Beginning tomorrow, hordes of eager sophomore men will head out to their favorite fraternities, just like any other weekend night. However, on this occasion the sophomores will not be looking to play a game of pong and meet single ladies. Instead, they will be seeking out an even more elusive target: a bid to join the house of their choice. After a mere two hours of man-flirting, most guys will shake out at their first-choice fraternity and head home to wait while the current brothers deliberate over bids, dings and callbacks. Later that night, the majority of male rushees will be invited to join one of the fraternities on campus and pledging will begin.
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In his speech to the faculty on Monday, College President James Wright identified three goals for the College to pursue in the future: moving toward need-blind admissions for international students; providing one leave term where there are no earning expectations for students; and providing that, for financial aid students studying abroad, the incremental expenses will be covered by scholarship rather than by loan. He also touched on a fourth goal, one that has been especially important to students, faculty and even trustees: alleviating existing enrollment pressures in the economics and government departments. All of these goals are worthy of pursuit, and their success relies on adequate funding.
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Over a month ago on this page, The Dartmouth Editorial Board wrote that alumni should only govern this College if they choose the best people for the job, and that, recently, they have failed (“An Old Tradition Fails,” Sept. 7). The Association of Alumni’s most recent hijinx - counterfeiting the Association of Alumni’s e-mail address on a letter sent to students - only provides further evidence that the alumni are not the body able to pick the best leaders for the College.
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