VOL. CLXXIII NO.97
SUNNY HIGH 87 LOW 60
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Survey reveals frustration with College administration
Favor will serve 5 ½ years for child pornography By ERIN LEE The Dartmouth Staff
SPORTS
SEVEN BIG GREEN ALUMS HEADED TO RIO PAGE 8
OPINION
BACH: A BLOODY REPUTATION PAGE 4
ARTS
NACHTWEY '70 WINS ASTURIAS AWARD, INSPIRES STUDENTS PAGE 7 READ US ON
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Two hundred thirty students from the Class of 2018 responded to a survey conducted by The Dartmouth.
By ALEXANDER AGADJANIAN The Dartmouth Staff
From June 5 to June 9, The Dartmouth administered an online survey of student attitudes on issues related to the Dartmouth community. Focusing only on the opinions of students on campus, the survey was only sent to members of the Class of 2018. Other students
on campus were excluded. Two hundred thirty of the 1,152 students in the Class of 2018 responded, making for a 20.0 percent response rate. Using an opt-in survey such as this one does not make for a random or entirely representative sample. With that caveat in mind, what follows are the results of the survey. At few survey questions
asked about the Black Lives Matter movement. It is possible that recent events related to Black Lives Matter may have influenced responses. For the most part, the survey was taken before news arose of the shooting of two black men, and later the shooting of five Dallas police officers. The impact of SEE SURVEY PAGE 3
Former African and African American studies and English professor J. Martin Favor was sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison on Monday. Favor pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge on March 31 and resigned earlier this month. After Favor serves his sentence, he will be subject to seven years of supervised release, U.S. District Court of Concord case manager Jadean Barthelmes said. Favor will also have to complete a court-recommended sex offender treatment program and pay a $5,000 penalty assessment, Barthelmes said. His sentence is scheduled to start Aug. 5. Favor could have received up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, as recommended by U.S. sentencing guidelines. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Abramson,
who prosecuted the case, had recommended 6 ½ years of imprisonment with fi ve years of supervised release . Favor’s lawyer George Ostler ’77, of DesMeules Olmstead & Ostler, had asked for three years in prison with five years of supervised release. Ostler wrote in an email that he and his client have not decided whether to file an appeal, though the defendant is allowed 14 days after the sentencing to make a decision. He declined to comment further. Abramson said in an interview that it is unusual for a defendant who has pled guilty to appeal the sentence, though it does happen infrequently. Favor was arrested last fall on Sept. 4 for the alleged possession of child pornography. Five complaints filed by the police SEE FAVOR PAGE 2
Prouty raises $3 million for cancer research By KATIE RAFTER
The Dartmouth Staff
Thousands of Upper Valley residents and students participated in bicycle rides, runs, walks and sports events as part of the 35th annual Prouty on July 9. The event raised just over $3 million for DartmouthHitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Senior program manager at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Rebecca Gray said that 4,300 people participated in the Prouty, 1,000 participants less than last year, which saw 5,300 participants.
She added that in recent years they have averaged around 5,000 participants. There were 1,200 volunteers, slightly less than previous years. “It was quite a different Prouty this year than the ones I’ve been involved with as a staff member before,” she said. Gray could not pinpoint the exact reason for the decreased number of people taking part in the Prouty. However, she said it might relate to the event’s proximity to the Fourth of July weekend resulting SEE PROUTY PAGE 3
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Cyclists battle through rain to fundraise for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.