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Donation to fund house for veterans

By Rebecca Asoulin | April 1, 2014

A New Hampshire veterans advocacy organization plans to purchase a residence for veteran students at Dartmouth, thanks to a $375,000 donation, the organization announced last week. The donor, an unidentified veteran’s family, will contribute the money if the organization, Project VetCare, raises an additional $100,000 to meet the house’s price before its May 31 closing date.

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COSSA recommendations see progress

April 1, 2014

Of the 21 recommendations published last fall by the Committee on Student Safety and Accountability, six have been executed, according to a progress report published on the Dean of the College website last month. Two recommendations are in the process of being implemented, seven are in the planning stages and six are currently under review.

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DHMC receives $10 million for palliative care center

By Erica Buonanno | April 1, 2014

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center received an anonymous $10 million donation, the largest gift in the hospital’s history, earmarked for a new palliative and hospice care center which is set to open in 2017, DHMC announced on March 20. Providing in-patient attention outside of a hospital atmosphere, the center will care for patients at the end of their lives and those with life-threatening illnesses, who often have complex needs that are difficult or impossible to treat at home.

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‘Drop the I-Word’ event highlights students’ stories

By Michael Qian | March 31, 2014

CoFIRED’s event, titled “Drop the I-Word,” addressed the use of the word “illegal” to refer to undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Speaking to an audience of over 50 students and other community members in Collis Common Ground, CoFIRED leaders and supporters said they seek to eliminate the use of the word both at the College and nationwide.

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Greek leaders support Assembly policy

By Victoria Nelsen | March 31, 2014

Greek organization leaders responded positively to a Student Assembly resolution that will provide dues-assistance funds to the governing council of Greek organizations in which a certain number of members complete Dartmouth Bystander Initiative training, pending undergraduate finance committee approval.

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College releases details on revamped housing

By Sara McGahan | March 31, 2014

The Class of 2019 will be the first to experience a “neighborhoods” system, which will give upperclassmen housing in the same residential cluster for three years, residential education director Mike Wooten said.

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College launches redesigned Miniversity programming

By Elizabeth Smith | March 31, 2014

Facing low enrollment and declining interest in teaching courses, the Collis Center for Student Involvement cancelled the majority of its spring Collis Miniversity course offerings. Instead of ending the program outright, however, the Center is launching a redesigned Miniversity, including events under the banner “Not Another Lecture Series.”

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Admissions to visit city alumni clubs

By Jorge Bonilla | March 31, 2014

Admissions officers will attend more admitted student receptions in metropolitan areas this spring as well as work to standardize the resources and materials given to smaller Dartmouth clubs for their events, dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said.

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SA policy to incentivize bystander training

By Chris Leech | March 30, 2014

Through a Student Assembly resolution passed Tuesday, councils will receive $2,000 in funding for each fraternity or sorority in which either 25 members or 50 percent of sophomore and junior members complete training.

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Gilbert trial prompts campus discussion

By Marina Shkuratov | March 30, 2014

Though the extent of its impact cannot be concretely measured, the acquittal of Parker Gilbert ’16 will likely further campus discussion of sexual assault, said College administrators and members of organizations that seek to address sexual violence. The trial and verdict, they said, may also discourage future victims from reporting and perpetuate false conceptions of assault.

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Black alumni, students discuss College history

By Amelia Rosch | March 30, 2014

Launching an oral history exhibit about black alumni and collaborating to increase diversity at the College are among the Black Alumni at Dartmouth Association’s current projects. At a conference this weekend about the experience of black students at Dartmouth, about 70 alumni, faculty and students examined ways to strengthen connections among students and alumni through presentations and group discussions.

After a trial that spanned nearly two weeks, jurors acquit Gilbert of all charges.
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Parker Gilbert ’16 found not guilty of rape

By Felicia Schwartz | March 27, 2014

Parker Gilbert ’16 was found not guilty of rape Thursday afternoon. After a trial that spanned nearly two weeks, jurors acquitted Gilbert, 21, of all charges: five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass.

Dartmouth’s acceptance rate was the second-highest among Ivy League institutions this year, rising from 10 percent last year and 9.4 percent the year before.
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College accepts 11.5 percent of applicants

By Zac Hardwick | March 27, 2014

Following a 14 percent decline in regular decision applications, the College admitted 2,220 of 19,296 applicants to the Class of 2018, an acceptance rate of 11.5 percent, including the 469 students admitted in December through the early decision process.

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Marshall Islands teaching program terminated

By Nancy Wu | March 27, 2014

Students will no longer be able to travel to the Republic of the Marshall Islands to teach English in primary and secondary schools, due to the cancellation of the Dartmouth Volunteer Teaching Program. For the past 15 years, the program has sent about eight student interns to the Islands each winter term.

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Alumni Office organizes luxury trips

By Charlie Rafkin | March 27, 2014

The Alumni Office plans vacations each year to locations like the Galapagos Islands, Cuba, Tanzania and the Baltic, and each trip incorporates a different educational component. Eric Sailer’s trip to Costa Rica, led by biology graduate student Thomas Kraft, emphasized ecotourism. A cruise along the Danube River this September will focus on the central European locales that once gave rise to the classical music of Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart.

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Gilbert '16 acquitted of all charges

By Felicia Schwartz | March 27, 2014

Parker Gilbert ’16 was found not guilty of rape Thursday afternoon. The jurors acquitted Gilbert, 21, of all charges: five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and one count of criminal trespass.

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