CONCORD, N.H. — Legislation that would allow the state of New Hampshire to halt potential changes to Dartmouth’s charter was rejected, 14-1, by the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday afternoon. The representative who introduced the bill reserved the right to “try again in another session.”
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Diana Pearson will assume the position of Dartmouth’s vice president for communications on March 8, the College announced in a press release Tuesday. She will replace Sheila Culbert, who has served as interim vice president for communications for the past year.
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Nicholas Kenyon, a student charged in last summer’s cheating scandal at Hanover High School, stood trial Tuesday afternoon at Lebanon District Court, but the court has yet to reach a verdict. Kenyon is charged with serving as an accomplice to theft. Peter Miller, another student, pled guilty to the same charge while a third student, Jeffrey Fairbrothers, had his trial delayed until March. The court will make a final decision on Kenyon’s case in April.
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Jay Buckey withdrew from the Democratic primary race for New Hampshire’s senate seat on Tuesday after a nine-month campaign. Buckey was vying against former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., for the chance to compete against incumbent Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., in the general election.
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In response to student demands for more gender-neutral campus social spaces, the College has created a Social Life Committee to investigate expanding alternatives to the Greek system. The committee, whose student membership was announced Tuesday, aims to submit a report to the College by June.
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