Federal Express packages will continue to be delivered to students through the Hinman Post Office, despite a notice to the contrary that students received in their Hinman Boxes at the beginning of the term.
The Student Assembly has worked with Assistant Director of Facilities Services William Hochstin to keep Fed Ex available to Dartmouth students, said Assembly Vice President of Communications Jonah Sonnenborn '99.
Assembly President Jim Rich '96 said the Post Office will continue to deliver Fed Ex packages.
"It will not be discontinued. Too many important packages are delivered by Fed Ex, ranging from medicine to airline tickets for senior corporate recruiting to items sent by parents," Rich said.
Originally, the Hinman Post Office decided to cease accepting deliveries to the post office because the company was "unwilling to meet the College terms required for the Hinman in order to insure the most economical and efficient delivery of packages," according to the letter sent to students.
In 1994, Facilities, Operations and Management instituted a handling fee of 36 cents per package, Hochstin said. He said Fed Ex refuses to pay this fee.
The Fed Ex service will continue regardless, according to Hochstin.
"We are here to give students the best service possible, our intention is to be as efficient as possible," he said.
Hochstin said he is working with the Student Assembly to provide a better service with UPS, considering the fee it pays. Together, they are considering a system through which students would receive notification of packages received through electronic-mail messages, he said.
The Assembly and the College are considering several projects to improve the mail services at Dartmouth and information will be released regarding these when their feasibility is assessed, Rich said.
"The [Assembly] and the College will continue looking into how to improve these other services," Sonnenborn said.
