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First-Year Student Enrichment Program grows as more students apply

By Gigi Grigorian | September 25, 2017

This year, the First-Year Student Enrichment program saw a 22 percent increase in size, with 88 members of the Class of 2021 participating compared to the Class of 2020’s 72 participants, according to FYSEP director Jay Davis ’90.

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Leads exhausted in spring KDE burglary investigation

By Mika Jehoon Lee and Peter Charalambous | September 22, 2017

The Hanover Police Department is still investigating a spring breaking and entering incident at Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority.

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College buys five properties near Rennie Farm

By Alex Fredman | September 22, 2017

After taking action earlier this year to stabilize the housing market around Rennie Farm, the College has purchased five properties in the area, totaling 98 acres and $3.4 million in value.

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Canoe Club restaurant changes ownership

By Gabriel Onate | September 22, 2017

In mid-July, former Canoe Club owner John Chapin announced that he sold the restaurant to a group of partners that included its longtime bartender, Daniel Levitt.

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Dartmouth places in top 20 in research and innovation index

By Alec Rossi | September 22, 2017

An index measuring research and global innovation recently ranked Dartmouth 20th out of 200 institutions worldwide in number of patent filings, ahead of all other Ivy League institutions.

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Work on Gilman and Dana Halls will begin in November

By Eileen Brady | September 21, 2017

The College will begin demolishing Gilman Hall and renovating Dana Hall in November, an undertaking projected to be completed in fall 2019, according to Dartmouth Campus Services. Gilman, which used to house biological sciences, has been vacant since the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center opened in 2011.

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SIPS funding to come from house community budget

By Kevin Ge | September 21, 2017

Student-Initiated Programs, a residential life initiative that allocates funds to students looking to build community, is being assimilated into the house communities.

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Dartmouth once again places 11th in U.S. News and World Report rankings

By Rachel Pakianathan | September 20, 2017

Dartmouth has once again been ranked as the 11th best national university in the U.S. News and World Report 2018 college rankings, released last Tuesday.

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Telephone scammers pose as Hanover Police

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 19, 2017

Safety and Security has received numerous reports of telephone scammers claiming to be the Hanover Police Department, interim director of Safety and Security Keysi Montás said in a campus-wide email this afternoon. 

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Students send letter of support to University of Virginia Class of 2021

By Sunpreet Singh | September 19, 2017

After white nationalists marched at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia last month, several Dartmouth ’21s began brainstorming a letter of solidarity for the University of Virginia Class of 2021. The violence and polarization in Charlottesville inspired Carlos Polanco ’21 to message a GroupMe with hundreds of members of the Dartmouth Class of 2021 asking students to contribute to writing the letter.

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DDS introduces new changes for fall

By Alex Fredman | September 19, 2017

When he started work last fall as the new director of Dartmouth Dining Services, Jon Plodzik says he found the Courtyard Café to be, visually speaking, the weakest part of the campus dining experience at Dartmouth. Now, after a roughly $25,000 renovation and significant changes to the menu, Plodzik said the Courtyard Café — often referred to as the Hop by students — has moved in the direction of recent dining industry trends, such as healthy eating and smaller portions. For returning students, this transformation is one of several new developments at DDS locations this fall.

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"Highpointers" follows adventures of Mackenzie Scurka '19 and her father

By Rebecca Flowers | September 17, 2017

The documentary “Highpointers,” which features Mackenzie Scurka ’19, aired on 150 PBS stations during this past August and early September. The film follows Gary Scurka — who is the documentary’s director ­— and his daughter Mackenzie Scurka.

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Task force to evaluate student body size

By Mika Jehoon Lee | September 15, 2017

College President Phil Hanlon has enlisted a task force with examining the advantages and challenges of increasing the College’s undergraduate body by 10 to 25 percent. Dean of the College Rebecca Biron said the task force has had two meetings.

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Safety and Security sees 131 Good Samaritan calls

By Peter Charalambous | September 15, 2017

Recently-released numbers from the College’s Student Wellness Center show that more students called the Office of Safety and Security for alcohol-related help last year than any other year since the College starting recording alcohol data in 2011.

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Professor Alexander Chee wins Engle Prize

By Emma Demers | September 15, 2017

English professor Alexander Chee won the 2017 Paul Engle Prize on Aug. 1, which was awarded by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.

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DHMC shooting suspect pleads not guilty

By Julian Nathan | September 14, 2017

Officials stated that Travis Frink of Warwick, Rhode Island “admitted” that he shot his mother, Pamela Ferriere, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Tuesday in an affidavit released Wednesday.

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President Hanlon responds to rescinding of DACA

By Anthony Robles | September 14, 2017

President Donald Trump’s Sept. 5 order to end the Obama-era policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals raised alarm for the College’s students with DACA or undocumented status.

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Morton Hall reopens for fall

By Alexandra Steinberg | September 14, 2017

Morton Hall reopened this August after construction was finished on the residence hall following the Oct.

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College endowment reaches all-time high, returns 14.6 percent this past fiscal year

By Peter Charalambous | September 13, 2017

The College's endowment reached an all-time high value of $4.96 billion dollars for the fiscal year 2017, which ended on June 30.

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Woman killed, son in custody after Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center shooting

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 13, 2017

A 70-year-old woman was killed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon Tuesday afternoon, prompting an active shooter alert and the evacuation of the hospital.

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