Easley, Rachel Gilliar, Jim Hordequin, Marene Jennings, Michelle Kraemer, Min Jung Lee, Anat Levtov, Mariam Malik, Lia Monahon, Robert Nutt, Asa Palmer, Barrett Shaver, Elizabeth Sumida, Christopher Swift and Kevin Walsh.

During the past year the group discussed issues such as "academic life at the College, social life at the College, the principle of community and the tenure process," according to Theresa Ellis '97, Palaeopitus chair and intern to the president.

Kraemer is a staff columnist at for The Dartmouth as well as a member of the Green Key society.

Lee, a member of the Dartmouth Asian Organization, is also an editor of Snapshots of Color, a literary/art journal. Gilliar is The Dartmouth's Editorials Editor and co-founder of Uncommon Threads.

Biology major Hourdequin helped start the organic farm and is an active member in the Environmental Studies division of the Dartmouth Outing Club. President-elect of the Afro-American Society, Jennings is chairperson of the Tucker Foundation's English as a Second Language Tutoring Project.

Nutt, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, is a member of the 504/ADA Committee on Disabilities. Also an SAE brother, Swift is the current Student Assembly vice president.

Easley is the community service liason for the AAm and is a member of Casque and Gauntlet Senior society.

Three positions on Palaeopitus are ex-officio: Senior Class President Kathryn Bieneman, the College president's intern Kevin Walsh and President of The Dartmouth Jeffrey Beyer.