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(04/06/07 9:00am)
Dartmouth has reconfirmed its commitment to exceptional off-campus opportunities with the current effort to establish a Foreign Study Program in India. The initiative is a nod to many important long-term goals, such as rivaling our peer institutions and increasing the range of South Asian studies programs available at Dartmouth. But perhaps the most notable aspect of the proposed FSP is the prominent role that students have played in bringing about its creation.
(03/30/07 9:00am)
After private interviews with each trustee candidate and hours of deliberation, we could not come to an endorsement. Each is qualified and addresses our biggest concern: Dartmouth's tradition of great undergraduate teaching in available classes. We'll take you through the pros and cons of voting for each and leave your ballot up to you. Voting begins Sunday, but votes can be cast through May 15, meaning that the nature of the campaigns could change as well.
(03/07/07 11:00am)
Candidates in the upcoming trustee election have used the word "independent" to describe the manner in which they will serve on the Board of Trustees. However, there is a distinct difference between saying one is independent and actually demonstrating that independence.
(03/02/07 11:00am)
The Dean of the College position is one of the most influential at this institution, especially when it comes to the undergraduate experience. Student life here will be greatly benefited if the new dean is in touch with Dartmouth students and greatly hurt if the new dean is not. The new dean will immediately have influence over Committee on Standards reform, ever-evolving Greek life and countless other issues important to students. Because of the weight of this position, it is imperative that the Dartmouth community have a sense of each finalist before the end decision is made. Community scrutiny can give the committee insights that it would not otherwise have. Revealing the names of the candidates allows the public to look at their backgrounds and approaches and to assess their compatibility with this community.
(02/23/07 11:00am)
The announcement that gender-neutral housing will be an option for Dartmouth students next fall is a victory for the entire student body. The status quo policy can hurt students' residential lives by mandating their roommates possess a certain characteristic that is not necessarily integral to having a successful roommate relationship.
(02/16/07 11:00am)
The staffs of Facilities, Operations and Management, Dartmouth Dining Services, Safety and Security, along with the other "essential" College employees who made it to work Wednesday, deserve recognition. They were the unsung heroes of the College's "snow day." The all-too-often unappreciated College workers came through to make the students' day in the snow an enjoyable and manageable one. While the College was closed for all "non-essential" staff on Wednesday, the staff of FO&M and DDS reported to work and truly demonstrated their vital role at Dartmouth. While students were sledding, playing snow football and drinking hot chocolate, the tireless efforts of FO&M allowed students to get to classes, the library and dining halls by quickly clearing sidewalks and plowing parking lots. DDS workers braved the snow to allow for the special Valentine's Day menu to be offered as planned. If not for their dedication, students would not have been able to finally enjoy the winter wonderland that is so central to the Dartmouth experience.
(02/16/07 11:00am)
Amid the recent debate over reforming Student Assembly, the organization should be praised for launching the Student Government Task Force to scrutinize the structure of student government at Dartmouth. The reform group has a real potential to significantly change the Assembly and improve its effectiveness as an organization that serves students. It is a little worrisome that the body choosing the makeup of this group is a body of students deeply involved in Student Assembly -- the Assembly's Membership and Internal Affairs Committee -- but such a setup will not preclude the group from being effective so long as MIAC acts appropriately. In selecting the eight panel members from the larger student body over the coming days, MIAC should remember to seek out independent voices. No one on the task force should have a personal interest in preventing reforms in the Assembly. For example, it would be inappropriate for a current member of the Assembly's executive committee to serve on the task force, as the task force will undoubtedly examine both the existence of and the selection for each executive position. An independent council will prove most effective and Dartmouth students will be better off for it.
(02/09/07 11:00am)
The release this past week of the Administrative Working Group's reports on administrative policies shows a marked increase in the transparency of Parkhurst. Shattering the perception that the administration insulates itself from outside criticism, the group admitted areas for improvement in the administrative structure. In implementing the necessary reforms, Parkhurst will clarify the College's hiring procedure and pull together the disorganized administrative organs of Dartmouth into a more effective body.
(02/09/07 11:00am)
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(01/31/07 11:00am)
The recent influx of wannabe voters to Student Assembly in the face of a vote on a polarizing issue demonstrates a fatal flaw in the Assembly's rules on how to attain voting rights. Currently the majority of voters in the Assembly are either those who attended three consecutive meetings or those who got a vote by being an "organizational representative." (The Dartmouth Bogglers Union has a vote.) Student Assembly should have infrastructure that at least attempts to promote a representative voting body, but its current constitution makes it easy for a vocal minority to gain a majority in the Assembly.
