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Nearly two-thirds of students enrolled in four courses

By Andrew Sasser | April 20, 2020

With the transition to remote learning and credit/no credit grading for the spring term, 63 percent of students are taking four courses rather than three this term, according to a survey conducted by The Dartmouth.

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Upper Valley nursing homes introduce visitation, socialization restrictions

By Jacob Strier | April 20, 2020

Retirement communities and nursing homes in the Upper Valley have prohibited visitation and reduced resident socialization in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within one of the region’s most vulnerable populations. 

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Alum, student collaborate on online Florida delivery service

By Lauren Adler | April 20, 2020

One Dartmouth student and an alumnus are working together to help their neighbors during the COVID-19 outbreak. Connor Davis ’22 and Dan Richman ’95 have developed a web service that aims to provide a contactless delivery service in their area.

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Superior Court strikes down SB 3, solidifying student right to vote in-state

By Maya Kempf-Harris | April 17, 2020

On April 8, the New Hampshire Superior Court struck down Senate Bill 3, a state law modifying the definition of domicile that critics claim has created widespread confusion among student voters. 

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Two professors receive Guggenheim Fellowships

By Caitlin McCarthy | April 17, 2020

Two Dartmouth professors have been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships, an annual award recognizing achievements in the arts and sciences. The professors — earth sciences professor Mukul Sharma and geography professor Frank Magilligan — will receive grants to continue their research.

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COVID-19 poll surveys students on Dartmouth’s coronavirus response

By Sachin Ganesh | April 17, 2020

During the past few weeks, Dartmouth students have had to adapt to several changes to spring term due to COVID-19, including a transition to remote learning and a switch to mandatory credit/no credit grading. At the start of spring term, The Dartmouth surveyed the student body on its opinions regarding the college administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Chinese, Chinese-American students, parents and alumni donate protective equipment

By Grace Lee | April 16, 2020

After hearing in March that COVID-19 had reached Hanover, multiple groups of Chinese and Chinese-American students, parents and alumni have worked to meet the need for personal protective equipment in Hanover. 

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Construction workers deemed “essential,” west end projects continue

By Jennifer Chen | April 16, 2020

Construction on the west end of campus — which includes projects related to the Thayer School of Engineering, the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and the computer science department — has continued this term in light of an emergency order issued by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) deeming construction an “essential” sector during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

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Some student workers go remote, others seek new opportunities

By Pierce Wilson | April 13, 2020

While some on-campus employment opportunities have transitioned to a virtual format, others have been eliminated entirely for the remote spring term. These lost opportunities pose challenges for students who depend on them for income.

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Temporary rule change allows visa students to take classes online from home

By Jennifer Chen | April 13, 2020

International students taking spring courses remotely can maintain their F-1 and I-20 visas’ active status even if they are not in the U.S., according to the Department of Homeland Security. Ordinarily, international students taking online classes would not be able to retain their active status under F-1 and I-20 visas, the most common international student visas.

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Students remain in Hanover despite College, town pleas

By Ioana Andrada Pantelimon | April 10, 2020

Both the town of Hanover and the College administration have asked Dartmouth students renting off-campus housing not to return to Hanover this term. Nonetheless, some students are living in town, and many say it's their safest option.

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College projects $83 million loss in revenue for fiscal year 2020

By Andrew Sasser | April 10, 2020

The College currently estimates an $83 million loss in revenue for fiscal year 2020 as a result of the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to chief financial officer Mike Wagner.

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Vote postponed on “Welcoming Hanover” ordinance

By Jacob Strier | April 10, 2020

The Hanover Selectboard postponed its vote on the “Welcoming Hanover” ordinance on Monday due to controversy over its “Good Faith Compliance” clause. The ordinance, which is intended to improve anti-bias policing and immigrant protections, will now be reconsidered on April 20.

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Online instruction brings new security concerns

By Emily Lu | April 10, 2020

When University of California, Los Angeles student Jessica Jackson attended her astronomy course’s first Zoom lecture, she said an interruption from a stranger throwing around racial slurs “was the last thing on anyone’s mind.”

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Commencement for Class of 2020 postponed to next year

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | April 9, 2020

“It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the need to postpone Dartmouth's Commencement exercises,” College President Phil Hanlon wrote in an email to the senior class on Thursday afternoon.

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Dartmouth students, faculty conduct COVID-19 research

By Soleil Gaylord | April 9, 2020

Dartmouth undergraduates, staff and researchers have created clubs and health initiatives to provide answers and relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Q&A with David Blanchflower

By Lorraine Liu | April 9, 2020

2020 is an unusual year in the teaching career of economics professor David Blanchflower, who said that this term, he regularly goes off the syllabus in his classes ECON 2, “Economic Principles and Policies” and ECON 42, “Topics in Macroeconomics,” to discuss the current pandemic. The Dartmouth sat down with Blanchflower to discuss his predictions for the COVID-19 outbreak, based on some unique lessons learned from his former position as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

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West Gym selected as COVID-19 alternative care site

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | April 8, 2020

The West Gym in Alumni Gymnasium has been designated as a possible alternative care site for approximately 125 patients needing low-intensity care, according to an email sent to campus on Wednesday by COVID-19 task force co-chairs Lisa Adams and Joshua Keniston. Beginning Friday, the New Hampshire Army National Guard will move supplies and furniture into the gym.

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Riley Gordon ’22 announces campaign for NH House seat

By Amber Bhutta | April 7, 2020

Former College Democrats president Riley Gordon ’22 took to Instagram yesterday morning to announce his campaign for New Hampshire state representative. He is running to fill the seat currently held by Garrett Muscatel ’20, who is not running for re-election.

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Symptomatic students move to isolation amid nationwide COVID-19 testing shortage

By Caitlin McCarthy | April 6, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the country, Dartmouth’s health services are working to provide care and information to students. 

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