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Two-day PE camping and hiking trips not offered in spring

By Andrew Sasser | January 21, 2020

The College will no longer offer two-day camping or hiking trips for physical education credit. 

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College updates student organization management system to Engage

By Debby Cobon | January 17, 2020

The College has replaced the online student organization management system OrgSync with Engage, effective this winter.

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New app with focus on student mental health launches

By Pierce Wilson | January 17, 2020

Unmasked, an anonymous social media mobile application focused on mental health, launched on iOS on Jan. 13.

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Students learn lessons in counterterrorism in Middle East trip

By Caitlin McCarthy | January 17, 2020

Over winter break, 12 students in the War and Peace Fellows Program — a program run through the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding that allows students to directly interact with leaders in government and foreign policy — traveled to Israel and the West Bank for a “field seminar” in counterterrorism.

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Rockefeller Center transitions to reusable cutlery for catered events

By Eliza Gallant | January 17, 2020

The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy recently transitioned to using only metal cutlery at all of its events in order to reduce its plastic usage.

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New DDS cafe opens in Dana Hall

By Emily Lu | January 16, 2020

Located on the first floor of the newly renovated Dana Hall, Ramekin celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 13 as a new dining option for the Dartmouth community.

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Dartmouth student awarded Pickering Fellowship

By Jacob Strier | January 16, 2020

Dartmouth student Sydney Kamen ’19 was awarded in November a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, which funds two years of graduate study with a commitment of five years to the United States Foreign Service.

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Hanover Co-op phases out plastic shopping bags at checkout

By Amber Bhutta | January 16, 2020

Ahead of a spring 2020 deadline, the Hanover Co-op will phase out plastic shopping bags at checkout by the end of the month.

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Dartmouth community member receiving treatment for tuberculosis

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | January 15, 2020

A member of the Dartmouth community is currently being treated for an active case of tuberculosis, according to an email to campus sent by College Health Service director Mark Reed. 

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Spam phone calls to students claim to be from campus police

By Aleka Kroitzsh | January 14, 2020

Early last week, the Department of Safety and Security obtained reports from multiple students who said they received scam phone calls from individuals posing as members of Safety and Security. 

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Sandy Ford-Centonze remembered for her coaching and kindness

By Andrew Sasser | January 14, 2020

A legendary track and field coach, Sandy Ford-Centonze not only inspired the athletes she coached to reach the best of their abilities on the track, but also brought a sense of warmth and kindness in relationships with her athletes that lasted well beyond their years at Dartmouth.

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Students, community members hold small protest on Iran

By Lauren Adler | January 14, 2020

Around 50 people gathered on the Green on Sunday afternoon to protest recent U.S. policies and actions toward Iran.

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Dartmouth professor named chair of New Hampshire parole board

By Pierce Wilson | January 14, 2020

On Dec. 12, New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu (R) designated writing and rhetoric professor Jennifer Sargent as the new chair of the New Hampshire Adult Parole Board.

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Dartmouth offers early decision admission to 547 students

By Hayden Welty | January 10, 2020

On Dec. 12, the College’s early decision admissions cycle concluded, with a total of 547 students receiving offers to matriculate as part of the Class of 2024 — an acceptance rate of 26.4 percent.

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Reed Hall undergoes interior renovations

By Marco Allen | January 10, 2020

The 179-year-old Reed Hall is currently undergoing a full renovation that will see the addition of an elevator, heating system upgrades, air conditioning, new electric lines and increased entrance and restroom accessibility, as well as a completely renovated interior.

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Presidential candidate Tom Steyer hosts town hall at local steakhouse

By Jacob Strier | January 10, 2020

Despite heavy snow and hazardous road conditions, around 50 Upper Valley residents and Dartmouth students gathered to listen to Tom Steyer speak at Jesse’s Steakhouse in Hanover on Wednesday evening.

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Private developer to build new housing for 500 graduate students

By Ioana Andrada Pantelimon | January 9, 2020

Dartmouth recently signed a deal with a private developer to plan and build a 300-unit apartment complex primarily for graduate and professional students on property owned by the College on Mt. Support Road in Lebanon.

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Dartmouth students named Marshall, Schwarzman scholars

By Emily Zhang | January 9, 2020

Delia Friel ’20, Danny Li ’19 and Colleen O’Connor ’19 have been named as 2021 Schwarzman Scholars to study global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Sarah Pearl ’20 has been named a Marshall Scholar to pursue two one-year master programs at the University of Reading and University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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November fire destroyed College-owned cabin

By Emily Lu | January 9, 2020

A chimney fire destroyed Hell Gate Gorge Cabin, located on the Second College Grant in northern New Hampshire, late on Nov. 15 and into the early morning hours of Nov. 16.

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Students travel abroad over winter break for experiential programs

By Coalter Palmer | January 9, 2020

While the academic term concluded for most Dartmouth students by the end of the fall, several classes continued their studies abroad, traveling to various locations across the globe for on-the-ground experiential programs that immersed them in the political, economic and cultural fabric of the countries they visited.

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