VOL. CLXXI NO. 26
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014
GLC policy follows Gathering condemns post ‘Bloods and Crips’party
By JOSH schiefelbein The Dartmouth Staff
SPORTS
SQUASH SPLITS WEEKEND GAMES PAGE 8
OPINION
DR. KEYSTONE PAGE 4
LOOKING AT DARTMOUTH PAGE 4
ARTS
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: LANPHORD CAO ’16
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
A new policy will expect Greek organizations that receive complaints regarding standards of community violations to adjudicate the accused individuals in-house or participate in mediation sessions with the complainants. The Greek Leadership Council and Greek organization presidents unanimously approved the bylaw at a meeting on Monday. The policy, proposed by the presidents of Delta Delta Delta sorority and Alpha Delta fraternity in reaction to the “Blood and Crips”-themed party that
took place last July, aims to prevent and respond to violations of community principles involving cultural or other types of insensitivity, Greek Leadership Council president Elliot Sanborn ’14 said. Tri-Delt president Claire Stewart ’14 said official bylaws are necessary for addressing events like the party, which her sorority co-hosted with AD. Multiple students filed bias incident reports with the College in response to the “Bloods and Crips”-themed event, which received national media attention. SEE GLC PAGE 2
Focus groups evaluate Montgomery Program By SARA MCGahan
Daniel Potts, an archeologist who studies the Middle East, and Johnny Clegg, a South African musician and activist, will be next term’s Montgomery Fellows. The program brings internationally-recognized figures to Dartmouth to speak publicly to and engage informally with students. While no fellows will visit the College this winter,
students have participated in informal meetings to discuss their thoughts about the program and ideas for its future. Potts will remain on campus throughout spring term to teach an anthropology class, while Clegg will visit campus for a few days in mid-April and perform a concert at the Lebanon Opera House. SEE MONTGOMERY PAGE 3
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Students speak out against a recent Bored at Baker post that attacked a student.
B y victoria nelsen and Jessica avitabile The Dartmouth Staff
Hundreds of students gathered on the Green last night to take a stance against sexual assault on campus, swaying armin-arm as they sang the College alma mater in near-zero temperatures. Student leaders took turns addressing the crowd from a makeshift podium atop the Winter Carnival snow sculpture. “Dartmouth is better than this,” student body president Adrian Ferrari ’14 yelled through a megaphone.
The students, calling on one another to take action rather than rely on the administration, had congregated in response to a Jan. 10 threatening Bored at Baker post. The post, a step-by-step guide to assaulting a female member of the Class of 2017, identified the student and her residence cluster. Following a police investigation, the College has since identified the post’s author and is pursuing disciplinary action through College systems. The post first sparked public debate after the named student
wrote about her experiences with assault and harassment on the Class of 2017 Facebook page, attaching a screen shot of the Bored at Baker post. Speakers at the gathering included student body president Adrian Ferrari ’14 and Native Americans at Dartmouth copresident Phoebe Racine ’14. Kristy Blackwood ’14 read Dartmouth’s Principles of the Community. In closing, the crowd sang the alma mater. Emails sent Sunday and Monday notified students of the event. The SEE GATHERING PAGE 3
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Library to conduct survey on services, resource usage B y BRIAN CHALIF
The Dartmouth Staff
The College’s library is conducting its triennial survey this week, an examination that in past years has led the library to extend its hours from midnight to 2 a.m. and add more group study rooms. The survey, conducted by the Dartmouth
library assessment committee, will be sent to 1,528 undergraduates and 771 graduate students over the next few days. “Help shape your library,” the survey begins, before asking about respondents’ library usage and experiences, tools they find helpful and what they would like to see in the future. The survey aims to collect
“big-picture” information on the library’s current performance, library assessment committee chair John Cocklin said. Although the library also conducts regular, smaller surveys, this one provides broader data every three years, he said. The most recent survey, conducted in 2011, revealed that graduate students, undergradu-
ates and professors used online resources more than they had previously, Cocklin said. This information, he said, has led the library to increase its collection of online materials over the past three years, especially its e-book collection. As a result of the 2011 survey, library staff added more group study rooms with televisions,
white boards and computers to Baker-Berry Library. The library also bought new, more comfortable furniture. The 2014 survey will ask respondents how they learn about library services and asses how important specific tools are to students’ coursework. The SEE LIBRARY PAGE 2