Although attendance was low at Tuesday night's Student Assembly meeting, members ploughed through a number of initiatives.
Assembly President Janos Marton '04 and Treasurer Adam Small '04 met with a USA Today representative last week, securing a free month-long trial period of the Financial Times as part of the Collegiate Readership Program.
"If it goes well, students can expect to get it next year," Marton said of the London-based economic newspaper.
Marton also said that next year the program may include a double supply of The New York Times and the Boston Globe because those papers have shown to run out earlier in the day.
At Tuesday night's meeting, the Assembly voted to fund the Rides Across Dartmouth program proposal, which would provide bicycles for campus use.
After much debate over the efficacy of the program and the potential risks involved in bike loss, the proposal passed, allocating $1,200 for the purchase and maintenance of 10 bicycles for student use.
The Student Services Committee, which sponsored the bill, explained that the bikes will be spray-painted a bold color, numbered and labeled with the appropriate liability and contact information to prevent theft or loss.
Jacques Hebert '07 and Dave Zubricki '07 are in the process of organizing a Town Hall meeting between the administrators and students sometime this term. The administrators would discuss general topics, and there would be a follow up question and answer session.
After a series of false starts, the Student Life Committee has finalized plans to implement DASH acceptance in the vending machines in all dorms and common spaces. Students can expect to be able to use DASH for these food and beverages by the end of the spring term.
President's Assistant Todd Rabkin Golden '06 has scheduled a free CPR certification session for May 1 at 1 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Up to 150 students can attend the session.
Rabkin Golden also met with the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs office to ascertain three informational videos on the Committee on Standards hearing process to be available for student viewing in the Jones Media Center.
A few weeks after electing Elisa Donnelly '07 to the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee, the Assembly elected Lucas Nikkel '05 to take the place of Ben Waters '06 on the committee.
In other student leadership news, 14 Dartmouth students attended the Ivy Council Conference over the past weekend. All eight Ivy League schools were represented at the conference, including Harvard, which is in the process of rejoining the Council.
Anthony Keating '06 and Dax Tejera '07 were elected Ivy Council Vice Presidents for Policy and Communications, respectively.
Dartmouth Ivy Council representatives debriefed Tuesday night on ways to implement successful policies from other Ivies at the College.
Student-administrator relations, non-Greek social options, club sports and student involvement in search committees were among the topics discussed at the conference. Moreover, the associate provost of Brown University led a discussion on "intellectual diversity," the concern that the faculty and the student body at higher level educational institutions represent a multiplicity of ideologies.
