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Dartmouth will adopt a hard alcohol ban

By Parker Richards | January 29, 2015

In a Thursday morning speech outlining a new social doctrine for Dartmouth, College President Phil Hanlon announced a campus-wide ban on hard alcohol — beverages containing more than 15 percent alcohol by volume — to be enforced the beginning of spring term and the mandatory presence of third-party bartenders and bouncers at parties hosted by Dartmouth or College-recognized organizations. Hanlon also reaffirmed the continuation of the Greek system, but said that its existence could be revisited in the coming years.

Moore Theater was at fully capacity Thursday morning as students, faculty and community members listened to policy proposals.
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Class of 2019 will be placed in residential communities

By Annie Ma | January 29, 2015

College President Phil Hanlon announced new initiatives for residential life, including a complete redesign of the undergraduate housing model. Beginning with the Class of 2019, incoming Dartmouth students will be randomly assigned to one of six dormitory clusters. Beginning their sophomore year, these students will live in these assigned clusters for the remaining three years of their undergraduate experience. The College will commit $1 million annually to fund the social, academic and intramural programming in these residence communities.

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Student and faculty reactions to "Moving Dartmouth Forward" are mixed

By Noah Goldstein | January 29, 2015

Reactions to the announcement of a hard alcohol ban, new residential communities and increased academic rigor were mixed following President Hanlon’s unveiling of his Moving Dartmouth Forward policies Thursday morning. Faculty members interviewed generally supported the academic aspects while students were mixed on specific policies and the overall enforceability.

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Hanlon will present MDF policies to public

By Noah Goldstein | January 28, 2015

This morning at 8:30 a.m., College President Phil Hanlon will announce his plans for Moving Dartmouth Forward. The plan is expected to address issues centering on alcohol policy, sexual assault and exclusivity at the College.

Foreign affairs expert Jake Sullivan talks U.S. foreign policy in a lecture hosted by the Dickey Center.
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Jake Sullivan talks foreign policy

By Allison Liegner | January 28, 2015

Jake Sullivan, a foreign affairs expert currently on the United States Iran nuclear negotiations delegation, spoke in a public conversation with Dickey Center director Daniel Benjamin last night in Haldeman.

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Ready for Hillary preparing for New Hampshire

By Timothy Connor | January 28, 2015

Ready for Hillary, the leading super PAC that has been raising money in anticipation of a Hillary Clinton presidential run, will be hosting a Hanover area organizing meeting tonight, an event that marks the first major initiative of the organization in Hanover in the early stages of the 2016 election cycle. While there are not any Republican super PACs mobilizing in New Hampshire that are as prominent as Ready for Hillary, potential GOP presidential candidates have already begun to eye New Hampshire as an opportune place to start exploring the prospect of candidacy.

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AAU survey will come to campus in spring

By Lauren Budd | January 27, 2015

A campus-wide sexual assault climate survey will be implemented for the first time this spring term and will continue to be conducted on a recurring basis, campus Title IX coordinator Heather Lindkvist said.

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Hanover police changes alcohol arrest procedure

By Kelsey Flower and Estephanie Aquino | January 27, 2015

Hanover Police Chief Charlie Dennis said late last week that he has been encouraging a preexisting policy under which officers issue students a summons and turn them over to Dartmouth Safety and Security instead of arresting and processing students at the police station. Since he became chief in June, he has been evaluating police proceedings, and put in place a new policy starting Jan. 1 where Hanover Police will only be involved in the transport of intoxicated students from Dick’s House to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center if they are requested.

Provost Carolyn Dever and College President Phil Hanlon will review a faculty proposal for a new graduate school.
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Grad school planning continues

By Erica Buonanno | January 27, 2015

The faculty task force devoted to creating an administratively independent graduate school for advanced studies at the College has begun to focus on primary areas for the proposal and plans to submit a final proposal to Provost Carolyn Dever by the beginning of spring term, dean of graduate studies and task force chair Jon Kull said.

The English department, hosted in Sanborn House, is looking to hire three new professors.
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English department seeks to fill new professor positions

By Erin Lee | January 26, 2015

The English department is nearing the conclusion of three searches for assistant professor positions with a tenure track, an unusually high number of simultaneous recruiting efforts from the department, associate dean of the faculty and art history professor Adrian Randolph said in an email.

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College rankings proposal met with mixed reactions

By Katie Rafter | January 26, 2015

The Obama administration recently proposed a new college performance ranking system, aiming to define the value and utility of different colleges based on a set of three key principles: access, affordability and outcomes, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many college students and professionals have expressed critical opinions on the metrics of the proposed system.

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Sixty-four students handed sanctions for cheating

By Parker Richards | January 26, 2015

A spectrum of sanctions have been imposed on the 64 students involved in the cheating incident in religion professor Randall Balmer’s “Sports, Ethics and Religion” course last fall. Punishments range from four terms of academic probation to two terms of suspension, with the differences attributable to the varying circumstances of the individual students involved.

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Gender-inclusive fraternities accept winter members

By Allison Liegner | January 25, 2015

Eleven students have accepted bids at the Tabard, Phi Tau and Alpha Theta gender-inclusive fraternities this term, one more than the 10 students who joined during winter recruitment last year. Additionally, Amarna undergraduate society has had eight new members join so far for winter term.

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Matthew Slaughter named Tuck dean

By Annie Ma | January 22, 2015

Associate dean for faculty at the Tuck School of Business Matthew Slaughter has been appointed the school’s 10th dean, the College announced Thursday afternoon.

Dartmouth has raised $252,000 of its $320,000 goal.
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Hanlon and Gentes will match United Way donations

By Steffen Eriksen | January 22, 2015

College President Phil Hanlon and Dartmouth United Way campaign co-chair Gail Gentes will boost Dartmouth’s total contribution, with a pledge to match $25 for every donation made from Jan. 15 until the end of the campaign on Feb. 14, Amy Olson, the College’s senior media relations officer, said in an email.

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Students, faculty anticipate MDF policy changes

By Noah Goldstein | January 21, 2015

As President Phil Hanlon gears up to present his final Moving Dartmouth Forward plan to the Board of Trustees next week, some student leaders and faculty members have expressed skepticism as to whether the new policies will effectively change student social life, while others are hopeful and supportive. His presentation to the public, which will take place on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 8:30 a.m. in the Moore Theater, represents the final step in a nine-month process to generate feedback and create new campus policies to combat harmful student behaviors and exclusivity.

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Sororities extend bids to 92 women

By Parker Richards | January 21, 2015

This winter’s Panhellenic recruitment, the second to implement more intense Rho Chi training and alterations to the call back system, ended Wednesday with 92 women receiving bids, Panhellenic vice president for public relations Jessica Ke ’15 said. One hundred and seven women registered for rush, meaning that 86 percent of those who registered received bids.

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