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(05/01/15 12:16am)
Following restructuring in the chemistry department that has led to the apparent dissolution of SiobhanMilde’s position as a senior lecturer, support for Milde has spread among members of the student body, resulting in a petition created by chemistry major Josie Coury ’15. As of press time the petition has accrued 756 signatures from both undergraduate and graduate students alike, Coury said.
(04/21/15 10:46pm)
Lower voter turnout, fewer candidates, student apathy and an active social media presence, particularly on the app Yik Yak, were distinctive features of this year’s Student Assembly and Class Council elections, students and student representatives observed.
(04/20/15 10:36pm)
Frank Cunningham ’16 has been elected Student Assembly president with 966 votes, and Julia Dressel ’17 has been elected vice president with 1,149 votes. This reflects 59 percent and 70 percent of voters, respectively.
(04/09/15 11:37pm)
An inch of snow coats the Green today as dozens of prospective students stroll along its muddy walkways for the first session of Dimensions of Dartmouth, an annual program that offers a slate of events for prospective students. The College will welcome approximately 350 guests this weekend, including 150 potential members of the Class of 2019, dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said.
(03/29/15 10:39pm)
Thayer School of Engineering has joined 120 other U.S. engineering schools as part of a White House initiative to transform engineering higher education to tackle substantial social problems. Thayer Dean and professor of engineering Joseph Helble said that initiative aims to tackle a wide array of national problems connected to renewable energy, medicine, health care and the environment.
(08/08/14 1:57pm)
Senior administrators are in charge of the decisions and initiatives that are responsible for creating students’ Dartmouth experiences. Due to recent high levels of administrative turnover — six senior positions in the administration have seen new leadership in the past year — keeping track of the various administrators can be difficult. These five administrators will directly impact on your time at the College.
(08/04/14 11:30pm)
Soon the sight of fences, the sound of power tools and the bustle of construction workers around Kappa Delta sorority and the Triangle House, a living learning community focusing on LGBTQ issues, will be distant memories. Construction on both buildings is set to finish this month in time to allow for fall student occupancy, residential operations director Woody Eckels said.
(07/31/14 11:30pm)
Staffing issues and problems stemming from longer evening shifts have narrowed the hours of Dirt Cowboy Café. The hours will remain irregular until September, owner Tom Guerra said.
(07/22/14 12:28am)
As the crisis between Gaza and Israel enters its 15th day, having claimed more than 550 Gazan and 27 Israeli lives by The New York Times’ count, student religious groups and advisors along with campus activists have voiced concerns over the rising violence and human toll.
(07/17/14 9:25pm)
Head coach Christopher “Topher” Bordeau’s contract was not renewed for the 2014-1015 men’s heavyweight crew season. He departs after eight seasons as head coach and nine with the team in total. The search for a new head coach is underway.
(07/11/14 12:36am)
This week, recent graduate and sailing standout Matt Wefer ’14 and his partner Jordan Factor are competing in Athens, Greece in the 470 European Championship.The Dartmouth caught up with Wefer via Skype to check in on the regatta and his training regimen as he and his partner pursue their goal to represent the U.S. in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
(06/07/14 10:32am)
Nearly nine months after he was inaugurated as the 18th leader in the Wheelock Succession, College President Phil Hanlon is nearing the end of an eventful first year at the College.
(05/22/14 11:14pm)
A total of 126 professors will teach an undergraduate course on campus this summer, around 14 percent of whom are visiting faculty, including three in their first year at Dartmouth. Faculty and department chairs have negotiated the 2014 summer course schedule since last fall, government department chair John Carey said.
(05/15/14 11:12pm)
About a year ago, a group of students interrupted a prospective students show chanting “Dartmouth has a problem” and citing incidents of homophobia, racism and underreported sexual assaults. Both the chant and the issues have since become ingrained in the Dartmouth lexicon and discussions of campus events.
(05/13/14 10:31pm)
Colleges across the Ivy League have faced student pressure to release course review results to students, with many universities offering online open assessments in some form. Of the eight institutions, all except Dartmouth offer some sort of institutionalized method for students to see course evaluations.
(04/29/14 10:42pm)
While pulling an all-nighter 50 years ago today, former mathematics professor John Kemeny and then-student programmer Thomas Kurtz ’63 forever altered the accessibility and prestige of computation.
(04/23/14 10:37pm)
One year after administrators canceled classes for a day of reflection, faculty and students say they have observed a noticeable increase in campus discussion of issues regarding racism, sexism, homophobia and sexual assault.
(04/09/14 10:24pm)
Dartmouth has received a $100 million anonymous donation to forward the College’s academic offerings, College President Phil Hanlon announced Wednesday. The gift, the largest single outright donation in College history, includes a matching mechanism that could double its amount to $200 million through the end of 2015, senior vice president of advancement Bob Lasher ’88 said.
(04/01/14 11:49pm)
A group of about 35 students from a range of campus communities entered College President Phil Hanlon’s office during his open office hours on Tuesday, stating their dissatisfaction to the administration’s March 6 reaction to the “Freedom Budget.” They demanded a point-by-point response to each of the student-authored document’s 70-plus demands for change regarding issues of diversity and inclusivity.
(03/24/14 12:03am)
Students found guilty of sexual assault involving penetration, oral-genital contact or oral-anal contact after use of force, threat or purposeful incapacitation of a survivor, as well as students motivated by bias or with prior records of sexual assault who commit these acts, would face expulsion from the College if a proposed disciplinary policy is enacted. Alumni, national sexual assault advocates and students expressed cautious optimism about the proposal, with many calling it a move in the right direction.