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Political Economy Project teams up with Greek houses

By Parker Richards | May 19, 2015

Greek houses have begun to host dinners and talks with faculty members as part of the College’s Political Economy Project, and organizers say attendance has improved since they began hosting events at these venues last term.

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Governor Hassan discusses education, drug use

By Emilia Baldwin | May 19, 2015

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan discussed issues relating to education, financial opportunities and budgets across the state at yesterday’s conversation with students, faculty and Upper Valley community members.

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Twelve selected for Schweitzer Fellowships

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | May 18, 2015

Ten first-year students from the Geisel School of Medicine and two first-year students from the College were selected as fellows for 2015-2016 New Hampshire-Vermont Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. The 12 fellows will each receive a $2,000 stipend for 200 service hours over the course of year. In addition, they have on-site faculty mentorship, along with other forms of support including orientation, retreats and meetings.

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Memorial Challenge will raise funds for cardiac research in honor of Steinberg, Tucker

By Emilia Baldwin | May 18, 2015

Students and community members alike will have the opportunity to participate in the Memorial Challenge this Saturday, an event dedicated to the memories of Blaine Steinberg and Torin Tucker, members of the Class of 2015, who both died suddenly last year due to heart complications. The event, which is centered around physical fitness, encourages participants to challenge themselves with CrossFit- and nordic ski-themed exercises as well as raise money for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heart and Vascular Center.

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Suzan Harjo discusses activism around Native American mascots

By Lauren Budd | May 18, 2015

Suzan Harjo’s fight for Native rights began as early as the second grade, when she debated the true details of the battle of Little Bighorn with her teacher and was thrown out a window and into a rosebush. Harjo recounted this experience, for which the teacher was not punished, as well as her lifetime of activism for Native American people, in a lecture held in Haldeman Hall on Monday afternoon.

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College sees increase in sexual assault reporting

By Kelsey Flower | May 17, 2015

The number of reported sexual assault cases at Dartmouth has increased significantly in the past two years, and campus experts think this reflects changes at both the Dartmouth and national levels that make survivors feel more comfortable sharing their experiences.

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College revenue increases, largely from gifts and donations

By Estephanie Aquino | May 17, 2015

The College’s revenue for fiscal year 2014 totaled $1,310,504,806, an increase of $116,638,828 over fiscal year’s 2013 revenue of $1,193,865,978.

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Students involved in fewer alcohol-related incidents

By Bob Wang | May 17, 2015

While this year’s Green Key weekend involved fewer alcohol-related incidents than last year’s, records indicate that this year’s numbers closely resemble those of years prior to 2014, with Safety and Security director Harry Kinne calling last year an “abnormality” in terms of increased safety incidents.

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Several classes to have exams over Green Key

By Ashley See | May 14, 2015

Because Green Key is not listed as an official college holiday on the registrar’s website, many professors said they did not consider the big weekend when creating their syllabi.

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Sororities consider localization

By Parker Richards | May 14, 2015

The College’s Panhellenic Council has drafted a document this term outlining the localization process that they have forwarded to sorority leaders to support those organizations considering localization.

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Green Key features live music

By Katie Rafter | May 14, 2015

For this year’s Green Key weekend, students can expect an array of live music, parties, free Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and even a hot air balloon. Highlights include a number of concerts and parties, mainly hosted by Programming Board, Collis Governing Board and various Greek houses.

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Coliform and E. coli bacteria found in Lebanon, will not affect Hanover

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | May 14, 2015

Following the positive tests for Coliform and E. coli bacteria, the City of Lebanon issued a boil water order for potable water, effective until further notice, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne wrote in an email to campus. He said in an interview, however, that these findings will not affect Hanover and that authorities in Lebanon and West Lebanon are handling the situation.

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Georgetown study examines salaries by major

By Rachel Favors | May 13, 2015

Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce released a study last week that shows that students who major in health, STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and business fields end up with higher average annual wages at the entry level and over the course of a person’s career.

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Hanover addresses dangerous biking practices

By Lauren Budd | May 13, 2015

Following increased complaints from Hanover residents about Dartmouth cyclists and dangerous riding practices, the Hanover Bike and Pedestrian Committee has recently teamed up with Hanover Police, Dartmouth Safety and Security and the Dartmouth Wellness Committee to put on a series of events to raise awareness about bike safety, committee chairman Bill Young said.

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Black Lives Matter lecture raises questions of humanity

By Noah Goldstein | May 13, 2015

Harvard history professor Walter Johnson gave a lecture yesterday about American slavery and what Johnson believed were common misconceptions about the labeling of slaves and slave owners in the pre-Civil War American South.

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Hull, Smith and Will named associate deans

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | May 12, 2015

This past Friday, Dean of the faculty Michael Mastanduno announced the appointment of three new associate deans of the arts and sciences. English professor Barbara Will, psychology professor Jay Hull and biology professor Elizabeth Smith will become the associate deans for the arts and humanities, social science and science divisions, respectively, effective July 1.

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Sixteen students and alumni receive NSF grants

By Emilia Baldwin and Erin Lee | May 12, 2015

Last week the National Science Foundation awarded 16 alumni and students Graduate Research Fellowships for 2015 out of 2,000 recipients from a pool of 16,500 applicants nationwide. An additional 16 Dartmouth-affiliated students were awarded honorable mentions.

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Harvard fellow Jütte delivers lecture about window-gazing

By Max Gibson | May 12, 2015

In 1950s Germany the sixth most popular pastime was looking out of windows, according to German sociological studies that Harvard University Society of Fellows junior fellow Daniel Jütte said inspired his interested in windows and window-gazing.

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New vice provost position will increase student life oversight

By Katie Rafter | May 11, 2015

The vice provost of student affairs position, which current interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer will assume in July, was created to produce increased oversight of student life on campus and streamline administrative positions, Provost Carolyn Dever said. Similar positions exist at other institutions, both Dever and president of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Kevin Kruger said.

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DHMC accountable care model sees success

By Erin Lee | May 11, 2015

The Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations model, which focuses on value-based rather than fee-for-service care, is performing as well as or better than anticipated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and one of the ACO model creators, Elliott Fisher said.

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