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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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Black bear Mink found dead in Lebanon

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | August 25, 2020

Mink, the female black bear who achieved local and national fame for her yearly treks back to her Hanover home, has died, the Valley News reported Tuesday evening.

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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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Student’s involuntary hospitalization raises questions about Unmasked app policies

By Coalter Palmer | August 21, 2020

Following the involuntary hospitalization of a student who expressed suicidal thoughts on the anonymous, student-run mental health app Unmasked in late July, questions have arisen surrounding the role of app moderators and the College in sharing students’ information and involving law enforcement.

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Q&A with Priya Krishna ’13

By Arielle Beak | August 21, 2020

As a food writer, a regular contributor to The New York Times and the author of two cookbooks, Priya Krishna ’13 is not your typical “foodie.”

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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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College upgrades Wi-Fi as students prepare to return to campus

By Kyle Mullins | August 21, 2020

That frustration you feel as your recorded lecture buffers, stalls and cuts out may be no more. Students returning to campus this fall can expect faster, more consistent internet access in dorms and other frequently used spaces, according to Dartmouth Information, Technology & Consulting. 

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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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Hanlon knew of sexual misconduct claims against Michigan administrator while provost, report finds

By Kyle Mullins | August 14, 2020

College President Phil Hanlon, as University of Michigan provost, was aware of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against a former professor and administrator when he recommended him for a promotion to the dean of U-M’s School of Public Health, according to an independent investigation into years of alleged misconduct released by the university on July 31. 

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Students assigned between one and three on-campus terms

By Andrew Sasser | August 14, 2020

Though many students expected to receive two terms of on-campus enrollment for the upcoming academic year, only around 60 percent of undergraduate students received two terms, according to an email sent to campus by Dean of the College Kathryn Lively on Aug. 3.

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Graduate student ends hunger strike

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | August 7, 2020

After hunger striking for nearly four weeks, computer science Ph.D. student Maha Hasan Alshawi has agreed to end her strike in protest of the College’s handling of her harassment and retaliatory academic action allegations against two computer science professors.

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Town of Hanover enacts mask mandate, proposes new amendment to rental housing ordinance

By Andrew Sasser | August 7, 2020

In response to complaints of Dartmouth students in Hanover violating the CDC’s health guidelines, the town of Hanover recently passed a mask ordinance effective Aug. 10.

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Nearly 1,000 Dartmouth community members sign petition calling on College to dissociate from the Review

By Soleil Gaylord | August 7, 2020

More than 950 Dartmouth students, alumni, faculty, employees and family members have signed a petition calling on Dartmouth to formally dissociate from the conservative student newspaper, The Dartmouth Review.

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Survey polls students’ views on Dartmouth’s plan for the 2020-2021 academic year

By William Chen and Aaron Lee | August 7, 2020

Recently, The Dartmouth surveyed the student body on its opinions and reactions regarding the College’s plans for the upcoming academic year. The following article presents the findings.

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College names external investigator for graduate student’s harassment claims

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | August 6, 2020

The College has selected the external investigator who will review the harassment allegations graduate student Maha Hasan Alshawi has brought against two computer science professors.

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Solomon Rajput ’14 takes on Michigan incumbent for seat in Congress

By Jacob Strier | August 3, 2020

Medical student turned progressive politician Solomon Rajput ’14 is taking on an 87-year-old political dynasty in his campaign for Michigan’s 12th Congressional district, using TikTok and other platforms to amass supporters and volunteers. 

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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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