June 2007

Asch responds to Colla in the VN

Today’s Valley News published Joseph Asch’s ’79 response to Colla’s ‘66 letter, found here, about the trustee election process. Vote-Counting at Dartmouth In a letter…




1891 Agreement discussed in The D

Today’s Daily Dartmouth featured two counter editorials about altering or preserving the 1891 Board of Trustees agreement, a controversial issue which TDR has been covering…


Portman ’78 leaves the White House

Here’s an interesting article from Bloomberg.com about a former Dartmouth alum, Robert Portman. Portman ‘78, who just resigned from being the White House’s Budget director,…



Dartmouth in the WSJ (again)

Again, the WSJ’s editorial page is covering Dartmouth’s governance controversies: A College Education June 16, 2007Any number of colleges and universities seem to be having…


Food Court Larry Passes Away

His niece wrote TDR the following: Dear Editor Some time ago you had an mention on your website about my Uncle, Larry “food court” James…


Another letter in the Valley News.

The Following letter was printed in the Valley News on the same day that Mr. Asch’s letter was printed. In his letter, Mr. Woolson catalogs…


The Trustee Saga, Continued

The following letter, written by Joseph Asch ’79, appeared in The Valley News on June 12th. Mr. Asch mentions the 1891 agreement, and the necessity…