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(05/16/08 7:43am)
This summer, Sexual Abuse Awareness Program interim coordinator Rebel Roberts will be replaced by Michelle de Sousa ("DeSousa named new coordinator of SAAP," May 15). The new hire provides a convenient time to reassess SAAP's tone in order to ensure it is effectively supporting the Dartmouth community.
(05/09/08 9:19am)
Given the volume of dialogue that has raged in the pages of this and other publications for months over the Board of Trustees' expansion plan, it is increasingly hard to believe that any lack of communication precipitated the current state of affairs. Central to the debate is the assertion by members of the petition slate in the Association of Alumni executive committee election that the lawsuit against the College was filed as a last resort after all other lines of communication between the two parties had failed -- a dubious claim even in the particularly nebulous back-and-forth about who contacted whom and when.
(05/02/08 7:30am)
Priya Venkatesan '90's recent threat to sue the College, Dartmouth Medical School and the students in her Writing 5 class is, simply put, outrageous. Venkatesan claims the suit is a response to "harassment and discrimination" ("Prof threatens lawsuit against her students," April 28). The trials she purports to have endured, however, range from the ridiculous to the absurd (her paranoia about conspiratorial codes being expressed through spelling in an offhanded comment -- 'Gattaca' -- comes to mind). The growing Venkatesan soap opera represents a pathetic mix of seemingly poor teaching, repression of academic freedom, unprincipled opportunism and self-victimization, all of which have no place at our College.
(04/25/08 9:55am)
If it hasn't become painfully clear already, the upcoming Association of Alumni executive committee election has devolved into a bitter us-versus-them strife between the petitioners and the administration-backed slate over who actually loves Dartmouth.
(04/18/08 7:37am)
With the Association of Alumni elections close on the horizon, thousands of alumni are now gearing up to cast the votes that will determine the composition of the next AoA executive committee. A contingent of the current executive committee's recent, more contentious actions -- most notably a costly mass mailing pushing the lawsuit in the name of the Association -- have raised the question of whether the committee has truly represented popular alumni interests.The committee's decision to file a lawsuit over the Board of Trustees' announced plan to add charter seats to the Board has ratcheted up the already noisy alumni governance debate to a fever pitch, pushing the College's troubles into the spotlight yet again. While the merits of the claims that precipitated the lawsuit are certainly open for debate, the decision to file the suit is of more dubious distinction.
(04/11/08 7:13am)
With Student Assembly elections settled, it is time for the organization's newly elected president and vice president to focus and organize their agenda for the coming year. President-elect Molly Bode '09 will have to show that she can produce solutions, not just entertaining campaign videos, to successfully address student concerns such as social space.
(04/04/08 7:59am)
With Student Assembly elections days away, it is important for both the candidates and student body alike to recognize the relative capacity in which the Assembly can effectively operate and the extent to which it can exact change.
(03/28/08 7:31am)
A committee within the Vermont State Senate recently submitted for passage legislation that would create a task force to consider lowering the state's legal drinking age to 18 ("Vermont to reconsider drinking age," Mar. 25).
(03/07/08 9:46am)
After its quarterly meeting last weekend, The Dartmouth Board of Trustees announced that trustee Al Mulley '70 will lead the search committee for Dartmouth's 17th president.
(02/29/08 8:41am)
Dean of Residential Life Marty Redman's announcement this week that room draw will be closed to seniors after 400 of them have received housing requires examination on two dimensions -- the sensibility of the policy and the efficacy of its implementation.
(02/22/08 9:44am)
After the close of course election today at 4 p.m., Dartmouth undergraduates will begin to wait to see which of our courses we actually get into. Who will fall victim to the so-called enrollment crunch this time? The crunch, the subject of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine's most recent cover story, which dubs it a "pressing issue...without a simple solution" ("The Numbers Game," Mar/Apr), has become a talking point for recent trustee candidates and student leaders alike. But the scramble for classes and oversubscription in popular courses is a frustation -- not a crucial problem.
(02/15/08 9:34am)
Since the early 1960s when Dartmouth created the first foreign-study opportunities for undergraduates, spending a term abroad has become a part of nearly every D-Plan - roughly 60 percent of Dartmouth students will spend at least one term abroad before they graduate. At nearly all of America's top colleges and universities, spending a term in Europe or even Asia is highly encouraged, and it certainly does not raise eyebrows the way it might have in our parents' generation.
(02/08/08 3:23pm)
College President James Wright's announcement earlier this week of his plans to step down in June 2009 has aroused discussion of his legacy -- a legacy that began at his inauguration in the fall of 1998. After reminding the crowd of his background as a historian, Wright took a moment to examine two different sources of tension at Dartmouth: tension between continuity and change in Dartmouth's history and future, and tension between the individual and the community on our campus. "This implicit tension between self and community is inherent within the academy," he said. "It is a tension that results in tremendous fragility, on the one hand, and tremendous strength, on the other."
(02/01/08 8:24am)
Each year, getting into a college like Dartmouth becomes harder. Alumni who graduated decades ago laugh at the likelihood that they could be accepted to today's Dartmouth, just as current undergraduates repress memories of the efforts and energies they expended to get in two or three years ago.
(01/23/08 3:32pm)
After the College's announcement last week that the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience has reached over $1 billion in gifts, this week's unveiling of a new financial aid policy has put the possibility of the Dartmouth experience within reach of millions of America's poorest students.
(01/18/08 9:44am)
The return of two sanctioned fraternities and the subsequent marginalization of one of the most centrally located sororities on campus has unsurprisingly renewed the fervor of the ever-present and usually tedious dialogue about gender relations at Dartmouth.
(01/11/08 3:11pm)
The uncertainty and unpredictability of the impending presidential election made this year's New Hampshire primary more important than usual. For the vast majority of Dartmouth students, casting our first primary ballot made our trips to the polls even more significant and memorable.
(11/30/07 6:36am)
Dean Crady, Fall term is ending and you are about to assume one of the most unique and challenging positions in academia. In our last editorial of the year, we thought it important to discuss what will help you succeed at this job. Dartmouth is a living, breathing set of paradoxes: It oscillates between a liberal arts college and world-class university, between a rural haven for academics and a cosmopolitan cultural center, between embracing tradition and embracing progressivism. As the new dean of the College, you will have a short window of time -- a honeymoon period -- to set the tone for your tenure here. If you succeed, you can positively impact Dartmouth where previous administrative leaders have faltered.
(11/16/07 6:58am)
The recent publicity surrounding Hanover High School students' attempt to cheat on a final exam has generated a great deal of sympathy from the press. Some argue that the level of punishment is excessive; others explain away the students' behavior by citing societal pressures to perform academically. But whatever external pressures these students may have faced, and whatever the outcomes of the trials, cheating is widespread in high schools across the nation, and widespread cheating prevents schools from serving their purpose.
(11/09/07 7:49am)
From her legislative perch two hours away in Merrimack, N.H., Rep. Maureen Mooney has proposed a bill that would effectively revoke state legislation passed in 2003 that gave Dartmouth the ability to amend its charter without the approval of the state. Mooney's proposal is not only bad for Dartmouth but also irresponsible for a New Hampshire politician.