<p>This is horrible, if it is true.</p>
<p>[Dartmouth</a> College Cancels Classes After Sexual Assault Protesters Receive Rape Threats | ThinkProgress](<a href=“http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/04/24/1911741/dartmouth-protest-cancels-classes/]Dartmouth”>http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/04/24/1911741/dartmouth-protest-cancels-classes/)</p>
<p>I hope everyone will read in entirety this very detailed article in today’s The Dartmouth
[TheDartmouth.com:</a> College cancels classes today](<a href=“http://thedartmouth.com/2013/04/24/news/backlash]TheDartmouth.com:”>http://thedartmouth.com/2013/04/24/news/backlash)</p>
<p>I wonder how those “accepted students” felt during that show? I’m sure for many of them, Dartmouth is the culmination of years and years of hard work and sacrifice. I wonder if the past days/weeks discussions are making many rethink their choice.</p>
<p>I am appalled at the comments at the end of the article. Makes you think there really is a problem at Dartmouth</p>
<p>I loved Dimensions and felt completely welcomed there. That being said, I couldn’t see myself spending four years there and chose to attend college elsewhere.</p>
<p>Some of the comments are pretty disturbing…on both articles.</p>
<p>The culture of white male privilege persists.</p>
<p>Wow Sally 305… please explain yourself!</p>
<p>Yeah, I should have elaborated. Sorry. From the first article:</p>
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<p>Read these also. My take on this is first, never ever should kids write stuff like this. Unacceptable under any circumstances. That being said, what happens at Dartmouth is no worse than any other college. But kids their love the school and expect it to be perfect. In fact, I think one of the best things about DM is how inclusive it really is. D has friends of every race and nationality in her sorority and other clubs. I spoke to D today about this, and the kids are all very upset about this. The new president can not come soon enough. Anyway, these articles give an interesting perspective.</p>
<p><a href=“http://dartreview.com/dartlog/2013/4/23/why-canceling-classes-tomorrow-matters.html[/url]”>http://dartreview.com/dartlog/2013/4/23/why-canceling-classes-tomorrow-matters.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://thedartmouth.com/2013/04/24/opinion/verbum[/url]”>http://thedartmouth.com/2013/04/24/opinion/verbum</a></p>
<p>^It’s great the college is taking these issues seriously. I disagree that they are “no worse than [at] any other college,” however. I cannot imagine this stuff taking place at most midwestern or west coast LACs, for instance.</p>
<p>I agree Sally, but it seems that the Dartmouth community is clueless</p>
<p>I would question if some of the offensive comments came from people other than students.</p>
<p>So much for similar things not happening “at most Midwest colleges or West Coast Lac’s”.</p>
<p>[Oberlin</a> College: FBI Will Investigate Racist Fliers, Bias Incidents](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost)</p>
<p>Unless the authoriites can dig deeper, there is no way to prove where the comments came from. All that is needed to post is a dartmouth email account. I believe that if the posters were students, they are a tiny fraction of the student body, and most probably do not believe what they wrote. Albeit in incredibly poor taste and idiotic, I think they were posting more for dramatic effect.</p>
<p>The protesters should face consequences of violating the college code of behavior but should also be mentored in how to effectively advocate for their causes in the real world. This sort of behavior will go nowhere at their future employers. Instead of helping them understand where they erred, the administration fails this group in missing THE key opportunity to teach these students.</p>
<p>On that note: [Dartblog:</a> “Suspicious Minds Department”](<a href=“Dartblog.com”>Dartblog.com)</p>
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<p>Yeah, it’s just not possible that ugly racist or sexist stuff could happen at a west coast LAC…
[Floridian:</a> An education in hate](<a href=“http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/06/Floridian/An_education_in_hate.shtml]Floridian:”>http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/06/Floridian/An_education_in_hate.shtml)
[Students</a>, Professors Outraged They Weren?t Told Of Rape At Occidental College « CBS Los Angeles](<a href=“http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/02/28/students-professors-outraged-they-werent-told-of-rape-at-occidental-college/]Students”>Students, Professors Outraged They Weren't Told Of Rape At Occidental College - CBS Los Angeles)
[Racism</a> on College Campuses « BLACK LOS ANGELES](<a href=“http://blacklosangeles.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/05/01/racism-on-college-campuses/]Racism”>Racism on College Campuses « BLACK LOS ANGELES)</p>
<p>…Oops!!</p>
<p>It seems many colleges have been mishandling sexual assault issues, and fraternity hazing and alcohol issues and we have met the tipping point. Students are recognizing they need to take action for the institutions to begin the overdue transformation in how they handle these concerns. I think this can and does happen at many universities and it is a healthy thing that protests are happening. UNC Chapel Hill,Amherst, Oberlin, just to name a few recently identified. Dartmouth is one of many.</p>
<p>Aboutthesame, thanks for sharing that. I had not even thought of that possibility,but it makes sense. I wonder if they will track this down.</p>
<p>It certainly did happen at Oberlin but the difference is the alumni and parents were not on the side of the racists, homophobes, and rapists. They did not complain that their tuition money was being wasted when the college set aside a day to convene about the events on campus. And they certainly did not make comments that could be construed as blaming the victims.</p>
<p>lindz is correct. MANY colleges mishandle sexual assault issues. Greek-dominated campuses are particularly susceptible to binge drinking, which in turn often leads to the so-called “rape culture.” It’s also no secret that a number of colleges have had trouble adapting to the admission of women over the past few decades. Dartmouth seems to be one of them. Amherst and Williams are others. All three have had more than their share of issues with sexual assault on campus. I’m afraid those of you who are hoping for a conspiracy theory behind this latest episode are being intentionally naive about the entrenched challenges at Dartmouth. That’s fine if it makes you feel better, but it doesn’t mean there are not actual problems that need attention.</p>