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Mastanduno talks current issues on “The Briefing”

By Katie Rafter | March 30, 2015

For the past two weeks, Dean of the Faculty Michael Mastanduno has been hosting an ongoing radio show on Sirius XM called “The Briefing Powered by Dartmouth College,” which airs weekly and offers history, facts and expert perspectives on current events, the College and SiriusXM announced on March 18.

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Alpha Delta fraternity’s suspension extended following branding allegations

By Parker Richards | March 29, 2015

The College extended its suspension of Alpha Delta fraternity last week after allegations arose that members of the fraternity branded new members in the fall of 2014. AD responded in a statement from attorney George Ostler that acknowledged that branding had occurred but claimed that it represented “self-expression,” was limited to a small group of members, not the brotherhood as a whole and was neither a requirement for new or continued membership, nor did the decision to be branded affect a member’s standing in the organization.

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Greek officers prepare as the hard alcohol ban begins

By Noah Goldstein | March 29, 2015

The “Moving Dartmouth Forward” hard alcohol ban, which prohibits any undergraduates, regardless of age, from possessing or consuming alcohol with a proof higher than 30 on campus, was officially implemented this past Saturday, and Greek leaders are planning for how the ban will affect their individual organizations and social events.

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Thayer School joins White House initiative

By Sean Connolly | March 29, 2015

Thayer School of Engineering has joined 120 other U.S. engineering schools as part of a White House initiative to transform engineering higher education to tackle substantial social problems. Thayer Dean and professor of engineering Joseph Helble said that initiative aims to tackle a wide array of national problems connected to renewable energy, medicine, health care and the environment.

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First MDF policy changes will take effect in spring

This spring term will usher in the implementation of several of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policies announced on Jan. 29 by College President Phil Hanlon as planning continues for initiatives that will be introduced in the fall. Many students have already voiced concerns regarding the implementation of policies, ranging from dialogue on campus surrounding the hard alcohol policy sanctions to a petition signed by over 50 undergraduate advisors about their evolving role under the policy.

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Low tuition increase part of national trend

By Katie Rafter | March 9, 2015

Dartmouth’s 2.9 percent increase in tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year — consistent with last year’s increase and the lowest since 1977 — reflects College President Phil Hanlon’s mission to slow the growth of the cost of a Dartmouth education, administrators report. The slowed cost is in line with national trends, according to experts.

The average temperature in Hanover this winter was 11.6 degrees Farenheit.
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Hanover experiences second coldest February on record

By Steffen Eriksen | March 9, 2015

Heavy snowfall and extreme temperatures have made this Hanover’s second coldest February since records began in 1893, Northeast Regional Climate Center climatologist Jessica Spaccio said, with an average temperature of 11.6 degrees Fahrenheit, nearly half the expected average of 23 degrees.

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Board of Trustees approves budget, tuition increases

By Katie Rafter | March 8, 2015

The College’s Board of Trustees met on Saturday to discuss the College’s academic mission and innovation and the financial resources required to support its goals. They approved the operating budget for the 2016 fiscal year, College President Phil Hanlon’s recommendation for a 2.9 percent increase in undergraduate tuition and allocated money for special projects.

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Experts divided on role of guns on campuses

By Annie Ma | March 8, 2015

The nationwide push for colleges and universities to allow permitted individuals to carry concealed weapons on campus is mounting, with at least 10 states currently considering bills in their legislatures to remove or loosen bans. As the movement gains momentum, advocates for the law have increasingly used the argument of arming students as a way to help reduce sexual assaults on campus.

Administrators hope “Moving Dartmouth Forward” changes will create an intellectual campus environment.
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Panelists, students discuss increases to academic rigor

By Parker Richards | March 5, 2015

College President Phil Hanlon’s proclamation that Dartmouth’s curriculum would become more academically rigorous in his Jan. 29 “Moving Dartmouth Forward” announcement sparked debate and worry amongst many students. A panel on academic rigor on Tuesday evening attempted to address these fears by having panelists, many of whom served on the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” presidential steering committee, discuss changes that will be associated with its enactment.

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Wall Street 101 will bring financial modeling course

By Erin Lee | March 5, 2015

Campus organization Wall Street 101 will host a two-day financial modeling course run by Adventis CG, a former financial consulting firm that now offers instruction to professionals and undergraduate students. Wall Street 101 secretary Max Hannam ’16 said that the course offers a service not available anywhere else on campus, even though a large portion of Dartmouth students go into finance — 51 percent of members of the Class of 2014 who had secured jobs at the time of graduation reported they were hired as a financial analyst, associate or consultant, according to the “cap and gown” survey results.

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NAD students travel to Ivy League social

By Kelsey Flower | March 5, 2015

This past weekend, 17 Native American Dartmouth students attended the Yale University Midwinter Social to meet with Native students from across the Ivy League, eat Native foods like frybread and chowder, watch dances and listen to drumming from popular regional powwow groups.

A group of administrators answered student questions at a panel Monday.
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MDF working groups begin planning for spring

By Noah Goldstein | March 4, 2015

As part of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” initiative, three working groups — focused on student and organization standards and review, social event and alcohol management and community citizenship — began meeting last week to examine current policy and potentially recommend changes in the wake of the plan’s announcement on Jan. 29. The groups will meet regularly and submit final proposals by the end of spring term for implementation this fall.

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Big Green Careers hopes to offer career services

By Lauren Budd | March 4, 2015

Though many students view the formal corporate recruiting process as the default when thinking about future high-paying careers, Dartmouth sustainability director Rosi Kerr wants to turn the Big Green Careers program, now a two-year pilot program, into a viable, robust parallel to corporate recruiting. The program seeks out students, Kerr said, who are interested in “making the world better but also making a living.”

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Asian/Asian-American discussion group will resume in spring

By Erica Buonanno | March 3, 2015

The Asian/Asian-American Exploration Group, an organization formed to encourage open discussion about what it means to be Asian or Asian-American on campus, will resume with weekly discussions starting next term. The group, created and facilitated by Dick’s House counselors Da-Shih Hu and Sarah Chung, has operated in two previous terms and is open to self-identifying Asian and Asian-American undergraduate and graduate students.

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