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Students travel to South America and India during winterim

By Grayce Gibbs | January 3, 2019

As most Dartmouth students finished exams and began their winter break, three classes reconvened after Thanksgiving to travel abroad for the culminating experiences of their fall term courses. Economics 70, “Macroeconomics Policy in Latin America,” traveled to Argentina and Chile, Public Policy 85, “Topics in Global Policy Leadership,” went to Colombia and Biology 70, “Biologic Lessons of the Eye,” visited India. Students were accepted into each course based on an application explaining why they wanted to be in the class and how it related to their course of study.

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Nearly 800 Dartmouth community members sign letter in support of sexual harassment plaintiffs

By Kyle Mullins | December 17, 2018

In an organized show of support for the plaintiffs in the pending class action against Dartmouth, nearly 800 alumni, current undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and other members of the Dartmouth community have signed a letter condemning “an institutional culture that minimizes and disregards sexual violence and gender harassment.” The letter comes from a group calling itself the “Dartmouth Community Against Gender Harassment and Sexual Violence” and urges that members of the College’s leadership “acknowledge their glaring breach of responsibility, issue a public apology, and begin a transparent overhaul of regressive practices.” Addressed to College President Phil Hanlon and the Board of Trustees, the letter was originally delivered with over 500 signatures on Dec.

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Alumni question donating after sexual harassment lawsuit

By Kyle Mullins | December 3, 2018

For a decade, Ruth Cserr ’88 has been a regular donor to Dartmouth. But in the wake of the pending sexual harassment class action against the College, which accuses three former professors in the psychological and brain sciences department of repeated sexual harassment, assault and misconduct, that is no longer the case.

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Eye-tracking technology could help AR

By Anthony Robles | November 13, 2018

Augmented reality is poised to have a bright future. Researchers at the College have developed battery-free, eye-tracking glasses that could be particularly useful for enhancing existing AR technologies.

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Q&A with Phyllis Deutsch

By Anne George | November 13, 2018

Phyllis Deutsch became a lecturer for the Institute of Writing and Rhetoric in 2017 after retiring from her position as the editor-in-chief of the University Press of New England.

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Posthumous autobiography of Ben Barres Med'79 inspires scientific, transgender communities

By Savannah Eller | November 12, 2018

The legacy of celebrated neurobiologist and transgender role model Ben Barres Med’79 is living on in a posthumously-published autobiography, introducing many to the pioneering scientist who died of cancer late last year. Barres was known for his groundbreaking research into the central nervous system and his tireless advocacy for women and minorities entering science.

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Community members protest Jeff Sessions' resignation

By Eileen Brady | November 9, 2018

As the sun set on Nov. 8, two American flags could be seen above a crowd gathered at the corner of Main Street and East Wheelock Street for a protest called “Nobody Is Above the Law — Mueller Protection Rapid Response.” Over 100 protestors assembled at 5 p.m.

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Phnom Penh opens new location in White River Junction

By Lorraine Liu | November 9, 2018

On Monday, White River Junction witnessed an addition to its culinary diversity. Phnom Penh, the Cambodian restaurant that has been operating at 1 High Street, Lebanon for a year, opened a new location at 7 North Main Street in White River Junction.

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The Pitch sees 10 applicants present their ideas

By Mary Winters | November 9, 2018

On Nov. 1, individuals from across campus gathered in Collis Common Ground to hear business ideas from students, faculty and staff in The Pitch, an entrepreneurship competition hosted by the DALI Lab and the Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship.

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Q&A with Collis favorite Ben Robbins

By Jennie Rhodes | November 9, 2018

Ben Robbins is a beloved Dartmouth Dining Services employee at Collis Cafe. Best known for working at the pasta station, Robbins has also been working at the stir-fry station this term.

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Study looks at giraffe populations

By Emily Sun | November 9, 2018

As a child, Michael Brown, a Dartmouth graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology, dreamed of becoming an animal. “I realized pretty early on that that’s not really a possibility,” Brown said.

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Hanlon hosts anti-Semitism panel

By Andrew Culver | November 8, 2018

There was standing room only in Paganucci Lounge as students, faculty and Dartmouth community members attended an anti-Semitism panel featuring College President Phil Hanlon. In response to the recent massacre at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Hanlon hosted the open community discussion on anti-Semitism and its history and dangers with fellow panelists Chabad Rabbi Moshe Gray and Jewish studies professor Susannah Heschel.

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