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Two undergraduates on campus test positive for COVID-19

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 11, 2020

As of Thursday evening, two asymptomatic undergraduate students have tested positive for COVID-19 and are receiving care in isolation on campus.

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A look into DHMC’s multifaceted relationship with the College and the Upper Valley

By Coalter Palmer | September 11, 2020

As Dartmouth welcomes students back to campus amid an ongoing public health crisis, the College’s relationship with the nearby Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has become more important than ever.

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Containing the spread: Tracing COVID-19’s progression in the Upper Valley

By Emily Lu | September 11, 2020

Even Dartmouth, tucked away in a rural New Hampshire town, couldn’t escape COVID-19. 

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Greek life at Dartmouth faces new challenges amid pandemic, ongoing controversy

By Marco Allen | September 11, 2020

Remote learning is bringing an additional dramatic change for the roughly two-thirds of eligible Dartmouth students who are members of a Greek organization. 

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A new D-Plan: COVID-19 requires alterations to academic planning

By Eileen Brady | September 11, 2020

Twelve terms on. Three terms off. A summer in Hanover. 

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Q&A with Dean of the College Kathryn Lively

By Lauren Adler | September 11, 2020

Dean of the College Kathryn Lively has been the face of College communications to students about academic plans for the fall and other pandemic-related policies. She is known in part among students as the administrator whose campus emails have compared the flow of time to “cold maple syrup” and imparted the memorable words of wisdom “Kathryn … she is your experience.” Lively is also the administrator most connected to student life, meeting regularly with a number of student-run and student-oriented organizations. The Dartmouth sat down with Lively to discuss College policies for the fall, student communities and local wildlife. 

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What’s up, DOC? Outing club adapts to COVID-19 restrictions

By Andrew Sasser | September 11, 2020

As Dartmouth students return to campus in the fall, many are looking forward to getting outside through the Dartmouth Outing Club.

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College to move forward with fall reopening plan

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | August 26, 2020

Dartmouth will move forward with its plan to welcome approximately half of the undergraduate student body to campus beginning on Sept. 8, College President Phil Hanlon and Provost Joseph Helble announced in an email to campus on Wednesday afternoon. 

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Faculty members urge College to hold fully-remote fall

By Marco Allen | August 21, 2020

Faculty members circulated a letter Friday morning urging Dartmouth to join peer institutions in reversing their decisions to return undergraduates to campus. 

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Peer institutions reverse fall reopening plans

By Lauren Adler | August 21, 2020

Several of Dartmouth’s peer institutions have announced changes to their academic plans for the fall, leading students to wonder whether they will be allowed to return to Hanover next month.

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Dartmouth Coach resumes service with added safety protocols

By Lorraine Liu | August 21, 2020

After more than four months of suspended operations, the Dartmouth Coach bus service resumed operations on Aug. 16 with plans for new safety protocols, fewer trips and reduced capacity. 

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SAU 70 school district to resume in-person classes with remote option this fall

By Jacob Strier | August 21, 2020

The School Administrative Unit 70 district, which includes four public schools in Norwich and Hanover, will offer full in-person instruction with safety precautions, alongside a remote option, as part of its reopening plan this fall. 

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Arrival and housing details delayed as College monitors other school reopenings

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | August 19, 2020

The release of details regarding the arrival of students on campus and housing for the fall term will be delayed by several days as the College observes how reopening progresses on other college campuses, Provost Joseph Helble announced in Wednesday’s “Community Conversations” video stream.

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Fall classes to be mostly online due to equity concerns, logistical issues

By Hannah Jinks and Kyle Mullins | August 2, 2020

Professors teaching classes this fall are grappling with social distancing requirements, logistical challenges and concerns about equity as they design their courses, compelling the vast majority to keep their classes fully online even as thousands of students return to the Upper Valley. 

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Hanover businesses report nearly 2,000 jobs saved by Paycheck Protection Program

By Lorraine Liu | July 31, 2020

According to data released by the Small Business Administration on July 6, a total of 165 businesses in Hanover were approved for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal relief effort established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. All in all, the PPP loans helped retain 1,991 jobs in Hanover, according to the dataset. 

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'24s make final plans for gap years

By Reilly Olinger | July 31, 2020

Changing policies and administrative deadlines have left members of the Class of 2024 frustrated, but many who were interested in taking gap years have since finalized their plans.  

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New Student Advisory Board to consult on COVID-19 decisions

By Abigail Mihaly | July 30, 2020

As some undergraduates prepare to return to the Upper Valley in September, the College has compiled a committee of students to help administrators understand student concerns.

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Quarantine guidelines include mandatory testing, meal delivery and ban on unauthorized gatherings

By Kyle Mullins | July 28, 2020

Undergraduate students returning to the Upper Valley during the 2020-2021 academic year will be subject to strict 14-day quarantine regulations that “exceed those prescribed by the state of New Hampshire,” including mandatory testing for COVID-19, whether they are living on or off campus.

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Sports

Dartmouth cuts five sports teams and closes Hanover Country Club

By Justin Kramer , Addison Dick and Lili Stern | July 9, 2020

Dartmouth announced this afternoon that it will eliminate the men’s and women’s golf, men’s lightweight rowing and men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, effective immediately, in order to increase flexibility in admissions and ease its budget deficit. In addition, the Hanover Country Club will permanently close.

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Ivy League cancels fall sports, no competition until 2021

By Justin Kramer , Addison Dick and Devan Fink | July 8, 2020

The Ivy League announced this evening that all intercollegiate athletic activity will be canceled for the fall in response to growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The feasibility of moving fall sports to the spring, as well as plans for winter and spring sports, will be determined at a later date.

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