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Improve Dartmouth plans to expand program

By Steffen Eriksen | February 26, 2015

With over a year of experience crowdsourcing student ideas, including the now-implemented digitization of timesheets for on-campus employees, the renovation of Novack Cafe and the addition of cell phone charging stations to Baker-Berry Library, Improve Dartmouth recently made changes to its site and plans for program expansion and ways to increase online participation, co-founder Gillian O’Connell ’15 said.

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Tim Rieser ’76 helped shape Cuba policy changes

By Erin Lee | February 26, 2015

Many call native Vermonter, avid cross-country skier, fluent Spanish-speaker and blue-jean aficionado Tim Rieser ’76 one of the most influential behind-the-scenes forces in Washington today. Recently, Rieser helped secure the release of Alan Gross, an American imprisoned in Cuba since 2009 on accusations of espionage.

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Associate dean Randolph will leave for Northwestern

By Lauren Budd | February 25, 2015

Associate dean of arts and humanities and art history professor Adrian Randolph, who Northwestern University announced will be taking over as the next dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences July 1, said highlights of his time at the College include strong relationships with students and a supportive environment for his research.

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Public Voices Fellowship increases professor presence in media

By Erica Buonanno | February 25, 2015

The Dartmouth Public Voices Fellowship, an initiative that partners Dartmouth faculty with OpEd Project journalists to increase the quality of professor’s engagement with major media outlets, has been extended for a third year. The fellowship will offer approximately 20 faculty members participation in seminars run by the OpEd project — a social venture dedicated to increasing the range of voices represented in national media — in addition to year-long coaching and mentorship, according to the project’s application.

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Pavcnik discusses international trade, labor

By Timothy Connor | February 25, 2015

Growing up in the former Yugoslavia in riverside town on the Italian border — what is now Solkan, Slovenia — economics professor Nina Pavcnik remembers shopping trips across the border to buy jeans and foods that were unavailable due to strict laws imposed by the nation’s trade regime.

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Divest Dartmouth joins multi-school fund

By Kelsey Flower | February 24, 2015

In the beginning of 2015, student-run group Divest Dartmouth joined with divestment groups from 16 other colleges to create the Multi-School Fossil Free Divestment Fund. The fund aims to puts pressure on the universities involved to divest from fossil fuels by collecting tax-deductible donations that will be given to the universities only if they divest their investments in fossil fuels by Dec. 31, 2017, according to the Fund.

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Lindkvist joins N.H. consortium

By Katie Rafter | February 24, 2015

The New Hampshire Violence Against Women Campus Consortium restarted in September 2014, and Dartmouth’s Title IX and Clery Act compliance officer, Heather Lindkvist, recently joined as the College’s consortium coordinator, attending her first meeting last month.

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Self Evident Truths photo project features students

By Noah Goldstein | February 24, 2015

Each of the 74 black and white portraits features the subject facing a camera against a blank backdrop, some donning smiles while others maintain stoic expressions. While subjects of the photos vary in appearance, they all have one thing in common — none of the 74 individuals identify as completely heterosexual.

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Associate dean Adrian Randolph will leave for Northwestern

By Laura Weiss | February 24, 2015

Associate dean of the faculty for the arts and humanities Adrian Randolph has been selected to take on the role of dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University beginning July 1, according to a Northwestern press release.

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Students push for Asian-American studies program

By Annie Ma | February 23, 2015

A student group submitted a faculty cluster hiring proposal calling for the strengthening of existing ethnic studies programs and the reestablishment of a formal Asian-American studies program as a part of College President Phil Hanlon’s faculty cluster initiative.

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Panelists talk private sector sustainability jobs

By Erin Lee | February 23, 2015

The office of sustainability hosted a panel titled “Business and Sustainability” Monday afternoon that featured four alumni working on environmental issues in the private sector. The event was intended to give students a sense of the variety of careers available that are related to social responsibility, director of sustainability Rosi Kerr, who is a member of the Class of 1997, said.

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Ice Drilling Grant awarded to Thayer professor

By Emilia Baldwin | February 23, 2015

With the help of a $17.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Thayer School of Engineering professor Mary Albert will lead the U.S. Ice Drilling Program for four years to gather data about climate change in Antarctica and Greenland.

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Tuck students spend thousands on networking trips

By Katie Rafter | February 22, 2015

According to a recent study carried out by Bloomberg Business, Tuck School of Business students pay on average over $10,000 for “non-essentials” during their job search. which puts them among the top 12 MBA programs whose students spend the most on discretionary purchases. Most of this cost derives from students traveling to visit potential employers.

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MLA reports decreased language enrollment

By Lauren Budd | February 22, 2015

Though a recent Modern Language Association survey reported that 100,000 fewer college students enrolled in foreign language classes in 2013 compared to 2009 — while college enrollment rose by over 150,000 during the same period — Dartmouth professors and students remain confident in the strength and relevancy of their respective language programs and with the College’s foreign language enrollment as a whole.

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Students plan for Dimensions show

By Noah Goldstein | February 22, 2015

As student directors sift through applications for this year’s student show at Dimensions of Dartmouth — the College’s prospective student weekends — they said that no major changes are in store for the program, following administration-mandated changes between the 2013 and 2014 shows, as well as the Dimensions weekend programming as a whole, such as barring current students in the Dimensions performance from posing as prospective students.

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BarHop sees success, future funding uncertain

By Parker Richards | February 19, 2015

While students and organizers agree that Barhop — which celebrated its anniversary over Winter Carnival — has had a successful first year, the future of its funding and programming remains uncertain.

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Philosophy professor Susan Brison works to combat sexual assault

By Lauren Budd | February 19, 2015

Susan Brison, a philosophy professor and sexual assault activist, was told by an attorney to forget her assault. Instead, she focused her academic and activist work on combating sexual assault through writing both books and op-eds, public speaking and advocacy for violence against women.

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Students report success following "Repcoin" launch

By Katie Rafter | February 19, 2015

From computational immunology and bioinformatics to ukelele and “being a legend,” Repcoin — a new site launched Feb. 12 by Stephen Malina ’15 and Matt Ritter ’15 — provides users both a reputation marketplace and a platform for experts to be discovered in different categories.

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N.H. government creates new sexual assault position

By Annie Ma | February 18, 2015

A new position in the New Hampshire Department of Justice has been created to assist colleges and universities located in the state to respond to sexual violence on campuses. The position is currently temporary and funded through June 30 of this year, with the potential to be extended.

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Rideshare aims to reduce traffic

By Sara McGahan | February 18, 2015

As the Route 120 corridor progressively becomes a popular travel path and hub of business development, the amount of rush hour traffic along the road continues to increase. A proposed solution to the traffic problem involves a program has been around for more than two decades — Upper Valley Rideshare.

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