(01/26/07 11:00am)
Dartmouth Dining Services' announcement this past week that it will begin labeling trans fat-free food is a step in the right direction, providing students with more information about their food options in campus dining halls. Health-conscious students should have access to information about the nutritional value of foods that they eat each day. Pamphlets or websites detailing the caloric and fat content found in DDS foods would also empower interested students to make wiser choices tailored to their individual dietary and health needs. As Americans become increasingly concerned about the nutritional value of their foods, DDS should continue to increase its transparency to meet the demands of the Dartmouth student body.
(01/26/07 11:00am)
Dartmouth's swimming program has a tradition of academic excellence, and its athletes tout the structure that an athletic schedule brings to their lives. The swim program, however, also has a tradition of futility in the pool. The fact that the team arrived at the Philadelphia airport two hours before competition so that the athletes did not miss Friday classes is indicative of a problem with the program's leadership and philosophy. Division I athletics are not when-you-feel-like-it commitments. The athletic department's reputation is diluted by a program that has performed so poorly for so long. The swim program needs to find a way for its players to balance their academic and athletic commitments, or fully embrace its current coach's mentality and become a club sport.
(01/26/07 11:00am)
The Inter-Fraternity Council deserves accolades for introducing new criteria on the establishment of fraternities. The June 2005 ending of the moratorium on new single-sex Greek houses necessitated new regulations for Greek expansion. With a slew of national fraternities seeking their own chapters at Dartmouth and groups of College students lobbying for their own houses, the new benchmarks will bring standardization and objectivity to the procedure, injecting fairness into a process that has the potential to breed controversy. Last spring, under the old IFC criteria, Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity failed to earn recognition from the Greek oversight committee on two separate occasions, leading to accusations about the motives and impartiality of the IFC. The introduction of the standardized requirements will help prevent decisions that could provoke similar allegations.
(01/19/07 11:00am)
This past week, Stephen Smith '88 announced his petition candidacy for the Board of Trustees. To launch his campaign, Smith circulated a press release that outlined his three primary issues in the election.
(01/12/07 11:00am)
Student Assembly has allowed one of its few useful services to the community, the SA Course Evaluation Guide, to deteriorate. The number of students who review courses for the guide, which catalogues student opinions on professors and courses, has plummeted. Outdated course reviews from students who graduated long ago litter the guide while relatively new courses have far less, if any, student feedback. Without a variety and abundance of reviews for each course, the guide fails to give students an adequate picture of offered classes. All in all, the guide has fallen to pieces.
(01/05/07 11:00am)
With the April 2007 alumni trustee election underway, trustee candidates will be able to actively campaign for the first time as the Alumni Council lifted the ban on campaigning last fall.
(11/17/06 11:00am)
While anecdotal evidence and exit surveys report accurate high levels of student satisfaction with the Dartmouth experience, a sudden and vast College leadership void has affected many areas of campus. Though search committees are in place for many of the several administrative vacancies, a lack of leadership has exacerbated the usual student-administrative divide on campus.
(11/10/06 11:00am)
The results of the national midterm elections this past week have arguably renewed America's faith in the ability for voters to call for a change in political direction. Preliminary data from Reuters predicts that voter turnout rose above 40 percent, the highest midterm percentage since 1982. Furthermore, the relatively quick resolution of most races, notably the decision by Sen. George Allen to concede in Virginia, prevents a long, drawn-out battle that could further demoralize those who believe in the American democratic process. President Bush has rightfully called for stronger bipartisanship as all U.S. citizens look toward a more productive future government. The elections have provided much-needed change and restored sorely needed governmental checks and balances to Washington. However, the bickering, negative and partisan campaigning that characterized much of this election season feels very close to home. Dartmouth's recent referendum on the proposed changes to the Alumni Constitution similarly experienced historic voting levels, and partisanship often trumped the issues.
(11/07/06 11:00am)
Given both the intensity and tone of the response to the Nov. 6 "Still North" comic strip by Drew Lerman '10, The Dartmouth Editorial Board would like to elucidate our rationale for printing the comic. Lerman's comic attempted to critique liberal academic revisionism through the extreme example of Nietzschean principles condoning sexual assault in a fraternity basement. Accusations that the cartoon or The Dartmouth tacitly condone rape miss the intention of the comic and misunderstand The Dartmouth's Editorial Policy.