Climate activists attend Divest Dartmouth talk

Cecelia Shao / The Dartmouth Staff Climate change activists Craig Altemose and Shea Riester passionately advocated for the College to divest from fossil fuel companies in a panel discussion organized by Divest Dartmouth on Wednesday evening. Altemose, executive director of the Better Future Project, has extensive involvement in climate change activism, said Leehi Yona '16, who introduced the speakers.

Victims of abuse, assault speak out

Zonia Moore / The Dartmouth Staff After losing consciousness for several hours in a fraternity basement one night during her freshman fall, Paige '14 woke up in an unfamiliar setting and came to the horrific realization that she was being sexually assaulted by a male student. Paige was one of six speakers who shared their stories at Speak Out, an event designed to enable survivors of sexual assault and abusive relationships to share their experiences out in the open, putting a "human face" to the campaign against sexual assault and unhealthy relationships, said Rebekah Carrow, Sexual Assault Awareness Program co-coordinator and a Sexual Assault Peer Advisor. Over 150 students and staff listened attentively as Paige shared her story. When she managed to return to her dorm room after the traumatic incident, she began vomiting and found herself physically injured, but the long-term repercussions of the assault proved far more serious than her initial symptoms.

Student rep. positions in OAC, COS fully filled

Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Beginning last spring, the Organizational Adjudication Committee and the Committee on Standards merged their processes for choosing student members.

Selingo talks future of higher education

CNN's Tapper '91 to give talk on Tuesday

Courtesy of Dartmouth Alumni In October 2009, in a low-lying valley of northeast Afghanistan, 53 American troops stationed at Combat Outpost Keating were ambushed by 350 Taliban insurgents descending from higher mountainous terrain. Over the next 12 hours, the troops fought off insurgents armed with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and other high-powered weaponry. CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper '91 remembers hearing the news of the battle while at the hospital for the birth of his first son.

Deans hold first xTalks in Biscoh

Case competition proposes solutions to health and development challenges in the Mala Valley

Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Seven teams of undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines sought to identify innovative solutions to health and developmental problems in Peru's Mala Valley during the Dartmouth Global Health and Development case competition on Saturday. The winning team Fed Ghali Med'16, master's in public health student at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Faseeha Altaf GR'13, Thayer School of Engineering PhD student Jennifer Tate GR'13, Hatty Pearson '14, Victoria Trump Redd '14, Brenna Liponis '14 and Emily Fletcher '13 highlighted the importance of establishing baseline and ongoing health and environmental measures in the region. The runner-up team, which included Rachel LaRocca Med'16, Liqiong He Tu'13, Michael Seitz '14, Kate Bradshaw '14, Garrett Wymore '13 and Troy Dildine '13, advocated promoting public health principles and taking better advantage of the region's existing water distribution system. The winning team earned an $1000 prize while the runner-up team won $500.