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(08/22/06 9:00am)
Last week, two vocal opponents of the proposed Alumni Association reforms accused senior College administrators -- who claim to be neutral in a contentious constitutional debate -- of using their positions to squelch criticisms of the document. These allegations spurred the most recent drama in a long-running feud about the Associations' proposed constitution.
(08/15/06 9:00am)
Fourteen Hanover Police officers raided Alpha Delta fraternity a few days before Commencement. They left with at least 10 crates of evidence after five hours labor without managing to find a sexually explicit tape, their alleged reason for entering the house. This use of force may have been justified by the size of the house or by the seriousness and timeliness of the allegations. Indeed, the crime of taping sex without the consent of both parties, though a misdemeanor, carries up to a $2,000 fine or a year in prison. But because all documents relating to the case are sealed, no one knows if such a search was justified.
(08/01/06 9:00am)
With the Democratic National Committee's recent proposal to change the calendar of state presidential contests, many here at Dartmouth have speculated on how the new system will affect the political climate here on campus. While the change may not have an immediate impact, it is possible that in the long run, candidates will reduce the amount of time they spend visiting Dartmouth during primary season.
(07/11/06 9:00am)
The most recent step taken by Sustainability Coordinator Jim Merkel -- replacing plastic to-go boxes with biodegradable cardboard ones at Food Court -- is arguably a more substantial, or at least noticeable, effort than his previous endeavors.
(08/18/05 9:00am)
This year's Tubestock weekend, though free of any serious problems, prompted many local law enforcement officials to inquire about a means to step up enforcement on the Connecticut River, especially with regard to blatant public drinking by underage students.
(07/14/05 9:00am)
A federal judge's decision to jail New York Times investigative reporter Judith Miller has emerged as an issue of considerable controversy over the past week. Syndicated columnist Robert Novak revealed the identity of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame in an article written two years ago to the day. In an effort to uncover and prosecute the source or sources who made public Ms. Plame's position, special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald asked that Ms. Miller and Time magazine's Matthew Cooper testify before a grand jury. Both refused in the face of certain incarceration, citing the First Amendment as their rationale. Mr. Cooper reversed his stance after receiving permission from a confidential source to do so. Ms. Miller was not so fortunate.
(07/08/04 9:00am)
The Board of Trustees certainly has good manners. When Charter Trustee William Neukom '64 pledged $22 million to the College in March, his fellow Board members forewent the standard thank-you card and instead handed him the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees. While it would be more than presumptuous of us to assume that there was some sort of quid pro quo involved in the swap, we find it difficult to believe that Neukom's generosity -- the largest gift to an academic program in College history -- went unnoticed by his electors.
(06/25/03 9:00am)
After 25 years of ambiguity following the Supreme Court's 1978 Bakke decision, the nation on Monday received a new mandate on affirmative action. Quantitative bonuses based on race alone are unconstitutional, but such an identifier may still warrant a "plus" in university admissions. The Court's message is clear, but nothing radical. The academic and legal worlds had known for years that point systems like the University of Michigan's were indefensible. But even now, the crux of the issue -- the persisting social inequalities present in American society -- continues to go unaddressed. While points have been declared passe, the road has been paved for other, equally impotent systems to take their place. Perhaps now, "holistic consideration" of the individual will prevail, but this just dodges the problem. The infrastructure is broken: too many of those who benefit are not poor, underrepresented minorities from broken homes and struggling schools. Instead, they are victims of another sort -- furthering the university's larger goal of creating what they see as academic utopia, one where sterile demographics count and not individual character and merit.