After six weeks of voting, 44 relevant articles and opinions in this paper and extensive coverage in the national media, Stephen Smith ‘88 was elected last Thursday as Dartmouth’s newest trustee. Rumors flew, accusations followed and tempers flared throughout the race. It is over for now, but the fight will continue, for Smith’s victory confirms the coherence of the many recent manifestations of alumni discontent. Three years after T.J. Rodgers ‘70’s surprise election to the board, one fact is now undeniable: We have settled firmly into a new model of Dartmouth politics.
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During my brief time at Dartmouth, I have been a part of many student organizations on campus. Yet I’ve never paused to think whether the College actually recognizes the organizations and what they do. I have discovered, however, that in order to sustain themselves, student organizations sometimes need official recognition from the College, since they can provide many essential services to these organizations, such as funding.
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To the Editor:
It is a sad day for progressive Dartmouth graduates who hope to see the College move into the 21st century (“Smith ‘88 wins trustee election,” May 18). A possible creationist, who writes disparagingly of “radical feminists” and who would like to see a fraternity reinstated which was abolished for a controversial and offensive newsletter? Who refers to “the infamous Student Life Initiative?” Some day it will be clear that the dismantling of the Student Life Initiative set Dartmouth back many years; we will be a long time recovering. Here is one grad who remains surprised and dismayed that, 30 years after women entered, the fraternity remains the dominant social paradigm. And so it goes.
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