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(05/06/13 2:00am)
For two years, Amanda Wheelock '13 did not consider herself a victim of sexual assault, although she had experienced unwanted advances from a fellow member of the Dartmouth Outing Club's trail crew during her freshman summer. One night, after the group had been drinking and playing a stripping game, she tried to go to sleep but was assaulted.
(05/03/13 2:00am)
This is the second in a three-part series on sexual assault at Dartmouth. Part one was published on May 2, and part three was published on May 6.
(05/02/13 2:00am)
This is the first in a three-part series on sexual assault at Dartmouth. Part two was published on May 3, and part three was published on May 6. Names with an asterisk have been changed to protect victim's identities.
(04/26/13 2:00am)
Howe, along with head of preservation services Barb Sagraves, led three tours of the library's conservation facility hidden behind Novack Cafe, where the College's books and documents are conserved and digitally preserved, and film is assessed for preservation needs. Preservation services hosted the tours as part of the American Library Association's Preservation Week.
(04/25/13 2:00am)
In 1986, a group of 12 students, 10 of whom were staff members of The Dartmouth Review, destroyed three of the four plywood shanties on the Green with sledgehammers. Classes were canceled and administrators held a teach-in that over 1,000 students attended.
(04/24/13 2:00am)
A recent study by Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, questions the Advanced Placement program's ability to prepare students for college-level classes, Inside Higher Ed reported. The report examines claims that the AP program enriches students' high school experiences and gives them advantages in college. Students who take AP classes in high school likely already are motivated and possess good study habits, which may influence their relative success in universities rather than in the AP exams themselves, according to the study. Researchers also found that introducing AP classes to inner-city schools did not necessarily produce positive results. Since AP exams focus largely on memorization instead of skill acquisition, they may not accurately measure what students have learned. Last November, Dartmouth voted to stop accepting pre-matriculation AP credits for incoming freshmen beginning with the Class of 2018.
(04/23/13 2:00am)
Former Safety and Security officer Shane Harlow was charged with aggravated sexual assault of two girls, who were both under age 12 when the alleged assaults occurred, according to an affidavit from the Windsor Criminal Division of the Vermont Superior Court. Harlow was also charged with a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a crash in December, after he alledgedly ran over the body of physics graduate student Mikhail Lomakin who was found dead on I-91 last October.
(04/17/13 2:00am)
Numerous students declined to speak about the results, saying that they were not familiar with the election or had nothing to say about the vote.
(04/16/13 2:00am)
Two bombs exploded 10 seconds apart near the Boston Marathon's finish line on Monday around 2:50 p.m., injuring more than 140 people and killing at least three as of press time, the Associated Press reported. Multiple community members participated in the race, but none reported injuries or fatalities.
(04/15/13 2:00am)
Spelman College will leave the NCAA after it eliminates its tennis team in April, The New York Times reported. Administrators at Spelman, one of two schools that have left the NCAA in the past decade, decided to eliminate most athletic programs last year after realizing that the institution allocated $900,000 of its $100 million 2012-2013 operating budget to the 2,100-student institution's 80 athletes. Spelman will reallocate the athletic department's budget to a wellness program, including a renovated gymnasium and expanded course offerings, for the entire student body. Fitness and intramural programs will more actively promote activities that students are likely to continue with after college, including golf, swimming, tennis, yoga and Pilates.
(04/03/13 2:00am)
A full-length, revised Dimensions welcome show will greet accepted students in the Class of 1953 Commons on Friday night of Dimensions weekend, which will run from April 18 to 20, show co-director Ashton Slatev '15 said. Students involved said the show will focus less on the College's Greek life and drinking culture, emphasizing the diversity of social options available on campus.
(03/27/13 3:00am)
Tanja Duckers, considered to be among the best of Germany's contemporary writers, is teaching German 82 this term as the Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor.
(03/25/13 3:00am)
The first small, mobile secondhand smoke detector, created by Dartmouth researchers, can record exposure in real time, display results on the device and send them to a remote smartphone or computer. The researchers hope the device will help reduce childhood exposure to secondhand smoke by allowing parents who smoke to monitor and limit the amount of nicotine that their children inhale.
(03/08/13 4:00am)
A recent report on gender and leadership at Harvard University showed that more than 50 percent of the university's student organizations are led by gender-skewed boards, The Harvard Crimson reported. The study, conducted by the university's Undergraduate Council and Women's Center, defined skewed boards as those consisting of at least two-thirds male or female students. The study aimed to investigate gender gaps in group leadership on campus, gender parity in groups deemed "prestigious" and the way students perceive gender in relation to leadership. The report found that a nearly equal number of male and female students lead organizations overall and indicated a correlation between the type of organization and the gender of its executives. General "leadership boards" tend to have male directors, while groups focusing on health and wellness are more often led by women.
(03/08/13 4:00am)
Police captain Frank Moran, the force's second-in-command, will serve as acting police chief during Giaccone's recovery. Moran will remain in this position for the "foreseeable future" as Giaccone remains on leave in the coming weeks, town manager Julia Griffin said.
(03/05/13 4:00am)
Oberlin College canceled classes and held a day of solidarity on Monday after a robed and hooded figure appeared near the Afrikan Heritage House, The New York Times reported. College security and campus police are currently investigating a recent string of racist and anti-gay messages across Oberlin's campus. Oberlin's Afrikana studies department held a teach-in, which was attended by roughly 300 students. The day's events also included a demonstration, a convocation and meetings held by several campus organizations to respond to recent incidents.
(03/04/13 4:00am)
The Board of Trustees approved $116.5 million in funding to build the Williamson Translational Research Building on Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Lebanon campus at their termly meeting this past weekend.
(02/25/13 4:00am)
More than 150 Harvard University students gathered in front of the offices of the president and other administrators to protest for mental health policy reform on Friday afternoon, The Harvard Crimson reported. Students shared experiences with Harvard's health services and displayed a list of demands to the administration. The demonstrators declined an offer from Harvard's assistant dean for student life to sit down inside with administrators and the university's director of health services. The rally was sparked by an anonymous op-ed published by The Crimson on Thursday by a student with schizophrenia. The demonstration accompanies the announcement of several new Harvard initiatives for student mental health.
(02/20/13 4:00am)
From a young age, Belle Verwaay '14 knew she wanted to serve her native country of Haiti, even as she moved away to attend high school in Miami. Inspired by the stark contrast in living standards between Miami and Haiti despite their geographic proximity, Verwaay decided to pursue a career in architecture to help rebuild Haiti's infrastructure, especially in light of the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country.
(02/07/13 4:00am)
Drawing on his foreign policy expertise, Benjamin spoke about past, present and future terror threats to the United States.