“Administrators at Dartmouth banned a campus group from giving Christmas presents to other students through the campus mail after the gifts had been bought, wrapped, and ready to mail. Scott Brown, the school’s dean of religion, stated that giving Christmas presents is an act ‘that a large number of students will take offense at.’”
Accuracy in Academia’s “Top 10 Politically Correct of ‘98-’99″
"[Stephen] Smith’s excellent website describes his impressive credentials and why he wants to be a Dartmouth trustee. He is campaigning on four core themes, one of which is “[e]nsuring genuine freedom of speech.” In his thoughtful essay, Smith recounts the recent, troubling history of free speech on Dartmouth’s campus. He emphasizes that real free expression can only exist in an environment where people are free to say what they think, without worrying about whether administrative sanction might follow.
"He may now be a beloved professor at a top-10 law school. But many have impressive backgrounds, not least in a Dartmouth trustee race. What marks Smith most is the character formed by that background, expressed day in and day out in a life lived with decency.
"I got shafted and still haven't gotten into [professor Benjamin] Valentino's class yet. At this point, I just need ONE person to drop for me to sign up," [Peter] Chen ['08] wrote in a BlitzMail message to the 104 enrolled students. "So here's the deal: I'll give 50 bucks to one person who drops by Friday." Chen is just one of many government, economics and psychology majors, among others, who had trouble getting into necessary introductory classes. Many more were packed together in bulging, overfilled classes.
