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(04/10/24 7:05am)
As I walked down Main Street this week, I found comfort in the familiar sights of the neighborhood: residents walking their dogs, parents chasing after rambunctious children and, of course, fellow Dartmouth students making emergency CVS runs, devouring a toasted bagel at The Works or scouting out a study spot at Starbucks.
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At Dartmouth, where students have to juggle courses for their majors, minors and distributions, it’s common for them to want to lighten their termly course loads with a “layup” — a class considered to be relatively easy. In order to find “layups,” students have historically used the course assessment tool Layup List, a website where peers can evaluate courses by leaving reviews of the professors who taught them. With Layup List, students can input their grade in a course, provide a review, indicate whether a course is “good” and vote on its “layup” status — in other words, whether or not it’s an easy A.
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This week, I have senior theses on the brain.
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Dartmouth’s study abroad programs are some of the most talked about experiences on campus, providing students with unique opportunities to immerse themselves in a different culture while pursuing their academic passions. While many students return from their trips abroad with rave reviews and shifted perspectives on the world, there are exceptions. For some, living and studying in other countries can lead to challenges that are often overlooked.
(04/10/24 7:15am)
The Geisel School of Medicine typically awards up to five dedicated Dartmouth juniors a ticket straight to their medical degree after graduation through its Early Assurance Program. Students apply to the EAP in the fall of their junior year, and those who are accepted into the program are not required to take the Medical College Admissions Test to gain entrance to Geisel. This February, an exceptional eight students from a record high pool of 29 applicants received their acceptances. This is the second time more than five students were offered admission to the EAP, with six acceptances in the 2022-2023 cycle.
(04/09/24 9:05am)
On April 7, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its second weekly meeting of the spring term. Led by student body president Jessica Chiriboga ’24, the Senate spoke with Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik and associate dean of student affairs Marco Valenzuela, who recommended changes to the Ivy Unlimited dining plan.
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On April 4, the philosophy department and the Neukom Institute for Computational Science hosted University of Oxford professor of jurisprudence Ruth Chang for an event titled, “Does AI Design Rest on a Mistake?” Chang spoke about the alignment problem of artificial intelligence and discussed a possible framework for orienting machine behavior more closely toward human values. The event took place in Haldeman Hall, and approximately 50 community members attended.
(04/10/24 8:00am)
The world seems, broadly speaking, pretty bleak at the moment. The looming threat of climate change continues to be a massive, ineffectively addressed problem, authoritarian regimes continue to suppress citizens and there’s an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Problems persist at home, where we see continued concerns over gun violence, persistent income inequality and legislation that punishes queer people for existing. For the average Dartmouth student, this reality is not only terrifying, but also exhausting. When met with such seemingly insurmountable pain and strife, many people’s natural instinct is to throw their hands up in defeat. But that reaction is wrong.
(04/08/24 9:05am)
Dartmouth hosted a series of events to honor famed poet Robert Frost’s 150th birthday, according to English and comparative literature professor Donald Pease. The poet matriculated with the Class of 1896 but left Dartmouth during his first term, according to the Dartmouth Libraries website.
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Yale University’s unexpected victory over Auburn University in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament gained the Ivy League increased attention in college basketball.
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On April 5, Conan Gray unveiled his third studio album, “Found Heaven.” Co-produced by Max Martin (Taylor Swift’s “1989”), Greg Kurstin (Adele’s “25”) and Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes’ “Sound & Color”), the album contains 13 reminiscent and multifaceted tracks. Gray has been a prominent figure in the music industry since his breakthrough in 2017, when he released his debut single “Idle Town” — which received millions of views on YouTube within months of its release. Since then, Gray has captivated audiences worldwide with his candid and introspective songwriting, which captures the nuances of young adulthood with a rare sincerity. As Gray continues to carve his path in the music world, “Found Heaven” serves as a testament to his growth and artistic prowess.
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On Jan. 31 — after failing to reach a licensing agreement with TikTok — Universal Music Group removed its catalog from the platform. UMG represents around 250 artists, including A-Listers such as Drake, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift. The result: 30 percent of popular songs have been removed from the platform and many old videos no longer have sound.
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On March 23, Antônio Mello, a Ph.D student working in Dartmouth’s Social Perception Lab, published an article titled “Visualising facial distortions in prosopometamorphopsia” in The Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal. Prosopometamorphopsia is a rare psychoneurological disorder characterized by distorted perceptions of faces in terms of shape, size, texture or color. The Dartmouth sat down with Mello to discuss his groundbreaking research.
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For many, the College’s decision to enforce a Student Handbook policy prohibiting the display of unregistered flags, banners and signs in residential buildings was surprising and unwelcome. In a recent story published by The Dartmouth, several students whose flags were taken down said they were caught off guard by the College’s recent enforcement of this policy — which occurred after some students began leaving campus for spring break and without prior notice for some affected students. Flags that were taken down include Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority’s years-old LGBTQ+ pride flag, national flags — including the flags of Israel and Palestine — and cartoon flags. The taken-down flags could previously be found across campus, hanging out of the windows of College-owned living spaces, including residence halls and Greek spaces.
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In Egyptian Arabic, the word for bread is pronounced “aeesh.” This word is the same as the standard Arabic word for life. Bread is found on every table for every meal in Egyptian households. It is sustenance, the reason for life in Egypt. Egyptians consume more than twice the amount of bread per person than to the global average. Bread prices, therefore, are an insightful indicator of the living standards of Egyptians at a given moment.
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Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine have received more than $8 million in federal funding since the beginning of the year, according to Dartmouth Health senior director of government relations Courtney Tanner.