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Admissions seeks to boost yield

By Jessica Avitabile | February 27, 2013

\n Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff \nFollowing a 3 percent decrease in applications for the Class of 2017 from last year, the Admissions Office is in the process of changing the Dimensions of Dartmouth show, the tour guide program and the financial aid website to attract more applicants and increase accepted student yield rates. The yield for students who attend Dimensions, the College's accepted students weekend, has been steadily declining over the past seven years, Maria Laskaris, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, said.

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Organizations under UFC make do with smaller budget

By Amanda Young | February 27, 2013

Due to the Undergraduate Finance Committee's total decrease of $60,000 last spring, many organizations receiving funding have decreased programming and become more conscious about their spending. All organizations funded by the UFC are within their budgets this year and have been spending responsibly, UFC chair Rohail Premjee '14 said. "Every organization has done well with what they've been given," he said.

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Daily Debriefing

By Marissa Lilly | February 27, 2013

Timothy Geithner '83 will conduct a series of university seminars beginning in early March, Politico reported.

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Daily Debriefing

By Iris Liu | February 26, 2013

Princeton University is considering extending its student and employee health care plan to cover gender reassignment surgery, according to The Daily Princetonian.

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Students share wisdom at Project Z discussion

February 26, 2013

Ramtin Rahmani '16 and his mother could not relax until they were finally aboard a plane taking them out of Iran. Fleeing their homeland because of the institutionalized religious persecution against people of the Bahai faith, they first landed in Vienna and later settled in Portland, Ore.

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Hanover Inn to finish renovations

By Karna Adam | February 26, 2013

Cirrus Foroughi / The Dartmouth Staff After almost a year, the Hanover Inn's three-stage renovation process will be completed with the construction of a new restaurant in March.

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Daily Debriefing

By Min Kyung Jeon | February 25, 2013

Projected federal spending cuts scheduled to go into effect on Friday could reduce academic institutions' ability to conduct valuable scientific research, The Harvard Crimson reported.

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Daily Debriefing

By Laura Weiss | February 24, 2013

More than 150 Harvard University students gathered in front of the offices of the president and other administrators to protest for mental health policy reform on Friday afternoon, The Harvard Crimson reported.

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Mock Trial to advance to next stage

By Amanda Young | February 24, 2013

Dartmouth Mock Trial Society may not have needed to contribute blood or sweat to perform at a tournament earlier this month, but member Chelsea Lim '16 shed a few tears in her role as a witness grieving the death of her husband.

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English department to restructure major

By Stephanie McFeeters | February 24, 2013

Cirrus Foroughi / The Dartmouth Staff Deciphering course requirements will no longer require as much effort as understanding James Joyce's "Ulysses," thanks to the English department's decision to simplify its major structure and clarify its offerings for future classes.

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Daily Debriefing

By Kristin Yu | February 21, 2013

A college diploma is becoming the lowest minimum requirement for low-level positions in many industries, The New York Times reported.

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