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SEIU members vote to approve 2 percent pay raise

By Kelsey Flower | October 8, 2015

Service Employee International Union members who are employed by the College voted on Oct. 1 to pass a new two-year contract giving them a 2 percent pay raise each year after finalizing negotiations with the College.

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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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Economics department uses grant to fund student research opportunities

By Paula Mendoza | October 7, 2015

Twenty-four students are participating in the Dartmouth Economics Research Program, which aims to increase and improve opportunities to participate in faculty research for highly interested economics students.

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Local Airbnbs draw alumni for Homecoming

By Caroline Berens | October 7, 2015

Homecoming is less than a day away, and like any big weekend, Homecoming brings to mind traditions, parties and — perhaps less immediately — packed hotels and inns.

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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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Students, alums reflect on Susan Taffe Reed decision

By Carter Brace | October 6, 2015

The appointment and removal of Susan Taffe Reed from her position as director of the Native American Program has caused discussion among some Native American students and alumni at Dartmouth.

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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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Republican presidential candidate George Pataki talks about America's economic future

By Savannah Maher | October 5, 2015

Five months after formally announcing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in Exeter, New Hampshire, former New York governor George Pataki returned to the Granite State on Monday night and spoke to a small crowd of students, faculty and Upper Valley community members in the Georgiopoulos Classroom at the Tuck School of Business.

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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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"Sisters of Dartmouth" event emphasizes community regardless of Greek affiliation

By Zachary Benjamin | October 5, 2015

In the wake of the women’s sorority recruitment process, women from across campus gathered at Casque and Gauntlet senior society and One Wheelock Monday night to celebrate their collective identity as women at Dartmouth.

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Alpha Delta fraternity appealing Hanover zoning decision

By Erin Lee | October 5, 2015

Alpha Delta fraternity is appealing the Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment’s decision that forced members to vacate the house, AD chairperson Lionel Conacher ’85 said.

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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.

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Geisel professors launch drug information website

By Megan Clyne | October 1, 2015

After reading the nutrition facts on a box of cereal one morning, Geisel School of Medicine professors Steven Woloshin and Lisa Schwartz thought of using the same model to communicate drug safety information.

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Following controversy, Susan Taffe Reed removed from position as Native American Program director

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | October 1, 2015

Following both internal and external criticism, recently appointed Susan Taffe Reed will no longer serve as the director of the Native American Program, College spokesperson Diana Lawrence confirmed in an email.

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