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Jake Tapper ’91 filmed a segment focused on the election for his show, “The Lead,” on the Green on Friday afternoon.
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Q&A with CNN correspondent Jake Tapper ’91

By Alexa Green | February 7, 2016

Jake Tapper ’91, a CNN correspondent, broadcast his show “The Lead” from the Green last Friday afternoon, focusing on student voices in the election and in particular, Tuesday’s upcoming New Hampshire primary. The program, which airs every day at 4 p.m. on CNN, covers top news stories ranging from politics, money, sports and popular culture. The Dartmouth sat down with Tapper before his broadcast to talk about his reporting the role of the media.

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SAE suspended by national, derecognized by College

By Priya Ramaiah | February 4, 2016

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been suspended by its national organization for no less than five years for violations of health and safety regulations as well as a failure to comply with the national organization’s standards, according to a statement released by SAE national executive director of communications Brandon Weghorst.

KDE will be suspended until the end of term, followed by probation until Jan. 3, 2017.
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College suspends KDE

By Daniel Kim | February 1, 2016

The College’s Organizational Adjudication Committee suspended Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority for one term starting Jan. 26 for violations of the College alcohol policy, disorderly conduct and property damage, according to an official statement released by College spokesperson Diana Lawrence. After the suspension is lifted, KDE will be under social and then College probation until Jan. 3, 2017. The sanctions are related to a social event held in November 2015 at the KDE house and a venue in the Upper Valley.

Rick Perry, speaking in 2014 at the College, is one of many conservatives who have come to campus.
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A conservative voice on campus

By Carter Brace | January 31, 2016

With the presidential primaries only eight days away, there has been no shortage of political involvement on campus. Among the tables for Bernie Sanders and the canvassing for Hillary Clinton, where do conservative voices find a space on campus?

Earl Sweet, left, stands with SEIU Local 560's vice president Chris Peck
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Earl Sweet remembered as a strong leader for union

By Joyce Lee | January 26, 2016

Earl Sweet was a straight-shooter, a union president who demanded fairness and a vibrant personality who tenaciously fought for service employees at Dartmouth, according to the many individuals who worked with him in his 35 years as the leader of the Service Employees International Union Local 560.

Bernie Sander's speaks at the College on Thursday night.
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Sanders speaks at Spaulding

By Carter Brace | January 14, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addressed a full Spaulding Auditorium last night in a speech organized by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences and the Tuck School of Business.

Bill Clinton speaks to the College at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton.
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Bill Clinton speaks to 700 at the College

By Joyce Lee | January 13, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton, husband to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, spoke to an audience of 700 Dartmouth and Upper Valley community members yesterday evening in the Hopkins Center’s Alumni Hall. Many of the audience members watched his speech in an overflow room in the Hanover Inn.

Despite rumors amongst students and online, there were no official reports of violence at Thursday's Black Lives Matter protest.
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College sees no official reports of violence at protest, despite rumors

By Rachel Favors | November 16, 2015

Thursday’s Blackout demonstration, organized by Dartmouth’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has sparked controversy after allegations of physical assault were made by users of social media outlets, like the anonymous messaging app Yik Yak, and later in an editorial in The Dartmouth Review, which on Monday gained traction from some national media outlets.

Students marched from Novack Cafe to the steps of Dartmouth Hall last night.
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Students stage a protest in solidarity with Missouri and Yale, drawing both support and controversy

By Briana Tang | November 12, 2015

Chants of “We shall overcome” and “Black Lives Matter” echoed through the Green yesterday evening as more than 150 students, faculty, staff and community members dressed in black, walked from Novack Café to Dartmouth Hall in a demonstration of solidarity with the black communities at University of Missouri and Yale University and the larger Black Lives Matter movement.

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) spoke to a crowd on Friday.
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Chris Christie gives town hall talk in Salt Hill Pub

By Parker Richards | November 8, 2015

While some presidential candidates who have swung by the Upper Valley speak to large halls, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) talked in the packed Salt Hill Pub Friday afternoon as staff served food and drinks around him and some patrons of the bar continued to watch a game on television.

 
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College will spend $4 million on professor houses for residential communities

By Caroline Berens | November 3, 2015

Students graduating later than June 2016 will be randomly assigned into on of six residential communities — based in pre-existing residence halls — the College announced Monday, along with other details about the new residential community system. The College has allocated nearly $4 million to build and renovate the professor housing that will accompany each house community, vice president of campus planning and facilities Lisa Hogarty said.

Visitors sit down for a meal at the current Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, which will be rebuilt starting this fall.
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George Battle ’66 pledges $5 million to Lodge

By Carter Brace | October 12, 2015

George “Skip” Battle ’66 has pledged to contribute up to $5 million to the College for the construction of the new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, the College announced on Friday. Battle, former Ask.com CEO and senior Aspen Group member, will match donations from any source up to $5 million, for a possible $10 million gift in total, more than half of the total projected cost of $17 million to rebuild the structure.

Students line-dance at the memorial service for Summer Hammond ’17, who died in July.
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Community remembers Summer Hammond ’17 at memorial service

By Rachel Favors | September 30, 2015

For her friends, Summer Hammond ’17 was the essence of positivity, especially in difficult situations. She was a person who not only preached it, but truly lived it. Hammond diedin July following a period of treatment for cancer. On Wednesday, members of the Dartmouth community gathered in Rollins Chapel for a memorial service to honor and celebrate her life.

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Geisel will restructure due to financial constraints

By Noah Goldstein | September 28, 2015

The Geisel School of Medicine will undergo an overhaul due to budgetary constraints, College President Phil Hanlon announced to students, faculty and staff at a town hall meeting in Kellogg Auditorium yesterday. While specific details have not been finalized pending faculty input, Geisel interim dean Duane Compton has developed a three-year plan to stabilize the budget and reallocate resources within the medical school, Compton said in an interview before the town hall.

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