The Dartmouth 10/12/15

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VOL. CLXXII NO. 124

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Number of safety reports decreases

SUNNY HIGH 74 LOW 47

By SAMANTHA STERN The Dartmouth

SPORTS

FOOTBALL DEFEATS YALE AT HOMECOMING PAGE SW2

OPINION

CHUN: MAKING SENSE OF SCANDAL PAGE 4

ARTS

“STEVE JOBS” DAZZLES IN SORKIN STYLE PAGE 8

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There were 20 percent fewer reports made to Safety and Security over Homecoming weekend this year than there had been the previous year and reports of intoxicated individuals were also down, Safety and Security directory Harry Kinne said. In total, 52 reports were made starting Friday morning, 13 fewer than the number made during the same period last year. Most reports concerned fire alarms, medical emergencies, bike accidents and minor injuries incurred during athletic contests. Security on and around Dartmouth’s campus was heightened over the weekend to handle the large influx of alumni, students’ families and Upper Valley residents who arrived for Homecoming weekend. Three extra Safety and Security officers were added to normal patrol units on Friday and Saturday nights and 15 officers from Green Mountain Security — a private contractor that specializes in security and crowd management — were called in to assist Dartmouth’s security. Hanover Police also dispatched additional officers over the weekend. On Friday night, one person was arrested by the Hanover Police for touching the Homecoming bonfire and two others were detained for trying to do the same. Touching the bonfire is a dangerous activity, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne said. If an individual attempting to make contact with the fire were to fall in, it would be challenging to recover him or her, Kinne said. All three individuals will be adjudicated through the Col-

Several members of the Class of 2019 attempted to touch the Homecoming bonfire.

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Few professors utilize GIGC houses offer bids Saturday class slot B y PAULOMI RAO The Dartmouth

By BARBARA OLACHEA and BRIANA TANG The Dartmouth

Seventy-nine percent of professors, of those who were scheduled to have a special Saturday class, elected not to hold class on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an anonymous survey of faculty conducted by The Dartmouth. Eighty-four percent indicated that they do not intend to hold class Saturday,

Oct. 24. These two Saturdays are special days of classes scheduled by the College’s Committee on Instruction to make up for the late start to fall term caused by Rosh Hashanah. The survey, which garnered 162 responses, illustrates a tepid support among faculty for the special days of classes. Of the professors surSEE SAT CLASSES PAGE

Following its elimination of dues earlier this term, Phi Tau gender-inclusive fraternity saw a slight increase in number of bids offered. Overall, 32 students were offered bids at coed Greek houses this year, officers of Phi Tau, Alpha Theta and the Tabard gender-inclusive fraternities said. Unlike fraternity and sorority recruitment, there is no standardized rush process for the members of the Gender-

Inclusive Greek Council. At press time, it was not clear how many of the 32 students who had received bids would join the three houses. Although the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy changes affected many Greek organizations, the culture at GIGC houses remained largely unchanged, Phi Tau president Justin Halloran ’16 said. The GIGC recruitment process remained fairly consistent, and some houses increased the number of bids they offered. At Phi Tau, seven people

were offered a bid; at Alpha Theta, 15 people received bids and at Tabard 10 people received bids. Phi Tau saw an increase in bids offered after seven new members joined in the entirety of the 2014-2015 academic year, Halloran said. The Tabard saw a decrease in the number of bids offered, extending 12 fewer than the previous year, co-president Daniela Pelaez ’16 said. Alpha Theta extended 14 bids last year — one fewer than SEE GIGC RUSH PAGE 2


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