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Dartmouth announces four new Board of Trustees members

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | May 15, 2019

A four-time Emmy Award nominee, a managing partner of a private equity firm, the executive chairman of an automotive fleet leasing and management company and the former solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior will be joining the College’s Board of Trustees on July 1.

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Dartmouth asks court to deny use of pseudonyms in ongoing PBS lawsuit

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | May 14, 2019

The College filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday challenging the granting of anonymity to three of the nine plaintiffs in an ongoing $70 million class action lawsuit alleging that College officials were, for over 16 years, aware of and failed to act on allegations of sexual harassment and assault against three former psychological and brain sciences professors.

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Brendan Nyhan to return to Dartmouth

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | May 14, 2019

Brendan Nyhan, a well-known political scientist who taught for seven years at Dartmouth before accepting a position at the University of Michigan last year, will be returning to the College full-time on July 1, he confirmed to The Dartmouth in an email statement. 

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Beto O’Rourke holds town hall at College

By Joey Chong | May 14, 2019

On Friday afternoon, over 300 students and community members filled the Top of the Hop for a campaign event for former Texas congressman and Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.

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Dartmouth hosts 47th annual Powwow

By Savannah Eller | May 14, 2019

Over 60 dancers from across the country came to campus on Saturday and Sunday to participate in Dartmouth’s 47th annual Powwow, a Native American cultural gathering.

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Public policy class to disburse funds to eight local nonprofits

By Rebecca Nicol | May 14, 2019

PBPL 51, “Leadership in Civil Society,” a class taught by Rockefeller Center for Public Policy associate director Ronald Shaiko, will distribute around $40,000 to eight Upper Valley nonprofits this term.

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Missing student near Mount Moosilauke rescued after two nights

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | May 12, 2019

Arun Anand ’19, who was missing on Mount Moosilauke since Saturday, has been located alive and is being brought off of the mountain, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game chief of law enforcement Kevin Jordan. 

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Hanlon responds to concerns raised about PBS department

By Cassandra Montemayor Thomas | May 10, 2019

Yesterday, College President Phil Hanlon responded to a letter from the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault calling on the College to put the psychological and brain sciences department into receivership and begin a new investigation of the department. 

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College receives $7 million gift for global health equity program

By Emily Sun | May 10, 2019

The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and the Geisel School of Medicine recently received a $7 million gift from a combination of four anonymous families. This donation, part of the College’s ongoing Call to Lead capital campaign, will support faculty development and expand student global health equity programs domestically and internationally in partner areas such as Tanzania and Kosovo.

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2020 Democratic candidate Yang talks UBI, climate change

By Zachary Benjamin | May 10, 2019

“If you’re here today, you’ve heard that there’s an Asian man running for president who wants to give everyone $1,000 a month.” So spoke Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang from the lawn of Beta Alpha Omega fraternity on Thursday evening, drawing a crowd of approximately 100 students and community members. His appearance, sponsored by the Dartmouth College Democrats, focused on themes of rising inequality and the loss of low-skilled jobs, issues that are central to his campaign.

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Herman Cain speaks to small crowd on capitalism, socialism

By Kyle Mullins | May 10, 2019

Herman Cain, a businessman, former chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, gave a sparsely-attended talk about economics on Thursday evening to roughly 25 students and community members. 

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Hillary Clinton speaks on Iran, end of Mueller investigation

By Lorraine Liu | May 9, 2019

With around 900 people packed into Spaulding Auditorium yesterday and latecomers turned away for a lack of remaining seats, the Dartmouth community took part in a conversation with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and two of her former aides. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee addressed the Iran nuclear deal, the 2016 election, impeaching President Donald Trump and empowering women in public service. 

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Students sign petition calling for more practice rooms

By Debby Cobon | May 9, 2019

Frustrated by the limited availability of practice spaces, student musicians are planning to send a petition to the administration of the Hopkins Center for the Arts asking for the installation of more practice rooms for students early next week as part of upcoming renovation plans. 

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College Democrats join DCCC boycott

By Rebecca Nicol | May 9, 2019

The Dartmouth College Democrats have joined over 70 other College Democrats chapters to boycott the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee over its new policy blacklisting firms which work with challengers to incumbent Democratic representatives.

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Man convicted in 2001 murders of professors asks for early release

By Elliot Zornitsky | May 9, 2019

James Parker, one of the convicted killers in the Zantop murders — the fatal stabbing of two Dartmouth professors in 2001 — is seeking early release.

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HHS secretary Alex Azar ’88 talks healthcare, pharmaceuticals

By Joey Chong | May 7, 2019

On Friday afternoon, an audience of around 100 students and parents gathered to join U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar ’88 and senior lecturer Charlie Wheelan ’88 for a “fireside chat” in the Rockefeller Center.

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Seat saving, hotel prices make commencement an expensive affair

By Andrew Culver | May 7, 2019

With around 10,000 people expected to come to Hanover for commencement weekend, hotel rooms and commencement seats come at a high price. 

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Former Colorado governor speaks on capitalism at Tuck

By Kyle Mullins | May 7, 2019

Former Colorado governor and Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper spoke at the Tuck School of Business to around 50 undergraduates, graduate students and community members on Saturday.

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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month kicks off

By Felipe Opazo Saravia | May 7, 2019

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which primarily takes place during the month of May, kicked off this year’s programming with Lei Day on April 30 — a celebration of Native Hawaiian culture.

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Democrats criticize potential impact of new state voting bill

By Debby Cobon | May 3, 2019

House Bill 1264, which would effectively bar many college students and “temporary residents” from voting in New Hampshire through its requirements for voters to establish residency in the state, is set to go into effect this July. Hoping to undo these provisions, New Hampshire Democrats are supporting bills in the state legislature that would reverse the effects of HB 1264.

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