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July 12, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan reaffirmed the Obama administration's commitment to simplifying the federal financial aid application process on Monday, making it easier for students to obtain Perkins loans and Pell grants, Bloomberg.com reported. President Barack Obama's administration has previously proposed eliminating the current application process, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to the White House web site. The administration's proposed new process would allow families to authorize the release of tax information by checking a box on their tax forms. The administration hopes the change will encourage more students to apply for financial aid, according to the White House web site. By eliminating one of the multiple forms involved in college applications, the administration hopes that students will be more strongly encouraged to apply for financial aid, the White House web site said.

Dartmouth Hillel organized a Holocaust Memorial on the Collis Center porch on Tuesday, in recognition Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The event was organized by program adviser Eric Mollo and Hillel treasurer Andrey Dolinko '11. Beginning at 10 a.m., student volunteers read the names of Holocaust victims, accompanied by a poster listing victims who were relatives of Dartmouth students. By 3:30 p.m., students had read 7,000 names, Mollo and Dolinko said. Students' reactions were all respectful and ranged from removing their hats, to asking to help read the names, Mollo and Dolinko said. Holocaust memorials are held worldwide each year on the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan, according to Mollo.