VOL. CLXXI NO. 38
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Students discuss ‘Freedom Budget’
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OPINION
THE MISSING MIDDLE PAGE 4
A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS PAGE 4
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ORCHESTRA FEATURES ALEX STYK ’14 PAGE 7
Students practice splitting wood outside Robinson Hall Wednesday afternoon.
SPCSA funds two projects B y SARA M C GAHAN The Dartmouth Staff
Recipients of the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault’s Elizabeth A. Hoffman research grants have begun term-long projects that aim to diminish instances of sexual violence
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The SPCSA-sponsored $750 grant was established to encourage students to explore issues surrounding sexual assault and make a difference in the Dartmouth community through research. “Sometimes you feel SEE SPCSA PAGE 5
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Greek orgs. negotiate Eastman’s Pharmacy shuts doors to find formal venues B y KATE BRADSHAW
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and increase awareness of Dartmouth’s resources. Bridget Lynn ’15 is studying the effectiveness of on-campus sexual assault resources like the sexual assault peer advisor program, and Silvia Arora ’16 is investigating the judicial review process at peer institutions.
Over 200 students, faculty and staff crowded into Collis Common Ground last night to discuss the “Freedom Budget,” a student-authored list of demands that aims to “eradicate systems of oppression as they affect marginalized communities on this campus” by prompting administrative action. The document, emailed to campus early Monday morning, outlines a plan for “transformative justice” at Dartmouth, comprising over 70 listed demands addressed to 13 administrators. Attendees spoke about the proposal’s merits, responses and future direction. Attendees were turned their chairs into the center of the room, forming concentric circles. They spoke one at a time. Some raised concerns and others expressed support, often eliciting snaps from the crowd. Several students involved in the creation of the “Freedom Budget” answered questions and explained their motivations.
The document demands that the College increase enrollment of black, Latino and Latina and Native American students to at least 10 percent each and increase the number of faculty and staff of color across departments. Other proposals include banning the Indian mascot, providing pro-bono legal and financial assistance to undocumented students and expanding gender-neutral housing and bathrooms on campus. The document also demands that residential life spaces on campus be accessible to all students. Attendees at Wednesday night’s meeting considered the budget’s tone, the expected timeline of action and its underlying ideology, among other topics, students interviewed after the event said. Many students voiced uncertainties over how they could help create change and support the proposal.
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After three failed attempts to find a location for its winter formal, Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity secured a venue in the week before the event, social chair Andrew Roberts ’14 said. In procuring formal venues, Greek organizations report mixed results in coming to agreements with local business owners. Alpha Chi approached Harpoon Brewery, Whale-
back Mountain and the Dartmouth Outing Club House before deciding to host its formal at Everything But Anchovies. The DOC House did not have availability on the requested date, while Harpoon Brewery and Whaleback Mountain refused upon learning that the event would be for a Greek organization, Roberts said. Alpha Chi settled on EBAs the week before its formal. SEE FORMAL PAGE 2
Last Wednesday, after 75 years of business, Eastman’s Pharmacy filled its last prescription and closed its doors. Its clients will now be sent 1,000 feet down South Main Street to CVS Pharmacy or receive prescriptions by mail. Owner Mark Knight said business took a devastating hit in January when DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center, in a move meant to save the hospital costs, imposed mandatory mail-order prescriptions for its insured employees. For medications that
require regular refills, clients now face sharp increases in co-payments if they choose to patronize pharmacies not listed by the medical center’s insurance providers. DHMC outpatient pharmacy manager Linda Sawyer could not be reached for comment by press time. Mark and Melissa Knight have run the store since 2005. The husband-and-wife team said that, in just a few years, they reversed the decline in customers that started when CVS came to Hanover in 2004 and turned their pharmacy into a profitable busi-
ness. Eastman’s Phar macy opened after the Great Hurricane of 1938, Mark Knight said. Since then, the business has filled the prescriptions of its local residents, taking pride in its personalized pharmaceuticals and face-to-face interactions. The Knights said they adapted the business by catering to a niche market, working with clients who prioritized local, small-town atmosphere. “People want interaction and good advice from their SEE PHARMACY PAGE 2