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(02/18/14 1:03pm)
Lisa Hogarty, a former vice president of campus services at Harvard University, will join the College next month as vice president for campus planning and facilities. At Dartmouth, Hogarty will oversee the College capital program, facilities planning, labor relations, transportation services and management of the Hanover Inn, according to a College press release.
(02/16/14 11:44pm)
The ski team continued its streak of second-place finishes at the Williams Carnival last weekend, coming in behind the University of Vermont for the fourth time this season. Dartmouth’s 834 points left it 136 short of UVM’s total but nearly 200 points ahead of third-place Middlebury College.
(02/14/14 1:32am)
Dartmouth students weigh in on an oft-debated issue:
(02/14/14 12:29am)
At 11:22 a.m. on the Friday of Winter Carnival, Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson emailed campus about a Jan. 10 Bored at Baker post that outlined the steps one should take to rape a female member of the Class of 2017. Within 20 minutes, the Office of Public Affairs published a press release announcing a new center for prevention of sexual assault.
(02/09/14 11:50pm)
Last Saturday, Dartmouth lost one of its own, as Nordic skier Torin Tucker ’15 collapsed and died while competing in the Craftsbury Marathon in Craftsbury, Vt. Tucker is remembered by his friends, teammates and classmates for his humility, adventurous spirit and constant smile. Below are a few thoughts from some of those who knew him best.
(02/08/14 8:45am)
19,235 students applied foradmissionto the Class of 2018, a 14 percent decrease from last year.
(02/07/14 11:00am)
Following a police investigation, the College has identified the individual that authored a Jan. 10 threatening post on Bored at Baker and is pursuingdisciplinaryaction through College systems. Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson announced these measures and condemned the anonymous post in a campus-wide email Friday morning.
(02/06/14 11:40pm)
This week, the College suffered a painful loss. Torin Tucker ’15 died Saturday while competing in a cross-country ski race in Craftsbury, Vt. His death is incomprehensible, but our community’s response has been one of warmth, support and reflection.
(02/06/14 8:38pm)
At Brown University, twinkling lights illuminate the campus’s main green from windows in the surrounding buildings before students leave for winter break, freshman Julianna Bradley said. After the first snowfall, the school closes a main road through campus, and students ski down the street. Many students also go sledding on stolen trays from the dining hall, she said.
(02/06/14 12:57am)
On a blustery, snowy day, one that Nordic ski team member and avid outdoorsman Torin Tucker ’15 would have relished, around 700 members of the Dartmouth community gathered in Rollins Chapel for a service to honor and celebrate his memory. Tucker, who died Saturday while competing in a cross-country ski race in Craftsbury, Vt., is remembered for his ever-present smile, rosy cheeks and generous, ebullient nature.
(02/04/14 12:44am)
A memorial service for Torin Tucker ’15 will be held in Rollins Chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. The service will include student reflections, and Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson will also speak. A candle-lighting ceremony on Baker Lawn and a gathering in Collis Common Ground will follow the service.
(02/01/14 5:54pm)
Torin Tucker ’15 died today while competing in a cross-country skiing event in Craftsbury, Vt. Tucker, of Sun Valley, Idaho, was a member of the College’s ski team.
(01/31/14 12:52am)
This week, investigators from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights visited campus as part of a Title IX investigation into the College’s campus climate surrounding sexual assault. Unlike other campuses’ Title IX investigations, this was initiated by the Department of Education. The visit follows a spring 2013 Clery Act complaint in which students and alumni alleged violations related to sexual assault, LGBTQ discrimination and hate crimes.
(01/30/14 10:56am)
David Barr, a College employee who works at the Hinman Mail Center, pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal threatening at his arraignmenton Thursdaymorning, according to acting Hanover Police chief Frank Moran. Hanover Police arrested Barr around noon on Wednesdayat the Hinman Mail Center after Barr allegedly posted a threatening message on his Facebook account.
(01/29/14 11:32pm)
After receiving a draft of today’s column by Emily Sellers, the members of The Dartmouth Editorial Board realized that our online commenting policy had not been posted on our new website after it launched late last year. We apologize for this oversight.
(01/29/14 4:45pm)
Hanover Police arrested David Barr, a College employee who works at the Hinman Mail Center, around noon on Wednesday after he allegedly posted a threatening message on his Facebook account. In the post, Barr threatened to harm Hanover Police officers and their children and referenced violence at a school, according to a Hanover Police press release.
(01/29/14 12:36pm)
Patricia Kane ’86 was arrested by Hanover PoliceMondaynight in Lyme after authorities issued an Amber Alert, alleging she abducted her twelve-year-old biological son from his foster family in Sunderland, Vt. Kane is being held in Grafton County Jail while she awaits extradition to face two felony charges in Vermont, said Vermont State Police public information officer Stephanie Dasaro.
(01/27/14 12:33am)
To the Editor:
(01/24/14 4:53pm)
Conservative author Dinesh D’Souza ’83 pleaded not guilty on Friday to chargesthat he illegally redirected $20,000 in campaign contributions toa candidatein a 2012 U.S. Senate election.D’Souzawas indictedfor campaign finance fraud on Thursday.
(01/24/14 1:29am)
Yesterday, the College announced its decision to join edX, a nonprofit online platform that was founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012. EdX offers free massive online open courses, or MOOCs, to anyone with a computer and the desire to learn. We understand the potential benefits of these online courses — particularly in expanding access to educational opportunities — but we are skeptical of Dartmouth’s decision to offer MOOCs.