Administrators, alumni discuss professional development

Students’ familiarity with technology gives them skills that are often inaccessible to more experienced workers, but may also leave them vulnerable to social gaffes in the workplace, Center for Professional Development director Roger Woolsey said at the fourth set of “Moving Dartmouth Forward” discussions, held on Monday. About 20 alumni and administrators gathered at noon in the Hood Auditorium for the first of two discussions and spoke about Dartmouth students’ professional needs, including business etiquette, networking and communication skills.

Symposium discusses sexual assault

The third annual Symposium on Sexual Assault, held Friday afternoon, highlighted the College’s recently proposed sexual assault policy, the Center for Community Action and Prevention and student research on sexual assault. The event was hosted by the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault and guides the group’s annual recommendations.

After two days in Parkhurst, protesters end sit-in

Community celebrates life of Blaine Steinberg ’15

Last night, close to 700 members of the Dartmouth community gathered in Rollins Chapel for a service to honor and celebrate the life of Blaine Steinberg ’15, who died of a heart attack on March 7.

Students, groups gather for first global health day

At the Dickey Center for International Understanding’s first annual Global Health Day on Thursday, in between attending a networking session and panel discussions, students tossed beanbags in the hopes of earning “health care dollars.” Participants, who were each assigned a character with a specific health description, also lost “health status points” based on simulated events. The session, organized by The Dartmouth Institute for Health Care Policy and Clinical Practice initiative ReThink Health, sought to address barriers to health care access.

Protest continues at Parkhurst

A group of about 75 people gathered in front of Parkhurst Hall Wednesday afternoon to protest College President Phil Hanlon’s March 6 response to the “Freedom Budget,” a student-authored document listing over 70 demands for “transformative justice.”

Students occupy Parkhurst, demand response to 'Freedom Budget'

Equipped with poster paper, sleeping bags and pizza, a group of about 35 students entered College President Phil Hanlon’s office during his open office hours on Tuesday, stating their dissatisfaction to the administration’s March 6 reaction to the “Freedom Budget,” some then choosing to stay the night.

Community expresses mixed reaction to sit-in

Members of the College community expressed mixed opinions about the sit-in staged in College President Phil Hanlon’s office yesterday, with some faculty and students praising the demonstrators’ boldness and others criticizing their methods.