|
|
From the Editors: A Dartmouth Digest
We get it. Keeping up with current events isn't easy, especially when the events in question aren't featured on Comedy Central. That's why we've developed the Dartmouth Digest - a compilation of news you don't want to miss. Unless you want your more-informed peers to question whether you actually attended UMass-Dartmouth.
Thanks to our sources, especially the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine and The Dartmouth.
Hard-Fought, Highly-Publicized Election Over and Done
This may be evident already, as your mailbox is no longer overflowing with impassioned pleas for one side or the other - both with rather cryptic names ("Unity" and "Parity"). The "Unity" slate of candidates opposing litigation brought by the former Association of Alumni Executive Committee to stop the board's expansion swept this summer's elections, receiving about 60 percent of close to 25,000 votes cast.
The election elicited much debate and discussion among the community about the College's governance, fueled by the ever-exuberant passion of Dartmouth alumni and their commitment to the College and its future.
The lesser-publicized result of this election was the passage of an amendment that includes a provision for all-media voting in the Association constitution whereas the provision formerly appears variable in voting guidelines. This move, its proponents argue, makes such elections more accessible and their results more reflective of the Association as a whole.
The new committee includes John H. Mathias Jr. '69 as president, Cheryl A. Bascomb '82 as vice president, and among others, Kaitlin Jaxheimer '05 as a committee member. Its primary role is to run the annual meeting of the Association and related elections. The organization is distinct from the Alumni Council, which has a much broader role to act as principal communications vehicle between alumni and the College.
It Depends on the Definition of "Is"
If you've read the latest issue of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, you'll understand as to why there has been speculation regarding television star Stephen Colbert's alumnus status.
Here's the lowdown: The semi-fictional Stephen Colbert, star of "The Colbert Report," graduated "in the top 47 percent of his class at Dartmouth, where he majored in history and performed with the all-male a cappella group The Sing Dynasty," as reported in the "biography" found on colbertnation.com.
In real life, though, comedian-actor-writer Stephen Colbert started his undergraduate career at Hampden-Sydney College, but transferred to Northwestern University's School of Communication, where he became involved in the improvisational troupe ImprovOlympic before moving on to Chicago's legendary Second City comedy troupe. The rest, as they say, is "truthiness."
Controversy Leads to Resignation of Navigators Leader
Steven Spaulding, director of Dartmouth's chapter of the Navigators Christian Fellowship, has resigned after accusations of misconduct, allegedly involving female student members of the Navigators.
A six-week long investigation of Spaulding by the national Navigators was sparked by female students and a female administrator's accusations that Spaulding made them feel uncomfortable by "touching shoulders or giving hugs," according to members of the Navigators interviewed by The Dartmouth.
Hanover Hotel Plans Stymied due to Environmental Risks
Construction of a 72-room hotel planned for downtown Hanover was postponed after the developer discovered soil contamination at the proposed building site during routine soil tests.
The Olympia Companies of Portland, Maine, canceled its Planning Board meeting, scheduled for May 6, after the tests indicated low levels of contamination. The company, which expects a report about the contamination in a few months, hopes to begin construction on the three-story brick hotel this summer and to finish the building in spring 2010. The plan also includes a restaurant and underground parking.
Login to post a comment
No comments yet. Be the first! |
