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Student-run groups assist with seniors’ job hunt

By Paula Mendoza | October 25, 2015

Student-run groups and their leaders provide a variety of opportunities for business-minded peers at the College. From learning to shake hands to developing technology-based marketing strategies, groups at the College provide workshops and direct experience for enterprising entrepreneurs.

Presidential candidate John Kasich appeared in Collis Common Ground to discuss policy goals.
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John Kasich discusses presidential plans with “Morning Joe”

By Caroline Berens | October 22, 2015

Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich spoke to a crowded Collis Common Ground on Thursday afternoon, touching on topics such as health care, economic reform and his past political experiences. The forum was taped as part of a segment for MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show, hosted by former Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-Fla) and Mika Brzezinski, and will air on Friday morning.

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Increased number of alumni respond to survey, comment on "Moving Dartmouth Forward"

By Briana Tang | October 22, 2015

Dartmouth alumni sent more than 1,300 emails to the Alumni Liaison Committee expressing opinions and concerns on academics, student life and administrative initiatives at the College during the 2014-2015 academic year, according to the committee’s annual report to the Board of Trustees. The topics addressed in the greatest number of emails were the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy changes and the increased use of living learning communities, according to statistics in the report.

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Plans for an independent graduate school announced at town hall

By Carter Brace | October 21, 2015

Professors and graduate students gathered in the Rockefeller Center yesterday for a “town hall” style meeting to hear dean of graduate studies Jon Kull announce a plan for a new, administratively independent School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at the College that would report directly to Provost Carolyn Dever. The new graduate school would centralize the administration of graduate programs to make communication and coordination easier, encourage the creation of interdisciplinary programs and help with graduate student and faculty recruitment, he said.

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Admissions turnover unlikely to affect applications

By Joyce Lee | October 21, 2015

As the admissions office prepares for a swell of applications in the run-up to the Nov. 1 early decision application deadline, college counselors and prospective members of the Class of 2020 said that they do not anticipate that the transition from former dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris’s leadership to the new interim dean Paul Sunde will affect this year’s admissions process.

Liz Staller has assumed the new role as a counselor for supporting sexual assault survivors.
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Liz Stahler brings experience, “warmth” to new position as sexual assault counselor

By Kelsey Flower | October 21, 2015

When Liz Stahler was 16, she was a sexual health educator on an AIDS action committee. After her sophomore year of college, she interned at a California prison, focusing on supporting female prisoners. Following a brief stint as a folk song writer and singer, she entered graduate school for social work, where she interned at Wellesley College in the counseling department. This August, Stahler joined the Dick’s House staff as a counselor devoted to supporting survivors of sexual assault, a new position at the College.

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College joins eduroam, will keep Dartmouth Secure

By Zachary Benjamin | October 20, 2015

For the past several months, members of the Dartmouth community have had access to a wireless network that allows them to connect to the internet at universities across the world, but many upperclassmen remain unaware of it. Despite this new technology, Information Technology Services says that there are no plans to replace the Dartmouth Secure Network.

First-year students were prohibted from entering Greek organizations for the first six weeks of the term.
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Safety and Security reports consistent, positive results from GLC ban

By Katie Rafter | October 19, 2015

Safety and Security director Harry Kinne said that he believed the results of the Greek Leadership Council’s first-year policy — which ended yesterday — have been consistent throughout the years it has been enforced. While there have been instances in which freshmen have been turned away from Greek houses, he is unaware of any violations of the policy this term.

The Top of the Hop was packed on Friday when presidential candidate Martin O’Malley (D) talked.
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Martin O’Malley visits campus and discusses campaign

By Parker Richards | October 18, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley is struggling to poll above two percent in New Hampshire — the nation’s first primary state — but he presented a confident front at a speech with Dartmouth students and Upper Valley residents on Friday.

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College will launch online loan profile to increase transparency to student loan recipients

By Caroline Berens | October 18, 2015

As national concern mounts over the amount of student loan debt faced by recent college graduates, student loan offices are not frequently applauded for their transparency. But with transparency in mind, the financial aid office will launch an online loan profile on Bannerstudent this coming week where students can view their loans and projected repayment, financial aid director Dino Koff said.

Professors from multiple schools gathered at the College to discuss MOOCs.
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Conference explores role of humanities in MOOCs

By Briana Tang | October 18, 2015

Faculty from Dartmouth, Harvard University, Colgate University and the University of Pennsylvania convened at the College last Friday to share their experiences with teaching massive open online courses in the humanities and to discuss what it means to teach the humanities to a global audience.

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AMP policy aims to increase student safety

By Joyce Lee | October 15, 2015

Administrators involved with the development of the new Alcohol Management Procedures — to be implemented Oct. 19 — said that they hope the policy will make events safer, but they are also willing to work with students and hear any concerns that may arise.

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