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Dartmouth Student Suspended!

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In the current confrontations between the Trump administration, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, and the other Ivies, the dog that so far hasn't barked has been Dartmouth. In fact, Dartmouth aeems to have reverted to its role as model for Faber College, the domain of Dean Wormer and ROTC Cadet Commander Niedermeyer in Animal House , in the latest events. While I'm generally delighted at the outcome, I don't think anyone should attribute motives to the College administration beyond those that drove Dean Wormer back in the day. Via the Daily Dartmouth , Around 1:30 p.m. [May 28], approximately fifteen pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the reception area of the president’s office in Parkhurst Hall. They then left the building at 6 p.m., when it closed for the day. In brief remarks after leaving the building, a protester wearing a keffiyeh said the protesters “successfully disrupted [administrators’] workday” with the sit-in. The protesters held signs that read ...