Census counting starts
Although census forms were due April 24 it will be several weeks before the results are tabulated and any information available, according to officials from the Census Bureau. While most students had no problem filling out and returning the form others had problems because they didn't have enough time or simply forgot. Kansas Henderson '02 said that the form was "really straightforward," although he mentioned that some people who were out of town when it was distributed might have had time problems. Adrian Hartline '03 said that the instructions from the College were unclear and that, although he spends much of his time here, he doesn't really identify Hanover as being his home. Students received the forms only recently because Dartmouth was in one of the later distribution groupings, according to Cathy Henault, of the Office of Residential Life, who coordinated the distribution of the forms with the Bureau. She said that she was optimistic about the response, but had no information as to exactly how many students had returned their forms. College students are considered residents of the area where they attend school, and parents were instructed not to include students living away form home on their own forms. Census form distribution began Thursday, April 20 at the College, although some residences received their forms up to a few days later.