Beta Theta Pi national fraternity delayed discussion of the possible re-recognition of a chapter at Dartmouth at a meeting of the national organization's Board of Trustees this weekend. The board decided it would wait to hear more from the Dartmouth Beta alumni group before discussing a decision, Jud Horras, the national fraternity's executive director, told The Dartmouth. Further dialogue between the two groups will occur at some point in the next two weeks, he said. Horras previously told The Dartmouth that the main factor hindering the alumni group's petition for re-recognition was disagreement between Beta national and the Dartmouth alumni group over re-recognition protocols and the proposed structure of the new chapter, including national guidelines that would restrict alcohol use within the chapter's physical plant.
The Student Assembly voted Tuesday to give away free shot glasses, a total value of $395, as souvenirs at the Collis Up-All-Night event, which will take place on Friday. Nathan Bruschi '10 introduced the idea of the shot glass giveaway as an amendment to the event's funding bill. The amendment passed by a vote of 12-9. Previous attempts by the Assembly to give away shot glasses have been vetoed by College administrators. The Collis Up-All-Night event, which is designed as a non-alcoholic alternative to weekend drinking, will also feature a casino, a dance in Fuel and a pong-paddle painting station. Some supporters of the shot-glass amendment in the Assembly suggested it would be a cheaper alternative to the $750 pong-paddle painting, but both activities were included in the final draft of the legislation.
Barnard College announced that Debora L. Spar, a professor at Harvard Business School, will take over as president of Barnard beginning July 1. Spar has no prior affiliation with the college. "We never expected to have anybody until March or April or May, but she was too good to pass up," Barnard trustee Helene L. Kaplan told The New York Times. "She's bright, she's lively, she's young and she's very energetic."
