Tuesday, April 17, 2007

By Clear and Convincing Evidence

By Michael Kreicher, Staff Columnist

Over a year ago, three men from Duke University were indicted on charges of kidnapping, assaulting and raping an exotic dancer during a lacrosse party that was held at an off-campus house. David Evans, Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty were instantly thrust into the national spotlight as poster boys for the privileged college athletes who thought they could do no wrong. The controversy touched an extremely sensitive racial and socioeconomic nerve in this country, as the case was labeled a battle between the affluent white players versus the poor African-American dancer in a city, Durham, N.C., with a history of strong racial tensions. More »

Assessing Student Governance

By Kapil Kale, Guest Columnist

Frustration with Dartmouth’s student government reached new heights this year. In response, Student Assembly unanimously voted to establish the Student Governance Review Task Force, an all-student committee charged with investigating and presenting solutions to longstanding issues. We began our work this spring, with the goal of improving the representation, efficiency and communication within our school’s standing organizations. Today, we hope to explain the work we are doing, how we are doing it, provide insight into the progress we have made, and invite your opinions into the process. More »