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Observatory sees busy weekend

By Annie Smith | July 14, 2014

Last Friday, a line formed outside the Shattuck Observatory as more than 30 Dartmouth students, Hanover residents and tourists waited to enter roofless wooden structure, barely 10 square feet in dimension, hoping to glimpse Saturn and Mars. Once inside, several steps lead up to the two large black telescope, each at least 6 feet in height.

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Summit begins with talk by Stern

By Laura Weiss | July 13, 2014

Stern kicked off the Dartmouth Summit on Sexual Assault on Sunday night, preceded by remarks from Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster '78 (D-N.H.).

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Tucker poised to split into two separate centers

July 10, 2014

Religious and spiritual life and public service at the College will soon be housed under separate institutional roofs when the Tucker Foundation splits into the Tucker Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and the Dartmouth Center for Public Service.

Thursday evening’s panel was hosted in the Class of 1930 room.
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Climate Institute hosts tribal sustainability panel

By Macy Ferguson | July 10, 2014

Aiming to spread awareness of the tribal sustainability partnerships that emerged following the November Indigenous Peoples Working Group meeting at Dartmouth, students and research fellows presented findings at a Thursday panel on tribal sustainability and Arctic protection initiatives.

Some residents will no longer shop at Co-op establishments, including the pictured store in Hanover.
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For some, firing sparks boycott

By Amelia Rosch | July 7, 2014

Some Upper Valley residents are advocating for a protest and boycott of the Co-op Food Store following the firings of two employees at the store’s Lebanon establishment, demanding the release of details regarding the firings.

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Series to replace Jamboree

By Roshan Dutta | July 7, 2014

A series of events aimed at building community on campus and raising money for a teen life-skills center in White River Junction will replace Jamboree for the Junction, a philanthropic carnival organized by the Panhellenic Council.

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Hearing scheduled for alleged attackers

By The Dartmouth Staff | July 3, 2014

A July 14 probable cause hearing is the next step for the two Upper Valley men arrested and charged with robbing and assaulting a Dartmouth student early Wednesday morning. If probable cause is found, the case will proceed to trial at the Grafton Superior Court.

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Assault, robbery on Green leads to two arrests

By The Dartmouth Staff | July 2, 2014

A male student was assaulted and robbed on the Green just after midnight on Wednesday. The suspected assailants — Mark Ruppel, 26, of Canaan and Troy Schwarz, 20, of Lebanon — are charged with felony counts of second-degree assault, unarmed robbery and falsifying physical evidence.

The cost of the student plan rose 11 percent to $2,435.
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DSGHP student plan will cost $2,435

June 30, 2014

Changes to the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan for the 2014-15 academic year will include higher medical deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for both in-network and out-of-network services, in addition to an increase in the co-payment students must pay for emergency room services.

Strips participants chat with College President Phil Hanlon and his wife, Gail Gentes, at the Lodge.
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Strips brings 190 outdoors

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | June 30, 2014

After a day and a half of wilderness expedition, the 190 sophomores participating in Sophomore Trips, or Strips, gathered at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge on Sunday afternoon and commemorated the weekend with song and dance.

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Professors rethink laptops in class after recent article

By Miguel Pena | June 30, 2014

Debate surrounding student use of computers during class has resurfaced following mathematics professor Daniel Rockmore’s June 6 article in The New Yorker, “The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom.” Since the article’s publication, some classes have implemented a no-laptop policy, which professors say is aimed at preventing distraction.

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Improve Dartmouth completes 18 suggestions, with more in progress

By Chris Leech | June 30, 2014

Improve Dartmouth, the website on which community members can post suggestions for campus change, reached its six-month anniversary on Wednesday. During the first six months, administrators have implemented 18 ideas on the site, with eight listed as “in progress” and 13 designated as “in review.” Since the site’s opening, 5,006 unique users have contributed 434 ideas, 940 comments and about 46,000 votes.

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Ameer will be interim Dean of the College

By Zac Hardwick | June 26, 2014

Senior associate Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer will assume the role of interim Dean of the College on Aug. 1, College President Phil Hanlon announced in an email Wednesday morning. Ameer will take the place of Charlotte Johnson, who will depart to become vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Scripps College in Claremont, California.

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