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Experts peg 2.9 percent tuition rise to image concerns

By Michael Qian | March 26, 2014

Following the Board of Trustees’ March 8 vote to raise tuition, room, board and mandatory fees by the lowest percentage increase since 1977, education policy experts pointed to both national tuition trends and Dartmouth’s 14 percent drop in application numbers as possible reasons for the reduced growth in price.

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Five years in, Tuck undergraduate classes see broad popularity

By Claire Daly | March 26, 2014

As students finalize spring term course schedules, over 120 upperclassmen have enrolled in one of the Tuck School of Business’s termly undergraduate classes. Since the program was established five years ago, the three available courses have taught undergraduates practical business skills. As the courses grow in popularity, however, some interested students find themselves shut out due to course limits.

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Danos announces retirement, will leave Tuck in 2015

By Michael Qian | March 25, 2014

Tuck School of Business Dean Paul Danos stated yesterday that he would not seek reappointment for a sixth term and will step down at the end of his current term in June 2015. His announcement, which follows 19 years of deanship, was relayed by a campus-wide email from College President Phil Hanlon.

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Students, faculty support Thayer expansion

By Victoria Nelsen | March 25, 2014

Thayer School of Engineering’s proposed expansion is expected to accommodate a growing number of students interested in the field and increase majors’ course schedule flexibility. Students and faculty interviewed said they support the expansion, announced by College President Phil Hanlon last November.

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Danos to step down as Tuck dean in June 2015

By The Dartmouth Staff | March 25, 2014

Tuck School of Business Dean Paul Danos will step down in June 2015 at the conclusion of his current term. Danos, who has served in his position since 1995, has decided not to seek reappointment for a sixth term, College President Phil Hanlon announced in a campus-wide email Tuesday afternoon.

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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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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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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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