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This year’s number of early applications reached a record high.
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Application numbers creep higher for high school students

By Estephanie Aquino | November 13, 2014

Dartmouth saw a 10 percent increase in the number of early decision applicants this year, with an all-time high of 1,856 applications for the Class of 2019. This marks the second year that the College has seen an increase in the number of early applicants — following a 12.6 percent drop in early applicants for the Class of 2017 — coinciding with a national shift toward early admission programs.

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Urgent care center opens in Lebanon, offers quick service

By Sara McGahan | November 13, 2014

ClearChoiceMD, an urgent care facility aimed to improve access and quality of medical assistance while reducing costs, opened its Lebanon doors Thursday. Visits will last just an hour each and cost about 10 times less than trips to the emergency room, founder Marcus Hampers ’89 said.

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After hiatus, diversity council reforms

By Jisu Song | November 13, 2014

A committee of College administrators tasked with promoting diversity met for the first time in two years early last week. Established in 2001, then revived in 2011, the Diversity Council had planned to release an institution-wide diversity plan by December 2012. The council put the plan on hold following administrative changeover, vice president for institutional diversity and equity and council chair Evelynn Ellis said.

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Q&A: Aine Donovan on the honor code

By Emilia Baldwin | November 13, 2014

The honor code is so beautiful because it lifts you up to an obligation that peer to peer, you have to uphold standards of academic integrity. It’s not just the rule, it’s the right thing to do.

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Misuse of clickers raises questions about technology

By Parker Richards | November 12, 2014

On Oct. 30, religion professor Randall Balmer discovered that 43 students who had seemingly answered in-class quiz questions using hand-held clickers had not been present in his course, “Sports, Ethics and Religion.” Roughly a dozen Dartmouth courses use these clickers.

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Director search to follow year of OPAL turnover

By Noah Goldstein | November 12, 2014

The Office of Pluralism and Leadership will begin searching for a new director in the winter. Since former director Alysson Satterlund left in July, Center for Gender and Student Engagement director Reese Kelly has served as OPAL’s interim director and the office has focused on filling other vacant positions.

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Student Assembly sees greater participation

By Lucia McGloin | November 12, 2014

Participation in Student Assembly doubled this year to 95, and the executive board expanded from seven to 15 members. This growth, along with two campus campaigns and smaller initiatives, like a debate on the D-Plan and dinner between student leaders and the Board of Trustees, mark highlights of the Assembly’s fall term.

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Dozens of students linked to cheating in religion class

By Priya Ramaiah | November 11, 2014

Forty-three students may be implicated in an academic dishonesty case after religion professor Randall Balmer found a discrepancy between the number of students digitally submitting answers to in-class questions and the number of students present in class on Oct. 30.

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Kilimo ’14 wins Rhodes Scholarship

By Sasha Dudding and Sara McGahan | November 11, 2014

Newly selected Rhodes Scholar Miriam Kilimo ’14 is doing research and on-the-ground work in her hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, this fall, but she will enroll at Oxford University soon.Once there, the scholarship will fully support Kilimo’s master’s degree in women’s studies.

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Faculty talk new Geisel programs

By Annie Ma | November 11, 2014

Two Geisel Medical School departments in biomedical data science and epidemiology and a new master’s program in quantitative data sciences will come to Dartmouth following the Board of Trustees meeting last weekend.

The College plans to transition away from No. 6 fuel by 2018.
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College examines alternatives to No. 6 heating oil

By Erin Lee | November 10, 2014

The College will transition away from No. 6 heating oil — an inexpensive but environmentally harmful fuel source — following last weekend’s approval by the Board of Trustees. Though a timeline has not been formalized, the College plans to abandon No. 6 fuel by 2018, campus planning and facilities vice president Lisa Hogarty said.

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Alumni input helped shape Greek proposal

By Michael Qian | November 10, 2014

About three weeks ago, the Inter-Fraternity Council and fraternity alumni advisors began drafting a proposal recommending changes to Greek life, addressing areas like high-risk drinking, sexual misconduct, freshman safety, house renovations, faculty advisors and inclusivity. Soon afterward, IFC met with the Panhellenic Council and Gender-Inclusive Greek Council to share a preliminary draft.

Hanover store employees will continue to work for other branches of Amidon Jewelers following the store’s closure.
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Amidon to close Main Street store

By Lauren Budd | November 10, 2014

Amidon Jewelers will close its doors after nearly 80 years in downtown Hanover, as the local retail market has shifted to cater to tourists, co-owner Steve Doubleday said. The store, which came to Main Street in 1935, will maintain its locations in West Lebanon, Claremont and Keene.

Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, spoke to students Sunday night.
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Perry talks midterms success

By Timothy Connor | November 9, 2014

Arriving to the tune of “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, spoke under the Texas flag about U.S. border security, energy initiatives and foreign policy to an audience of more than 100 people in Wilder Hall Sunday night. Several students raised explicit questions concerning Perry’s stance on homosexuality.

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In meeting, trustees chat with students, talk academic goals

By Erica Buonanno | November 9, 2014

The Board of Trustees discussed academic goals, changes to Geisel Medical School and Thayer Engineering School and “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee progress this weekend. Reflecting on the weekend, College President Phil Hanlon said the meeting focused on academic excellence and productivity.

Poet Denice Frohman performed Friday night.
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IvyQ explores range of LGBTQ identities

By Kelsey Flower | November 9, 2014

A slam poetry workshop, discussion of Palestinian queer movements and Goldman Sachs information session, among other events, marked this weekend’s IvyQ conference. More than 300 students from across the Ivy League attended the symposium, which explored different aspects of LGBTQ identities.

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