VOL. CLXXI NO. 103
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Bradley to begin as survivor advocate
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By AMELIA ROSCH The Dartmouth Staff
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Benjamin Bradley will join the College as a survivor advocate on August 1.
The College hired Benjamin Bradley, a Virginia-based social worker,as survivor advocate. In this position, which he will assume on Aug. 1, he will help survivors of sexual assault navigate the various reporting options and provide them with information of available resources. Bradley could not be reached for comment. He will not be available for comment until he finishes transitioning into his current position, health promotion and student wellness direc-
tor Aurora Matzkin said. Bradley received his bachelor’s degree in social work from Syracuse University, where he received the “Bachelor of Science Social Work Award” for his commitment to social justice, according to the College’s announcement. He received a master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bradley previously visited the College earlier this month for the Summit on Sexual Assault. Since 2012, he has served as a social SEE ADVOCATE PAGE 3
Hanover Police investigate Sunday morning assault
B y HANNAH HYE MIN CHUNG The Dartmouth Staff
Hanover Police said Monday that they had identified persons of interest in Sunday morning’s reported assault. Police chief Charlie Dennis said that the victim, 53, was allegedly assaulted outside Roberts Flowers on West Wheelock Street July 27 at 1:33 am. The victim is not a College employee, Dennis said, though initial reports from Safety and Security identified him as such.
Hanover Police have continued talking to witnesses to collect more information to make a reasonable arrest, Dennis said. According to witnesses, he said, a man and a woman were involved in an altercation with the victim but added that police do not know their exact roles in the assault or their motives. Hanover Police will investigate the case, though Safety and Security first saw the victim. In a Sunday interview, Kinne confirmed that an officer had seen two individuals fleeing the scene and that
witnesses said two people had assaulted the victim. Dennis said that Sunday’s report and the July 2 assault and robbery on the Green do not seem to be correlated. “I wouldn’t say it’s an alarming rate, but it’s something we want to take seriously,” he said. “We want to see if we can make a difference and mitigate it in the future.” Town manager Julia Griffin said that last Sunday’s assault and the July 2 assault, in which a male student of the College was attacked, both involved alcohol. The
Voter ID law could influence student turnout B y JASMINE SACHAR
The Dartmouth Senior Staff
As Dartmouth student groups and Hanover town officials begin voter registration drives for November’s midterm election, government professors and the Hanover town clerk expressed concerns that confusion around voter ID requirements — which proponents say prevent voter fraud — may leave students and other community members wondering what documents they
town will talk to local bars to ensure that they do not over-serve their customers, she said. “We certainly have not seen two assaults like this within in a month before,” she said. Griffin noted she does not want residents to be “unduly alarmed.” She said that Hanover Police patrol campus and downtown Hanover heavily, and the police will be especially vigilant of the area where the assault took place until SEE ASSAULT PAGE 3
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need to vote. On July 25, a New Hampshire superior court judge declared unconstitutional a 2012 state voter ID law that would have required out-of-state students to comply with the state’s residency laws, a promise that would have required them to obtain a New Hampshire driver’s license and register their car in-state. There is still confusion over what JULiETTA GERVASE/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
SEE VOTER ID PAGE 5
Students watch an a capella group perform during “Proud to be Green.”