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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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College will send “Community Study” to assess campus climate

By Briana Tang | October 4, 2015

The first-ever Dartmouth Community Study — a comprehensive survey that will ask questions about learning, working and living at the College — will be released to faculty, students and staff on Tuesday through the Provost’s Office, vice provost for academic initiatives Denise Anthony said.

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About 350 men join fraternities during rush

By Sonia Qin | October 4, 2015

Marked by new open house events and the absence of Alpha Delta fraternity, men’s fraternity recruitment concluded this weekend following two nights of shakeouts and deliberations. Overall, Interfraternity Council president Sam Macomber ’16 estimated that 350 men accepted bids.

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Center for Career Development hosts career fair, formal corporate recruiting

By Anna Staropoli | October 4, 2015

With many members of the Class of 2016 searching for full-time jobs, the Center for Professional Development is aiding the search with its yearly formal recruiting process, a career fair and advising events to help students. Following positive responses from students last year, the career fair again featured a “service and education” room and a “startup and tech” room.

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Clery Act data indicates higher reporting rates

By Parker Richards | October 1, 2015

Big changes in the way sexual assault is tallied and a higher reporting rate contributed to a jump in the number of sex crimes reported in Dartmouth’s 2015 Annual Report on Campus Security and Fire Safety. The report was sent out via campus-wide email on Thursday.

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College joins Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, will accept Common App alternative

By Daniel Kim | October 1, 2015

Dartmouth has joined 80 colleges and universities, including all Ivy League institutions, in the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success — which aims to offer a platform that serves as an alternative to the Common App. The Coalition will be offering online programs to help high school students with the admissions process starting in January 2016, creating a platform that will serve as an alternative to the Common Application.

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After AAU survey, professors want to support safer campus

By Erin Lee | October 1, 2015

Some College faculty were startled by the results from the Association of American Universities campus climate survey data released last week, even as others said they were not surprised. Still, all agreed that professors have an obligation to create a safe campus community.

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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