VOL. CLXXV NO.98
RAINY HIGH 56 LOW 41
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Benjamin to be acting newspaper publisher
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Arrest made following shooting By ABBY MIHALY
The Dartmouth Staff
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The second floor of Robinson Hall houses The Dartmouth’s offices.
By MARIA HARRAST The Dartmouth Staff
On Nov. 3, Zachary Benjamin ’19, current editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth, was appointed as the newspaper’s acting publisher. The change in leadership occurred in light of the resignation of former publisher Hanting Guo ’19 at a meeting with the newspaper’s
Board of Proprietors on Saturday. Benjamin will manage the duties of both editor-in-chief and acting publisher until a full-time replacement is found. “The reason I’m being appointed is primarily because the paper needs to have leadership, and there wasn’t an obvious candidate who could fill the position right then,” Benjamin said. “I do not
intend to stay [in this position] for longer than I need to.” In recent year s, leadership positions of the editorial and the business sections have been designated to two individuals. However, this separation of responsibilities was not always the case for The SEE PUBLISHER PAGE 2
An arrest has been made following Friday night’s shooting. Gage Young, 22, of Lebanon, New Hampshire was arrested for second degree assault at 2:47 p.m. Saturday afternoon, according to a media release issued by Hanover police chief Charlie Dennis. Young pleaded not guilty on Monday afternoon. Young was held without bail until his arraignment in Superior Court in North Haverhill, New Hampshire on Monday, according to Hanover Police Chief Charlie Dennis. He was arrested by Lebanon Police following a collaboration between the Lebanon and Hanover Police which Officers enough probable cause to gain an arrest warrant. Dennis said that the shooting appeared to have been “random.” He said that the incident was isolated, and that there is “nothing to indicate the victim was targeted.” The release stated that according to the preliminary investigation, Young discharged a handgun toward the victim while traveling through Hanover, causing “serious bodily injury.” The criminal complaint has
been sealed at this time. The victim, a 19-year-old non-Dartmouth student, was shot around 9:45 p.m. on Friday night. The victim was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and remains in stable condition. Po l i c e o f f i c e r s f ro m surrounding towns, as well as the New Hampshire State Police and the Hanover Fire Department, assisted the Hanover Police in the search for the perpetrator. The College issued a shelterin-place order for students, faculty and staff, who were notified by phone, text and email around 10:45 p.m. on Friday. The shelter notification was later lifted around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning. T h e L e b a n o n Po l i c e Department received multiple calls around 11:15 p.m. on Friday night regarding gunshots in the area of North Main Street and Fountain Way. The Hanover and Lebanon Police cannot confirm a connection between the incidents at this time. A full story will be published in the near future as more information becomes available.
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Corpse flower blooms early By ARIELLE BEAK The Dartmouth
Stop and smell the roses — but perhaps not in the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center greenhouse, home of Dartmouth’s very own Amorphophallus titanum, which bloomed this past weekend. The plant, a f f e c t i o n at e l y d u bb e d “ M o r p hy ” by a p a s t greenhouse manager, is also known as the “corpse flower” due its rotting scent
while in bloom. This past weekend marks the third time Morphy has flowered in the Life Sciences Center. Morphy first bloomed in early July 2011, and again five years later during mid-Sept. 2016. In the wild, the plant flowers every seven to 10 years; however, in captivity, the plant tends to bloom every five to seven years. SEE FLOWER PAGE 5
Candidate Kelly discusses policy
By WALLY JOE COOK
The Dartmouth Staff
Molly Kelly, who recently won the Democratic primary for governor and will face the Republican incumbent, Chris Sununu, at the polls on Nov. 6, has always had a focus on family. “A governor needs to know who she is, what her values are and what’s most important to her,” she said. “I understand [the voters] and put the people first. I understand the challenges that working families face because I’ve lived that.” One of 11 children, she said
that she and her siblings learned to work together to help one another succeed. Kelly said she got involved in New Hampshire politics by working for different campaigns while raising her children. “When I was young, I was a single mom with three small children and I went back to college to earn my degree at Keane State College,” she added. “I worked very hard there throughout my time at the college to receive my education and have opportunities for myself and opportunities for my children.” After years of working on
other campaigns, Kelly decided to run for state Senate herself. She was elected in 2006 and said she was honored to serve until 2016. Kelly added that after 10 years of “standing up for working families,” “supporting women’s reproductive rights” and“fightingforcleanrenewable energy,” she became frustrated with the policies implemented by the Trump administration. She said that those policies have been reaching New Hampshire through the Sununu administration. SEE KELLY PAGE 2