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(09/17/14 11:04pm)
Beginning next year, Arabic students can travel to Rabat, Morocco, as participants in a new study abroad program, pending approval this fall. After two years without an Arabic language study abroad option, the trip to Rabat will cater to students who have taken one year of Arabic courses, placing them in homestay living arrangements.
(05/21/14 10:37pm)
With lighting that changes from red to blue to purple and a chalkboard that covers the expanse of a wall, a basement room in Russell Sage, the College’s oldest first-year dorm, has been converted into a new social space. Called the Cellar, the space is one of three major renovations made to Russell Sage and Butterfield halls as part of an initiative overseen by the student-run organization Dartmouth Roots to improve residential life.
(05/08/14 12:25am)
Students and inmates at the Sullivan County House of Corrections, in Unity, will perform alongside each other tonight in a culminating production for this spring’s “Telling My Story” program. The program brings together members of a women’s and gender studies class with inmates to plan and perform a show highlighting inmates’ voices.
(04/09/14 10:21pm)
Students breezed in and out of Collis Common Ground, meditating, finger painting and playing with therapy dogs at a mental health fair on Wednesday. The fair, attended by over 400 students, offered free depression and mental health screenings as well as meetings with counselors and nutritionists.
(03/26/14 11:26pm)
As students finalize spring term course schedules, over 120 upperclassmen have enrolled in one of the Tuck School of Business’s termly undergraduate classes. Since the program was established five years ago, the three available courses have taught undergraduates practical business skills. As the courses grow in popularity, however, some interested students find themselves shut out due to course limits.
(03/05/14 12:45am)
Author and speaker Aaron Boe called upon audience members to be part of the “educated generation” by breaking the cycle of disrespect and sexual assault on college campuses in a talk Tuesday afternoon. Boe, a former stand-up comedian, spoke in Filene Auditorium about fostering physically and emotionally balanced relationships.
(02/19/14 12:33am)
On Feb. 14, 2007, Dartmouth’s most recent campus-wide snow day, a group of students living in East Wheelock took advantage of the break to enjoy a warm, hearty Lou’s breakfast and have “revelatory” discussions with philosophy professor Susan Brison and an artist-in-residence.
(02/05/14 12:55am)
Students passionate about subjects varying from television to triathlons can to live with peers with similar interests in a new housing initiative that will launch this fall. The program will allow 15 or more students who share a common interest or hobby to apply to live together, according to the office of residential life’s website.
(02/04/14 12:31am)
Armed with a $10,000 budget, seven students traveled to New York City over the weekend to select a photograph for the Hood Museum of Art. After visiting various galleries, museums and private collections, the students chose “Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965,” by James Karales to add to the Hood’s collection.
(01/29/14 12:09am)
Joshua Hall ’14 was playing cards at a party when he was struck with the inspiration for an app. Using Bluetooth technology, smart phones placed together on a table could create a digital platform for classic party games. Hall and Kalon Stephen ’14 have created a prototype for spin the bottle and hope to expand to include Cards Against Humanity, regular playing cards and original games.
(11/14/13 11:53pm)
Bowing to weeks of pressure from both sides of the aisle due to a botched rollout of healthcare.gov, President Obama announced yesterday that he would reverse course and allow insurance companies to keep individuals on canceled health insurance plans temporarily, The New York Times reported. The plans were originally canceled because they did not meet the standards required by the Affordable Care Act. Obama took the blame for the both the technical problems of the online marketplace and faulting on his promise to allow Americans to keep their current plans should they choose to. The announcement eased anxiety of Congressional Democrats who were worried that the floundering system would hurt them come midterm elections.
(11/13/13 12:08am)
The College received 1,678 early decision applications for the Class of 2018 as of the Nov. 8 deadline, a 6.7 percent increase from last year, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said.
(11/10/13 10:32pm)
Over a third of young adults have experienced poverty in the past 50 years, The Atlantic reported. Among young Americans aging from 25 to 34, 41.3 percent will spend at least a year earning less than 150 percent of the poverty line. Forty-seven percent of adults in that age group will also be unemployed for at least one period in their lives. The statistics were drawn from an analysis of data collected between 1968 and 2009 by the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and reflects that even during times of economic stability, young Americans have consistently struggled financially as they enter the working world.
(11/03/13 11:45pm)
“@Max_parker3 @Dartmouth Hurry up, we are starting!” Jay Harris, host and anchor of ESPN’s Sports Center, interrupted his remarks to tweet at a student who had expressed interest in attending Harris’ lecture in front of a packed audience Sunday afternoon.
(10/30/13 11:00am)
Earlier this month, the Development Committee, which includes a board of governors from the joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund forum, announced its approval of the “World Bank Group Strategy,” former College President and current World Bank president Jim Yong Kim’s plan to restructure staff. Kim also announced that he plans to cut $400 million from the bank’s budget over the next three years.
(10/25/13 2:00am)
Universities across America are marketing traditions to appeal to prospective students and to reflect their current student body, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Oberlin College emphasizes that its art museum rents works by artists such as Chagall, Dali and Picasso out to students for five dollars, none of which have been lost or damaged. At the College of William and Mary, professors participate in the Raft Debates every October, where they pretend to be stranded on an island and must convince the audience why their discipline would be the most useful to save humanity.
(10/23/13 2:00am)
The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault hosted an open town hall meeting Tuesday to discuss the progress made since publishing recommendations this summer and to hear student feedback, questions and critiques.
(10/16/13 2:00am)
As a result of its newfound economic might, Germany has a unique opportunity to take a leadership role in the international community, former ambassador to Germany Philip Murphy said in the Walter Picard annual lecture on Tuesday.
(10/11/13 2:00am)
After the excitement of the Homecoming football game quiets down and the heat of the bonfire cools, Greek houses will host a variety of events including dance parties, pig roasts and other social gatherings to unite students, alumni and families.
(10/09/13 2:00am)
American adults consistently scored lower on tests analyzing skills needed for the modern workplace compared to their international counterparts, The New York Times reported. TheOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development tested individuals ranging in age from 16 to 65 in 24 countries. The exams stressed literacy, mathematical and technical skills. Japan and Finland scored highest on every test, whereas Spain and Italy had much weaker results. The results reconfirm that other nations are surpassing the United States in test scores, college graduation rates and overall proficiency skills, and also demonstrate a large skill gap between employed and unemployed Americans. Arne Duncan, the education secretary, said the study highlights deficiencies in the American education system that fail to "help Americans compete" in the international marketplace, The Times reported.