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Professors submit 51 proposals for seed funding

By Erica Buonanno | February 9, 2015

The Office of the Provost received 51 proposals from faculty members seeking seed funding for the 2014-2015 cycle, vice provost for research Martin Wybourne said. The program aims to help tenure-track and research faculty launch new scholarship, research and creativity at Dartmouth.

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Solarize Hanover results in 62 installation contracts

By Katie Rafter | February 9, 2015

Following the Jan. 31 deadline for Solarize Hanover, a program aiming to promote solar energy in the Upper Valley, 273 Hanover residents signed up to have their homes visited and evaluated, resulting in 62 installation contracts, which is a higher amount than any other town in the Upper Valley participating in this program. \n According to the Hanover press release, these 273 homes represent around nine percent of Hanover households. \n The Energy Emporium, a New Hampshire-based solar energy equipment supplier, conducted the site visits to evaluate whether the homes would be suitable for solar panel installations. \n Sarah Simonds, the energy program manager for Vital Communities, a nonprofit organization based in White River Junction working to promote solar energy in the Upper Valley said that Solarize has completed two rounds of household evaluations in the Upper Valley. \n She said that five towns took part in the first round of Solarize, conducted in March 2014, and 120 homes installed solar panels.

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Greek houses increase academic programming

By Noah Goldstein and Parker Richards | February 8, 2015

From Experiential Learning University, or ExL — a leadership and entrepreneurship organization — to faculty dinners, Greek houses have been focusing on developing the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of both their members and other students through experience and interaction with professionals.

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Fewer students applying to law schools nationally

By Timothy Connor | February 8, 2015

As the number of law school applicants across the country continues its historic decline, law schools appear to be lowering the bar in terms of required standardized test scores among applicants, according to a study conducted by University of St. Thomas School of Law professor Jerry Organ published at the end of last year.

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LLCs unlikely to be affected by MDF policies

By Noah Goldstein | February 5, 2015

The amount of student bed space available in the College’s living and learning communities, now around 20 percent of all housing, will remain unchanged after the implementation of a residential housing system next fall, senior assistant dean of residential life and director of residential education Mike Wooten said.

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Snow sculpture faces challenges

By Kourtney Kawano | February 5, 2015

Student volunteers completed work on this year’s Winter Carnival snow sculpture yesterday following some difficulty recruiting students, snow sculpture chair Ben Nelson ’17 said. Located in the center of the Green, this year’s sculpture — inspired by the theme “A Clash of Carnivals: Superheroes vs. Villains” — is of an uncopyrighted superhero, he said.

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Carnival weekend packed with events

By Steffen Eriksen | February 5, 2015

From classics like the polar bear plunge and human dogsled race to newer traditions like Phi Delta Alpha fraternity’s fourth-annual chili cook-off, this year’s “Clash of Carnivals: Superheroes vs. Villains”-themed Winter Carnival is packed with programming.

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Four-year sexual assault education program will be piloted next fall

By Lauren Budd | February 4, 2015

Following a series of pilot programs slated to begin this fall, the College will require all students to participate in a four-year sexual assault education program. This initiative is part of the plan for Moving Dartmouth Forward, which College President Phil Hanlon announced in his speech last Thursday.

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Hanover Conservancy protects local wildlife

By Emilia Baldwin | February 4, 2015

For years, the non-profit Hanover Conservancy has partnered with the town and the College to protect Hanover-area wildlife. The organization has recently narrowed its focus to devote undivided attention to the wildlife preservation work in Hanover, executive director of the trust Adair Mulligan said. In the past, the Conservancy sought to preserve a wider area of the Upper Valley, including Lebanon.

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Sexual Respect website launched Tuesday

By Annie Ma | February 3, 2015

A new webpage highlighting all resources available to survivors of sexual violence was launched Tuesday by Dartmouth’s Title IX coordinator and Clery Act compliance officer Heather Lindkvist.

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First DartmouthX online course began Tuesday

By Erin Lee | February 3, 2015

Dartmouth’s first massive online open course, “Introduction to Environmental Science,” launched Tuesday morning as part of the DartmouthX program on the Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed website edX. The six-week course focuses on biodiversity, energy and global change and currently has over 8,500 people enrolled worldwide, environmental studies professor and course lead Andrew Friedland said.

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Dartmouth raised $250 million in charitable donations

By Estephanie Aquino | February 3, 2015

A Voluntary Support of Education survey ranked Dartmouth as the fourth highest charitable donation contributor per student from private research institutions, VSE survey director Ann Kaplan said. The results of survey, which were released last Wednesday, revealed that Dartmouth raised over $250 million in charitable donations in fiscal year 2014, a 56 percent increase from the previous year’s $160 million in donations.

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New #BlackLivesMatter class to cover race, violence

By Katie Rafter | February 2, 2015

The geography department and African and African-American studies program are introducing a new course for the upcoming spring term called “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” dedicated to considering race, structural inequality and violence in both a historical and modern context.

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CoFIRED “undocumented” petition not approved

By Allison Liegner | February 2, 2015

Dartmouth Coalition for Immigration Reform, Equality and DREAMers’ petition to the Library of Congress last summer to use the word “undocumented” instead of “illegal” when describing immigrants in subject headings was not approved, the group announced in early January.

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Local businesses react to Hanlon’s hard alcohol ban

By Lauren Budd | February 1, 2015

Dartmouth’s new hard alcohol ban, announced by College President Phil Hanlon on Thursday, will likely lead to an increase in sales for some local businesses, while others are unlikely to see changes, local business owners and town officials said.

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V-February panelists discuss intersectionality

By Jasmine Sachar | February 1, 2015

Four students shared their experiences with intersectionality at the first of a four panel series hosted by V-February on Sunday afternoon. An annual campaign sponsored by the Center for Gender and Student engagement, V-February is aimed at promoting gender equality and ending violence against women through performance and discussion.

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