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Institute to explore patient choice

By Kate Bradshaw | May 27, 2014

Patient advocates and medical, legal, ethics and policy professionals will come to campus this summer for the 2014 Summer Institute for Informed Patient Choice, discussing the implications of informed consent and patient choice, as well as improvements in health care transparency and patient-based care.

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Transfer term applicants decrease

By Rebecca Asoulin | May 27, 2014

Over the last two years, the number of applications for transfer terms has decreased, in part because students now have to complete a more extensive application to participate, Registrar Meredith Braz said. In 2011, the College’s non-refundable transfer term application fee increased from $25 to $1,100 for the fall term and $2,200 for the winter, spring and summer terms. In 2012, the Committee on Instruction instituted an application policy and limited the number of students who can participate in a particular transfer program to an average of five.

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Focus group to tackle Banner Student flaws

By Roshan Dutta | May 26, 2014

Starting this fall, director of academic and campus technology services Alan Cattier will lead a focus group dedicated to improving Banner Student, an online student information system. The decision was made earlier this month following a winter term Improve Dartmouth post that urged the College to “Modernize Banner,” currently the site’s seventh most popular suggestion.

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Students seek funding online

By Miguel Pena | May 26, 2014

As thousands of students prepare to work internships this summer for little or no pay, some have turned to crowdfunding to cover basic living and travel costs.

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Gallira '12 forays into artisanal tomato sauce

By Amelia Rosch | May 26, 2014

After returning from a consulting stint in South Sudan and quitting his job at a Boston executive search firm, Matt Gallira ’12 took inspiration from the dinners he would cook for friends and decided to start the Atlantic Ave. Company, a start-up that makes artisanal tomato sauce at a firehouse kitchen in Wayne, New Jersey.

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For some, a new dean’s former position will best decide fit

By Charles Rafkin | May 22, 2014

As Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson prepares to pack up her Parkhurst Hall corner office, the College must choose a new administrator to oversee undergraduate academic and campus life. While the future dean could come from a corporate, legal or academic background, faculty and higher education experts interviewed said someone with strong academic distinction could best fit into the position.

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Visiting profs to teach summer courses

By Sean Connolly | May 22, 2014

A total of 126 professors will teach an undergraduate course on campus this summer, around 14 percent of whom are visiting faculty, including three in their first year at Dartmouth. Faculty and department chairs have negotiated the 2014 summer course schedule since last fall, government department chair John Carey said.

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Lodge may see renovations

By Chris Leech | May 21, 2014

As part of an ongoing series of renovations, the College is considering updating or rebuilding the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to better meet safety codes and host a growing number of guests.

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Veteran fly-in program brings five to campus

By Zac Hardwick | May 21, 2014

Over the past few days, five veterans visited Dartmouth through the first veteran fly-in program, a 24-hour admitted students session. After discussing about new ways to attract more veterans to the College, the Dartmouth Uniformed Service Alumni organization created the pilot program with the admissions office.

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Cellar provides freshmen with revamped social space

By Claire Daly | May 21, 2014

With lighting that changes from red to blue to purple and a chalkboard that covers the expanse of a wall, a basement room in Russell Sage, the College’s oldest first-year dorm, has been converted into a new social space. Called the Cellar, the space is one of three major renovations made to Russell Sage and Butterfield halls as part of an initiative overseen by the student-run organization Dartmouth Roots to improve residential life.

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Tom Wolf '71 wins primary in Pennsylvania governor's race

By Michael Qian | May 20, 2014

Winning by a margin of 40 percent, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf ’71 emerged victorious from the Democratic primary elections last night. Wolf, 65, ran on a platform of revitalizing the state’s economy, developing modern infrastructure and fighting for strong public schools.

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Advisors see few freshmen in spring

By Kate Bradshaw | May 20, 2014

While all incoming students are assigned to a first-year faculty advisor and an undergraduate dean, with many scheduling initial meetings, participation in advising programs drops off as students near the end of their first year on campus.

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Cube aims to engage campus, many respond with jokes

By Victoria Nelsen | May 20, 2014

Over six feet tall, a black-and-red cube sits imposingly between the Collis Center and the Class of 1953 Commons. Large block letters ask students what Dartmouth should do to reduce high-risk drinking, sexual assault and exclusivity. Chalk trays hang off the structure, giving students the opportunity to write suggestions, though many have taken the opportunity to scrawl jokes across its surface.

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