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Big Green Bus cancels summer trip

By Marian Lurio | May 6, 2014

This summer, the Big Green Bus will not travel on what would have been its 10th cross-country trek. Due to various logistical issues — including lack of physical transportation and an insufficient recruitment draw — Cedar Farwell ’17, who would have been a member of the 2014 crew, said the organization will not conduct programming this summer.

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris said she was unsure what has caused the declining transfer yield.
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Spots for transfer students decrease with higher yield

By Caroline Hansen | May 6, 2014

After hovering between 60 and 70 percent since 2008, the yield for admitted transfer students dropped to 47 percent in 2013. Despite the smaller rate, the office of undergraduate admissions will not change the process by which it attracts accepted transfer students to the College, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris said.

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Faculty delay vote on course reviews

By Andrea Nease | May 5, 2014

A proposal that would have allowed professors to make their past course assessments available to students was tabled at Monday’s faculty of arts and sciences meeting, after around a dozen professors raised concerns about the proposal’s implementation.

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Hanlon announces steering committee

By Sera Kwon | May 5, 2014

Three professors, two administrators, four sophomores and two alumni comprise the committee, which will spend its first phase — until June 30 — gathering community input.

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Scripps anticipates Johnson arrival

By Kate Bradshaw | May 5, 2014

Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson's selection as dean of students and vice president of student at Scripps follows the unexpected death of the former dean last November and recent calls from students for greater administrative transparency.

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McMillan begins as Hanover Fire Department chief

By Erica Buonanno | May 5, 2014

Martin McMillan, who comes to Hanover from Rochester, New York, began as the chief of the Hanover Fire Department Monday. As he settles into his new role, McMillan said, he will focus on getting to know the community and collaborating with other Upper Valley fire departments to boost efficiency.

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Program brings courses to area retirees

By Apoorva Dixit | May 4, 2014

Featuring foods from Scandinavia, Spain, the French Basque region, Germany, Switzerland and Cuba, a travel-themed party drew a crowd of over 180 people to the Fireside Inn & Suites in West Lebanon on Saturday evening. Hosted by the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth, an organization intended to support learning among retirees and community members, the party concluded with an auction of posters from around the world.

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Johnson to depart College for Scripps

By Michael Qian | May 2, 2014

Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson will depart Dartmouth for Scripps College after this academic year, College President Phil Hanlon announced in an email Friday morning. Johnson will be the vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Scripps, a 1,000-student women’s college in Claremont, California.

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Neukom donation to fund computational sciences program

By Amelia Rosch | May 1, 2014

A $10 million donation from William Neukom ’64, a former Board of Trustees chair, will sponsor the creation of the College’s first academic cluster in the field of computational sciences. The cluster will comprise three new professorships, a postdoctoral fellowship and increased opportunities for undergraduate students to research and study.

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GLC policy requires pre-recruitment DBI training

By Nancy Wu | May 1, 2014

A one-hour DBI overview talk will be a prerequisite for participation in Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Council recruitment this fall. Students taking part in recruitment through Coed Council, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations or the National Pan-Hellenic Council must complete that training before the end of their first term as a member.

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Law Day examines war on terror

By Rebecca Rowland | May 1, 2014

The war on terror is not a physical battleground but an idea, Georgetown University Law Center professor David Cole said at a Thursday lecture marking the College’s celebration of Law Day. Famed for his defense in Texas v. Johnson (1989), which declared the federal law against flag-burning unconstitutional, Cole discussed President Barack Obama’s ability to end the war.

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Sister-to-Sister conference links students and local girls

By Apoorva Dixit | May 1, 2014

Seventh-grade students flooded into Alumni Hall Thursday for a Sister-to-Sister conference, an annual event that this year addressed issues related to self-esteem and interpersonal relationships. Hosted by Link Up, a mentorship and community-building campus organization, the conference invited 120 female students from six local middle schools to participate in activities and talks with 16 undergraduate facilitators, 10 Link Up members and other volunteers.

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Q&A with Michael Bronski: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

May 1, 2014

Despite the 2011 repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t” tell, which prohibited gay men and lesbians from openly serving in the armed services, current U.S. military policy allows for the dismissal of transgender service members. The Defense Department, however, is increasingly facing pressure to revoke the policy, the Washington Post reported last week. As Pride Week comes to a close, The Dartmouth chatted with women’s and gender studies professor Michael Bronski about the issue and possibilities for reform.

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