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Students line-dance at the memorial service for Summer Hammond ’17, who died in July.
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Community remembers Summer Hammond ’17 at memorial service

By Rachel Favors | September 30, 2015

For her friends, Summer Hammond ’17 was the essence of positivity, especially in difficult situations. She was a person who not only preached it, but truly lived it. Hammond diedin July following a period of treatment for cancer. On Wednesday, members of the Dartmouth community gathered in Rollins Chapel for a memorial service to honor and celebrate her life.

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Amidst student criticism, admissions office offers more information on new need-aware policy

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | September 30, 2015

Following the recent announcement of the College’s elimination of its need-blind admissions policy for international students, a group of students are organizing efforts to request that the College release statistical information to justify and explain the implementation of the policy. Interim dean of admissions and financial aid Paul Sunde wrote in an email that the policy came about because the international student population growth had been vastly outpacing the growth of the overall student body and the corresponding growth in financial aid for international students was not sustainable.

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One year later, AP credit policy has mixed effect

By Emilia Baldwin | September 30, 2015

One year after the College instituted a new policy that precluded students from receiving credit for qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in high school, professors in departments that offer large introductory courses aimed at first-year students report few changes in enrollment patterns of these courses.

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Mobile Virtual Player aims to reduce football injuries

By Alyssa Mehra | September 29, 2015

While concussions and head injuries abound in football practices, thanks to the newly created Mobile Virtual Player — a robotic dummy created by Dartmouth students that the College’s football team has used in practices since August — the number of injuries sustained by players has fallen while athletes are still able to train with a mobile target.

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Former N.H. house speaker named Rockefeller Center distinguished visitor

By Estephanie Aquino | September 29, 2015

Former New Hampshire House of Representatives speaker Terie Norelli (Dem.) has been praised for her collaborative spirit and gregarious nature by her colleagues in the legislature and for serving as symbol of female empowerment in politics. The Rockefeller Center has named her this year’s Perkins Bass Distinguished Visitor for her long and fruitful career.

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Geisel will restructure due to financial constraints

By Noah Goldstein | September 28, 2015

The Geisel School of Medicine will undergo an overhaul due to budgetary constraints, College President Phil Hanlon announced to students, faculty and staff at a town hall meeting in Kellogg Auditorium yesterday. While specific details have not been finalized pending faculty input, Geisel interim dean Duane Compton has developed a three-year plan to stabilize the budget and reallocate resources within the medical school, Compton said in an interview before the town hall.

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Geisel School of Medicine will reorganize due to financial constraints

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 28, 2015

The Geisel School of Medicine will undergo an overhaul due to budgetary constraints, though the details of the plan have not been finalized pending faculty input, College President Phil Hanlon announced at a town hall meeting in Kellogg Auditorium today. He attributed the budgetary issues to a national trend of decreasing revenue streams for academic medicine and said the change will involve reallocating funds toward programs that promote “academic excellence” — though this may result in a “reduction in force” in other areas.

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Dari Seo '16 confirmed as Student Assembly vice president

By Katie Rafter | September 27, 2015

Dari Seo ’16 was confirmed as the new Student Assembly vice president last Friday after members of the General Assembly voted in favor of his appointment in a near-unanimous decision, although only 57 percent of the General Assembly, or 42 members, were present.

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Ad committee on grading practices and grade inflation's proposals stall

By Katie Rafter | September 24, 2015

Little progress has been made since the initial spring term release of recommendations made by the ad hoc committee on grading practices and grade inflation. The committee, emphasizing the concern of grade inflation at the College, had recommended harsher grading practices and the elimination of the non-recording option, among other suggestions in its 16-page report.

The Thayer School of Engineering will offer mini-courses during winter interim
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Thayer will offer free mini-courses during winter interim

By Brandon Apoo | September 24, 2015

Baker-Berry Library will be silent. Few people will be heard chatting in the halls of Fahey-McLane residential hall. But the machine shop at the Thayer School of Engineering will be whirring between Dec. 7 through 10, as engineering students learn to engrave with state-of-the-art laser cutters.

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Endowment sees 8.3 percent return

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | September 24, 2015

The College saw an 8.3 percent return on its endowment for the 2015 fiscal year, the College announced last night in a press release. The endowment saw 19.2 percent growth for the 2014 fiscal year, 12.1 percent for 2013, 5.8 percent in 2012 and 18.4 percent in 2011.

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