Assembly endorses ethnic studies courses
The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution supporting the creation of ethnic studies programs at the College last night, but rejected a hotly debated addendum proposed by Unai Monte-Irueste '98.
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The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution supporting the creation of ethnic studies programs at the College last night, but rejected a hotly debated addendum proposed by Unai Monte-Irueste '98.
The man accused of mugging a young woman at gunpoint on West Wheelock Street in March was arraigned Monday in Lebanon District Court, after he was extradited by order of the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Bob Trottier, who today celebrates his 40th anniversary working in Hanover, has a unique perspective on the College -- the view from behind the barber's chair in Walt and Ernie's Barber Shop.
The Student Assembly will vote next week on a resolution supporting the creation and expansion of ethnic and cultural studies courses at the College.
The Student Assembly president is the chief executive of the College's only student representative elected body, a job that would seemingly carry a host of powers.
In an election campaign season that featured little disagreement and candidates that many felt were hard to tell apart, the results in the presidential and vice-presidential races could hardly have been more disparate.
If anything was missing from last night's debate between Student Assembly presidential and vice presidential candidates, it was actual debate.
An educator, a businessman and an urban planner are vying to replace the spot held by Joseph Mathewson '55 on the Board of Trustees. The ballots, which were distributed to all members of the Dartmouth alumni association, are due today.
Ben Hill '98 announced his decision to withdraw from the race for Student Assembly President last night, citing the desire for increased personal time during his final year at Dartmouth. Unless someone stages an effective write-in campaign, next year's Assembly will be lead by a junior for the first time in recent history.
As the deadline for the majority of sophomores to declare their majors looms, members of the Class of 1999 are putting the finishing touches on their academic plans for the next two years.While some sophomores are scrambling across campus to meet with departmental advisors and hand in major cards by the Thursday deadline, most feel comfortable with the decisions they are making.
This year's Election Advisory Committee has tried to avoid last year's poster defamation controversies and confusion regarding write-in candidates by establishing clearer and stricter campaign regulations.
The Election Advisory Committee decided yesterday not to take any action regarding the recent controversy surrounding Student Assembly presidential candidates covering their opponents' campaign posters with their own.
Frode Eilertsen '99, Ben Hill '98 and Scott Jacobs '99 have declared their candidacies for president of the Student Assembly for the 1997-98 academic year, while no one is officially on the ballot for Assembly vice president, according to the Election Advisory Committee.
The College decided at the end of last term to contribute $7200 toward a new "Kresge Weight Room & Equipment Project" account to match recent student contributions of $720.
The Student Assembly constructed a pyramid of tennis ball containers filled with rolls of pennies and petitions on the steps of the administration building Parkhurst Hall yesterday morning -- the culmination of the Assembly's Will to be Well campaign which seeks the improvement of student life at the College.
Geraldo Cadava '00 and Ross Fenderson '00 were arrested yesterday on misdemeanor theft charges following the Feb. 15 theft of a guitar and stereo equipment from Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
After six days of soliciting small donations in the lobby of Thayer Dining Hall and at the Kresge weight room, the Student Assembly has amassed over $400 worth of contributions toward improving the weight room.
The Student Assembly last night made plans for a "symbolic" fund-raising campaign that will ask students to donate five or 10 cents toward renovating the Kresge weight room.
The newly elected members of the 1997 Executive Committee met for the first time yesterday to plan for the their class' future in the first five years after graduation.
The origins of Winter Carnival traditions are rooted in outdoor events and drama.