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Q&A: Dr. Daniel Lucey ’77 on the dangers of new COVID-19 variants

By Charlie Palsho | February 4, 2021

Dr. Daniel Lucey ’77, Med’81, a professor of infectious diseases at Georgetown University Medical Center, has been studying infectious diseases for nearly 40 years. Lucey has worked to develop front line responses to public health crises including SARS, swine flu and Ebola, and he oversees an exhibit on epidemics at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Lucey sat down with The Dartmouth to talk about his research on the new variants of COVID-19, the thre

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College to hold in-person Commencement for Class of 2021, ceremony for Class of 2020 postponed

By Caitlin McCarthy and Madeleine Bernardeau | February 2, 2021

The College will hold an in-person commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021 in early June, though only graduating students will be invited to attend. An in-person commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020, which was previously rescheduled for this June, has been postponed indefinitely.

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600 bids extended to new fraternity, sorority members

By Kyle Mullins | February 2, 2021

With the close of the College’s first-ever virtual rush, which saw the participation of over 700 students, many Greek houses have welcomed their smallest rush classes in years. This year, fraternities extended 316 bids, and sororities offered 284 — a drop from the 336 total bids offered by fraternities and 349 bids offered by sororities across last fall and winter. 

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College’s Black Legacy Month to celebrate achievements, leadership of Black women

By Manasi Singh | February 2, 2021

The College’s Black Legacy Month celebration will kick off Tuesday night with a virtual ceremony highlighting Black culture through poetry, song and art. Throughout February, Black Legacy Month events, which will include community forums and leadership spotlights, will aim to amplify and recognize the Black community on campus and around the country.

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Research grant applications see 40% increase during pandemic

By Ben Korkowski | February 2, 2021

While Dartmouth’s faculty has been operating largely in a remote format since March, faculty interest in conducting research has remained high. Despite the constraints of remote operations, applications for research grant proposals increased by more than 40% during the pandemic. 

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Geisel students, undergraduate first responders receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Lauren Adler | February 1, 2021

As New Hampshire’s first round of COVID-19 vaccine distribution comes to a close, select Dartmouth students — EMTs working for Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services, members of the Dartmouth Ski Patrol and third- and fourth-year students at the Geisel School of Medicine — are among those who have already received the vaccine.

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With loosened travel restrictions, DOC launches winter trips

By Sydney Wuu | February 1, 2021

On Jan. 26, the Dartmouth Outing Club kicked off its winter subclub trips following the end of arrival quarantine. The trips, which include ice climbing and cross-country skiing excursions, will provide more opportunities for students to travel off campus than trips led in the fall.

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Q&A: Allie Young ’13 on Indigenous advocacy, Native representation in Biden administration

By Daniel Modesto | February 1, 2021

On Jan. 28, the College honored Allie Young '13 at Dartmouth’s Social Justice Awards for her work in bringing authentic representation of Native Americans to mainstream media. Young spoke with The Dartmouth to discuss her time as an undergraduate student, her work at Protect the Sacred and her hopes for Indigenous youth under the Biden administration.

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Michael Pyle ’00 to serve as chief economic adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris

By Soleil Gaylord | January 29, 2021

On Jan. 8, transition officials for President Joe Biden’s administration announced that Michael Pyle ’00 would serve as chief economic adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris. In the role, Pyle will be responsible for analyzing information on economic developments and providing policy recommendations to the vice president. 

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Dartmouth Student Union raises over $50,000 in mutual aid

By Daniel Modesto | January 28, 2021

The Dartmouth Student Union, a student advocacy and fundraising collective, has raised over $50,000 for its mutual aid fund since its inception last April, providing stipends to over 100 students. 

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Winter Carnival to last three weekends, feature virtual and in-person events

By Caitlin McCarthy | January 28, 2021

Despite seeing some changes this season, Dartmouth’s Winter Carnival isn’t going anywhere. Instead of a single-weekend event, the carnival will run from Feb. 5 until Feb. 21.

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Former College Trustee and donor Leon Black ’73 paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million, report finds

By Emily Lu | January 26, 2021

Leon Black ’73, longtime donor to the College and namesake of the Black Family Visual Arts Center, paid convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than $150 million from 2012 to 2017, according to an internal review ordered by the board of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Black, who co-founded Apollo and currently serves as its chief executive and chairman, will step down as CEO before July, according to The New York Times.

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College announces measures to increase diversity in hiring, revise financial aid

By Ben Fagell | January 26, 2021

On Jan. 18, the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, College President Phil Hanlon sent an email to campus announcing a number of initiatives to foster “diversity, inclusivity and equality” in the Dartmouth community. The measures include an increase in faculty specializing in issues of race, more institutional support for faculty of color and reforms to the College’s financial aid practices. 

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Testing delays prompt one-day quarantine extension

By Sarah Palmer | January 25, 2021

Delays in COVID-19 test results have meant that students who expected to complete their eight-day arrival quarantine on Sunday afternoon will have to hunker down until at least Monday. 

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Upper Valley hopes to sustain plateau in COVID-19 cases after recent spike

By Griselda Chavez | January 25, 2021

Although the Upper Valley was able to sustain a lower number of COVID-19 cases than other parts of the country throughout much of the pandemic, the region has seen an uptick in cases since the fall, following national trends.

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Dartmouth Dining facilities open for students following arrival quarantine

By Lauren Adler | January 25, 2021

As the eight-day quarantine period for students arriving on campus comes to an end, students will soon be able to access several campus dining locations. Though many of the same dining restrictions from fall term will still apply, Dartmouth Dining will offer a variety of new options, including a halal station and a late night meal service at the Class of 1953 Commons, and may soon be able to accommodate students indoors.

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Rockefeller Center event evaluates ‘fragile state’ of American political institutions

By Coalter Palmer | January 25, 2021

One day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and two weeks after an insurrectionist mob stormed the Capitol, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy hosted an online panel of political science experts for a wide-ranging discussion titled "Did the System Work? The Fragile State of American Institutions."

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Dartmouth engineering students win award at NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge

By Manasi Singh | January 22, 2021

A team of Dartmouth engineering students won the award for best technical paper in NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing Idea Challenge, or “BIG Idea Challenge.” Their winning idea proposed lunar space exploration robots that can connect with other rovers when stuck on rough terrain.

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4U Bubble Tea brings popular beverage to Hanover

By Sydney Wuu | January 22, 2021

To the delight of many students in Hanover, 4U Bubble Tea on Main Street opened for business on Jan. 16.

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Virtual PE classes suspended for second term

By Eliza Durbin | January 21, 2021

Students hoping to ski their way to a physical education credit this term will have to pack up their poles until next year. Though the spring and summer terms offered virtual PE classes for students, fall and winter feature no such options. Even snowsports lessons, a hallmark of Dartmouth’s PE program, will not count for PE credit this winter.

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