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AMES, AMELL propose restructuring

By Alex Fredman | October 16, 2017

The College is in the final stages of considering a proposal to restructure the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies program and Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures department, separating Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies.

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Researchers receive grant to study New England lakes

By Hye Young Kim | October 16, 2017

Researchers in various fields of science from the College, the University of New Hampshire and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies are joining forces in a three-year research project on the prevalence of blooms in bacteria of lakes in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.

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Homecoming weekend incidents and arrests decrease

By Autumn Dinh | October 13, 2017

The total number of security reports and arrests during this year’s Homecoming weekend decreased significantly from 2016, which both interim director of Safety and Security Keysi Montás and Hanover Police captain Mark Bodanza attributed to increased security measures during the bonfire, including a fence around the fire itself. From Thursday through Sunday, Safety and Security responded to 30 incidents, down from 42 last year and 66 in 2015.

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Health data science program to launch

By Berit Svenson | October 13, 2017

Beginning next fall, Dartmouth’s graduate program in quantitative biomedical sciences will offer a new master’s degree program in health data science.

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Carlos Polanco '21 named National Youth of the Year

By Levi Roussell | October 13, 2017

Carlos Polanco ’21, known by some at Dartmouth as one of the students who wrote a letter to University of Virginia’s Class of 2021 following the Charlottesville protests, was named National Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America on Sept.

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'Senior Design Challenge' fosters collaboration

By Maria Harrast | October 13, 2017

This Tuesday, the application for the new course Engineering Sciences 15, “Senior Design Challenge” went live on its website.

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Dartmouth closes the Gender Research Institute

By Rohini Mandal and Abigail Mihaly | October 12, 2017

The Gender Research Institute at Dartmouth has been closed, according to GRID director Annabel Martín.

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Renovated Moosilauke Lodge to be dedicated

By Eileen Brady | October 12, 2017

The newly-constructed Moosilauke Ravine Lodge will be dedicated this Saturday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.

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Response to Hurricane Maria frustrates students

By Autumn Dinh | October 12, 2017

Three weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican students at Dartmouth are frustrated by the response from both the College and the federal government.

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Donations to the College decrease by 10 percent

By Susie Lee | October 11, 2017

In the fiscal year ending on June 30, the College received more than $285.6 million in donations and commitments, a 10.4 percent decrease from last year’s record-setting total of $318.8 million.

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Edwards to face Pappas on Nov. 6

By Wally Joe Cook | October 11, 2017

This primary election, Eddie Edwards, former South Hampton police chief and a Navy veteran, won the Republican primary for New Hampshire’s First Congressional District.

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Provost Carolyn Dever will step down at end of fall term

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | October 10, 2017

In a campus-wide email sent Tuesday morning, College President Phil Hanlon announced that Provost Carolyn Dever will step down as provost at the end of the fall term on Nov.

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Endowment grows by 14.6 percent for fiscal year 2017

By Alex Fredman | October 10, 2017

Propelled by a 14.6 percent growth in investment gains, Dartmouth’s endowment has increased to $4.96 billion — the highest it has ever been, the College announced last month.

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22 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

By Gabriel Onate | October 9, 2017

On Monday evening, 22 students from the Class of 2018 were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, while nine students from the Class of 2019 were awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Prize.

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College establishes task force to assess food sustainability

By Eileen Brady | October 9, 2017

A working group regarding the sustainability of Dartmouth’s food systems is being established in the coming weeks, a step which aligns with the goals established by College President Phil Hanlon in his April 2017 pledge to move Dartmouth toward a low-carbon future.

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Q&A

Q&A with Tuck School of Business professor Daniel Feiler

By Harrison Aronoff | October 9, 2017

Professor of business administration Daniel Feiler’s paper, “Good Choice, Bad Judgment: How Choice Under Uncertainty Generates Overoptimism,” will be published in Psychosocial Science later this fall.

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Dartmouth will appeal Grafton Superior Court indoor practice facility decision

By Peter Charalambous | October 9, 2017

The College plans to appeal a Grafton Superior Court decision from Sept. 21, which denied the College’s initial appeal regarding a denial for a new indoor practice facility.

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Sorority rush sees increase in participants

By Alec Rossi | October 6, 2017

This year, 394 women registered for Inter-Sorority Council sorority recruitment, up from 345 last fall and 346 in 2015, according to the director of the Office of Greek Life Brian Joyce.

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Local libraries establish Little Free Libraries

By John Fulton | October 6, 2017

For the past few years, two angular little boxes full of books have adorned the sidewalks of downtown Hanover. 

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Homecoming Issue

'For the College on the Hill'

By Alex Fredman | October 6, 2017

 If asked about Dartmouth’s reputation as a small college, many students and alumni will coyly repeat Daniel Webster’s famous 1819 quote: “It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college.

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