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(11/19/07 8:19am)
The Dartmouth Association of Alumni made the latest filing in its ongoing lawsuit against the College in Grafton County Superior Court on Friday. The filing, a response to the College's Oct. 26 request that the court dismiss the suit, highlights the tradition of all alumni who are elected to the board as nominees actually being appointed, among other factors, as evidence of the board's alleged contractual obligation to have a consistent structure of alumni representation. "Reviewing our lawyers' response to the College's motion to dismiss confirms my confidence in the strength of our case," Frank Gado '58, a member of the Association executive committee who voted in favor the suit, said in an e-mail. "The Executive Committee, with only three of its eleven members voting in opposition, initiated this lawsuit with grave regret after every effort at another solution was rejected by the Board."
(11/12/07 8:56am)
The Dartmouth Alumni Council filed a brief Thursday calling on the Grafton County Superior Court to dismiss the Association of Alumni's lawsuit against the College. The "friend of the court" brief, or amicus curiae, argues that the executive committee of the Association does not have the authority to file a suit and that its legal action goes against the will of a majority of the alumni body.
(11/12/07 8:53am)
Dartmouth Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Haldeman '70 and College President James Wright declared that the College would "continue working" with the Association of Alumni despite its lawsuit against the College in an interview with The Dartmouth after the board's November meeting this past weekend. Following through on the recommendations of its September governance report, the Board of Trustees added three new standing committees to its structure and received updates on the College's $1.3 billion capital campaign and plans for new facilities.
(11/06/07 7:28am)
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(11/03/07 8:25pm)
State Rep. Maureen Mooney, R-Merrimack, is moving forward with plans to introduce a bill "relevant to amending the charter of Dartmouth College." The bill, which Mooney signed off on Friday, seeks to repeal a 2003 law that gave the College the right to amend its charter without the permission of the state, according to an advanced draft copy of the proposed legislation obtained by The Dartmouth.
(11/01/07 5:22am)
A plea agreement for the nine Hanover High students accused of stealing exams in June was rejected October 22 by the Lebanon District Court. According to the resulting court order, the agreement would have allowed the students to plead to a misdemeanor charge that could be reduced to a violation if they complied with other terms specified in the sentencing.
(10/31/07 6:49am)
A plea bargain that would have reduced the charges against nine Hanover High School students accused of stealing exams from the school in June was denied by the Lebanon District Court on Oct. 22, according to The Valley News. The deal would have lowered the misdemeanor charges to non-criminal violations. "There is not an inherent power of the Court to sentence in the manner sought by the proposed plea agreement," the District Court judges ruled. Negotiations may continue up until Nov. 14, when the first student will be brought to trial.
(10/29/07 7:31am)
In filing its motion to dismiss the Association of Alumni lawsuit on Friday, the College recently attempted to counter the Association's assertion that the Board of Trustees is bound to having an equal number of alumni-elected and board-selected members. The motion also may make the Association's request for a preliminary injunction irrelevant by changing the date the board plans to add its eight new members.
(10/26/07 5:07pm)
As the legal salvos continue to fly, College lawyers filed a motion today to dismiss the Association of Alumni suit that seeks to bar Dartmouth from adding eight new members to the Board of Trustees.
(10/23/07 6:18am)
Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, may be rolling over in his grave.
(10/08/07 6:17am)
An e-mail sent to students last week that attempted to justify the Association of Alumni's suit against the College was manufactured to make it falsely appear to have been sent from the Association's official account. While the message was drafted by those members of the Association's executive committee who voted for the lawsuit, none of those involved would disclose how it was sent -- beyond saying that "student volunteers" were responsible.
(10/04/07 6:10am)
Citing a 1995 New Hampshire court case as proof that recent governance changes should not be implemented, the executive committee of the Dartmouth's Association of Alumni filed its lawsuit against the College Wednesday morning in Grafton County District Court.
(10/03/07 6:39am)
The executive committee of Dartmouth's Association of Alumni voted in a late-night conference call Tuesday to file for an injunction that would stop the College from filling its eight new seats on the Board of Trustees. The Association's leadership is seeking to prevent the board from changing the balance between alumni-elected and board-appointed trustees and to require the College to continue to seat trustees elected by alumni.
(10/01/07 6:20am)
Columbia University took another step toward a 17-acre ex- pansion of its campus in Harlem with the Sept. 26 announcement of a deal reached with the borough of Manhattan, The New York Times reported. In the agreement, the university pledged to donate $20 million towards creating affordable housing in the area, to commit to the use of environmentally friendly building and design and to create a community resource center to educate residents about job opportunities and housing financed by the school -- among other considerations. Columbia, which already owns two thirds of the land, is currently working to acquire the remaining property from its owners. University President Lee Bollinger said that the university would rather avoid the use of eminent domain in this process -- a legal process by which Columbia could seize land -- but would not rule out its implementation. Some in the neighborhood, fearful that expansion will displace local shopkeepers and residents, have opposed the deal. Both the City Planning Commission and the City Council must approve the agreement before plans can progress.
(10/01/07 5:55am)
"As more students call for help, more of the cases are handled as medical matters, rather than disciplinary matters," Director of Undergraduate Judicial Affairs April Thompson said. "We continue to be thrilled about the increase in Good Samaritan calls because it means that people aren't subject to disciplinary action if they take part in an educational program or counseling."
(09/28/07 6:38am)
Prison may be the new detention hall for nine Hanover High School seniors facing criminal charges after they allegedly stole final exams in June. Last week, the local prosecutor offered a letter of immunity to the students that would have allowed them to cooperate with the school without judicial consequence, but the letter was rejected by several of the students' lawyers.
(09/27/07 9:14am)
With pink and yellow cars circling the Green and amidst the throngs of political supporters, a group that claims a Dartmouth alumnus and Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's as co-founders touted its platform of redirecting federal funds away from the Pentagon Wednesday afternoon.
(09/27/07 9:13am)
"If you look at who had a bad day, it was definitely Obama because he relies on his spark as a change agent and we didn't see that," Nick Devonshire '11, a member of the group said.
(09/26/07 8:21am)
Ronald G. Shaiko, associate director of the Rockefeller Center, gave a lecture entitled "Electing the President in 2008: A Constitutional Perspective" on Monday, in honor of Constitution Day. Shaiko spent the majority of the lecture explaining the origin of the electoral college, what it is, the role it plays in electing the president of the United States and the amendments made to it over the years. He went on to discuss the pros and cons of the system and possible reforms to it, including the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The compact would be a proposed agreement between U.S. states on how they allocate their electoral votes -- which would essentially mean a conversion to a national popular vote system. Shaiko will hold a debate focus group with Dartmouth students during, before and after the Democratic debate on campus Wednesday.
(09/19/07 6:49pm)
The debate over the governance of Dartmouth is out of the boardroom and now in the hands of lawyers and pundits on both sides of the issue.