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The College tuition was the second-highest in the Ivy League last year.
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University tuitions to continue steep climb, experts say

By Michael Qian | March 2, 2014

Although the College will not finalize its 2014-15 tuition amount until later this month, national trends point toward an ever-rising cost of attendance. With a sticker price of $63,282, Dartmouth was the second-most expensive Ivy League university in the 2013-14 academic year, following Columbia University.

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Drive-in fundraising campaign falls short

By Ashley Manning | March 2, 2014

After an unsuccessful Kickstarter fundraising campaign ended Sunday, owners of the Fairlee Drive-In are determined to keep it open for at least the coming season. The family-owned business has tried selling T-shirts, hosting a concert and an auction and reaching out through social media to raise money for a new $77,000 projector, said Peter Trapp, the drive-in’s owner. Built in 1950, the drive-in has become a local favorite, as well as a beloved sophomore summer experience for many Dartmouth students.

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Club highlights education reform

By Rebecca Asoulin | March 2, 2014

Dartmouth’s group holds weekly meetings, open discussions on topics like socioeconomic integration and charter schools and hosted a Google hangout with Amy Vreeland, founder and CEO of TrueSchool Studio, a nonprofit that works to boost innovation among educators.

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Heps track competition boosts local business

By Miguel Pena | March 2, 2014

As Ivy League track and field athletes descended on Hanover this weekend, they explored beyond the confines of Leverone Field House. Many local businesses and restaurants saw a large influx of patrons during the 2014 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championship this weekend, which were held at the College for the first time in four years.

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Peedin oversees $3.7 billion endowment

By Josh Schiefelbein | February 27, 2014

While jetting around the globe to Singapore, India and England, the College’s chief investment officer, Pamela Peedin ’89 Tu’98 manages the stress of overseeing Dartmouth’s $3.7 billion endowment with enthusiasm and the help of an occasional Starbucks triple grande dry cappuccino.

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Computer glitch delays course change

By Laura Weiss | February 27, 2014

Students hoping to change their spring course lineups could not access class schedules on Banner Student on Thursday morning, when add-drop period was scheduled to start, due to a computer-related issue that has since been resolved. Students reported being confused, though not exceedingly impacted, by the delay.

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Q&A with Bruce Duthu: Violence Against Women Act

By Josh Schiefelbein | February 27, 2014

The reauthorized Violence Against Women Act includes an additional provision that allows Native American tribes to prosecute non-Native offenders. The Dartmouth sat down with Native American studies professor Bruce Duthu to discuss what the legislation means for tribes across the country.

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Students discuss 'Freedom Budget'

By Michael Qian | February 26, 2014

Over 200 students, faculty and staff crowded into Collis Common Ground last night to discuss the “Freedom Budget,” a student-authored list of demands that aims to “eradicate systems of oppression as they affect marginalized communities on this campus” by prompting administrative action.

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SPCSA funds two research projects

By Sara McGahan | February 26, 2014

Recipients of the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault’s Elizabeth A. Hoffman research grants have begun term-long projects that aim to diminish instances of sexual violence and increase awareness of Dartmouth’s resources.

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Eastman’s Pharmacy shuts doors

By Kate Bradshaw | February 26, 2014

Last Wednesday, after 75 years of business, Eastman’s Pharmacy filled its last prescription and closed its doors. Its clients will now be sent 1,000 feet down South Main Street to CVS Pharmacy or receive prescriptions by mail.

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Training addresses suicide prevention

By Zac Hardwick | February 25, 2014

Twenty-five students gathered in Cutter-Shabazz Hall to participate in a suicide prevention gatekeeper training, sponsored by mental health umbrella organization Dartmouth Cares and Active Minds. The training, conducted by Dartmouth counselors with many members of the Active Minds organization participating, is a part of a larger effort by Dartmouth Cares to eventually train every member of the Dartmouth community in suicide prevention practices.

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Arabic FSP cut for second year

By Jordan Einhorn | February 25, 2014

The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literature cancelled its Arabic foreign study program in Tangier, Morocco for the fall of 2014, marking the second consecutive year that the program has been called off due to low enrollment.

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Professors collaborate to study melancholy

By Miguel Pena | February 25, 2014

While mingling at a party for incoming faculty in 2007, English professor George Edmondson and German studies professor Klaus Mladek got to talking about melancholy. Seven years later, that conversation has grown into an idea for their forthcoming book, “A Politics of Melancholia,” and earned them a prestigious award and thousands of dollars in funding. Last week, the American Council of Learned Societies announced that the pair had been selected as one of eight teams of 2014 collaborative research fellows.

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Barros ’96 appointed in Boston

By Kate Bradshaw | February 25, 2014

As Boston’s first chief of economic development, John Barros ’96 plans to use his experience working in urban neighborhoods to promote small business growth, job training programs and build a city that is accommodating to residents of all backgrounds.

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Students collaborate in 'Freedom Budget' to demand change

By Priya Ramaiah | February 24, 2014

Creators of the Freedom Budget said they intended to initiate constructive discussion and social change. The document, which was emailed to campus early Monday morning, outlines a plan for “transformative justice” at Dartmouth, comprising over 70 bulleted demands addressed to 13 administrators.

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