VOL. CLXXII NO. 119
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
Susan Taffe Reed removed from NAP position
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Following both internal and external criticism, recently appointed Susan Taffe Reed will no longer serve as the director of the Native American Program, College spokesperson Diana Lawrence confirmed in an email. Lawrence wrote that the external “distraction around [Reed’s] appointment” prevents her from being able to effectively serve students as director. She will remain at the College, and administrators are “exploring other opportunities” for her. Reed assumed the director role on Sept. 1 and quickly experienced disapproval from Native American students and alumni after a post on the blog “FakeIndians” claimed that Reed is of solely Irish descent. Reed identifies as a person of mixed Native and European ancestry and is president of the Eastern Delaware Nation — a federally unrecognized tribe that allows non-Native people to join as social members. Alumni took greater issue with the fact that Reed apparently misrepresented her ancestry than with the fact that she is allegedly not of Native descent, with several saying this should not be a prerequisite for the position. Others said that it may be more difficult for Reed to advise Native students from reservations if she does not have that lived experience. The controversy surrounding Reed’s appointment was covered in the Wall Street Journal, Inside Higher Ed and other national news outlets.
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X.ado, a campus a cappella group, rehearsed as a group on Thursday.
Clery Act data released B y PARKER RICHARDS The Dartmouth Staff
Big changes in the way sexual assault is tallied and a higher reporting rate contributed to a jump in the number of sex crimes reported in Dartmouth’s 2015 Annual Report on Campus Security and Fire Safety. The report was sent out via campuswide email on Thursday. The rates of alcohol-related offenses, stalking offenses and dating violence also saw an increase,
while the number of hate crimes, burglaries and arsons decreased. The report tallies campus crime and is submitted to the federal government and released each October as a requirement stipulated in the Jeanne Clery Act of 1990. “We are incredibly fortunate that Dartmouth is a safe and secure environment and community,” Title IX coordinator and Clery Act compliance officer Heather Lindkvist said. “Our community members look out for
one another, whether it be through a reporting avenue or getting support for a friend or colleague — we need to emphasize that.” There were 48 reports of rape reported in locations connected to Dartmouth in 2014. There were also seven cases of fondling. Rape and fondling were previously combined in the “forcible sex offenses” category, which saw 35 reports in 2013 and 24 in 2012. SEE CLERY PAGE 5
Alternative to Common App After AAU survey,profs want to support safe campus
B y DANIEL KIM The Dartmouth
Dartmouth has joined 80 colleges and universities, including all Ivy League institutions, in the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success — which aims to offer a platform that serves as an alternative to the Common App. The Coalition will be offering online programs to help high school students with
the admissions process starting in January 2016, creating a platform that will serve as an alternative to the Common Application. According to the official press release on Sept. 28, the Coalition said with this platform, it aims to make the admissions process a more engaging and long-term experience. Specifically, students will be able to add to a digital portfolio
— a collaboration platform and an alternative method of applying to member colleges — starting their freshman year of high school. The rationale is that students can start thinking about college early and identifying appropriate schools to which they can apply. “[The application process] is kind of a race to the finish line, and it SEE ADMISSIONS PAGE 3
B y ERIN LEE
The Dartmouth Staff
Some College faculty were startled by the results from the Association of American Universities campus climate survey data released last week, even as others said they were not surprised. Still, all agreed that professors have an obligation to create a safe campus community. The College has not formally reached out to the faculty to address
the findings. According to the survey, 13 percent of Dartmouth students reported that sexual contact — either by incapacitation or physical force — had been attempted or completed against them since they matriculated. The overall rate for the 27 participating institutions was 12 percent. For female undergraduates in SEE AAU PAGE 3