The Student Assembly will submit a report today to top administrators, urging them to reduce parking fines and give students more information about the source of other administrative fines.
"Fines levied by administrative departments are a pervasive, persistent headache which detract from their quality of life and overall satisfaction with the college," according to the report based on the input of more than 100 sophomores.
The report will be submitted to Acting Vice President and Treasurer Win Johnson and Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson.
Proposed solutions to the fine dilemma include establishing an "interdepartmental system for dealing with contested fines," clearly justifying or eliminating "the sophomore summer PE deadline" and eliminating a charge for failed Physical Education classes.
The report also stresses the need to issue a warning for first-time parking offenses, or to reduce "the enormous disparity between parking fines for students versus those of faculty/staff."
The report will be presented to other administrators and will be posted on the Assembly's web site next week, said Dave Parker '00, who coauthored the report with Teresa Knoedler '00.
In a meeting Tuesday evening, the Assembly also discussed plans for a second "Conversation."
Last week's "Conversation," which included a showing of "Do the Right Thing" and a discussion with Montgomery Fellow Manning Marable, attracted a crowd of about 50, Assembly Member Karen Wilkes '00 said during the meeting.
Next week's discussion, titled "What is Sexual Assault at Dartmouth," will take place the evening of Thursday, Aug. 20 on the lawn of Alpha Delta fraternity, newly- elected Assembly President Josh Green '00 said.
The Assembly is also planning to distribute a guide to campus organizations to incoming freshmen during either registration or during meetings with Undergraduate Advisors and freshmen, Green said.
