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Dear Members of the UMass Dartmouth Community, I write today, as our nation awaits the outcome of Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd, to acknowledge the magnitude of these proceedings and the pain, sadness, anger and anxiety that many in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) community are experiencing. The university decries the all-too-common violence and killings that members of our communities of color are experiencing, including most recently Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo and the national wave of attacks on the Asian American Pacific Islander community. We are in the midst of not only a global pandemic, but also a cultural epidemic of violence that is so traumatizing. Hatred and racism should have no place in our university, nor in our society. ....
Dartmouth Community Rallies Together to Clean Up Cornell Pond Photo Courtesy of Gloria Bancroft When I heard through the local grapevine that volunteers were needed to rake leaves, remove fallen sticks and debris, pick up trash and restore the playground area, I was all in. Although I don t reside in Dartmouth, I still value the SouthCoast area and will always lend a hand whenever I can. Alongside me were Dartmouth residents, Westport Troop 2019, Gloria Bancroft (Dartmouth Town Finance Committee/Soil Conservationist), and the Cornell Pond Advisory Committee. Photo Courtesy of Gloria Bancroft The overgrowth along the river was suffocating vital plants. Eco-life was cut back and removed from the area and all the broken glass from beer bottles and plastic nip containers were tossed in a garbage bag. Volunteers worked feverishly for two hours to clear out the playground area and remove years of leaves and mulch that was killing the grassy area. ....
Dear Members of the UMass Dartmouth Community, Tuesday night’s horrific shootings near Atlanta, Georgia, amid a deeply disturbing nationwide trend of increasing harassment and violence directed towards people of Asian descent, have understandably escalated fears among the Asian American community. In moments when we are dismayed to witness bigotry and hatred, it is all the more important to reaffirm UMass Dartmouth’s unwavering commitment to creating a living and learning community that is inclusive and equitable, and one in which the individual dignity and potential of each of its members are respected and celebrated. On behalf of the entire university, I want to express our warm support of all our students, faculty and staff who identify as Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander. If you have experienced identity-based harassment, please know that we have many resources to help. Students can report bias incidents via our Community Standards reporting forms. ....
Forum, March 13: It’s time media stops minimizing sex assault Published: 3/12/2021 10:00:15 PM Modified: 3/12/2021 10:00:12 PM It’s time media stops minimizing sex assault We are glad the Valley News published our op-ed, “Dartmouth must remove Leon Black’s name” (Feb. 24). However, we are disturbed by an editorial change that was made to one sentence, since it is symptomatic of a larger issue. In the original version of our op-ed, we concluded by reminding the reader that sexual assault continues at Dartmouth College as documented in the Clery report and elsewhere and that sexual assault is a crime. We were pointing out that Dartmouth needs to commit to fighting gender-based violence on campus. Allowing Leon Black’s name to remain on the arts center building sends exactly the wrong signal that Dartmouth is not serious about changing an institutional culture that has minimized and disregarded sexual violence. ....
Column: It’s a small college, but the recent botches are big Steve Nelson Modified: 3/2/2021 9:31:53 AM At the risk of being a back-seat driver or a Monday morning quarterback, what the heck is going on at Dartmouth College? The good news, just to start on a positive note, is that applications are way up for admission to the Class of ’26. That seems to be a result of circumstances outside the college’s control. The temporary suspension of SAT requirements has led to a huge rise in applications to all the Ivies and other schools previously thought of as out of reach by wonderful students who are not strong standardized test takers. SAT scores track closely with wealth, so maybe this bodes well for a more economically diverse applicant pool. ....