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Dinesh D'Souza '83's lecture at the College sparks protests

By Abigail Mihaly and Cassandra Montemayor Thomas | February 12, 2019

On Monday evening, Dinesh D’Souza ’83 spoke at an event sponsored by the Dartmouth Republicans and the Young America Foundation. Over 200 people attended the event, and dozens of students and community members protested the speech through song, chants and signs. The event, part of Young America Foundation’s 10-campus “Dinesh D’Souza tour: Fake History Debunked,” took place in Filene Auditorium.

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V-February focuses on "visibility" this year

By Lorraine Liu | February 12, 2019

Debuted at Dartmouth in 1998, the play “the Vagina Monologues” inspired and started the V-February campaign, stemming from the global V-Day movement that aims to promote gender equity and end gender-based violence. However, over its 21 years, the campaign has evolved to feature more events and reflect different initiatives. This year, V-Feb focuses on “visibility” as its theme to increase the campaign’s inclusiveness, according to co-chair of the V-Feb committee Sara Cho ’20.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and GraniteOne Health announce merger

By Lucy Turnipseed | February 12, 2019

Two top health care organizations have announced a merger that aims to more effectively meet the health service needs of the state’s residents. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and GraniteOne Health — which consists of Catholic Medical Center, Huggins Hospital and Monadnock Community Hospital — have just begun the lengthy process of combination. 

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Thayer researchers look into self-charging pacemakers

By Grace Lee | February 12, 2019

The need for additional surgery to replace the batteries for implantable biomedical devices may soon be eliminated. Researchers at the Thayer School of Engineering and clinicians at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have been attempting to extend the lifetime of the batteries used in such devices, and now they may have found a way for pacemakers and similar devices to be powered by a patient’s heartbeat. 

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Q&A with anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva

By Savannah Eller | February 12, 2019

For anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva, the evolutionary lineage of human beings hold a special allure. DeSilva specializes in human evolution and the anatomy of proto-human species, particularly the origin and evolution of bipedalism. DeSilva recently coauthored a special issue of the journal “PaleoAnthropology,” focusing on Australopithecus sediba, a two million-year-old potential human ancestor found in 2008 in South Africa. 

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Review: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is a nostalgic debut novel

By Florida Huff | February 12, 2019

When I first read the description for “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens, I was suffering from homesickness and desperate for a taste of my southern roots. Set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina from the 1940s through the 1960s, “Where the Crawdads Sing” checked all my boxes for the perfect winterim novel: historical fiction, female-centered narrative and a way to satisfy my craving for home. 

Opinion

Opinion Asks

By The Dartmouth Opinion Staff | February 12, 2019

Last night, Dinesh D’Souza ’83 gave a talk in Filene Auditorium entitled “A World Without Walls.” He has espoused controversial views in the past, and his presence sparked student protests. What does Dinesh D’Souza’s visit to campus mean for the community?

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Levy: Take Your Time

By Gabrielle Levy | February 12, 2019

To no one’s surprise, many members of the Class of 2022 were once hyper-involved, overachieving high school students. I’m one of them.

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Nef skis World Cup one week, Winter Carnival the next

By Elijah Czysz | February 11, 2019

Croatia, Switzerland, Austria. For many Dartmouth students, that’s a travel itinerary for a summer break. For alpine skier Tanguy Nef ’20, it’s the countries he’s had World Cup races in since the beginning of January — while taking classes and skiing three carnivals for the Big Green.

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Women's basketball conquers opponents in Empire State road trip

By Lili Stern | February 11, 2019

When the Dartmouth women’s basketball team packed for its trip to New York this weekend, they packed grit. The Big Green came out victorious in two hard-fought battles against Cornell University and Columbia University, bringing the team to an even 3-3 in Ivy play and a winning 10-9 record overall for the season thus far. 

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Women’s lacrosse starts season with No. 25 preseason ranking

By Jake Johnson | February 11, 2019

Only 25 Division I teams in the nation get to be nationally ranked at any given time, and being ranked is a recognition of dominance and skill as a team. After making their first Ivy Tournament in several years last year, it comes as no surprise that the Dartmouth women’s lacrosse team has been given the honor of a preseason national ranking.

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