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Media scrutiny suggested as cause for application decline

By Zac Hardwick | February 11, 2014

College consultants and students suggested that recent media attention and the cost of tuition could have caused this year’s decline in applications to the College. Dartmouth received 19,235 applications to the Class of 2018, a 14 percent decline from applications to the Class of 2017, and the second year in a row that the number has dropped. Last year, 3 percent fewer students applied to the Class of 2017 than had to the Class of 2016.

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Office for Civil Rights to visit amid U.S. debate

By Sean Connolly | February 11, 2014

As part of the ongoing Title IX investigation into Dartmouth’s handling of sexual assault cases, representatives from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights will revisit the College from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28. The federal attention comes as lawmakers in Congress are calling for increased transparency from the Office for Civil Rights.

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Kappa Delta house construction aims for July completion

By Josh Schiefelbein | February 11, 2014

Despite weather-related delays in December and January, construction on the Kappa Delta sorority house remains on schedule, its frame standing three stories tall amidst the snowdrifts on Occom Ridge. Sorority members should be able to tour the house within a month, and the project should be completed by July, said senior project manager Joe Broemel.

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GLC policy follows 'Bloods and Crips' party

By Joshua Schiefelbein | February 10, 2014

A new policy will expect Greek organizations that receive complaints regarding standards of community violations to adjudicate the accused individuals in-house or participate in mediation sessions with the complainants. The Greek Leadership Council and Greek organization presidents unanimously approved the bylaw at a meeting on Monday.

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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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