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Library to conduct survey on services, resource usage

By Brian Chalif | February 10, 2014

The College’s library is conducting its triennial survey this week, an examination that in past years has led the library to extend its hours from midnight to 2 a.m. and add more group study rooms. The survey, conducted by the Dartmouth library assessment committee, will be sent to 1,528 undergraduates and 771 graduate students over the next few days.

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Alumni meet for weekend retreat

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | February 9, 2014

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.

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College announces sexual assault center

By Victoria Nelsen | February 9, 2014

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.

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Food aficionados start club chapter

February 9, 2014

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.

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Daily Debriefing: Winter Carnival wrap-up

By Nancy Wu | February 9, 2014

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.

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NH ranks second-least religious

By Heather Szilagyi | February 6, 2014

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.

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Hanlon, Johnson speak at memorial

By The Dartmouth Staff | February 5, 2014

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.

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General Ham talks PTSD, military service

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | February 5, 2014

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.

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Alaska rocket to collect space data

By Chris Leech | February 5, 2014

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.

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Haven opens doors to provide warmth

By Brian Chalif | February 5, 2014

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.

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ORL program creates interest-based housing

By Claire Daly | February 4, 2014

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.

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Peer advising may cover gender, sexuality

By Ashley Manning | February 4, 2014

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.

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