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Faculty talk open-access policy

By Michael Qian | October 27, 2014

Faculty members met over wine and cheese Monday afternoon to discuss a proposal to make the final pre-published version of faculty-authored scholarly articles available through a public digital repository. This open-access policy mirrors those of around 170 other universities, including Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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New DHMC policy tightens security

By Lucia McGloin | October 27, 2014

Enhanced security policies at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Lebanon campus began on Monday, restricting entry and requiring visitor registration during evening and overnight visiting hours. The initiative comes not in response to a particular incident but part of a national trend to increase hospital security, DHMC spokesperson Mike Barwell said.

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Fellows take first steps of yearlong projects

By Rebecca Asoulin | October 27, 2014

Black masculinity, fibromyalgia and Dominican citizenship rights — these are the subjects of this year’s three senior fellows, who are each spending the year focused on one academic project instead of juggling classes.

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Bridge to expand to Smith College

By Maria Brenes | October 27, 2014

The Tuck Business School’s Bridge program, which teaches business fundamentals in a condensed term, will expand to Smith College this summer. The three-week program will be taught by Tuck faculty on Smith’s campus, covering accounting, marketing, leadership and more in a program targeted to women.

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Half marathon benefits CHaD

By Noah Goldstein | October 26, 2014

Superheroes came out flying on Sunday, or so it appeared as over 3,500 people, many in colorful costumes, participated the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hero half marathon and Ripcord 5K. As of press time, the hospital had raised more than $697,000.

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SPCSA releases recommendations

By Priya Ramaiah | October 26, 2014

The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault released its 2014 recommendations Friday morning, calling for the College to release more comprehensive data on sexual violence, support Greek organizations that wish to become co-ed and ban Bored at Baker, among other suggestions. The 21 recommendations span prevention, education and response.

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Program will explore Arctic systems

By Jisu Song | October 26, 2014

A new program led by Dartmouth environmental studies professor Ross Virginia and University of Alaska Fairbanks professor Michael Sfraga will allow researchers to study the Arctic, potentially exploring topics like energy, water, health and climate change. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative was created to foster collaboration among Arctic Council member countries on interdisciplinary, policy-related research.

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Event brings hundreds to Green to celebrate Diwali

By Maria Brenes | October 26, 2014

As the Baker bells chimed Om Jai Jagdish Hare, a Hindu devotional song, more than 500 students and community members gathered on the Green Saturday evening with lit candles and sparklers to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

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Ph.D. recipients navigate fluctuating academic job market

By Erica Buonanno | October 23, 2014

Amid national discussion about the lack of job prospects for newly minted Ph.D.’s, just four out of the 95 students who received Dartmouth Ph.D.’s in June still seek employment. Dean of graduate studies Jon Kull wrote in an email that it is not too difficult for Dartmouth Ph.D. recipients to find positions, particularly because Dartmouth only offers science doctorates.

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Veterans house sees low interest

By Estephanie Aquino | October 23, 2014

In the spring, an anonymous donor gifted local veterans organization Project VetCare with $375,000 to purchase an off-campus house for student veterans. The house was expected to provide a space apart from younger, non-veteran undergraduates, where veterans could foster a sense of community through casual meetings and daily interactions.

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College ‘flips’ introductory courses

By Lauren Budd | October 23, 2014

This term, a group of introductory math students have seen their classroom “flipped,” with theories and formulas taught through online Khan Academy videos and class time reserved for discussion. The class — professor Scott Pauls’s Math 3 section — is part of the Gateway Initiative, a three-year program that will redesign 12 high-enrollment courses.

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Solarization project comes to Hanover

By Parker Richards | October 23, 2014

Town officials say they hope to see solar panel arrays become a more regular feature in Hanover. Roughly 200 people attended an informational meeting at Hanover High School on Thursday to discuss the Solarize Upper Valley initiative, which aims to capitalize on government financial incentives and collective buying power to equip as many as 300 Upper Valley homes with solar power in the next year.

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College to collect information on veterans, disability

By Rebecca Asoulin | October 22, 2014

Revisions to federal regulations require Dartmouth to include data on faculty and staff who self-identify as veterans and people with disabilities in its 2014-15 Affirmative Action Plan, alongside data on gender and race. To comply with the regulations, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity will analyze how many self-identified veterans and people with disabilities apply, are employed by and leave the College each year.

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Sanders to speak at today's rally

By Timothy Connor | October 22, 2014

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will speak at the Hopkins Center today at noon as a part of a “Rally to Get Out the Vote” hosted by College Democrats. The event will focus on the Senate race between incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and former Republican Massachusetts senator Scott Brown and will feature several student speakers. Alisa White ’17 will address the involvement of major private donors in politics, Leehi Yona ’16 will speak on the significance of climate change and Mariah Williams MALS’15 is scheduled to discuss expanding opportunity for women.

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Event honors black lives with evening poetry, music

By Noah Goldstein | October 22, 2014

A small group of students gathered last night in One Wheelock to read and listen to poems, stand-up comedy and music about black lives. For 18 years, Oct. 22 has marked a national day of action responding to police brutality and criminalization.

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Number of arrests declines

By Katie Rafter | October 21, 2014

The police arrested five students for alcohol-related incidents and two for disorderly conduct, down from last year’s 13 and three arrests, respectively, over Homecoming weekend.

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At Tuesday panel, students discuss faith

By Emilia Baldwin | October 21, 2014

Five panelists spoke about experiences with faith at Dartmouth at the Tucker Foundation’s annual “Voices of Faith” dinner Tuesday night. The event’s theme was “finding community and meaning in the desert of chaos,” organizer Andrew Nalani ’16 said.

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Montgomery fellow talks U.K. health care

By Erin Lee | October 21, 2014

Despite the United Kingdom health system’s high patient satisfaction ratings — based on factors like short waiting times, comprehensive use of electronic medical records and universal access to health care — the system’s outcomes are not as good as they should be, said Sir Malcolm Grant, chair of England’s National Health Service and the College’s current Montgomery Fellow.

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New program links Tuck, IMD

By Lucia McGloin | October 21, 2014

A leadership program focused on executive education, run through the Tuck School of Business and Switzerland’s International Institute for Management Development, will launch next spring. The program, separate from Tuck’s full-time MBA program, aims to help experienced managers with more than 10 years of experience transition into business leadership positions, associate dean for executive education Sydney Finkelstein said.

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Hanlon, Dever stress improving faculty diversity at meeting

By Parker Richards | October 20, 2014

In five years, the College aims to have minority and international professors comprise 25 percent of its faculty. At Monday’s termly meeting of the faculty of arts and sciences, Provost Carolyn Dever and College President Phil Hanlon discussed increasing minority and international faculty at Dartmouth, describing it as a major priority to the around 200 faculty members in attendance.

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