Daily Debriefing
In the absence of affirmative action, public universities in California have implemented programs geared toward supporting students of color and lower-income students to increase diversity, The New York Times reported.
In the absence of affirmative action, public universities in California have implemented programs geared toward supporting students of color and lower-income students to increase diversity, The New York Times reported.
Natalie Cantave / The Dartmouth Staff As spring seasons wind down and teams finish their regular seasons, focus has temporarily shifted to recognizing individual athletes for their performances both on the field and in the classrooms. Ivy League coach committees convened to vote men's and women's tennis and lacrosse All-Ivy teams, and between those sports, the Big Green saw ten players voted to All-Ivy teams. In addition to All-Ivy recognition, women's lacrosse co-captains Courtney Bennett '13, Hana Bowers '13 and Kelsey Johnson '13 landed spots on the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Northeast region team. Baseball players Jeff Keller '14 and Michael Johnson '13 were recognized for their academic efforts and named to the Capital One Academic All-District baseball team. Keller, an economics major, earned recognition for the second time with a GPA of 3.97.
As spring seasons wind down and teams finish their regular seasons, focus has temporarily shifted to recognizing individual athletes for their performances both on the field and in the classrooms. Ivy League coach committees convened to vote men's and women's tennis and lacrosse All-Ivy teams, and between those sports, the Big Green saw ten players voted to All-Ivy teams. In addition to All-Ivy recognition, women's lacrosse co-captains Courtney Bennett '13, Hana Bowers '13 and Kelsey Johnson '13 landed spots on the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association all-Northeast region team. Baseball players Jeff Keller '14 and Michael Johnson '13 were recognized for their academic efforts and named to the Capital One Academic All-District baseball team. Keller, an economics major, earned recognition for the second time with a GPA of 3.97.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff President and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone Geoffrey Canada will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2013, according to a College press release.
Panelists discussed whether racism can be accidental in an "xTalk" hosted by the Undergraduate Deans Office on Wednesday.
On April 20, after attending a party in White River Junction, Ani Xu MALS'13 was brought home by a friend to her North Park Street apartment.
Ziad Al-Shamsie / The Dartmouth Staff The legal system is ineffective in alleviating discrimination against underprivileged groups, leading transgender activist and legal scholar Dean Spade said in a lecture on Wednesday in Carpenter Hall.
It is no secret that it is a particularly precarious time at the College right now. Only two weeks ago, classes were canceled in response to campus uproar following the verbal harassment of a number of students online, the first time that classes have been canceled for this kind of reason since 1986.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff President and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone Geoffrey Canada will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2013, according to a College press release.
Bursting out of the Dartmouth bubble, eight members of the Dartmouth Endurance Running Team will traverse the state of New Hampshire this Friday, beginning in Dover, N.H.
David Berg / The Dartmouth After a remarkable performance at the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference two weeks ago, the Dartmouth cycling team won the Ivy Cup to finish off a stellar season.
In preparation for fall term's new member programs that will mark one year since the College overhauled its hazing policies, Greek Letter Organizations and Societies director Wes Schaub met with new Greek member educators Tuesday evening.
Courtesy of Arthur Bledsoe "Natties" is the word on all Dartmouth ultimate frisbee players' minds this week, after the men's team secured a bid to nationals with a second-place win of 14-13 against Tufts University at home last weekend. "Once they did turn it over, we just flew down the field and couldn't be stopped," Ian Engler '12 said. The Big Green women came in fourth place behind Tufts, Northeastern University and Middlebury College. "I'm definitely a little disappointed, but it takes bravery to set big goals and even though we didn't achieve it, seeing the men do it is inspiring and gives us something to look forward to for next year," Sophia Schwartz '13 said. In the women's semifinals, Middlebury took a four-point lead from the start, which they were able to sustain with a strong defense on the dump. "Their defense came really strong and prevented easy throws," Emily Eisner '14 said.
This column has been removed. \n Updated: June 13, 2013 \n Editor's Note: The original version of this article included material that was taken without attribution from Slate magazine.
Dartmouth's expanding arts community will soon have increased access to practice and performance spaces as the Hopkins Center undergoes interior renovations. Beginning this year, the Provost's Office, joined by the campus planning and facilities department, are overseeing two tracks of Hop renovations.
Talene Monahon '13 has not taken a single class this year.
Dennis Ng / The Dartmouth Staff Students will scatter across four continents this summer to work on projects ranging from education to public health, with grants from the Dickey Center for International Understanding.
Though still considered an unconventional route, taking a gap year before college may benefit students, USA Today reported.
Does Dartmouth have a problem? The fact that opinions vary so wildly on this issue surely constitutes a problem itself.
The Committee on Standards has not released a report to the community since the 2009-2010 academic year, though it is expected to publish one each year on individual and organizational student cases, according to the Dartmouth Student Handbook. The lack of recent annual reports is a result of the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs office being "in transition," Kate Burke, assistant dean for campus life, said in an email.