The Dartmouth newspaper 7/10/15

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VOL. CLXXII NO. 97

MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH 82

FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Summer Student Assembly begins planning

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By MICHAEL Qian The Dartmouth Staff

SPORTS

Q&A WITH EMMA KORBS ’17 PAGE 8

OPINION

VERBUM: A HEAD START TO VOTE SMART PAGE 4

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The OPAL office in Baker-Berry LIbrary, where a meet and greet was held with new staff hires earlier this week.

B y Priya RAmaiah The Dartmouth Staff

On Sunday, the Office of Pluralism and Leadership will kick off its new OPAL Impact leadership development program with a retreat in Triangle House. The six-week program, which is based on the social change model of leadership, will run as pilot program this summer, program facilitator and assistant dean and advi-

sor to Pan-Asian students Shiella Cervantes said. OPAL Impact was first conceptualized during an OPAL staff meeting, Cervantes said. During the meeting, she, as well as assistant dean and advisor for sexuality, women and gender M i ch e l l e H e c t o r a n d interim student and community summer program coordinator Jeremy Guardiola, spearheaded its development in the fall.

Hector said that she and her team also looked at other leadership development programs across campus, such as the Rockefeller Center’s Leadership Attitudes and Behaviors program. The program, which is expected to include around 15 participants, will include sessions led by sociology professor and vice provost of academic initiatives Denise Anthony as well as women

This summer, Student Assembly plans to address fall-term weekend classes and clarify students’ rights information, while laying the groundwork for fullyear initiatives. The organization also notified new members of their acceptance this week. Assembly member Nick Harrington ’17 , who is a senior advisor for the organization, said that more broadly, the summer also provides a good time to meet “up-and-coming” student leaders, since many sophomores take on additional responsibilities in various clubs and organizations. Harrington said that unlike the full-year Assembly, which has around 60 to 100 members, the summer team is comprised of about 15 students. The team has very specific goals, he said, and so it does not need to be bigger. The current fall-term academic calendar contains two days of classes held on Saturday mornings, with the earliest periods beginning at 8 a.m. Harrington said that based on results from a recent Assembly poll, students overwhelmingly indicated that they were against early-morning weekend classes. Assembly member Noah Manning ’17, the other senior advisor of group, said the group has drawn up an alternative plan of night classes and is reaching out to Provost Carolyn Dever. “It truly is very important for Student Assembly to be active [in the summer],” Student Assembly presi-

SEE OPAL CHANGES PAGE 2

SEE SUMMER SA PAGE 5

NH texting and driving law goes into effect B y SARA MCGAHAN The Dartmouth Staff

A s of July 1, s ole l y restraining oneself from texting while driving is not going to cut it in New Hampshire anymore. A new law banning the use of all hand-held electronic devices while driving or momentarily stopped went into effect across the state last Wednesday. This law — which bans

the use of such devices while driving as well as when stopped briefly at a stop sign or red light — will be enforced on all public roads, Hanover Police Chief Charlie Dennis said, which includes the entirety of Dartmouth’s campus. Previously, New Hampshire had only outlawed texting while driving, but this hands-free law prevents the use of any hand-held electronic device “capable

of providing voice or data communication while driving,” which includes GPS, tablets, iPods, iPads as well as cell phones, according to the New Hampshire “Driving Towards Zero” website regarding the law. New Hampshire joined 13 other states that have already banned all handheld devices in cars. Safety and Security director Harry Kinne said that many of the states Dart-

mouth students come from have also banned the use of all hand-held devices in vehicles, including California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Vermont. While this is a new law in New Hampshire, students from these states will be accustomed to the regulation, he said. Hands-free electronic devices, such as Bluetooth, are allowed under the new regulation. In addition,

emergency calls to 911 and other crisis hotlines are permitted. Town manager Julia Griffin said that she believes this law is “long overdue.” “Our police department is committed to enforcing the law actively,” Griffin said, adding that distracted driving is an issue Hanover police officers often cite as a regular problem. State Police officers also seem to be committed to SEE HANDS-FREE LAW PAGE 3


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