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DHMC provides Upper Valley residents a range of jobs outside health care

By Erin Lee | September 20, 2015

For Alexander Pruitt, working at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center runs in the family. Six years ago, when he was in high school and looking for a job, he joined his mom at the hospital working for dining services. On Saturday, he stood serving baked goods behind a counter at DHMC. About a dozen people waited in line, and another dozen or so sat eating.

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College ends need-blind admission for international students

By Noah Goldstein and Erin Lee | September 17, 2015

International applicants to the Class of 2020 will be considered under a “need-aware” policy, as opposed to the “need-blind” policy used for the past eight years, College spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in an email. The admissions office had been need-blind for international students from the Class of 2012 through the Class of 2019.

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Professor DeSilva part of human fossil discovery

By Bob Wang | September 17, 2015

Incoming professor of anthropology Jeremy DeSilva, who joined the College faculty this year, describes himself as a “New Englander” attracted to “a campus in the mountains.” But to students of anthropology, he is perhaps better known as a member of a global team of 60 scientists that recently found evidence of a new human ancestor, Homo naledi, in the form of over 1,600 fossils in South Africa’s Rising Star Cave.

The general Assembly will vote on whether to confirm Dari Seo ’16 as Student Assembly vice president.
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Student Assembly will vote on whether to confirm Dari Seo '16 as VP

By Katie Rafter | September 16, 2015

Student Assembly will discuss the confirmation of its new vice president over the next two weeks, Assembly president Frank Cunningham ’16 said. Cunningham announced in June that he was nominating Dari Seo ’16 as vice president, immediately following the resignation of then-vice president-elect Julia Dressel ’17.

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Class of 2019 is first class to sign Citizenship Pledge

By Kelsey Flower | September 16, 2015

The Class of 2019 became the first group of Dartmouth students to sign the Dartmouth Citizenship Pledge, a document of 136 words outlining community values that was borne out of College President Phil Hanlon’s “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative.

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Grand jury will hear J. Martin Favor's case

By Lauren Budd | September 15, 2015

The case against African and African American studies and English professor J. Martin Favor will move to a grand jury after Favor waived his right to a probable cause hearing on Monday. Favor was arrested on Sept. 4 for the alleged possession of child pornography.

Maria Laskaris served as dean of admissions and financial aid from 2007 to 2015, overseeing a period of increased diversity.
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Maria Laskaris leaves post as dean of admissions and financial aid

By Noah Goldstein | September 15, 2015

Former dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris left her position to become the special assistant to the provost for arts and innovation, Provost Carolyn Dever announced on Aug. 27. Former admissions director Paul Sunde will assume Laskaris’ post as interim dean for the upcoming academic year.

Dartmouth Dining Services currently offers the Tablet-K certified kosher option The Pavillion in the Class of 1953 Commons.
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Students petition for better kosher options

By Erin Lee | September 8, 2015

Orthodox Jewish students Eliza Ezrapour ’18, Matthew Goldstein ’18, Cameron Isen ’18 and Mayer Schein ’16 are circulating a petition asking the College to provide the kosher kitchen with an Orthodox certification.

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Interview: College President Phil Hanlon

By Jessica Avitabile | September 8, 2015

The “Moving Dartmouth Forward” objective is really to significantly reduce and come as close as possible to eliminating extreme harmful behaviors, which includes high-risk drinking, sexual assault and violence, any kinds of acts of bias or exclusivity, so what I hope is that we will have a campus where we accomplish that, we have a much safer environment for students and much greater new intellectual engagements both outside the classroom and inside the classroom.

Jessica Avitabile/The Dartmouth Senior Staff
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U.S. News rankings provide some insight

By Emilia Baldwin | September 8, 2015

In the lead-up to the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings, interim dean of admissions and financial aid Paul Sunde said he hopes that the policy initiatives of “Moving Dartmouth Forward” will be recognized in the rankings.

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Tailored first-year mentorship programs offer support

By Lauren Budd | September 8, 2015

As members of the Class of 2019 flock to campus, several specialized peer mentoring groups have been preparing for their arrival, whether it be evaluating best practices or recruiting new mentors. These groups offer services tailored to different student needs and backgrounds

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