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A ‘winter wonderland’: College gears up for outdoor programming

By Thomas Brown | January 15, 2021

Once most students complete their quarantine on Jan. 26, the College plans to open a number of outdoor activities and opportunities for socializing as part of its “winter wonderland” programming.

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Peer schools adjust plans amid nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases

By Lorraine Liu | January 15, 2021

As Dartmouth kicks off winter term virtually, some colleges have made adjustments to their own winter term plans amid a rise in nationwide COVID-19 case counts. Multiple institutions have announced changes to their academic planning, including eliminating spring breaks and altering the start dates of spring semester. 

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Pre-arrival testing proceeds despite initial delays

By Jacob Strier | January 15, 2021

Despite some initial delays over the holidays, all students arriving on campus this weekend will have been cleared through the College’s pre-arrival COVID-19 testing program.

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C3I moves forward as search for future senior vice president and chief diversity officer continues

By Reilly Olinger | January 14, 2021

Despite staffing and pandemic-related challenges, the Campus Climate and Culture Initiative — which the College launched in early 2019 to assess the educational and work environments of its departments and revise sexual misconduct policies — is proceeding with its current initiatives.

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College completes Reed Hall and Baker-Berry construction, Dartmouth Hall renovations to begin

By Manasi Singh | January 14, 2021

Though the pandemic marches on, Dartmouth has moved forward with multiple construction projects, including the completion of renovations to Reed Hall and Baker-Berry Library, the start of renovations on Dartmouth Hall and the continued construction of the new Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society.

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Student-run mental health app partners with virtual counseling service

By Daniel Modesto | January 14, 2021

Dartmouth students in search of mental health support now have the chance to talk with therapists via virtual counseling sessions, thanks to a collaboration between the student-run mental health app Unmasked and teletherapy platform Uwill. Announced in December, this partnership has enabled students to access Uwill’s large network of therapists after registering via Unmasked.

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Facing rising COVID-19 cases, College warns of potential restrictions for winter term

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | January 13, 2021

As students prepare to return to campus this weekend, the College has warned that “more restrictive conditions” than originally anticipated may be required for those living on campus due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases at Dartmouth and in the Upper Valley. 

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A brief history of anti-Semitism at Dartmouth

By Kyle Mullins | January 12, 2021

The vandalism of the Chabad menorah in early December was a reminder that the “Dartmouth bubble” has not always included Jewish students, harkening back to the days when the admissions office maintained quotas for the number of Jews in each class, academic departments sought to hire mainly Protestants and most fraternities barred Jewish students from membership.

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Senior societies navigate challenges as winter tapping proceeds virtually

By Sydney Wuu | January 12, 2021

Dartmouth’s 14 recognized senior societies and various unrecognized ones are gearing up to pass the torches on to the next senior class in a process known as “tapping.” This winter’s fully remote tapping process, which will embrace text messages, emails and Zoom calls, comes nearly a year after many current members of senior societies themselves underwent tapping virtually.

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Facing concerns, College looks to increase mental health support ahead of winter term move-in

By Arielle Beak and Sarah Palmer | January 11, 2021

With limited opportunities for social interaction, the demands of virtual classes and the ongoing instability posed by the pandemic, fall term saw students grappling with isolation and anxiety alongside their coursework. Now, as students gear up for a New Hampshire winter and another pandemic-era term, the College has taken recent steps to increase mental health support — yet concerns linger that resources may still be lacking.

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'There should be much more lenience and empathy': Concerns arise over support for students with COVID-19

By Lauren Adler | January 8, 2021

With COVID-19 cases on the rise across the country and in the Upper Valley, some students have voiced concerns over the availability of support from the College should they become infected. According to several students who contracted COVID-19 during the fall term, the College’s academic and mental health support systems were inadequate during their illness and recovery.

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College reports three-person COVID-19 case cluster off campus, 19 other student cases

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | January 8, 2021

As students prepare to return to campus in less than two weeks, the College has reported that a total of 20 students, faculty and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week — a sudden spike after a fall term that saw generally low case numbers. 

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Geisel research contributes to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

By Catherine Trusky | January 8, 2021

The nation's hottest commodity — Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine — can trace its roots in part back to a discovery made at the Geisel School of Medicine. 

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College, professors condemn pro-Trump insurrection in Washington

By Kyle Mullins | January 7, 2021

Members of the Dartmouth community, including College President Phil Hanlon, professors and concerned students, have condemned Wednesday’s violent insurrection in Washington, D.C., in which a mob demanding the overturning of President Donald Trump’s November election loss stormed the Capitol during the certification of electoral votes.

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Delayed move-in raises last-minute travel concerns for students

By Ben Fagell | January 7, 2021

Although classes start Thursday, many students who had originally expected to be in Hanover will instead log onto Zoom from home. When the College pushed winter term move-in dates back by nearly two weeks, many students found themselves scrambling to change travel arrangements and find stable learning environments for the meantime.

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‘Ghost town’ living: Students face isolation and dining concerns in interim housing

By Griselda Chavez | January 7, 2021

Though most Dartmouth students returned home for winter break, 84 students remained on campus for the entirety of the interim and will stay there through the first two weeks of winter term, before the campus officially allows students to move in. Facing restricted dining hall hours and limited opportunities for social interaction, some say they spent the interim grappling with issues around food and isolation.

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Clery report shows gender-based violence remained steady, alcohol-related crimes decreased in 2019

By Thomas Brown | January 7, 2021

On Dec. 18, Dartmouth published its 2020 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, also known as the Clery report, covering campus crime statistics during the 2019 calendar year. The report found that gender-based violence crime statistics in 2019 were largely on par with previous years, while there was a decrease in liquor law violations and hate crimes.

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2020: A Year in Review

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | December 31, 2020

Oh, 2020. For a year that took so much from us, it certainly wasn’t lacking in news. From the advent of remote learning to a nationwide reckoning with racial injustice, the College grappled with new challenges and longstanding issues alike. Here’s a look back at the headlines that shaped this historic and unconventional year.

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College faces projected $91 million loss in fiscal 2021

By Kyle Mullins | December 24, 2020

Despite the partial return of students to campus, the recovery of the financial markets and the prospect of widespread vaccinations, the College is, financially speaking, not out of the snowy New Hampshire woods. Dartmouth will face an estimated $91 million operating loss for fiscal year 2021 as it works to return to normal operations and begins planning for the long-term budgetary impacts of COVID-19.

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Fall COVID-19 regulations keep campus case count low, but raise mental health concerns

By Emily Lu | December 24, 2020

Dartmouth’s mask requirements, weekly testing and restricted gatherings seem to have successfully staved off the virus this fall. Even as students returned to campus for the College’s first term of on-campus operations amid the pandemic, COVID-19 positivity rates remained below a tenth of a percent. However, some students and parents raised concerns that the regulations came at a cost to mental health, as gathering rules meant many students weathered the pandemic largely alone.

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