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Improve Dartmouth plans to expand program

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With over a year of experience crowdsourcing student ideas, including the now-implemented digitization of timesheets for on-campus employees, the renovation of Novack Cafe and the addition of cell phone charging stations to Baker-Berry Library, Improve Dartmouth recently made changes to its site and plans for program expansion and ways to increase online participation, co-founder Gillian O’Connell ’15 said.


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Tim Rieser ’76 helped shape Cuba policy changes

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Many call native Vermonter, avid cross-country skier, fluent Spanish-speaker and blue-jean aficionado Tim Rieser ’76 one of the most influential behind-the-scenes forces in Washington today. Recently, Rieser helped secure the release of Alan Gross, an American imprisoned in Cuba since 2009 on accusations of espionage.



Mirror

Bodies, Reimagined

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It is no secret that we are not always taught to love our bodies. Bombarded by the images of mass media, from magazine covers to children’s dolls, we often idolize a peculiar notion of beauty that elevates a figure that is slim — but not too slim — above all else.


Mirror

An "F" Word, But Not a Curse

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While many students may identify as feminists, there is certainly a discrepancy in how students define the term. This disparity is not limited to students at the College, however, as even within the feminist movement and feminist academic circles, the word seems to cover a broad spectrum of beliefs and ideas.


Mirror

Are Campus Spaces Gendered?

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Like the illustrious David Guetta, you may look around this campus and wonder “Where them girls at?” You may also wonder “Where them guys at?” or “Where them people who fall somewhere else on the spectrum of gender at?”


Mirror

Sex? Identity? It's Complex

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Slut, creep, tramp, player — these are all words that have been thrown around to describe students who engage in sexual activity at the College, often in conjunction with those who participate in the perceived hookup culture. For years, activists and students on college campuses across the nation have decried the double standard to which men and women are subjected in relation to their sexual activity — or lack thereof.


Mirror

Boots and Rallies

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I’ve always illustrated my personal taxonomy of jerks with the example of the equestrian statue. The first tier of jerks — i.e. people who are not jerks at all — will simply holler, “Hey, look at that cool statue of a fellow riding a horse!”


Mirror

Fridays with Marian

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Michael Phelps is also engaged to the former Miss California, but he’s a total freak so I really don’t want to waste column space talking about that.


Mirror

Editor's Note

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Writing about how gender infiltrates campus life requires nuance, empathy and a willingness to reconsider your most core beliefs. \n Thank heavens I am no longer a writer.


Mirror

The D Runs the Numbers

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4 -The number of panel discussions held under V-Feb.\n 37 - The number of synonyms for the word “vagina” that “The Vagina Monologues” mentions in the introduction for the 2008 version. \n 31 - The percent of female faculty members at Harvard University in fall 2011. \n 39 - The percent of the College’s total faculty who were female in fall 2013. \n 36 - The number of people who participated in this year’s “Voices” performance.








Mirror

Mirror: What is V-February?

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The Dartmouth Mirror sat down with some members of V-Feb's planning committee to discuss their aims, regrets and the most powerful moments from this year's programming so far.?


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Associate dean Randolph will leave for Northwestern

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Associate dean of arts and humanities and art history professor Adrian Randolph, who Northwestern University announced will be taking over as the next dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences July 1, said highlights of his time at the College include strong relationships with students and a supportive environment for his research.