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Visitors sit down for a meal at the current Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, which will be rebuilt starting this fall.
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George Battle ’66 pledges $5 million to Lodge

By Carter Brace | October 12, 2015

George “Skip” Battle ’66 has pledged to contribute up to $5 million to the College for the construction of the new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, the College announced on Friday. Battle, former Ask.com CEO and senior Aspen Group member, will match donations from any source up to $5 million, for a possible $10 million gift in total, more than half of the total projected cost of $17 million to rebuild the structure.

Geisel School of Medicine professor Giovanni Bosco was awarded a $3.7 million grant for his epigenetics work.
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Bosco receives Pioneer Award

By Amanda Zhou | October 12, 2015

Last week, Bosco, a genetics professor at the Geisel School of Medicine, won the $3.7 million Pioneer Award — a five-year grant sponsored by the National Institute of Health — for his research on the behavioral epigenetics of fruit flies. The sum will continue Bosco’s research.

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Dickey Center panel discusses refugee crisis

By Anna Staropoli | October 12, 2015

On Monday, Oct. 12, the Dickey Center for International Understanding conducted a Humanity Uprooted panel to explain the causes and effects of Europe’s refugee crisis. The panel was held in Cook Auditorium in the late afternoon.

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Few professors utilize Saturday class timeslot

By Barbara Olachea and Briana Tang | October 11, 2015

Seventy-nine percent of professors, of those who were scheduled to have a special Saturday class, elected not to hold class on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an anonymous survey of faculty conducted by The Dartmouth. Eighty-four percent indicated that they do not intend to hold class Saturday, Oct. 24.

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Gender-inclusive fraternities offer bids

By Paulomi Rao | October 11, 2015

Following its elimination of dues earlier this term, Phi Tau gender-inclusive fraternity saw a slight increase in number of bids offered. Overall, 32 students were offered bids at coed Greek houses this year, officers of Phi Tau, Alpha Theta and the Tabard gender-inclusive fraternities said.

As of Thursday, the Homecoming bonfire was still in the process of being built.
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Homecoming weekend has more than 20 events scheduled

By Alyssa Mehra | October 8, 2015

From members of the Class of 2015 who graduated only four months ago to former students returning now with their families, the Dartmouth Night Ceremony and Homecoming bonfire are expected to draw 5,000 to 8,000 alumni this weekend, alumni relations communications project manager Rachel Hastings said.

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Homecoming raises safety concerns each year

By Joyce Lee | October 8, 2015

In light of the increase in activity and events during the upcoming Homecoming weekend, Safety and Security will work with the Hanover Police Department and Green Mountain Security to dispatch additional patrol officers. Safety and Security will also collaborate with the College’s Emergency Medical Services, who will be on call at Dick’s House, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne said.

Students held signs with messages for speaker Emily Yoffe as part of a silent protest of her beliefs on rape and culture.
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Students stage a silent protest of Emily Yoffe's speech

By Noah Goldstein | October 8, 2015

Over 20 student demonstrators held signs — with slogans such as “Stop telling me my rape was my fault” and “Rapists are not victims” — during a presentation titled “The College Rape Overcorrection” featuring controversial Slate columnist Emily Yoffe on Thursday afternoon.

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Heidi Williams ’03 awarded MacArthur grant

By Sonia Qin | October 7, 2015

Dartmouth alumna Heidi Williams ’03 was named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow, one of 24 grant recipients. The grant — commonly nicknamed the “genius grant” — is only given to nominees “who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future,” according to the MacArthur Foundation website.

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Community climate survey launched yesterday

By Katie Rafter | October 6, 2015

The Dartmouth Community Study, an extensive survey about the campus climate of the College that is a key component of College President Phil Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative, was released Tuesday morning in a campus-wide blitz from Provost Carolyn Dever.

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NAS off-campus program offers rich experience

By Caroline Berens | October 6, 2015

Nine Dartmouth students, both Native and non-Native, sit clustered together, eagerly discussing and learning about federal Indian law in their Native American studies class. Their professor, Bruce Duthu, explains the historical framework, sources and limits of such laws and touches upon their influence on everything from economic development to Indian child welfare.

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Hanover startups perform well at competition

By Leina McDermott | October 6, 2015

By utilizing the College’s strong alumni network, creative work environment and focus on supporting innovation, three Hanover-based startups placed as finalists at the “Rise of the Rest” competition, which took place in Manchester last week. Jack O’Toole Tu’14 and chemsitry professor Joe BelBruno won the competition’s $100,000 prize for their startup FreshAir.

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Of women who rushed, 79 percent received bids

By Daniel Kim | October 5, 2015

Three hundred and forty-six women participated in fall term sorority recruitment, which lasted from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5. Of those who rushed, 273 received a bid from one of seven houses participating in formal Panhellenic recruitment, according to Panhell executives.

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