Chemistry prof. dies of brain cancer
Paul Veale, a former senior lecturer in the chemistry department, died of complications from brain cancer on Thursday, according to chemistry senior lecturer Siobhan Milde.
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Paul Veale, a former senior lecturer in the chemistry department, died of complications from brain cancer on Thursday, according to chemistry senior lecturer Siobhan Milde.
A committee tasked with proposing reforms to the Organizational Adjudication Committee has recommended that five-member student boards, rather than deans, hear College disciplinary cases for organizations, according to a summary of the proposal provided by Student Assembly. The Assembly endorsed the proposals on Tuesday.
The barbecue held at Beta Alpha Omega fraternity on Monday was a little different than those hosted at other venues on campus; the attendees were largely veterans, many of whom had served in Iraq. "It's certainly a different crowd," Thomas Richardson '11, who served in the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2006, said. The event was hosted in conjunction with the Dartmouth Undergraduate Veterans Association, which held the second annual Memorial Day flag ceremony on the Green after the barbecue. "[Memorial Day] is significant to all veterans all of us knew somebody that died," DUVA president Michael Stinetorf '11 said. "[The barbecue] was something that needed to be done." Stinetorf served in Iraq before coming to Dartmouth. "Memorial Day, for me at least, is first and foremost about the fallen," said Gregory Agron '11, a veteran who served from 2002 to 2006 and has been deployed twice to Iraq and once to southeast Asia. Everyone steps back during the course of the day and remembers the soldiers who did not survive, he said. "I knew guys from my unit who didn't come back," Richardson said. Many of the veterans present at the event have lost friends, which gives Memorial Day a special meaning for them, College President James Wright said. Wright, a former Marine, has worked to facilitate veterans' education. "I'm just delighted to have this group of veterans here," Wright said. "They add so much to campus." Several of the veterans recalled their personal interactions with Wright. One veteran, Samuel Crist '10, said he met Wright while in the hospital. Wright was distributing contact information and encouraging veterans to attend Dartmouth, Crist said. Crist served in the Marine Corps from 2004 to 2005 and was deployed to Iraq. "Once [veterans] are accepted [to the College], there's a warm, welcoming feeling from the administration," Agron said. As the sun set on the Green and the stars and stripes flapped in the wind, the veterans paid respects to the fallen. Wright was presented with the American flag.
Members of the Dartmouth community gathered on the Green on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate College President James Wright and his wife Susan Wright as they prepare to leave the College. Wright will step down from his position on July 1. The event included several speeches about the Wrights, who both also spoke at the event, as well as performances by the Aires, the Rockapellas and the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble, and was emceed by former Student Body President Molly Bode '09. "I think of [the Wrights] as the heart and soul of Dartmouth," Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt said in her speech at the event. "I am glad that President Wright can look out and see so many people here supporting him and celebrating his presidency," Katherine Lindsay '11, who attended the event, said.
New Hampshire same-sex marriage legislation was faced with a major setback on Wednesday, as the New Hampshire House of Representatives failed to approve legislation that, if passed, could have led Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H., to sign a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Wednesday's legislation, which is separate from the same-sex marriage bill passed by the state legislature on May 6, would provide protection for religious institutions and their employees from discrimination lawsuits if they refuse to provide services for same-sex marriage ceremonies.
Frances Vernon '10 and Cory Cunningham '10 were officially inaugurated as student body president and vice president, respectively, during Tuesday's Student Assembly meeting.
For the first time since 1967, the Green Key Ball will return to campus this year. The ball marks the 2010 delegation of the Green Key Society's efforts to increase its involvement in Green Key Weekend, according to society President Brendan McVeigh '10 and Vice President Jean Luo '10.
Lynch, who has previously said he does not support gay marriage, explained in a statement released Thursday that his responsibility is to "consider the issue through a broader lens" than his personal beliefs.
Student Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday calling for the formation of a new committee to evaluate the College's disciplinary procedures for organizations. The legislation follows a series of controversial decisions by members of the Organization Adjudication Committee last term.
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Native American Studies professor Bruce Duthu '80 will be the 2009 Class Day Faculty Speaker, according to an e-mail sent to members of the Class of 2009 from the Senior Executive Committee. Duthu is an enrolled member of the United Houma Nation of Louisiana, according to his biography on the Dartmouth web site, and has written several books on subjects pertaining to Native American affairs. Duthu also contributed to "Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law," the leading treatise in the field. Duthu earned his law degree from Loyola University School of Law. Before joining the Dartmouth faculty, Duthu taught at Vermont Law School and served as law school's vice dean for academic affairs. Duthu was Class Orator for the Class of 1980, according to the e-mail.
A vote to confirm Hilary Tompkins '90 as solicitor of the Department of the Interior was delayed on Thursday by Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah. Bennett requested that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar clarify the administration's position on the Utah Wilderness Settlement Agreement, which states that the Interior Department cannot create new wilderness study areas in the state, according to a press release from Bennett's office. "I am deeply concerned that some in the department are coordinating with certain members of the environmental community to undermine the settlement agreement between the United States and the state of Utah," Bennett said in a letter to Salazar. President Barack Obama nominated Tompkins for the position on March 25. Tompkins' responsibilities may include overseeing all of the lawyers in the Interior Department and advising the secretary on legal matters, according to department spokesman Hugh Vickery.
Conversations between the Assembly and UFC members will likely begin sometime next week, she said.
The forums began with a discussion held by Agora, a student discussion group, on Friday at the Rockefeller Center, followed by a debate focusing on diversity-related issues on Saturday at Cutter-Shabazz Hall. The Elections Planning and Advisory Committee held its debate on Sunday in Carson Hall.
The debate provided the candidates with their first opportunity to go head-to-head as they were given the chance to ask each other questions.
Budgetary concerns and alumni governance issues were among the topics discussed Monday night at the first student body presidential debate. Candidates Boyd Lever '10, John Nolan '10 and Frances Vernon '10 discussed the issues before a packed Tindle Lounge audience at the first Student Assembly debate in recent history to be sponsored by The Dartmouth.
After a series of last-minute additions and withdrawals before the nomination deadline on Friday, the race for Student Body President officially takes off today as candidates Boyd Lever '10, John Nolan '10 and Frances Vernon '10 begin their campaigns.
Bishop Gene Robinson of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, an openly gay proponent of same-sex marriage, debated Kevin Smith, executive director for Cornerstone Policy Research, a think tank that advocates for "strong families, limited government and free markets," according to its web site.
An additional candidate's entrance and two candidates' withdrawals transformed the race for student body president over the weekend. Frances Vernon '10, current 2010 Class Council president, has decided to enter the race, and David Imamura '10 and Brendan Hart '10 have both dropped out. While Imamura attributed his withdrawal to Vernon's candidacy, Hart said his decision was based entirely on personal factors.
Although the official deadline for students to declare their candidacies remains over a week away, several candidates for this month's Student Assembly election have already begun to formulate their campaigns. Brendan Hart '10, David Imamura '10, Boyd Lever '10 and John Nolan '10 will all run for student body president, The Dartmouth has confirmed.