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Trustee candidates John Replogle ‘88, second from left, Joe Asch ‘79, center, and Morton Kondracke ‘60, second from right, stand with alumni at an event held in Minneapolis on Tuesday night.

Courtesy Of Becky Wolcott Ankeny '83

Trustee candidates speak at alumni event

By Christy O'keefe And Angie Yang, The Dartmouth Staff

Mar 10 | 9:00 pm

In an event in Minneapolis, Minn., March 9, Alumni Council-nominated candidates John Replogle ’88 and Morton Kondracke ’60 and petition candidate Joe Asch ’79 met to debate a variety of campaign issues, the candidates said in interviews with The Dartmouth. The event was attended by more than 50 alumni, Replogle and Kondracke said.

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First day of elections sees high voter turnout

By Greg Berger, The Dartmouth Staff

Mar 12 | 8:00 am

The College alumni body demonstrated its greatest first day participation in elections for the two available seats on the Board of Trustees and the executive board of the Association of Alumni elections on record, according to Lynne Gaudet ‘81, the director of alumni leadership in the College’s Office of Alumni Relations.

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Political Activist Haddock dies at 100

By Kate Farley, The Dartmouth Senior Staff

Mar 10 | 9:00 pm

Doris “Granny D” Haddock, a noted political activist and one-time candidate for a New Hampshire senate seat, died on March 9 in her home due to complications of chronic respiratory illness, according to family friend Maude Salinger. Haddock was 100 years old.

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Monday | March 8, 2010

Student input guides policies, officials say

By Paulina Karpis

Mar 8 | 12:00 am

College officials have had to navigate the highly varied interests presented by alumni, students and federal authorities as they developed various iterations of College alcohol policy, according to several administrators. Over a 25-year period, the policy has shifted away from a punishment-based model to one focused on harm reduction, they said.

Friday | March 5, 2010

Stevenson ‘10 wins Minn. primary battle

By The Dartmouth Staff

Mar 5 | 4:38 pm

Tay Stevenson ’10, College Democrat and former Student Body vice presidential candidate, has been nominated by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to run for the state Senate district 12 seat, according to reports in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Thursday | March 4, 2010

Trustee hopefuls seek faculty, alum. support

By Greg Berger, The Dartmouth Staff

Mar 4 | 12:00 am

With the voting period for the upcoming alumni-elected Board of Trustees election beginning next Wednesday, March 10, both Alumni Council-nominated candidates — Morton Kondracke ’60 and John Replogle ’88 — will continue to visit Dartmouth Alumni Clubs nationwide, while petition candidate Joe Asch ’79 has spent roughly $28,000 to send a mailing to thousands of College alumni. Several College faculty members have also released public statements on their opinions of Replogle and Asch, who are competing for one seat as candidates for the Board.

Wednesday | March 3, 2010

Flights to N.Y. to start from Leb. this month

By Christy O'keefe, The Dartmouth Staff

Mar 3 | 12:00 am

A new Cape Air flight from Lebanon Municipal Airport in West Lebanon to White Plains, N.Y., will make New York City more accessible to potential travelers at Dartmouth, according to Michelle Haynes, director of communications for Cape Air. The service, scheduled to begin March 15, will offer two daily round-trip flights and complimentary ground transportation from White Plains Westchester County Airport to midtown Manhattan at a cost of $160 each way, according to Haynes.

Tuesday | March 2, 2010

Despite budget cuts, depts. hire new profs.

By Nathan Yeo

Mar 2 | 12:00 am

Despite the College’s current fiscal challenges, several academic departments are hiring new professors to replace departing faculty, according to several professors interviewed by The Dartmouth. The decisions to fill the vacant positions were approved before the current round of budget cuts was announced last month, the professors said.

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