“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.”
The Dartmouth. 2/13/07. Source.
"'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
"If [Stephen] Smith is elected, it would mean that fully half of the eight alum-elected trustees will have been elected via the write-in process, each on a free speech platform. Energized, in part, by the issue of free expression on campus, Dartmouth’s alums have been making their voices heard. It is a very unique and very encouraging development."
"How many students know that there are 11 positions in Dartmouth's central administration that include the word 'president' in their job titles? When 'deans,' 'directors' and 'managers' are included in the count, the number is probably well over a 100, though an exact count is difficult to come by because, to my knowledge, there exists no document with an explicit list. Though most students are probably aware that there are many, many individuals working in Dartmouth's administration, . . . one does not get the sense of anything so much as a sprawling 'educorporate' bureaucracy.
