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Voter ID law could influence student turnout

By Jasmine Sachar | July 28, 2014

As Dartmouth student groups and Hanover town officials begin voter registration drives for November’s midterm election, government professors and the Hanover town clerk expressed concerns that confusion around voter ID requirements — which proponents say prevent voter fraud — may leave students and other community members wondering what documents they need to vote.

Students in SAUSSY perform at Saturday’s “Proud to be Green” event.
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Panhell raises $700 for Junction

By Alli Brady | July 28, 2014

Turning Mass Row into a festive scene of song, dance and poetry, the July 26 “Proud to be Green” event raised approximately $700 for the Junction, a life-skills center for at-risk teens, Panhellenic Council summer philanthropy chair Jessica Zischke ’16 said, noting that an exact count has yet to determined.

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Co-op members debate firings at meeting

By Jessica Avitabile | July 24, 2014

More than 300 members of the Co-op food store attended a meeting on the firing of two long-time employees this Wednesday, held at Hanover High. Members of the Lebanon store debated the decision for approximately two hours.

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Experts react to assault summit

By Zac Hardwick | July 24, 2014

A week after the conclusion of the Dartmouth Summit on Sexual Assault, national experts and Dartmouth faculty and students interviewed spoke in generally positive terms about the event. Participants and national leaders in the field praised the College for the wide variety of expert attendees but also urged a continued focus on the dynamics of sexual assault, not just compliance with federal policies and regulations.

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Tuck Bridge preps for winter session

By Aimee Sung | July 24, 2014

Despite the addition of a new December session that will launch after fall term, the summer Tuck Business Bridge program saw an 8 percent increase in the number of applicants this summer, program director Nicole Faherty said.

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Greek councils add incentives for philanthropy

By Amelia Rosch | July 21, 2014

The Inter-Fraternity Council, Coed Council and Panhellenic Council will incentivize members’ involvement with philanthropy, summer IFC executive board member for service Peter Gips ’16 said. Several of the new programs will be introduced this fall and spring, he said.

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NAS and AAAS start FSPs

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | July 21, 2014

New off-campus programs will bring students in the African and African-American studies and Native American studies programs to Ghana and Santa Fe, New Mexico, respectively, in fall 2015.

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Student reflection follows escalating Gaza conflict

By Sean Connolly | July 21, 2014

As the crisis between Gaza and Israel enters its 15th day, having claimed more than 550 Gazan and 27 Israeli lives by The New York Times’ count, student religious groups and advisors along with campus activists have voiced concerns over the rising violence and human toll.

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Chittick ’70 spreads AIDS awareness

By Miguel Pena | July 21, 2014

An HIV and AIDS youth activist, Chittick has “walked” — reaching out to teens on the streets with educational materials — in 86 countries since he began his work in the field. And he will soon add Austria, Ukraine, Moldova, Iran, Algeria, Niger and Ivory Coast to his list.

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Satterlund, Mosley leave OPAL

By Charlie Rafkin | July 17, 2014

Office of Pluralism and Leadership director Alysson Satterlund left the College on July 11, and assistant dean and advisor to black students T.M. Mosley also filed her resignation that day. No interim director of OPAL has been appointed yet, interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer said, adding that one may be appointed in the coming weeks.

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Rocky panelists address student rights at talk

By Annie Smith | July 17, 2014

A Rockefeller Center student assistant shuttled around the room with a microphone as students probed visiting lawyers for information about what exactly institutions of higher education can see in student emails. The answer: everything, provided it’s written in the student handbook.

More than 5,000 participants took part in the Prouty this year, including more than 300 Dartmouth students.
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Prouty raises $2.6 million

By Chris Leech | July 14, 2014

Thousands of Upper Valley residents and hundreds of Dartmouth students walked, biked, rowed and golfed as part of the 33rd annual Prouty on Saturday. The event collected more than $2.62 million on the day of the event for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, director Jean Brown said.

Dartmouth hosts visitors for its first Summit on Sexual Assault
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Summit on sexual assault kicks off

By Jessica Avitabile | July 14, 2014

More than 270 representatives from approximately 60 different colleges, the White House, government departments, military and non-profits have convened on campus this week at Dartmouth’s national Summit on Sexual Assault. The summit, which began Sunday, has already featured speeches by Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.) and Department of Justice and Education officials, among other area experts.

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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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