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New vice provost position will increase student life oversight

By Katie Rafter | May 11, 2015

The vice provost of student affairs position, which current interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer will assume in July, was created to produce increased oversight of student life on campus and streamline administrative positions, Provost Carolyn Dever said. Similar positions exist at other institutions, both Dever and president of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Kevin Kruger said.

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DHMC accountable care model sees success

By Erin Lee | May 11, 2015

The Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations model, which focuses on value-based rather than fee-for-service care, is performing as well as or better than anticipated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and one of the ACO model creators, Elliott Fisher said.

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LED lights in Leede may to reduce energy levels by 75-80 percent

By Katie Rafter | May 11, 2015

Though LED lights installed in Leverone Field House last summer have not yet reached their target of reducing energy levels by 70 to 85 percent, levels have decreased significantly since installation, energy program manager Stephen Shadford said. The lights come as part of a larger ongoing effort to reduce energy consumption at the College, he said.

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Dartmouth’s 43rd powwow attracts visitors from around the region

By Bob Wang | May 10, 2015

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Green transformed into a bustling, communal space for Native Americans students at Dartmouth to celebrate the 43rd annual powwow. With the scent of frybread and bison burgers wafting across the Green, vendors showcased their handcrafted artistry, performers danced in traditional regalia and flags hung to honor Native tribes.

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Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, Ledyard will be rebuilt

By Ashley See | May 7, 2015

Students who were welcomed to campus at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge during First-Year Trips will find a new building if they return to visit the 77-year-old structure since the Board of Trustees approved a complete rebuilding of the facility to be completed over the next few years.

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Cunningham issues apology, petition calls for resignation

By Rebecca Asoulin | May 6, 2015

A petition calling for the resignation of Student Assembly president-elect Frank Cunningham ’16 following what it called “uncouth, unjustified” behavior at a student protest Saturday afternoon has garnered 359 signatures as of press time. Cunningham sent an email to campus Wednesday morning, in which he apologized and wrote that he “had no business approaching a female member of our community in that way” and acknowledged that his actions appeared “threatening.”

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Sexual assault survey sees 40 percent response rate

By Lauren Budd | May 6, 2015

Forty percent of the student body -— including undergraduate students, graduate students and those in professional schools -— submitted responses to the Association of American Universities sexual assault campus climate survey sent out to campus last month, Title IX coordinator and Clery Act compliance officer Heather Lindkvist said. Dartmouth was one of 28 universities to participate in the survey, though not all other schools have completed the survey.

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Dever approves plans to split the Tucker Foundation

By Erin Lee | May 6, 2015

Provost Carolyn Dever recently approved plans for two new centers — the Dartmouth Center for Service and the William Jewett Tucker Center — that will continue the work of the Tucker Foundation following the Board of Trustees’ approval to split the foundation last June. Dever proposed new mission statements and outlined preliminary plans for the organization of each center at the end of the winter term, Tucker interim dean Theresa Ellis ’97 said.

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Student petition asks for Cunningham's resignation, Cunningham sends apology to campus

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | May 6, 2015

Student Assembly president Frank Cunningham ’16 sent an email to campus apologizing for his behavior during a protest this weekend, when he moved within several inches of one of the demonstrators and yelled “I can't breathe" toward her. The incident was recorded and posted to YouTube multiple times—one of the videos has nearly 500 views, while another has over 300.

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MDF working groups provide updates

By Noah Goldstein | May 5, 2015

The three “Moving Dartmouth Forward” working groups — tasked with creating implementation recommendations for College President Phil Hanlon’s policy initiative — briefed an audience of roughly 20 on Tuesday night on their progress before an open question-and-answer session. Palaeopitus senior society and the Dean of the College’s office sponsored the event, and Palaeopitus members Valerie Zhao ’15 and Ashneil Jain ’15 moderated the discussion.

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College announces six residential cluster professors

By Max Gibson | May 5, 2015

Biology professor Ryan Calsbeek, physics and astronomy professor Ryan Hickox, engineering professor Jane Hill, sociology professor Kathryn Lively, mathematics professor Craig Sutton and comparative literature professor Dennis Washburn will be the first six house professors in Dartmouth’s new residential cluster system, the College announced yesterday.

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