The Dartmouth 09/21/15

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VOL. CLXXII NO. 110

SUNNY

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Second phase of “MDF” alcohol policies put in place

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Members of the Class of 2019 were able to meet upper classmen at a Spoon University party.

Phi Tau eliminates dues

B y PARKER RICHARDS The Dartmouth Staff

At Phi Tau coeducational fraternity, membership dues are a thing of the past, making it the first Greek organization to eliminate dues. Beginning this term, Phi Tau members — who were already obligated only to

pay the dues they felt they could pay — will pay nodues whatsoever, Phi Tau treasurer Alex Weinstein ’16 said. House expenses will be covered entirely by the rent fees that residents pay. “So much of who we are is inclusivity,” Weinstein said. “Wherever you come from, whatever your background is, whatever your interests

are, you have a place at Phi Tau... Hopefully we can say very loudly and very clearly, ‘There is no obstacle, no matter what’s going on financially for you, to joining Phi Tau.’” Phi Tau already had low dues compared to other houses. According to the SEE DUES PAGE 3

A concrete set of alcohol guidelines that clarifies rules laid out in College President Phil Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative will be implemented Oct. 19, and other administrators are developing other components of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy goals. The newly crafted Alcohol Management Procedures will replace the Social Events Management Procedures as the guidelines for organizing social events on campus. AMP specifies rules for each type of social event student organizations can host. The Office of Student Life will oversee AMP. Organizations will be able to have events with mixed types of alcohol, though no punches or hard alcohol will be allowed.

The policy specifies three tiers of social events. Tier one is members only and can be internally managed. Tier two events, defined as those for between 40 and 150 people, must have two students on door duty, two walkthroughs by Safety and Security and two bartenders, who can be members of the organization holding the event. Tier three events, defined as those with over 150 people, have the same door duty and walkthrough policies as tier two events, however, there must also be third-party bartenders and security provided by a separate organization. The College will evenly split the cost of third-party security with the hosting organization. Third-party bartenders will be College students trained according to AMP. Events with less than 40 SEE MDF PAGE 5

DHMC provides jobs to Upper Valley residents

B y ERIN LEE

The Dartmouth Staff

For Alexander Pruitt, working at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center runs in the family. Six years ago, when he was in high school and looking for a job, he joined his mom at the hospital working for dining services. On Saturday, he stood serving baked goods behind a counter at DHMC. About a dozen people waited in line, and another dozen or so sat eating. A Plainsfield resident, Pruitt said what he appreciates most about his job is its proximity to his house.

Plainsfield is about a 25-minute drive from DHMC. But in a region of sparse towns without much transportation infrastructure, DHMC’s stable jobs draw in workers from across the Upper Valley. DHMC, which has 9,120 employees, serves as the Upper Valley’s largest employer. The majority of the hospital’s employees are affiliated with health care practices. DHMC employs more than 1,400 doctors, residents and fellows, in addition to slightly more than 1,700 nurses and more than 1,160 other clinical staff. But at DHMC, nearly 40 percent of

employees are not involved with patient care or clinical services. Upper Valley Haven, an organization that supports those struggling with poverty, executive director Sara Kobylenski said these employees work in areas such as housekeeping, maintenance, dietary services and transportation, in addition to administration. She said that in the Upper Valley, though service-level jobs are easy to find, it is difficult to find jobs that pay enough money. “Finding jobs isn’t the problem — findings jobs with a livable wage is the problem,” she said.

Kobylenski said blue-collar, well-paying industry jobs used to be common in the Upper Valley, but most manufacturing has moved out of the area. Now, there is a stark divide between the jobs that require a high level of education, like those at technology companies and service jobs, like those in the hospitality and care industries. Lebanon resident Rob Williams said his maintenance job at DHMC is his second job — he cleans local office buildings at night. He said that between these two jobs, he can SEE DHMC PAGE 2


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