Tagg Romney, the eldest son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt, visited the College Thursday to stump for his father. Tagg Romney arrived in the "Mitt Mobile," the custom-painted RV in which Mitt's five sons are touring key primary states, and first met with the Dartmouth chapter of Students for Mitt. "I was impressed with the chapter," he said. "There's a good campaign on campus." Tagg Romney spoke to the students about his father's business background and tenure as the governor of Massachusetts. He also related several personal stories about childhood experiences with his father. After speaking, Tagg remained to host a pizza lunch and greet individual students. He then addressed a class at Tuck School of Business. The five brothers and the Mitt Mobile will remain in the area until Thursday.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science's July announcement that it would no longer allow access to its major journal Science through the non-profit JSTOR has prompted many library consortia to pass unanimous resolutions denouncing the decision, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Institutions or individuals wishing to access Science's digital collection will now have to pay for a subscription to the AAAS' website. The new fees, many librarians say, could push them to return to print journals, though that option is not attractive due to the amount of storage space required. The cost, which is assessed on a sliding scale depending on the size of the institution, has been criticized as being relatively high, especially on top of a JSTOR subscription. Critics also complain that changing to a for-profit subscription model conflicts with the AAAS' mission statement to "advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people."
Members of the House of Representatives recently introduced a proposal intended to curb illegal downloading of music and movies on campus computer networks, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Wednesday. The legislation, backed by Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., and Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., forms part of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007. A similar proposal introduced by Sen. Harry M. Reid, D-Nev., was previously rejected. The House proposal would require the U.S. Secretary of Education to compile a list of the 25 institutions most cited for cases of copyright infringement, and then review those college's antipiracy strategies. College administrators and advocacy groups like Educase are concerned that noncompliant colleges may be penalized by losing federal student aid.
