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Joseph Asch ‘79
"Dartmouth Safety and Security often turns students over to the Hanover Police. Additionally, Safety and Security does not transport incapacitated students to DHMC [Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center] in its own vehicles, so when Dick's House determines that a student is incapacitated, the College calls for the Town of Hanover ambulance -- an action that almost always elicits an arrest by the Hanover Police Department.
"Once in the hands of the Hanover Police, a student confronts a choice between a court hearing that usually leads to a fine of between $250 and $300, an Internet-retrievable court record and a possible 30-day loss of driving privileges when the court automatically reports excessive consumption to the DMV or participation in the town's day-long 'diversion' program at a cost to the student of $400."
The Dartmouth, Feb. 16, 2007
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Jacob Baron ‘10
"Administrative priorities are a big deal, and to many alumni, our current ones are all wrong. Smith advocates a very critical revamp of the College budget. Any candidate who does that is worth at least a second look. Every dollar spent on construction, sustainability, or administrators to pester students about water pong is a dollar that could be spent on, say, reducing class sizes or making international admissions need-blind. (Earmarked alumni gifts are a notable exception.) Setting budget priorities straight is Smith's real platform, the part too often obscured by political fog. If Smith will move to revamp the budget to 'keep Dartmouth a College' and 'invest in excellence, not bureaucracy,' well, you can't argue with that."
The Dartmouth, Mar. 27, 2007
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Voltaire
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."