Students share personal anecdotes at discussion
In a dimly lit room in Casque and Gauntlet on Monday, students sat in a circle of couches eating pulled pork sandwiches and discussing life at the College versus life in the "real world."
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In a dimly lit room in Casque and Gauntlet on Monday, students sat in a circle of couches eating pulled pork sandwiches and discussing life at the College versus life in the "real world."
The College has approved a proposal to join the Worker Rights Consortium, an independent organization that monitors labor rights practices of factories that make university-related apparel. The College will have a dual affiliation with the Worker Rights Consortium and Fair Labor Association, another labor-monitoring organization that Dartmouth joined in 2001.
This incident marks the second bias incident reported this week, following racist graffiti scrawled in the Choates residential hall cluster on Saturday.
While some peer institutions have had more success inviting major artists to campus each year, each university's ability to bring in performers varies based on venue options, location, budget and reputation.
The lecture expanded on Gould's most recent book, "Among the Powers of the Earth," which was published in March. While the book covers the United States' attempt to enter the world of European nations in the 18th and 19th centuries, Monday's lecture focused on the decade following 1783.
A study conducted by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College found that "College 101" courses that aim to improve students' skills and improve graduation and retention rates need to adopt more specific strategies to be successful, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The report, "College 101 Courses for Applied Learning and Student Success," evaluated courses at three community colleges in Virginia, relying partially on interviews with approximately 170 administrators, instructors and students. Students surveyed said that the courses, which incorporate skills such as time management, goal setting, balancing a checkbook and retirement planning, are too broad to effectively teach the intended skills, The Chronicle reported. Despite the popularity of such courses, which are offered by about 87 percent of colleges, staffing choices and duration render them ineffective, according to the study.
The opening dance party was hosted to better publicize Sarner as a social space, according to Student Body President Suril Kantaria '13.
In an effort to combat hazing among non-Greek organizations and athletic teams, the Collis Center for Student Involvement and the Athletics Department implemented new policies at the beginning of Fall term requiring student organizations and athletic teams to submit new member activity proposals before holding events with newly inducted members of their groups, according to Collis Center Associate Director Anna Hall and Deputy Director of Athletics Robert Ceplikas.
At Monday's termly Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting, interim College President Carol Folt discussed the College's strategic planning process, finances, communication and wellness and answered several faculty questions. The meeting was held in Alumni Hall in the Hopkins Center.
With features including an expanded menu and physical renovations, Bagel Basement will reopen on Oct. 6 as the Metro Bakery and Cafe. Metro located at 6 Allen St. will reopen under the same management and plans to hold a grand opening event in mid-October.
Plans for establishing a new sorority on campus have been tabled, even though Panhellenic Council was previously considering adding a new house, according to Panhell President Sarah Wildes '13. Sorority presidents hold different opinions on whether a new sorority would benefit campus life and whether it should be a national or local sorority, Wildes said.