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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.
Letter: Stop listening to money
My heart breathed a sigh of relief reading the op-ed by Roberta Millstein and others on “Measure B Failure Suggests Need for New Vision.”
It’s been at least one year now that I’ve felt a growing unease between the sensed disconnect between the Davis City Council and council members’ decision-making logic. A logic that appears to be highly disengaged from what me, citizen Jane, and other citizen Toms, Mikes and Beths want and need from their leaders. How can this be?
Measure B was clearly designed by money-hungry influences, looking to create a money-making scheme for the city. The city might need revenue, but the approach should be in-line with what the average citizen who is conscientious about things like climate crisis, cars polluting the immediate Davis and Yolo County environment, and housing for underserved and minority communities.
Commentary: Measure B failure suggests need for new vision
Special to The Enterprise
Measure B the measure that proposed a 200-acre business park and housing development outside of the Mace Curve failed at the polls. The defeat comes with official Yolo County returns showing that 16,458 people, or 52% of voters, said no to the project. In Mace Ranch and Wildhorse, 60% of voters opposed the project.
This is a remarkable result considering that the No on B campaign was outspent by over 14-to-1. As of Oct. 28, Yes on B had spent $258,919 between when B was put on the ballot in July and the election in November, while No on B had spent $18,149.