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Three seniors finish yearlong independent study program

By Marina Shkuratov | April 16, 2014

This year’s senior fellows, Rena Sapon-White ’14, Aaron Colston ’14 and Miriam Kilimo ’14, are currently finishing their projects and preparing to present them publicly on May 6. Instead of taking classes, these students have spent the past year conducting in-depth research in destinations from Poland to Kenya.

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Theta cuts formal rush to use shake-out system

By Victoria Nelsen | April 15, 2014

Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority will not participate in the formal recruitment process this fall, instead opting for a more casual “shake-out” process, Theta executives said in a campus-wide email Tuesday morning. They referenced lowering exclusivity and superficiality in the sorority recruitment process and making the Greek system more accessible for female students and members of minority groups as reasons for the change.

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With new tactics, senior class gift campaign kicks off

By Emily Brigstocke | April 15, 2014

Organizers of this year’s senior class gift aim to lessen socioeconomic pressure by de-emphasizing the goal of having all members of the Class of 2014 donate. The Class of 1964, which has pledged to match donations two-to-one, will donate three times the total amount raised if the Class of 2014 campaign can break $25,000 on its own. Last year, the Class of 2013 raised $24,785.

2,376 people cast ballots in this year's election, an increase of 531 from last year.
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Dennis, Cunningham to lead Assembly

By Sara McGahan | April 14, 2014

Casey Dennis ’15 and Frank Cunnningham ’16 were elected Student Assembly president and vice president on Monday. A total of 2,376 people cast ballots in this year’s election, an increase of 531 from last year.

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Alumnus charged with assault following Parkhurst disturbance

By Taylor Malmsheimer | April 14, 2014

David Vincelette ’84, 57, was arrested by Hanover Police Monday afternoon after causing a disturbance in the reception area of College President Phil Hanlon’s office and assaulting Safety and Security director Harry Kinne, Hanover Police chief Frank Moran said. After his arrival, Parkhurst Hall was locked down, College media relations officer Shea Drefs said in an emailed statement.

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Sexual assault policy comment period closes

By Josh Schiefelbein | April 14, 2014

Monday marked the deadline for community members to submit comments on the College’s newly proposed sexual assault policy, which was released a month ago. By Monday, four comments — including two by alumni, one by a professor and one by a graduate student, all in general support of the changes — had been posted in a featured discussion about the proposed policy on Improve Dartmouth. No undergraduates had submitted public comments.

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Computing works to patch Heartbleed vulnerabilities

By Roshan Dutta | April 14, 2014

Though the Heartbleed bug, a vulnerability in a popular encryption software known as OpenSSL, has had little impact on the College, computing services has worked urgently to patch its servers since last week. The College will inform campus once computing staff secures its servers, and community members should not change their Dartmouth passwords until after the systems affected by Heartbleed have been fixed.

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Discussion hones in on faculty retention

By Kate Bradshaw | April 14, 2014

Dartmouth’s difficulty in recruiting and retaining minority faculty members may derive from a preexisting lack of minority professors, tenure prospects and additional mentorship responsibilities these faculty members take on, students, faculty and staff said at the fifth set of “Moving Dartmouth Forward” discussions.

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Dennis, Cunningham elected to lead Student Assembly

By Sara McGahan | April 14, 2014

Casey Dennis ’15 and Frank Cunnningham ’16 were elected Student Assembly president and vice president on Monday. Dennis garnered 930 votes, 281 votes ahead of write-in candidate Sophia Pedlow ’15, according to a press release from the Election Planning and Advisory Committee. A total of 2,376 people cast ballots in this year’s election, an increase of 531 from last year.

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Campaign targets assault at the College

By Erica Buonanno | April 13, 2014

UltraViolet, a women’s rights advocacy group, has launched a national campaign against sexual assault at Dartmouth that uses petitions and online advertisements to demand that the College take stronger action to combat the issue. Based on information from Facebook profiles and Internet searches, UltraViolet is targeting its advertisements at people who have listed an affiliation with or interest in Dartmouth.

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Assembly candidates talk Greek issues in final debate

By Priya Ramaiah | April 13, 2014

During the final Student Assembly debate, hosted by the Greek Leadership Council in Collis Common Ground, candidates voiced their opinions about the Assembly’s role in the Greek system to an audience of around 45, the largest of the four debates. Elections opened at midnight and will close at 8 p.m. Monday.

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Workshop addresses community on campus

By Miguel Pena | April 13, 2014

At a weekend IDEO innovation seminar and workshop, participants proposed projects including a traveling activity bus, electronics-free rooms and a community service graduation requirement. Over 60 students attended the event, held at the Thayer School of Engineering, which asked participants to design a product or opportunity that would strengthen personal connections and relationships on campus, as well as create a more caring and collaborative Dartmouth community.

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Mass casualty drill tests Dartmouth EMS squad

By Roshan Dutta | April 13, 2014

Some students may have been startled on Saturday as they came across a number of seemingly injured and unconscious people surrounded by first responders, splashed with fake blood and bearing fictional injuries. The incident they witnessed was a simulated mass casualty drill designed to test and improve response to similar incidents, the signature event of the fifth annual Northern New England Collegiate EMS Conference.

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Third debate draws crowd

By Sara McGahan | April 10, 2014

Student Assembly presidential and vice-presidential candidates discussed the “Freedom Budget,” Bored at Baker and building community at Dartmouth in a debate hosted by the Inter-Community Council last night. The debate was held in Cutter-Shabazz Hall and attracted an audience of around 40 spectators.

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Over 750 apply to live in affinity programs

By Chris Leech | April 10, 2014

By the Monday night deadline, over 750 students had applied for a spot in one of the College’s living learning communities, a housing option for students seeking to live with peers who share a certain passion or interest. Students could opt to join an established affinity community, participate in one of three new programs or design their own. The programs being launched this fall include an entrepreneurship community, a global village and an LGBTQ affinity house.

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Gillibrand ’88 asks for funds to combat assault

By Amelia Rosch | April 10, 2014

As a Title IX investigation continues at Dartmouth, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’88, D-N.Y., announced Monday that she and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., will work together to combat sexual assault on college campuses. As a first step, Gillibrand and McCaskill released a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee requesting $109 million in new federal funds to be used for Clery Act and Title IX enforcement on college campuses, according to an April 7 press release from Gillibrand’s office.

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