Gus Lûbin ‘08, reporting for The Dartmouth

“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. January 14, 2005

Notable Quotes
  • Jacob Baron ‘10

    "Along with the standard priorities of keeping Dartmouth a college and ensuring strong Greek and athletic programs, Smith speaks adamantly against the 'bureaucratic bloat' that he convincingly argues is evident. He even expresses support for Committee on Standards reform. To me, these last two issues in particular strate that of the four candidates, Smith is most in touch with current student opinion.

  • Stephen F. Smith ‘88

    "'I'm running to be an independent.  I'm not running to be a yes-man to the administration or a yes-man to the independents,' [Smith] said.  'I'm running to be Stephen Smith and be my own man.'"

     --The Dartmouth, Jan. 29, 2007

  • Administrative Working Group Report

    "Dartmouth's increasing complexity over the past couple of decades has had a noticeable impact on the administrative and organizational structures of the institution.... Specifically, many employees do not understand who makes decisions, what the decision-making structure is, or how decisions are communicated.  Nor is it always clear how programmatic planning at the divisional, departmental, and individual office level ties into the priorities identified by the President and Trustees."

     --January 2007 Report from the Working Group on Administrative Communications and Culture, page 9

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