"I think [the student opinion] will have an impact on the trustees, but I wish it had made more of an impact on the committee," McVeigh said. "The social life is so great the way it is. We don't want to lose that."
Dartmouth officials say they are weighing these concerns.
"It's preliminary to say what's happening when," said Laurel R. Stavis, a Dartmouth spokesperson. "What's happening now is that students, faculty and administrators are actively involved in an ongoing discussion."