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Northeast storms inhibit daily commutes to College

By Claire Daly | February 18, 2014

As storms have slammed the Northeast without reprieve, hopeful students have called for college-wide snow days. An official snow day, commuting professors, faculty and staff say, would help those who need to brave icy road conditions.

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Musical to explore sexual ‘Awakening’

By Aimee Sung | February 18, 2014

When “Spring Awakening” was first written in 1891 by Frank Wedekind, the play was banned throughout Germany for its explicit content. After seeing the musical version that landed on Broadway over a century later, theater professor Jamie Horton was so impressed by its bold story that he pledged to eventually direct the show. His wish became a reality this year, as Horton and his student cast prepare to perform the musical this Friday.

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Cuban-inspired concert to focus on rhythm, flow

By Caela Murphy | February 18, 2014

Moises Silva ’16, a drummer in the World Music Percussion Ensemble, is used to seeing empty seats at the group’s termly performances. They seldom stay filled because audience members can’t help but stand and move to the energetic rhythms from across the globe. Silva hopes for a similar reaction at Friday’s Cuban-inspired concert, “Ritmos Suaves: Smooth Rhythm.” “As a performer, you like to see the reaction from the crowd,” Silva said. “When you see somebody moving to what you’re playing it brings you joy, and it adds another layer to just playing music.”

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Men’s tennis takes third in ECAC Indoor Championship

By Hayden Aldredge | February 18, 2014

After a long weekend of passionate competition at the Boss Tennis Center, the men’s tennis team came in third in the annual ECAC Indoor Championship. The four-day stretch of matches ended successfully for the No. 3 seeded Dartmouth (9-2) which improved on its 8th place finish from last year.

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College selects new vice president of campus planning and facilities

By The Dartmouth Staff | February 18, 2014

Lisa Hogarty, vice president of campus services at Harvard University, will join the College next month as vice president for campus planning and facilities. At Dartmouth, Hogarty will oversee the College capital program, facilities planning, labor relations, transportation services and management of the Hanover Inn, according to a College press release.

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New housing options will begin next fall

February 17, 2014

Director of residential education Mike Wooten facilitated a lively discussion, collecting feedback on three new housing initiatives: a global village community, an arts and innovation community and a design-your-own housing community program. These residential options, which offer students with common interests opportunities to learn together outside the classroom, will be instituted by the office of residential life in the fall.

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Students back tougher policy

By Josh Schiefelbein | February 17, 2014

Replacing Dartmouth’s current sexual misconduct policy with a zero-tolerance policy for students found responsible for sexual assault has recently gathered momentum on the Improve Dartmouth online forum. Since a Feb. 10 gathering on the Green, when students met in support after a male student threatened a female member of the Class of 2017 on Bored at Baker, discussion surrounding the policy has grown.

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More women pursue degrees in science

By Sera Kwon | February 17, 2014

Undergraduate women now outnumber men in the life sciences but still remain a minority of physics, engineering, math and computer science majors, department chairs said.

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Network helps partners find jobs

By Rebecca Asoulin | February 17, 2014

Human resources senior recruiter Beau Benson independently runs the Dual Career Network, which works with partners and spouses of the College’s new hires to find staff positions at Dartmouth or elsewhere in the region.

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D’Agostino sets Dartmouth record

By Jordan Einhorn | February 17, 2014

With a time of 8:51.91, Abbey D’Agostino ’14 set a Dartmouth record in the 3,000-meter race this weekend, coming away with the fastest time in the nation this year and the fourth-fastest indoor time ever run by a female collegiate athlete. Racing at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday, she came in fourth, behind professional athletes, and broke the record she set last season by three and a half seconds.

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More than a Game

By Maddie Garcia and Abby Cohen | February 17, 2014

Olympic recaps feature the latest controversial finish or result almost every day. Athletic competitions are always contentious — that’s just the nature of sports — but on such a grand stage, a minor glitch can easily become an international debacle. In Sochi, these controversies have ranged from humorous to crucial to the competition itself.

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Joshua Bell, Sam Haywood sell out Hop

By Apoorva Dixit | February 17, 2014

Classical violinist Joshua Bell has performed across the globe in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a subway station in Washington D.C. An Avery Fisher Prize recipient, Bell performed incognito in the station in 2007 for a Washington Post story examining art and context, an article that earned its writer a Pulitzer Prize.

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