Despite this weekend's festivities and the diploma that we will soon hold, it is important to remember that Dartmouth is not really over.
During reunion season, 2,500 alumni and 1,500 guests descend upon Hanover -- many staying in residence halls recently and hastily vacated by current undergraduates. This year's attendees will benefit from the introduction of continuing education activities, according to Corena Dungey from the Alumni Events office. The Office of Alumni Continuing Education organized a series of seminars and classes where alumni can learn from and interact with current Dartmouth professors. In one such seminar, French professor John Rassias discusses his internationally renowned language study method, and in another the nationally recognized Shakespeare professor Peter Saccio, who is retiring after this term, analyzes the intricacies of Shakespeare's writing. "They're definitely out of the ordinary," Dungey said.
The New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on H.B. 184, a bill that would repeal the parental notification law regarding abortion Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Yuk / The Dartmouth Staff At a rental cost of $25,200 per year, Cingular Wireless secured space for one of its antennae in the steeple of the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, which is located next to Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and not affiliated with the College. This contract, the fourth between cell-phone carriers with the church, is estimated to raise the church's total income from cellular companies to $76,600 annually -- more than 13 percent of its annual $564,000 operating budget, according to Carla Bailey, a senior pastor at the church. "The money that we receive from them helps us to carry out our ministry," she said. In an interview, Bailey spoke of the Bible story of Jesus overturning the tables of money-changers in the temple, a parable which confronts the intersection of commercial enterprise and religion, but said this does not apply in this situation. "Churches engage in all kinds of fundraising activities so that they can carry out their ministry," she said.
ADRIAN MUNTEANU / The Dartmouth Dartmouth's South Block development project currently in construction on South Street has begun to nail down businesses to occupy it. Umpleby's, a bakery and cafe from Bridgewater, Vt., plans to move into the space currently set to be completed in September. Charles Umpleby, chef and owner of the bakery, said the College approached him with the offer for the space.
Although it will play only a minimal role in the upcoming weekend, current Green Key Society members will attempt to reunite the organization and the weekend, while simultaneously expanding the group's reach on campus. "We want to expand the Green Key Society to not just be a service for the College, but to be more proactive and be more visible on campus," Green Key Society President JeanCarlos Bonilla '08 said.
Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Hanover residents tabled medicinal marijuana legislation after 10 minutes of discussion on the topic at the annual town meeting held Tuesday night in the Richmond Middle School gymnasium.
Hanover residents will vote on legislation Tuesday that urges Hanover Police not to arrest an adult for possession of marijuana if the individual has evidence of a physician's certification. If enacted, however, the legislation would not have any legal effect, according to New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Jim Kennedy. "[The town] can urge the Hanover police department to do whatever they want," Kennedy said.
At the fourth annual convention of New Hampshire College Republicans, held this weekend at the Hanover Inn, speakers urged convention attendees to voice their ideas and avoid intimidation by classmates and professors.
The new dining hall the College plans to build next to the McLaughlin residential cluster requires a permit, the Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment ruled late last week. Dartmouth is located in a district of Hanover where the zoning board does not need to review facilities built for educational purposes.