“The bottom line is that Smith has been vocal, passionate, and proactive in articulating his vision to Dartmouth. He is addressing issues that matter to students from the liberty to speak freely to greater choice in course selection to ending academic injustice everywhere. Hundreds of alumni have signed on to support the petition candidacy of Smith because of his diversity of vision.”
The Dartmouth. 2/6/07. Source.
"'I'm not one of these candidates to just tear down the institution and say the sky is falling,' [Smith] said. 'I think the biggest problem is that [Dartmouth's] starting to slide from being a small college of the kind Daniel Webster spoke of in terms of strong liberal arts into being a research university -- what I call a cheap knockoff of Harvard. The Wright administration has been heavily investing in research and graduate programs, and I support that as long as we continue to invest in the undergraduate [program] by reducing class sizes and investing in undergraduate teaching.'"
--The Dartmouth, Jan. 29, 2007
"Many colleges and universities use laudable goals like tolerance and civility to justify policies that violate students' free speech rights. While a university has every right to actively promote a tolerant and respectful atmosphere on campus, a university that claims to respect free speech must not limit speech to only the inoffensive and agreeable.
"Please participate in the life of the College by exercising your right to have an independent candidate on your ballot. I would consider it an honor to receive your signature—and your vote."
