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(11/02/07 7:00am)
Since last Sunday, heads have been turned by posters signed by "Daughters of Dartmouth," which highlight sexist acts committed by male-dominated groups on campus. In contrast to previous efforts at addressing gender issues, such as the "Bitches in the Basement" forum, this group has anonymously -- and blatantly -- attacked those groups it feels are responsible.
(10/19/07 5:24am)
This past week of rush served as an annual reminder of the remarkable inequalities between men and women at Dartmouth. The drawn-out, far less personal experience for women is a direct result of women's reliance on fraternities' social spaces. Because females interested in Greek life have dramatically fewer chances to experience sororities firsthand pre-rush, they are forced to make much less informed judgments about their prospective houses, and vice versa.
(10/12/07 4:05am)
Over a month ago on this page, The Dartmouth Editorial Board wrote that alumni should only govern this College if they choose the best people for the job, and that, recently, they have failed ("An Old Tradition Fails," Sept. 7). The Association of Alumni's most recent hijinx - counterfeiting the Association of Alumni's e-mail address on a letter sent to students - only provides further evidence that the alumni are not the body able to pick the best leaders for the College.
(10/12/07 4:04am)
In his speech to the faculty on Monday, College President James Wright identified three goals for the College to pursue in the future: moving toward need-blind admissions for international students; providing one leave term where there are no earning expectations for students; and providing that, for financial aid students studying abroad, the incremental expenses will be covered by scholarship rather than by loan. He also touched on a fourth goal, one that has been especially important to students, faculty and even trustees: alleviating existing enrollment pressures in the economics and government departments. All of these goals are worthy of pursuit, and their success relies on adequate funding.
(10/05/07 3:46am)
If a Dartmouth student were intoxicated at an unsafe level in October 2004, his or her friends may likely have been reluctant to call for medical assistance. The Good Samaritan policy at the time failed to guarantee impunity from alcohol policy violations to those who called for help or those who required help. But by summer 2005, the administration ended the limit on the number of Good Samaritan calls for any given student, and added education and counseling as alternatives to disciplinary action. As the Annual Report to the Community of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Disciplinary System demonstrated, these policy reforms have led to tangible positive results. The upward trend in Good Samaritan calls demonstrates the importance and impact of the administration taking a realistic approach to alcohol policy at Dartmouth. Whereas the previous policy primarily expressed the administrations fears of encouraging alcohol use among students, the revised policy acknowledges what should be the primary goal of the policy: to give medical help to those who need it. We commend the administration on its commitment to this policy change, a decision that was clearly informed by the realities of student life. The fact that the Good Samaritan policy is currently in touch with the actualities of the frat basement underscores the importance of the administration continuing to keep tabs on the policys use. Keeping Dartmouth students -- especially freshmen -- informed about the details of Good Samaritan policy must be an ongoing goal moving forward.
(09/28/07 6:05am)
For the last few years, Dartmouth's public relations office has acted as one might expect a company under attack to act: super-positive. Faced with an attempt at a hostile takeover of the Board, Dartmouth rolled out Ask Dartmouth, its public relations vehicle masked as a question-and-answer section. Ask Dartmouth typifies the approach that has been taken throughout the controversy over the Board: We welcome your questions, but our answers will be scripted, stilted and always positive. For example, Ask Dartmouth discusses how the 1999 Student Life Initiative was a tool aimed to strengthen the Greek system. It wasn't.
(09/07/07 4:01pm)
Dartmouth's trial in organizational democracy is no longer in its best interest. But let us be clear, and don't let anyone fool you; the College's current structure of governance isn't really a democracy. Democracy is government by the governed. In the case of Dartmouth, the students and faculty are the governed, but the alumni are not. The so-called government for those constituencies is the Board of Trustees and, no matter how the Board is composed, the governance of Dartmouth relies on the construction of a Board that acts in the best interest of the College's students and teachers. So, when the Board convenes Friday, it should attempt to construct a Board with that goal " and only that goal " in mind.
(05/25/07 5:32am)
Recently, the Dartmouth community has spent so much time thinking about our own campus that many of us have lost sight of the real reason we are here. Judging from alumni elections and public analyses of Jim Wright's tenure as College president, it would appear that his job boils down to the management, to Greek life, to the Committee on Standards and to athletics. Those endeavors are not the crux of the job of the leader of one of the world's foremost academic institutions. President Wright's initiative to encourage young veterans to attend college, as reported recently in the New York Times, is the fulfillment of an Ivy League president's job: that of a visionary leader dedicated to taking on national and international issues through his institutional leadership.
(05/18/07 5:16am)
We are disheartened by the election of Stephen Smith '88. Not only was he tapped to run by current petition trustees, but he also refused to disclose the sources of his funding and mailing lists during his campaign. Through his partisan origins and opaque campaign, Smith has undermined the democratic merits of the electoral process and perpetuated the notion that faceless kingmakers puppeteered his campaign all along.
(05/11/07 4:22am)
In order to achieve any campus-wide goals, Student Body President-elect Travis Green must first fix the fatally flawed infrastructure of Student Assembly, which will require that he cede his power over the formation of the Assembly's Executive Committee.
(05/04/07 6:18am)
Jaromy Siporen will be best able to steward Student Assembly in the direction of change. After the Editorial Board privately met with each candidate, it became clear that the ideas in Siporen's platform are the most feasible; his dissatisfaction with Student Assembly's current structure is the most cogent; his understanding of Student Assembly is the most thorough; and his leadership style is the most conducive for successful implementation of his platform.
(04/27/07 7:31am)
The discussion sponsored by the Sexual Assault Awareness Program and the Afro-American Society on Wednesday night provided a forum for constructive and introspective dialogue about the presence and effects of racism and sexism in rap lyrics.Participants bypassed the Don Imus controversy to critically evaluate the underlying issues and their potential solutions. The consensus reached at the end of the discussion demonstrates that even students with disparate views were able to find common ground on a contentious issue.
(04/20/07 5:07pm)
There is no easy answer to the question, What could have prevented the Virginia Tech massacre? Perhaps nothing could have been done. However, gun violence occurs every day across America and the ready availability of guns exacerbates the problem.
(04/13/07 9:00am)
The Dartmouth Editorial Board unanimously endorses watching television on televisions. Unfortunately, the College's Computing Services department doesn't seem to agree.
(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.