Shanties (cont.)

As of spring break, events surrounding the anti-apartheid shanties continued to unfold.

In mid-March, the Committee on Standards held hearings for both shanty-opponents and shanty-supporters. The 12 students suspended for the January 21 destruction of the shanties appealed to President McLaughlin and were granted rehearings by a new COS. As of press time, two of the 12 had had rehearings, but because the proceedings were closed the verdicts were not made public. It was widely rumored, however, that both had had their suspensions lifted. COS hearings were also held for 17 students accused with obstructing the College's removal of the shanties on February 11. After withdrawing criminal charges against the 17, the College referred them to the COS; the panel found the students guilty but because of confusion surrounding the arrests did not issue any punishments. The COS also held hearings for 21 students involved in the January 9 and 22 sit-ins at the president's office; they were found guilty of interfering with the orderly processes of the College and were issued reprimands.

The College also recently wrote a letter to The Dartmouth Review, demanding that Dartmouth be removed from the paper's name.

As winter waned, and finals loomed, Anna Vouros '88 was one of many students who forsookthe bright outdoors for Baker's card catalogues and reading rooms. She was doing research foran English paper on Alexander Pope.