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Gilbert '16 trial: Judge dismisses two charges

By Marina Shkuratov | March 25, 2014

Judge Peter Bornstein ruled to dismiss two of the prosecution’s eight charges against Parker Gilbert ’16 – the charge of oral penetration, as well as one of two charges of anal penetration – before trial proceedings began Tuesday.

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Gilbert '16 trial: Nurse describes complainant's medical exam

By Amelia Acosta | March 24, 2014

On Monday morning, prosecuting attorneys opened the second week of the trial against Parker Gilbert ’16, accused of rape, by calling further witnesses and relying heavily on medical records and visual aids. The day centered around testimony from Elizabeth Morse ’77, a sexual assault nurse examiner who saw the complainant at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following her initial examination at Dick’s House.

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Geisel ranks 18th for primary care

By Chris Leech | March 24, 2014

On the heels of a 27 percent increase in applications, the Geisel School of Medicine jumped to 18th in U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 medical school rankings for primary care, rising 13 spots from last year. The school also improved in research rankings released earlier this month, climbing from 38 to 34.

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SAE national council eliminates pledging

By Kate Bradshaw | March 24, 2014

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity’s national leadership announced earlier this month that all chapters would no longer allow members to complete a pledging process before fully joining the house. Instead, members must be initiated as brothers within 96 hours of receiving their the bid. All members, not just new recruits, must participate in educational programming called the “True Gentleman Experience.”

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Students recover unused food

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | March 24, 2014

Dartmouth Feeding Neighbors delivers leftover food from the Class of 1953 Commons and several local restaurants to the Upper Valley Haven, which redistributes the food to people living in poverty in the Upper Valley.

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Cautious optimism follows sexual assault policy announcement

By Sean Connolly | March 23, 2014

Faculty, alumni, national sexual assault advocates and students expressed cautious optimism about the proposal, with many calling it a move in the right direction.

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First week of Gilbert '16 trial brings student, expert witnesses

By Marina Shkuratov | March 23, 2014

The trial against Parker Gilbert ’16 began last week with the prosecution arguing that he raped a female undergraduate student vaginally, orally and anally after entering her room uninvited the morning of May 2, 2013.

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Hanlon’s spring class to dissect College budget

By Elizabeth Smith | March 23, 2014

The 166-person program consists of five two-hour sessions that will run from April 2 to May 1. Hanlon, executive vice president and chief financial officer Rick Mills and vice president for finance Mike Wagner will lead the program. Several professors have been involved in planning discussions and will participate in a panel on the last day of the course, Hanlon said.

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Gilbert ’16 trial: Former teammates, police chief testify

By Marina Shkuratov | March 21, 2014

In the fifth day of the trial, the prosecution called nine witnesses to the stand, including four of Gilbert’s former rugby teammates, Hanover Police chief Frank Moran and a fingerprint analysis expert.

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Mandel confirms "house system" in campus-wide email

By The Dartmouth | March 21, 2014

The new system will allow students to live in a designated residential cluster after freshman year. Currently, students spend their first three terms on a dedicated freshman floor and then choose upper-class housing through a lottery system, often moving each term.

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Gilbert ’16 trial: Prosecution calls five undergraduates, expert witness

By Marina Shkuratov | March 20, 2014

The prosecution questioned an expert witness about delayed disclosures of sexual violence and five Dartmouth undergraduate students, including the complainant’s roommate. As a general practice, The Dartmouth does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

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Gilbert '16 trial: Defense cross examines complainant, prosecution calls further witnesses

By Marina Shkuratov | March 19, 2014

The trial of Parker Gilbert ’16, who is charged with rape, resumed Wednesday morning with a cross-examination of the alleged victim. During the course of the day, the jury heard testimony regarding the events of the night of the alleged assault and the conversations that followed.

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Gilbert '16 trial: Attorneys deliver opening statements, prosecution begins case

By Marina Shkuratov | March 18, 2014

The trial of Parker Gilbert ’16 began Tuesday morning as attorneys delivered opening statements to a courtroom filled to capacity. In these arguments, counsel for the state said that Gilbert, 21, entered the room of a female undergraduate student uninvited and raped her. The defense stated that the acts of the night were consensual.

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College releases proposal for new sexual assault policy

By The Dartmouth | March 14, 2014

Students found guilty of sexual assault involving penetration, oral-genital contact or oral-anal contact after use of force, threat or purposeful incapacitation of a survivor, as well as students motivated by bias or with prior records of sexual assault who commit these acts, would be expelled from the College if a proposed disciplinary policy is enacted.

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Steinberg '15 remembered for positive, inclusive nature

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | March 12, 2014

Steinberg built community wherever she went, and her competitive spirit drove her to work hard, with integrity.

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Steinberg '15 dies of heart attack

By The Dartmouth Staff | March 9, 2014

Blaine Steinberg ’15, of Wynnewood, Pa., died of a heart attack Friday evening at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She was 20.

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Trustees approve slight tuition increase, support harsher sexual assault sanctions

By Joshua Schiefelbein | March 8, 2014

The College’s Board of Trustees voted Saturday to increase tuition, room, board and mandatory fees by 2.9 percent to $61,947 for the 2014-15 academic year, the lowest percentage increase since 1977, and elected Bill Helman ’80 as the Board’s next chair. At the meeting, trustees expressed unanimous support for a proposal to strengthen sanctions for students found guilty of sexual assault.

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Unidentified male exposes himself to College employee

By The Dartmouth | March 8, 2014

An unidentified man allegedly exposed himself to a College employee in a Hopkins Center bathroom Saturday afternoon, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne said in an email to campus that evening.

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Professors express concern with sexual assault initiatives

By Sera Kwon | March 6, 2014

Since Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson announced of the creation of the Center for Community Action and Prevention in early February, a group of professors have renewed their call for an independent review of campus climate at Dartmouth and increased transparency in the administration’s decision-making process.

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College responds to 'Freedom Budget'

By Jessica Avitabile | March 6, 2014

College President Phil Hanlon and Interim Provost Martin Wybourne released a statement Thursday night responding to the “Freedom Budget” and outlining plans for increased diversity at the College, including changes to financial aid and programs to bring “diverse perspectives” to campus.

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