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New York Times reports on inequality at College

By Alex Fredman | January 27, 2017

Twenty-one percent of Dartmouth students come from families in the top one percent of total income earners, a recent New York Times report on college economic diversity found. The study, using data from the Class of 2013, revealed that Dartmouth students have disproportionately wealthy backgrounds, even in comparison to students at other Ivy League and highly-selective schools. According to the report, the median family income of a Dartmouth student is $200,400, which is the second highest among Ivy League schools and 24th among colleges nationwide.

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Fraternities hold winter rush

By Kristine Jiwoo Ahn | January 27, 2017

Last weekend, five fraternities extended 49 bids during winter rush. The increase from last year’s 20 bids can be attributed to the lifting of Beta Alpha Omega’s suspension.

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Study examines student debt

By Frances Cohen | January 27, 2017

A recent study co-authored by sociology professor Jason Houle analyzing the causes of “boomeranging,” which refers to students living in their parent’s home post-graduation, found that there is no correlation between student debt and returning home, among other conclusions. Houle has worked on several research projects that focus on the psychological and sociological aspects of young adult indebtedness. Neil Kamath ’17 is currently working with Houle on a manuscript relating to risk preferences in the context of young adult debt use.

Morano Gelato Hanover is now the company's flagship store.
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Morano Gelato repurchased by founder

By Alexandra Steinberg | January 27, 2017

Earlier this month, founder of Morano Gelato Morgan Morano bought back the Hanover location with partners Victoria and Richard Simek after selling it in 2013 to Norwich, Vermont couples Pam and Bill Miles and Jennifer and John Langhus. Morano said that she sold the shop to spend more time outside of it and to consider how she could expand the business.

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Professor launches mental health app

By Sam Seifert | January 27, 2017

Proxi, an application developed by Geisel School of Medicine psychiatry professor Bill Hudenko in collaboration with the Digital Arts, Innovation and Leadership lab, addresses the gap between consumer technology and individual mental health care by seeking to connect individuals, their natural support networks and clinicians in one unified network. After winning a Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network Founder’s Grant, the Proxi team went on to test its prototype with nearly 150 beta testers, Hudenko said.

Students listened to a presentation about The Pitch, which is sponsored by DEN and DALI Lab.
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The Pitch to offer different awards

By Mika Jehoon Lee | January 26, 2017

The Digital Arts, Leadership and Innovation lab and the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network have restructured the award system for their “shark-tank” style entrepreneurial show The Pitch.

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Dartmouth Public Voices Fellowship trains professors

By Julian Nathan | January 26, 2017

The Dartmouth Public Voices Fellowship, launched in 2012 in partnership with The OpEd project, an organization dedicated to improving thought leadership’s accessibility through media, trains 20 Dartmouth faculty members each year to write op-ed articles and navigate TV and radio interviews.

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Upper Valley hosts Special Olympics

By Debora Hyemin Han | January 26, 2017

Approximately 80 to 90 athletes representing 11 teams participated in the 15th Annual Upper Valley Winter Games, hosted by Special Olympics New Hampshire, this past Saturday at the Dartmouth Alpine Valley Ski Hill.

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