For the last few years, Dartmouth’s public relations office has acted as one might expect a company under attack to act: super-positive. Faced with an attempt at a hostile takeover of the Board, Dartmouth rolled out Ask Dartmouth, its public relations vehicle masked as a question-and-answer section. Ask Dartmouth typifies the approach that has been taken throughout the controversy over the Board: We welcome your questions, but our answers will be scripted, stilted and always positive. For example, Ask Dartmouth discusses how the 1999 Student Life Initiative was a tool aimed to strengthen the Greek system. It wasn’t.
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Like much of Dartmouth’s student body, I was amazed and intrigued by the fanfare surrounding Wednesday’s Democratic debate. I was blown away by the number of satellite trucks, media pundits and students rallying for their favorite candidate. I, along with countless others, was the guy holding the cell phone up to his ear jumping up and down behind the “Hardball with Chris Matthews” set, trying desperately to get my parents to see me on national television. I even got to meet Tim Russert, who engaged in some playful banter with a good friend of mine. Upon seeing my friend’s Dartmouth Diving shirt, Russert asked him if he was a Dartmouth diver. My friend replied that he had actually stolen the shirt from a fraternity brother. “Oh,” Russert replied, “so you’re a Dartmouth thief?” Classic.
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By
Merle Adelman, Former First Vice President, Association of Alumni
To the Editor:
In Joe Asch ‘79’s recent column (“Time for Wright to Step Down,” Sept. 26), he cites the election of the Association of Alumni as a referendum on President Jim Wright. The results reflect no such rejection of the administration. Three of the four elected Association Officers (President, First Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer) ran as nominated (and not petition) candidates, and it was a nominated candidate (Kate Aiken ‘92) who received the highest number of votes cast. Most telling was the election of David Spalding ‘76, Vice President for Alumni Relations and a prominent member of the Wright Administration. He received the second highest number of votes cast.
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To the Editor:
As the director of the Rockefeller Center, and on behalf of the offices on campus who took the lead in hosting Wednesday night’s Democratic Candidates Debate, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the members of the Dartmouth and Upper Valley communities. The nationally televised event came off as a success in no small part due to the consideration and thoughtfulness of many individuals. All of the candidates, as well as our national, state, and media partners, were very pleased with Dartmouth as a venue, which speaks well of our opportunities to host future events.
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