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Dartmouth accepts 464 in early decision despite smaller pool

By Ester Cross | December 10, 2012

The College's early decision applicant pool decreased by 12.5 percent from last year, dropping to 1,574 applications for the Class of 2017, while the number of students offered admission remained stable at 464 students, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris.

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Hanlon draws comparisons to Kemeny, McLaughlin

By Hannah Wang | December 4, 2012

Correction appended Succeeding former College President Jim Yong Kim as the 18th member of the Wheelock Succession, President-Elect Philip Hanlon '77, a career academic who has worked as both a mathematics professor and an administrator at the University of Michigan since 1986, has drawn comparisons to several former College presidents.

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Dartmouth launches new website

By Heather Szilagyi | November 16, 2012

Courtesy of Dartmouth.edu The College launched its new homepage design today, marking the first phase of the Dartmouth website's redesign by award-winning website design company Digital Pulp.

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Trustees discuss finances, student life

By Stephanie McFeeters | November 12, 2012

Members of the College's Board of Trustees met with senior administrators to discuss finances and student affairs during their termly meeting on Friday and Saturday, according to Director of Media Relations for the College Justin Anderson.

The number of early decision applications for the Class of 2017 declined for the first time in several years for undetermined reasons.
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Early applicant pool sees decline

By Ester Cross | November 12, 2012

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The pool of early decision applicants for the Class of 2017 consists of 1,526 students, marking a 12.5 percent decrease from last year's pool of 1,744 early applicants, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris.

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College delays public report of strategic plans

November 12, 2012

In an attempt to better integrate feedback and synchronize the strategic planning process with the presidential search, the College has postponed public announcement of proposed strategic planning initiatives until Spring term, Interim College President Carol Folt said in a Nov.

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Agani details Kosovo's health reform

By Jasmine Sachar | November 12, 2012

In Kosovo, a post-war country facing widespread poverty and a population reeling from 10 years of oppression, Minister of Health Ferid Agani has been at the forefront of instituting mental health reform.

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Daily Debriefing

By Amelia Rosch | November 12, 2012

Parsons the New School for Design announced that it will reopen its Paris program in the fall of 2013, The New York Times reported.

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Students question Greek elitism

By Michael Riordan and Ashley Ulrich | November 12, 2012

Editor's Note: This is the final article in a three-part series exploring diversity in College Greek organizations. Each fall, about 400 female and 400 male students choose to rush Panhellenic sororities and Inter-Fraternity Council fraternities, including about 75 percent of the sophomore class.

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Daily Debriefing

By Rebecca Rowland | November 11, 2012

Students in Women's and Gender Studies 80, "Feminist Theory and Methodology," posted a petition online over the weekend conveying their frustration with what they perceive to be the College's anti-feminist culture.

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Ivy Council convenes for 13th annual meeting

By Ashley See | November 11, 2012

Over the weekend, Dartmouth's chapter of the Ivy Council an organization that includes representatives from Ivy League universities' student governments hosted the 13th annual Ivy Leadership Summit, which brings students together for keynote presentations, meetings and networking opportunities, according to Ivy Council President Nick Judson '14.

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‘Demo Day' highlights new apps

November 11, 2012

At the College's first "Demo Day," representatives from Mitosis Undergraduate Accelerator, a program started by Riley Ennis '15 and Matt Ross '15 to support young entrepreneurs at the College, and Barris Incubator Program, a platform for Tuck School of Business students to promote their business ventures, presented their companies' products and business plans to an audience of 120 undergraduates, Tuck and Thayer School of Engineering graduate students, faculty members and investors in Tuck's Borelli Classroom on Friday. Presentations included mobile phone applications currently under development, including SquareOne Mail, which provides users with an interface to solve email problems such as information overload and disorganization; SqrShare, which allows users to share their personal experiences through social network outlets; and Puddleworks, a digital gaming startup that incorporates news stories and current events topics into user-friendly games. Puddleworks uses "real world information to create rich gaming," such as "Peoplemon," a parody of the well-known "Pokemon," that allows animals to catch celebrities such as Charlie Sheen, according to co-founder Terrance Bei '13. "Through Demo Day, we want to help the ventures that we, Mitosis, have and that Tuck has," Ennis said.

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