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College joins hazing prevention initiative

By Eileen Brady | February 23, 2018

Dartmouth recently joined the Hazing Prevention Consortium, a research-to-practice initiative led by the University of Maine to build an evidence base for hazing prevention on college campuses.

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Raether family donates $15 million to Tuck

By Charles Chen and Jennie Rhodes | February 23, 2018

On Feb. 1, the Tuck School of Business announced that Paul Raether Tu’73 and his family had donated $15 million toward scholarships, matching the largest ever donation in the history of Tuck.

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V-Feb events address gender-based violence

By Rachel Pakianathan | February 23, 2018

V-February, Dartmouth’s annual campaign to promote gender equity and end gender-based violence, will feature a series of performances, events and discussions throughout the month of February.

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Hanover Police Department introduces active shooter training

By Rachel Pakianathan | February 23, 2018

The Hanover Police Department will now offer a free course designed to teach strategies and guidelines for surviving in an active shooter event to local businesses and organizations.

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2018 DOC directorate announced

By Mika Jehoon Lee | February 23, 2018

Current Dartmouth Outing Club president Mallory Byrd ’19 announced the new directorate for the club on Wednesday night via email.

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Two alumni join inaugural Knight-Hennessy Scholars

By Abigail Mihaly | February 22, 2018

Leehi Yona ’16 and Asaf Zilberfarb ’17 will join the inaugural class of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University announced on Feb.

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Jared Duker Lichtman '18 earns Churchill Scholarship

By Gigi Grigorian | February 22, 2018

This month, Jared Duker Lichtman ’18 was awarded the prestigious Churchill Scholarship to study pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge’s Churchill College.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen gives talk criticizing Russian foreign interference

By Jacob Chalif | February 21, 2018

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) criticized Russia’s interference in foreign affairs and urged the U.S.

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Q&A with Rabbi Edward Boraz

By Maria Harrast | February 21, 2018

Rabbi Edward Boraz has served as the rabbi for both the Dartmouth and the Upper Valley Jewish Community congregations for the past 20 years.

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Faculty sign letter calling for College to expand action on DACA

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | February 20, 2018

Over 65 faculty members have signed a letter in support of Unai Montes-Irueste ’98, who publicly resigned from his positions on multiple alumni associations over his dissatisfaction with the College’s protections of undocumented students.

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Baptist congregation proposes new Hanover church

By Gabriel Onate | February 20, 2018

Christ Redeemer Church, a Hanover-based Baptist congregation led by Pastor Don Willeman, recently introduced updated plans to the Hanover Planning Board over a proposed church that the congregation wishes to build on a plot of land it purchased in 2017.

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Sig Ep suspended for winter term over alcohol violations

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | February 19, 2018

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was suspended for one term this winter for violations of the College’s alcohol policy while already on College probation.

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Hanlon updates timelines of investigations of sexual misconduct allegations

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | February 19, 2018

In a campus-wide email today, College President Phil Hanlon wrote that the investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by three professors in the psychological and brain sciences department are ongoing and that the external investigator is “close to concluding her work.”

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College suspends Tri-Kap for three terms

By Amanda Zhou | February 19, 2018

The suspension ends on June 21 and will be followed by alcohol and College probation.

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Laura Rippy '89 to lead Green D Ventures

By Cameron Roller | February 19, 2018

On Feb. 8, venture capital firm Green D Ventures announced that Laura Bordewieck Rippy ’89 would be taking the lead as managing partner on the group’s fifth investment fund, Green D 5.

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Winter Carnival incident reports decrease

By Julian Nathan | February 16, 2018

This year’s Winter Carnival featured quintessential Carnival events, including the human dogsled races and an ice sculpture contest.

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College appoints golf course advisory committee

By Wally Joe Cook | February 16, 2018

A College committee will investigate future options for the Hanover Country Club golf course, which could involve modifying the course, continuing current operations or shutting down the golf course completely. The Golf Course Advisory Committee is chaired by Charles Wheelan ’88, a professor of public policy and former varsity golfer at the College.

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DALI Lab earns architecture award

By Abigail Mihaly | February 16, 2018

When the Digital Arts, Leadership and Innovation Lab decided to move into a new space in the basement of Sudikoff Lab last year, the space needed a makeover — it needed an architectural design that reflected and encouraged the creative culture of DALI.

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Professors weigh in on video manipulation

By Berit Svenson | February 16, 2018

A series of videos called “deepfakes,” made using technology that allows users to digitally superimpose a person’s face onto someone else’s body, has sparked discussion about how they will affect the future credibility of media outlets.

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Research team creates science 'boxes' for low-income students

By Ruben Gallardo | February 16, 2018

As a fifth-grade teacher in Chelsea, Massachusetts, a working class community outside of Boston, education professor Michele Tine experienced firsthand the disparity in resources between rural and urban public schools. Motivated by what she saw last year, Tine and her three undergraduate research assistants — Clara Batchelder ’19, Sophie Lenihan ’20 and Sonia Rowley ’19 — began designing science kits for seventh-grade students from disadvantaged rural areas in collaboration with the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont to provide students with an out-of-school STEM experience.

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