College sees 14 percent drop in applications
This year saw a total of 19,235 applicants for the Class of 2018, compared to last year’s 22,416 applicants.
This year saw a total of 19,235 applicants for the Class of 2018, compared to last year’s 22,416 applicants.
The meeting, organized by the Office of Alumni Relations and the Club Officers Association, promoted communication among alumni groups, assisted young alumni leaders with group management and provided updates on campus happenings.
Located on the third floor of Robinson Hall, where Dartmouth’s Sexual Abuse Awareness Program is currently housed, the center will facilitate preexisting programs such as Sexual Assault Peer Advisors, Mentors Against Violence and the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative.
The chapter produces an online publication about gourmet food and food-related happenings on campus. They will also host events focused on education and appreciation of gourmet foods, aiming to create a food-centric community on campus, chapter co-president Victoria Li ’16 said.
The recent snowstorm, coupled with the sunny weather and popularity of the “Carnival of Thrones” theme and sculpture, led to higher student turnout at the Winter Carnival events and a record number of entries in the human dog sled race this past weekend.
19,235 students applied for admission to the Class of 2018, a 14 percent decrease from last year.
Following a police investigation, the College has identified the individual that authored a recent threatening post on Bored at Baker and is pursuing disciplinary action through College systems.
At the panel, four students shared personal stories of anxiety, depression and the stigmas associated with mental illness.
Students and faculty say that Folt’s handling of Willingham’s findings has shaped their perception of her leadership.
The Center for Gender and Student Engagement decided to expand the week-long program of past years into month-long campaign known as “V-February.”
New Hampshire is second only to Vermont as the least religious state in the country, according to an annual Gallup poll released Monday. Yet students who participate in campus religious organizations said that while they believe there is a stigma attached to being religious at Dartmouth, most students are accepting.
While his friends and family laud his humility and compassion, Tucker’s coaches and mentors remembered him for not only his athletic ability, but for how he seamlessly ingrained himself into new groups.
On a blustery, snowy day, one that Nordic ski team member and avid outdoorsman Torin Tucker ’15 would have relished, around 700 members of the Dartmouth community gathered in Rollins Chapel for a service to honor and celebrate his memory. Tucker, who died Saturday while competing in a cross-country ski race in Craftsbury, Vt., is remembered for his ever-present smile, rosy cheeks and generous, ebullient nature.
As part of a panel discussion on Wednesday, he talked about the significance of PTSD in the military, sharing his own experience with the disease, observations on the evolution of its management by the military and opinions on how it could be improved.
Within the next few days, two rockets will be sent into space from an Alaska launch site. Dartmouth physics researchers have participated in the mission as part of “Cube Swarm,” an operation that aims to launch low-cost satellites into short-term orbits around the Earth. One of the rockets, carrying College instruments, will not orbit the Earth but will instead test a new hardware system that may be used in future orbiting satellites, physics professor Kristina Lynch said.
After Vermont reduced funding for emergency cold weather programs last year, Haven staff realized they needed to provide a safe place for people to get out of the cold, volunteer services coordinator Laura Perez said.
Students passionate about subjects varying from television to triathlons can to live with peers with similar interests in a new housing initiative that will launch this fall. The program will allow 15 or more students who share a common interest or hobby to apply to live together, according to the office of residential life’s website.
In the lecture at the Hanover Inn, philosopher, cultural theorist and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah discussed using conversation to overcome differences.
Recognizing a potential gap in current peer advisory programs, students and staff are discussing the establishment of a new group that would focus on gender and sexuality. At a workshop late last month, around 20 students gathered to discuss the possibility and the needs the program would address.
Twice a month, 20 Dartmouth students meet with Alzheimer’s patients to chat, sip a cup of coffee or go for a hike. The program, which aims to educate individuals about the disease, matches pairs of students with Alzheimer’s patients, or learning partners, for at least three terms.