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Students in quarantine and isolation face challenges as term’s end approaches

By Sydney Wuu and Daniel Modesto | March 5, 2021

Many students must adjust to new living arrangements while completing schoolwork and juggling mental health concerns.

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Hanover moms offer home-cooked meals, care packages to students in isolation

By Mike Hanrahan | March 5, 2021

Though 186 students are in off-campus isolation or quarantine as of Thursday, the group has so far received few requests.

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Student workers left without income amid outbreak

By Madeleine Bernardeau | March 4, 2021

To meet increased financial need, the Dartmouth Student Union reopened its mutual aid fund to prioritize those who have lost work during the quarantine period.

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Outdoor Programs Office creates non-student director position for First-Year Trips

By Sydney Wuu | March 2, 2021

While the Trips director has traditionally been a graduating senior, the Outdoor Programs Office will hire a non-student to lead the program this year.

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Sports

Spring-sport athletes, coaches ‘heartbroken’ by loss of second consecutive season

By Benjamin Ashley | March 2, 2021

Both coaches and athletes said it will be challenging to watch their peers compete while their teams cannot play.

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Sports

In-person athletics on hold following COVID-19 spike

By Will Ennis and Katherine Shannon | March 2, 2021

Prospects for a return to practice before the spring term remain unclear.

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College temporarily shutters campus facilities as COVID-19 cases rise

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | February 25, 2021

As the College nears 40 active cases and surpasses 100 students in quarantine or isolation, Provost Joseph Helble has announced the closure of indoor facilities until at least Tuesday. 

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Summer off-campus programs adapt to second year of COVID-19 restrictions

By Lauren Adler | February 25, 2021

While summer study abroad programs have been canceled for the second consecutive year, some fellowships will be held remotely.

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Surge in COVID-19 on campus sees 25 active cases, 68 in quarantine and isolation

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | February 24, 2021

The College has closed its athletic facilities and transitioned to “grab-and-go” dining in response to the uptick in cases.

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Q&A: Mirelle Phillips ’07 on front-line worker ‘recharge rooms’ and burnout

By Ben Fagell | February 22, 2021

Phillips’s company Studio Elsewhere has provided nature-inspired “recharge rooms” to nearly 30 hospitals since the start of the pandemic.

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Sports

Ivy League cancels all spring athletic league competition

By Addison Dick and Lili Stern | February 18, 2021

The conference left open the possibility of limited local competition if public health conditions improve dramatically.

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College testing partner adds new ‘inconclusive’ result category

By Eileen Brady | February 18, 2021

The new category, which indicates that only one of the test's two "probes" detected COVID-19, has so far been found in about 0.25% of the Broad Institute's tests.

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Applications for Class of 2025 spike 33% from last year

By Mike Hanrahan | February 16, 2021

For high school seniors, the 2020-21 college application season has proven to be yet another challenge to navigate during the pandemic. This year, the College saw an all-time high of 28,338 combined early decision and regular decision applicants — a 32.5% increase in applications since the last admissions cycle.

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Sixteen-day Winter Carnival sees low initial engagement, adapted programming

By Manasi Singh | February 16, 2021

As Dartmouth’s Winter Carnival celebration enters its third and final week, students can attend an interactive event showcasing alumni in the gaming industry or head to the Bema to see a light and sound show, among other programming opportunities. Despite seeing initially low engagement, the extended 16-day, video game-inspired carnival has brought many students online or outside to celebrate.

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Ice rinks, Winter Activities Center draw wide student participation

By Kristin Chapman | February 16, 2021

In the three weeks since the end of the initial quarantine period for winter term, students have taken advantage of a variety of outdoor programming activities offered by the College, including the two ice skating rinks in front of Baker-Berry Library, fire pits on the Green and around the Collis Center and cross-country ski and snowshoe rentals at the new Winter Activities Center near the golf course. 

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College will run only half of off-campus programs next year, citing pandemic, decreased interest

By Lauren Adler | February 15, 2021

The College will offer about 25 off-campus programs in the 2021-2022 academic year, just over half the roughly 40 usually offered. The list of eliminated, consolidated or paused programs has yet to be announced.

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College to offer 10 undergraduate in-person classes this spring

By Penelope Spurr | February 11, 2021

On Feb. 5, the College released its spring term course timetable, revealing that 10 undergraduate courses will have at least one in-person section — up slightly from the eight classes taught on campus in the winter term. 

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Students disappointed, ‘not surprised’ by restricted Commencement plans

By Caitlin McCarthy and Madeleine Bernardeau | February 8, 2021

Reactions have been mixed in the wake of the College’s decision to hold an in-person Commencement for the Class of 2021, restricted only to graduating students. Members of the Class of 2020, who will now have to wait at least through this year to celebrate together after their in-person ceremony was postponed indefinitely, said they had expected the announcement. 

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Upper Valley Eateries and Retail cooperative to offer local delivery service

By Eliza Durbin | February 5, 2021

Hungry Hanover residents will soon have a new means of supporting their favorite local restaurants. To help brave the colder months, local businesses Boloco, Lou’s and Murphy’s on the Green have banded together to form the Upper Valley Eateries and Retail cooperative, which will offer delivery services through a mobile “UVER” app.

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Dining locations open for dine-in service, ’53 Commons makes ‘late night’ debut

By Griselda Chavez | February 4, 2021

On Jan. 26, after the initial quarantine period ended for students on campus, the Class of 1953 Commons, Novack Cafe, Collis Cafe and Ramekin opened for in-person dining for the winter. This term, ’53 Commons will offer “late night” service — a one-time Collis staple known for its snacks and comfort foods. 

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