VOL. CLXXI NO. 149
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
N.H. voters re-elect Shaheen, Hassan
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By ANNIE MA
The Dartmouth Staff
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Students and community members turned out to vote in Hanover High School on Tuesday.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., defeated Republican challenger Scott Brown in a tight race Tuesday. Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., was re-elected to a second term as Governor, beating Republican businessman Walt Havenstein. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster ’78, D-N.H., defeated Marilinda Garcia to keep her seat in the House of Representatives, and Republican Frank Guinta, beat Rep.
Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., to regain the seat he lost to her in 2012. Shaheen held on as Republicans gained control of the Senate — winning Democratic seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia — and expanded their majority in the House. The race in Alaska had not been called as of press time. Three Dartmouth alumni SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 5
Report shows increase in honor principle cases B y PRIYA RAMAIAH The Dartmouth Staff
The Committee on Standards adjudicated 63 cases in 2013-14, 57 percent of which comprised alleged honor principle violations, according to a report released yesterday. Of the 36 honor principle cases, nearly three-quarters involved plagiarism or cheating, and 17 percent involved unauthorized collaboration, according
to the COS and Organizational Adjudication Committee 201314 annual report. The COS hearings resulted in 35 suspensions, the longest of which was six terms, 13 probations and three separations from the College. Seven hearings resulted in students being found not responsible, while four received warnings and one a reprimand. There were 25 cases of organizational misconduct in 2013-14, 17 of which were by fraternities,
Dept. chairs discuss opening course reviews
B y CHRIS LEECH
The Dartmouth Staff
Following Monday’s faculty meeting, students and professors largely expressed support for opening course evaluations to students. The policy, introduced by dean of the faculty Michael Mastanduno, will provide students with the answers to eight quantitative questions and three qualitative questions about courses.
The quantitative questions, present on current course review forms, will ask students to numerically rate a class on criteria including intellectual engagement, organization and teaching effectiveness. Students will be able to view the mean and median responses. The qualitative prompts discuss instructors’ evaluation methods, course structure and how the class SEE EVALUATIONS PAGE 3
seven by sororities and one by a non-Greek organization. The most common organizational violation involved the College’s alcohol policy, including serving alcohol to underage students or insufficient oversight of alcohol service. Beta Alpha Omega and Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternities admitted to conduct by their members that violated the Col-
Cases of Misconduct 2013-14
SEE REPORT PAGE 2
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Five men share personal tales of identity at panel
B y ESTEPHANIE AQUINO
Queer and Catholic, a male student spoke of pressure to conform to one aspect of his identity at a panel Tuesday night. “First I was so worried about being a proper Dartmouth man and then a proper gay man, until I thought to myself ‘I don’t know what I’m trying to do anymore,’” he said. When he allowed himself to accept all aspects of his identity, he said, worries about “being fratty enough, facetimey enough”
went away. “There’s this perception that when you come to Dartmouth you have to find your niche or that you will have a niche right away,” he said. “Events like this are important because it reminds us that it’s not necessarily about how my story stands out in Dartmouth or how Dartmouth is a good fit for me or for anyone, but just that this is my story, just one of many that is part of Dartmouth now.” His story was one of five shared Tuesday SEE PANEL PAGE 5