A disciplinary committee composed of administrators and faculty voted to suspend the two students for the remainder of the term after the Faculty voted to investigate the incident, Roos added.
Dartmouth president John G. Kemeny revoked the suspensions after the students appealed the decision of the disciplinary committee, but he did place the two on probation for a year.
"I was surprised at what Kemeny did," Roos said. "I think he imposed a much harsher penalty than was necessary," he added. Kemeny was unavailable for comment last night.
At the end of the second rally on March 2, black and native American students built another red and black snow sculpture to show their solidarity, Howard Kelly, a senior at Dartmouth and a member of the Afro-American Society, said yesterday. He added that minorities have been threatened with "violence" since that time, but there have been no actual incidents.
"I think there's a lot of polarization here," DeFrantz said, commenting on the racial situation at Dartmouth. "There is very little--almost no--interaction between races here," he added, calling Hanover "a hostile environment for minorities."
Activities planned for tomorrow include lectures by Kemeny, faculty members and representatives of various minority groups