VOL. CLXXI NO. 97
THUNDERSTORMS HIGH 82 LOW 64
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
For some, firing sparks boycott Wed. assault will
not alter campus security levels By Alex ganninger
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Some residents will not longer shop at Co-op establishments, including the pictured store in Hanover.
B y amelia rosch The Dartmouth Staff
Some Upper Valley residents are advocating for a protest and boycott of the Co-op Food Store following the firings of two employees at the store’s Lebanon establishment, demanding the release of details regarding the firings.
Daniel King, who worked in the wine department, and John Boutin, who worked in the cheese department, were fired on June 13. Since then, several community members have taken to email Listservs, expressing anger over the terminations. Some local residents said they believed that Boutin and King’s interest in unionizing Co-op
employees may have played a role in their firing. Eight of 12 Co-op shoppers interviewed as they left the store on Monday afternoon said they had not heard about the potential protest or boycott. Three of the people who had heard about it said that they had no plans to join the boycott or any potential
Series to replace Jamboree B y roshan dutta The Dartmouth Staff
A series of events aimed at building community on campus and raising money for a teen life-skills center in White River Junction will replace Jamboree for the Junction, a philanthropic carnival organized by the Panhellenic Council. For the past two years, the Jamboree took place over sophomore family weekend. Summer Panhell president Charlotte Kamai ’16 said the singular carnival was split into
multiple events to both improve philanthropic efforts and create a stronger campus community. “We’re putting a lot of emphasis on changing the way the Greek system is viewed on campus,” Kamai said. “For me personally, this is a great opportunity to branch out outside of your house and remember that when a woman or a man decided to join the Greek community, he or she was joining not just one house but also an entire community.” The Panhell executive board SEE PANHELL PAGE 5
Many students remain unaware of the midnight campus robbery that occurred last Wednesday, and Hanover Police chief Charlie Dennis said he has no plans to increase campus security, calling the robbery an isolated incident. Nine students interviewed Monday night said that they had very little knowledge of the incident. Five of them had not heard of the attack at all. On July 2, suspects Mark Ruppel, 26, and Troy Schwarz, 20, were arraigned in the Lebanon Circuit Court and face charges of robbery, second degree assault and falsifying physical evidence. These crimes are categorized as Class B felonies under New Hampshire Law and could incur jail sentences of up to seven years and a maximum fine of $2,000, Dennis said. Ruppel and Schwarz are being held in Grafton County Jail on $20,000 bail and $10,000 bail, respectively. Both men have received no-trespass letters from the College. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, assailants attacked and robbed Hubert Clark III ’13 on the Green before fleeing into Hanover. Dartmouth Safety and Security responded to the assault, and Hanover Police later apprehended the suspects about .2 miles away from the Green. Witnesses to the crime called Dartmouth Safety and Security, who were soon assisted by the Hanover Police. Master police officer Jeffrey Ballard, learning that the
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Students relax at a Fourth of July volleyball game on Webster Avenue.