Daily Debriefing
A former Amherst College student described her rape by a classmate and the institution's inadequate response in a 5,000-word piece published on Wednesday in The Amherst Student, gaining widespread attention on the Internet.
A former Amherst College student described her rape by a classmate and the institution's inadequate response in a 5,000-word piece published on Wednesday in The Amherst Student, gaining widespread attention on the Internet.
With an overall annual price of $57,996, Dartmouth was ranked the country's seventh most expensive college by the college news blog Campus Grotto, climbing six places from last year's report and 35 places since the 2010-2011 school year.
Hundreds of students lined up to register to vote in New Hampshire last Thursday outside of the Collis Center, lured by free food and the promise of a streamlined registration process.
Al Mulley '70, director of the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, according to a College press release.
In the last year, the Dartmouth College Health Improvement Project has combatted high-risk drinking on campus by expanding the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students program, working with undergraduate advisors and adding primary care screening, according to Special Assistant to the President for Student Health Aurora Matzkin '97, who is also a member of the DCHIP team.
As Student Assembly continues to implement initiatives such as the First-Year Mentoring program, the promotion of Sarner Underground, the inclusion of student senators from other campus organizations and the "Take a Professor to Lunch" program, students have expressed mixed opinions about the organization, its communication and the resource allocation of these programs. The First-Year Mentoring program, which pairs upperclassman mentors with first-year students to ease the transition from high school to college, has hosted two events thus far, including a barbecue on the first day of classes, Student Body Vice President Julia Danford '13 said.
Despite the increasing popularity of social media in the election process, students still participate in elections through more traditional events like presidential debate watch parties.
In an effort to combat hazing among non-Greek organizations and athletic teams, the Collis Center for Student Involvement and the Athletics Department implemented new policies at the beginning of Fall term requiring student organizations and athletic teams to submit new member activity proposals before holding events with newly inducted members of their groups, according to Collis Center Associate Director Anna Hall and Deputy Director of Athletics Robert Ceplikas. Under the Collis Center's new policy, student groups must submit a form that includes a description of the activities they have planned, the goals they are trying to achieve and how news of the event will be communicated to new members, Hall said.
Former Gov. Madeleine Kunin, D-Vt., called for programs in the United States that allow women to successfully maintain both professional and family lives in a lecture in Filene Auditorium on Tuesday night.
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck southern Maine on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The Collis Center is scheduled to undergo renovations starting on Nov.
Princeton University seniors Jeff Morell and Catherine Ettman will serve as undergraduate representatives on the search committee that will select the university's 20th president, according to The Daily Princetonian.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Students and professionals discussed the causes of the United States' deep deficit and possible solutions to the crisis while viewing the economy's status through the eyes of the current generation of students in a Monday panel discussion at the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy.
At Monday's termly Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting, interim College President Carol Folt discussed the College's strategic planning process, finances, communication and wellness and answered several faculty questions.
Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff After unusually high new member classes last fall, Dartmouth's three coeducational fraternities' new membership numbers have returned to levels typical of previous years, according to Coed Council President Blaine Ponto '14.
Indigo, the sister store of Bella, opened in Hanover on Sunday and will differ in its broader selection of clothing in a more prominent location, according to Indigo and Bella co-owner Mia Vogt.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Dartmouth's endowment posted an investment return of 5.8 percent for the 2012 fiscal year, exceeding all other Ivy League institutions that have released their returns but falling short of its 18.4 percent return rate in 2011, according to a College press release.
Tracy Wang / The Dartmouth Staff In response to a perceived lack of progressive publications on campus, a group of students seeking to raise awareness about overlooked social justice issues began The Dartmouth Radical, which released its first issue on Thursday. Founded by Lily Brown '15, Janet Kim '13, Eli Lichtenstein '13, Allison Puglisi '15, Karenina Rojas '13, Daniela Valdes '13 and Anna Winham '14, the eight-page publication will run poems, satire pieces and news stories from a progressive perspective.
Tracy Wang / The Dartmouth Staff While many nonprofit organizations welcome applications from college students and recent graduates, only a handful of these organizations actively and individually recruit Dartmouth students, according to Acting Co-Director of Career Services Monica Wilson.