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OPL program combines Trips and orientation to welcome freshmen remotely

By Soleil Gaylord | September 17, 2020

New students were welcomed to campus a little differently this year. 

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Environmental studies and writing professor Terry Osborne dies at 60

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 15, 2020

After a year-long battle with illness, environmental studies and Institute for Writing and Rhetoric professor Terry Osborne died on Sept. 7 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon. He was 60.

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Storage regulations create additional obstacle to move-in

By Lauren Adler | September 15, 2020

As the fall term begins, many students living both on and off campus have struggled to access belongings left in College storage. As they wait, some have been left without essential items like bedding and school supplies.

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Q&A with science podcaster, Netflix host Latif Nasser ’08

By Coalter Palmer | September 15, 2020

Latif Nasser ’08 is the director of research at Radiolab, a Peabody Award- winning podcast and nationally syndicated radio program on predominantly science-related stories, with subjects ranging from snowflake photography to medieval robots. He is also the host of the new Netflix special, “Connected,” which explores the connections between seemingly distinct phenomena, and of the recent Radiolab miniseries “The Other Latif,” in which Nasser follows the drama-filled story of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay with whom he shares a name. As an undergraduate at Dartmouth, Nasser was president of the Displaced Theater Company, tutored at the Student Center for Research, Writing and Information Technology and was chosen by his graduating class to speak on Class Day.

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Dartmouth professor advances to state representative general election

By Lorraine Liu | September 14, 2020

After Sept. 8’s New Hampshire state primary, government professor Russell Muirhead is one of four Democrats advancing to the general election for state representative. Former College Democrats president Riley Gordon ’22, who also ran, is not advancing.

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Students in quarantine after social gathering, Phi Delt suspended

By Andrew Sasser | September 12, 2020

Twenty-three students at the Tuck School of Business have been placed in quarantine after Dartmouth Safety and Security officers were called in to stop a social gathering on Sept. 4. Meanwhile, Phi Delta Alpha fraternity has been temporarily suspended following possible health violations in an incident at its house on Sept. 5.

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Two undergraduates on campus test positive for COVID-19

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 11, 2020

As of Thursday evening, two asymptomatic undergraduate students have tested positive for COVID-19 and are receiving care in isolation on campus.

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Special Issue

A look into DHMC’s multifaceted relationship with the College and the Upper Valley

By Coalter Palmer | September 11, 2020

As Dartmouth welcomes students back to campus amid an ongoing public health crisis, the College’s relationship with the nearby Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has become more important than ever.

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Containing the spread: Tracing COVID-19’s progression in the Upper Valley

By Emily Lu | September 11, 2020

Even Dartmouth, tucked away in a rural New Hampshire town, couldn’t escape COVID-19. 

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‘Why aren’t they behaving?’: A brief history of anti-Black racism and student activism at Dartmouth

By Elizabeth Janowski | September 11, 2020

Amid the nation’s continued reckoning with anti-Black racism in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police, Dartmouth has faced calls to examine the climate of its campus and prioritize racial justice.

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Graduate student’s sexual harassment allegations and hunger strike: A timeline

By Gigi Grigorian and Lauren Adler | September 11, 2020

On June 9, computer science Ph.D. student Maha Hasan Alshawi alleged in a Facebook post that she had been sexually harassed by her supervisor and unfairly failed on an exam by the department chair in retaliation for reporting the incident.

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Greek life at Dartmouth faces new challenges amid pandemic, ongoing controversy

By Marco Allen | September 11, 2020

Remote learning is bringing an additional dramatic change for the roughly two-thirds of eligible Dartmouth students who are members of a Greek organization. 

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A new D-Plan: COVID-19 requires alterations to academic planning

By Eileen Brady | September 11, 2020

Twelve terms on. Three terms off. A summer in Hanover. 

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With voting rights affirmed, Dartmouth students cast ballots in New Hampshire elections

By Amber Bhutta | September 11, 2020

Despite educational disruption and geographic displacement, both new and returning students will have the opportunity to vote in New Hampshire this year. The New Hampshire primary election took place Sept. 8 and will be followed by the general election on Nov. 3.

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Q&A with Dean of the College Kathryn Lively

By Lauren Adler | September 11, 2020

Dean of the College Kathryn Lively has been the face of College communications to students about academic plans for the fall and other pandemic-related policies. She is known in part among students as the administrator whose campus emails have compared the flow of time to “cold maple syrup” and imparted the memorable words of wisdom “Kathryn … she is your experience.” Lively is also the administrator most connected to student life, meeting regularly with a number of student-run and student-oriented organizations. The Dartmouth sat down with Lively to discuss College policies for the fall, student communities and local wildlife. 

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What’s up, DOC? Outing club adapts to COVID-19 restrictions

By Andrew Sasser | September 11, 2020

As Dartmouth students return to campus in the fall, many are looking forward to getting outside through the Dartmouth Outing Club.

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Fall employment opportunities remain largely virtual with few in-person jobs

By Emily Zhang | September 11, 2020

While some student workers have been able to adapt their on-campus jobs to an online format during the COVID-19 pandemic, others have lost their work opportunities. 

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Undergraduates pursue remote research opportunities

By Christina Baris | September 11, 2020

Dartmouth is known for its focus on undergraduates, a trait that allows students to get involved with research early in their Dartmouth careers.

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Students navigate Dartmouth’s social media landscape

By Savannah Eller | September 11, 2020

Even in more normal times, Dartmouth students live a significant part of their college experience online.

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Dartmouth Dining Services adapts for fall term

By Allison Wachen | September 11, 2020

From grabbing late night snacks with floormates to having club dinners, dining is an integral part of many students’ Dartmouth experience. 

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