Review has met opposition for its controversial use of the College's name. Many critics of the paper have claimed that because it does not have any institutional affiliation with Dartmouth and because its social stances are perceived to be inimical to the values of the school, the paper should be forced to change its name. For its part, The Review has resisted such charges by reminding opponents that many of Hanover's independent shops and businesses have adopted the college's name. As a result, requiring a political organization to strike "Dartmouth" from its title would be seen as a selective infringement on free speech and would set a dangerous precedent for future abuse. Influence and legacy Critics have charged that the paper is more provocative than effective, though the staff asserts that the combination of its investigative journalism and its consistent advocacy of issues relating to the curriculum, governance, and free speech have led to changes at the College. Some have credited its writings for the resilience of the fraternity system, reforms to club and activity funding, and greater alumni involvement in internal policy formation. The fact that early contributors like Peter Robinson could later be elected to Dartmouth's Board of Trustees testifies to the paper's ability to influence public opinion and have a lasting effect on mainstream campus debates. Since 1980, dozens of similar publications, including The Yale Free Press, The Stanford Review, The Harvard Salient, The California Review, The Princeton Tory, and The Cornell Review, have been founded at peer institutions and credited The Dartmouth Review as a guiding influence. Outside of the academy, the paper has also had an important impact on the conservative movement as a whole. As Peter Robinson relates: At the Reagan White House, I wrote speech for the President, Will Cattan '83 wrote speeches for the Vice President, and Dinesh D'Souza '83 helped administer the Office of Domestic Policy. Within a few blocks, Gregory Fossedal '81 held a senior position at the Department of Education, Benjamin Hart '81 produced position papers for the Heritage Foundation, Michael [Keeney] Jones '82 wrote speeches for the Secretary of the Treasury, and Laura Ingraham '85 served as an assistant to the Secretary of Transportation. So many Dartmouth students went from The Review straight to positions of responsibility in the nation's capital that Sidney Blumenthal, a reporter for the Washington Post, composed an article about us in which he