VOL. CLXXI NO. 152
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
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In meeting,trustees Perry talks midterms success chat with students, Some students asked the governor sexually explicit questions. talk academic goals By ERICA BUONANNO The Dartmouth Staff
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The Board of Trustees discussed academic goals, changes to Geisel Medical School and Thayer Engineering School and “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee progress this weekend. Reflecting on the weekend, College President Phil Hanlon said the meeting focused on academic excellence and productivity. Adding a new component to the weekend, board members met with small groups of faculty for dinner on Thursday night and students on Friday night, Board of Trustees chair Bill Helman ’80 said. Attendees at both dinners included students and faculty from both the College and the graduate schools. Student assembly chief of staff Thomas Wang ’16 said about 50 students met with trustees over dinner in groups of around eight to 10, with three to five trustees at each. Wang and student body vice president Frank Cunningham ’16 proposed the idea to Helman in August to improve transparency, Wang said. “As students, our reach is limited, but he heard our side of things, took the time to meet with us and he followed up,” Wang said. Helman said that while trustees have met with students in more formal settings before, Friday night was the first time students met with trustees with “no theme or agenda.” Helman said that trustee and student conversations ranged from discussing “layups,” or easy classes, to grade inflation and time management, and noted that “students have a lot on their minds.” “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering SEE TRUSTEES PAGE 5
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Perry said “a majority is a terrible thing to waste,” noted that political debates are critical to young people.
B y tim connor The Dartmouth Staff
Arriving to the tune of “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, spoke under the Texas flag about U.S. border security, energy initiatives and foreign policy to an audience of more than 100 people in Wilder Hall Sunday night. Several students raised explicit questions concer ning Perry’s stance on homosexuality
during the event. Perry began by describing the results of Tuesday’s midter m elections as an opportune moment for the Republican Party to reestablish itself and confront President Barack Obama’s policies. He connected the current political climate to the aftermath of the 1980s oil glut in Texas, stating that the widespread Republican victories in Congress presented an opportunity for the party
to regain Americans’ trust. “From time to time you’d see a bumper sticker on a car out there that said, ‘Lord, if you’ll just give us one more oil boom, we promise not to fritter it away this time,’” Perry said. “I think that may have been what the message was Tuesday to the Republican Party — ‘Lord, if you’ll just give us one more opportunity to govern, we won’t fritter it away this time.’” SEE PERRY PAGE 3
Greek leaders release proposals IvyQ explores range of LGBTQ identities
B y PARKER RICHARDS The Dartmouth Staff
Greek leaders recommended policy changes related to high-risk drinking, sexual misconduct, freshman safety, house renovations, faculty advisors and inclusivity, calling on students and alumni invested in the Greek system to show their support. As of about 1 p.m. Sunday, the website had received roughly 650 signatures.
The proposal, signed by the Gender-Inclusive Greek Council, InterFraternity Council and Panhellenic Council with the endorsement of their member organizations’ presidents, was published on a website titled “Moving Dartmouth Forward — The Greek Perspective” Friday afternoon. “The ‘silent majority’ of community members who support the Greek system have not done
enough to highlight the positive aspects of the system or have a voice in the policy conversation,” the website states. “Without the engagement of Greek-affiliated alumni and undergrads, we risk seeing the steering committee process dominated by a vocal anti-Greek minority, possibly leading to the recommendation of severe and unjustiSEE GREEK PAGE 5
B y KELSEY FLOWER
A slam poetry workshop, discussion of Palestinian queer movements and Goldman Sachs information session, among other events, marked this weekend’s IvyQ conference. More than 300 students from across the Ivy League attended the symposium, which explored different aspects of LGBTQ identities. In the final banquet, Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington asked audience
members to appreciate those who helped the LGBTQ community gain rights and the personal mentors, friends and family who helped them get to an Ivy League school, urging them to become leaders in their respective fields. Other events looked at reflection and wellness, sex toys, homosexuality in the Bible, gender roles in professional settings, queer athletics, SEE IVYQ PAGE 2