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Greens Week highlights plant-based diets and healthy eating.

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Greens Week brings plant-based cooking to the College

By Noah Goldstein | April 7, 2016

New York Times best-selling cookbook author Jane Esselstyn describes her cooking style as “plant-based, baby!” Esselstyn came to Dartmouth this week to discuss this style for what Dartmouth Dining Services has dubbed “Greens Week,” showcasing plant-based diets around the College.

KDE will change the theme of its spring party to Woodstock instead of Derby.

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KDE Derby theme changes after last year’s protest

By Sonia Qin | April 6, 2016

Members of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority voted almost unanimously to change the theme of its annual invite-only party from Derby to Woodstock on Tuesday evening. This change comes roughly a year after the protest at both Derby and Alpha Chi Alpha’s annual Pigstick party last May, at which around 20 Dartmouth students demonstrated against police brutality toward people of color.

History professor Udi Greenberg recently won the 2016 European Studies Book award.

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History professor Udi Greenberg wins book award

By Carter Brace | April 4, 2016

History professor Udi Greenberg’s own family history helps to explain why he chose his field of study. His grandparents were refugees from Nazi Germany who fled to South Africa. In the process, his family went from racially persecuted Jews under the Nazis to elite whites under the apartheid regime. His parents, objecting to the racism in South Africa, then left for Israel. Growing up in Israel, Greenberg himself never thought of himself as white, as race was not talked about because people mostly divided themselves by religion, he said.

Ron Taylor was called "notoriously social" by those who knew him.

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Loved ones, friends remember Ron Taylor

By Noah Goldstein | March 30, 2016

Geisel School of Medicine professor Ron Taylor wanted to be known as somebody who never said no. A lifelong scientist and dedicated colleague, he was devoted to his research pursuits and the community that surrounded him, his partner and fellow microbiology professor Paula Sundstrom said. Taylor died of a heart attack at the age of 62 on Saturday. He had been at Dartmouth since 1993.

Rex Woodbury '15 smiles while running the half-marathon.

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Rex Woodbury ’15 runs suited half-marathon

By Alyssa Mehra | March 30, 2016

Last December, Rex Woodbury ’15 came across an article about a recent Guinness World Record for the fastest half-marathon run in a business suit. The record was held by Gihan Amarasiriwardena — co-founder of menswear company, Ministry of Supply — set at 1 hour 24 minutes and 41 seconds. On March 21, Woodbury put on a suit and ran 13.1 miles in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 41 seconds.

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Men's hockey to advance to ECAC Quarterfinals

By Sam Stockton | March 6, 2016

The men’s hockey team advanced to the ECAC quarterfinals by knocking off Colgate University in a thrilling best-of-three series at Thompson Arena with both of their wins requiring more than 60 minutes of play.

The Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.

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Montshire Museum celebrates 40 years

By Joyce Lee | February 16, 2016

The Montshire Museum of Science, an institution that has had a long-standing relationship with the College since its opening in 1976 in Hanover, celebrated its 40th anniversary this January in Norwich, Vermont.

Thomas Rover ’16 organized students to build a snow sculpture despite its official cancellation.

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Students build ‘rogue sculpture’

By Erin Lee | February 15, 2016

When Thomas Rover ’16 heard that there would be no snow sculpture built for his last Winter Carnival, he said he was devastated. Last Thursday night, Rover and a group of about 30 other students took it upon themselves to build a “rogue” snow sculpture of the Cat in the Hat’s red and white headpiece on the Green.

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Trump, Sanders take NH

By Joyce Lee | February 9, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are the winners of yesterday’s New Hampshire primary election. Republican presidential candidate John Kasich and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton placed second in their respective races.

With the Green showing more green than usual, the snow sculpture will not be built for carnival this year.

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No snow sculpture this year

By Daniel Kim | February 7, 2016

A College tradition since 1925, the snow sculpture will not return to the Green for this year’s Winter Carnival, director of the Collis Center, which oversees the Winter Carnival committee, Anna Hall said. The decision was reached right after the winter interim. She added that events such as the dogsled race and polar bear plunge are dependent on next week’s weather.

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.

John Rassias revolutionized foreign languages teaching.

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John Rassias remembered for love of languages and cultures, commitment to students

By Jessica Avitabile and Laura Weiss | December 8, 2015

Following news of professor emeritus John Rassias’ death last week, friends, colleagues and former students took to social media to post memories and condolences. Beyond being a pioneer in the instruction of foreign languages, Rassias is remembered for his dedication to each individual student over his decades-long tenure as a professor.

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.