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Town hall event held on campus improvements

By Caitlin McCarthy | October 17, 2019

Executive vice president and chief financial officer Rick Mills held a town hall in Spaulding Auditorium yesterday, covering topics ranging from the College’s Green Energy Project to the United Way Campaign.

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Q&A with Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld

By Jacob Strier | October 17, 2019

Last Thursday, former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, one of the few Republicans challenging President Trump for the GOP’s 2020 nomination, spoke at a College Republicans event in Moore Hall. Before the policy talk, The Dartmouth sat down with the former governor to discuss his platform, which centers around climate action and deficit cuts from a fiscally conservative standpoint.

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Student group introduces peer-support mental health program

By Jacob Strier | October 17, 2019

The Dartmouth Mental Health Student Union has introduced “Late Night Solace,” the only current peer-support mental health program on campus.

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Former PBS department chair David Bucci dies at 50

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | October 16, 2019

Dave Bucci, who recently served as chair of the psychological and brain sciences department, has died by suicide, College President Phil Hanlon and dean of the faculty Elizabeth Smith announced in an email to campus Wednesday morning.

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Fall foliage brings beautiful colors, tourists to Hanover

By Emily Zhang | October 15, 2019

As autumn arrives and leaves begin to change from green to gold, tourists flock to Hanover for leaf-peeping — the annual activity of viewing and photographing the fall foliage.

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Men's rush sees 301 bids extended

By Debby Cobon | October 15, 2019

On Oct. 5, men’s fall fraternity rush concluded, with houses extending 301 new member bids, a significant decrease compared to the 356 bids extended last fall and the 341 bids extended the fall prior. 

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Republican presidential candidate Weld speaks at College

By Jacob Strier | October 15, 2019

Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld visited campus last Thursday, addressing a group of students, faculty and visitors at a policy event held by the Dartmouth College Republicans in Filene Auditorium.

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One-on-one with Mark Sanford

By Alex Fredman and Peter Charalambous | October 15, 2019

During a visit to Hanover last week, Sanford sat down with The Dartmouth for an interview on the current state of Republican Party, the changing fortunes of his career and what he believes is the most important issue facing future generations.

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New barber shop opens in Hanover

By Pierce Wilson | October 15, 2019

Philadelphia native Sean Taylor recently opened a new barbershop in Hanover called The People’s Barbershop and Shave Parlor. The barbershop, which caters to all hair types, shares a space with Robert’s Flowers, located underneath the Starbucks on Main Street. 

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The evolution of Dartmouth's Homecoming through the ages

By Hayden Welty | October 11, 2019

Given the ubiquity of Homecoming in contemporary American society, it can appear as though the tradition has always existed; even at Dartmouth, however, this celebration did not begin with the institution’s founding in 1769.

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Q&A with College President Phil Hanlon

By Maggie Doyle and Arielle Beak | October 11, 2019

The editors of The Dartmouth Homecoming Special Issue, Maggie Doyle ’22 and Arielle Beak ’22, sat down with President Hanlon to discuss his personal journey at Dartmouth, mental health on campus, the new residential access policy, and his vision for the College as a global research institution.

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Black community groups look to help College address history

By Lauren Adler | October 11, 2019

When Dartmouth graduated its first black student, Edward Mitchell, in 1828, the College did not keep records of students’ race. While some mixed-race students may have attended earlier and graduated, there is no official documentation of their presence on campus. This year, in honor of Dartmouth’s 250th anniversary, the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association is working to change that.

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Women in Thayer: next steps after a groundbreaking female class

By Abigail Mihaly | October 11, 2019

In 2016, the Thayer School of Engineering made headlines when it became the first American research institution to graduate a majority-female engineering class. 

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Rush process for Greek life a complicated experience at Dartmouth

By Addison Dick | October 11, 2019

The first few weeks of fall term are characterized for many Dartmouth students by rush — the intensive recruitment process in which potential new members vie for bids from Greek houses. 

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A look at mental health resources at Dartmouth and the Upper Valley

By Debby Cobon | October 11, 2019

At any given time of the academic year, 25 to 28 percent of the Dartmouth student body are being served by the Counseling Center at Dick’s House, according to Heather Earle, director of the Counseling Center.

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Veteran undergraduates bring unique perspectives to campus

By Joey Chong | October 11, 2019

There is one particular group of non-traditional students we often do not remember even though they are a part of our undergraduate community — veterans. Student-veterans add a new dimension to the Dartmouth narrative, and the colors of their stories deserve to shine.

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Hood Museum becomes source of experiential learning in classrooms

By Andrew Sasser | October 11, 2019

 Intended to bolster its collections and grow its influence on campus, these upgrades have supported the Hood as a campus hub for the visual arts. The Hood has also assumed a more significant role as a source of learning within and beyond the classroom. 

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Native American education at Dartmouth develops over time

By Grace Lee | October 11, 2019

A large part of the history of Dartmouth College is rooted in its relationship to the Native American community.

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Editors' Note: Homecoming Issue 2019

By Maggie Doyle and Arielle Beak | October 11, 2019

Metamorphosis and migration are essential biological processes for many animals. For butterflies, metamorphosis is divided into distinct life cycle stages — egg, larva, pupa and adult. For humans, the process of maturation is messy, blurred and possibly indefinite. However, Dartmouth serves as a rare exception that allows us to point to a finite period of transformation. Migration, the seasonal movement of animals from one region to another, parallels the Homecoming experience. 

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Yearly crime data show increase in reports of sexual assault in 2018

By Soleil Gaylord | October 10, 2019

On Oct. 1, Dartmouth released its annual Security and Fire Safety, or “Clery,” Report for 2018. This year’s report, which encompasses incidences from on-campus property, residential facilities, non-campus properties and public properties, saw an increase in reported rapes, statutory rape and dating violence while reports of liquor law violations, hate crimes and aggravated assaults decreased. 

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