A plea bargain that would have reduced the charges against nine Hanover High School students accused of stealing exams from the school in June was denied by the Lebanon District Court on Oct. 22, according to The Valley News. The deal would have lowered the misdemeanor charges to non-criminal violations. "There is not an inherent power of the Court to sentence in the manner sought by the proposed plea agreement," the District Court judges ruled. Negotiations may continue up until Nov. 14, when the first student will be brought to trial.
Students for Barack hosted the second edition of "Hoops. Action. Change," a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that encourages campaign engagement and awareness on Tuesday at Dartmouth's outdoor basketball courts. There were eight teams of Dartmouth students playing in the tournament hoping to win a basketball signed by the presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. In order to qualify to play, each team captain had to register to vote, have a friend register or canvass school residence halls. After the tournament, each team had to write a postcard to local Hanover residents encouraging them to become engaged in the campaign. Obama started "Hoop. Action. Change." to encourage otherwise unlikely political participants to engage in current issues, according to campaign officials. The same event was also held at Keene University on Tuesday and will be held at Plymouth State and the University of New Hampshire in the upcoming weeks. "It's a great cause to support and I love to play basketball," Ajmah Houston '11, a participant in the event, said.
Student Assembly voted last night to allocate $300 for a student/faculty Lone Pine Tavern event to be held in mid-November and co-sponsored by the Collis Governing Board, which will also contribute $300. The goal of the event is to improve student-faculty relations by providing a casual forum for interaction. In its weekly meeting, the Assembly also discussed future initiatives, including its participation in the Hopkins Center's new Class Divides program. Other upcoming projects include a legal advice initiative for students, investigation into the faculty's ability to monitor online Blackboard usage, bus service to New York City for Thanksgiving, a compilation of essays by Dartmouth students on how socioeconomic status has affected their college experience and a memorial for the three students who died this term.
