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Kim notifies campus of harassment incidents

By Stephanie McFeeters | May 13, 2012

Safety and Security, the Dean of the College Office and the Office of Pluralism and Leadership are currently investigating two incidents of harassment reported last week in accordance with the College's Bias Incident Protocol, according to OPAL Director Alysson Satterlund.

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Symposium addresses marijuana legalization

By Madison Pauly | May 13, 2012

Policymakers, doctors and professors from across New England debated the merits and pitfalls of legalizing medical marijuana at the eighth annual Dartmouth Symposium on Substance Abuse, held on Friday in Collis Common Ground.

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Dean Johnson addresses campus inquiries

By Katie Tai | May 10, 2012

Video responses from Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson to 20 questions submitted by members of the student body via Google Moderator were uploaded on Thursday to the Dean's Office website.

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Daily Debriefing

By Heather Szilagyi | May 10, 2012

An amendment to North Carolina's constitution that bans same-sex marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unions will have uncertain effects on faculty and students on college campuses in the state, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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Jim ‘Gusanoz' Dupuis dies in Montreal at 56

By Leslie Ye | May 10, 2012

Jim Dupuis, a beloved Hanover delivery man known best for his time working at Gusanoz Mexican Restaurant, died on May 5 in Montreal most likely of natural causes, though the autopsy report has not yet been released, according to his sister, Cathy Dupuis.

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Collection questions political norms

By Amanda Young | May 10, 2012

German professor Klaus Mladek and English professor George Edmondson are currently editing a collection of essays, "Sovereignty in Ruin: Politics in Crisis," which will include the work of prominent critical theorists like Judith Butler, according to Mladek. The collection seeks to provide an alternative to conventional channels of politics, which Mladek and Edmondson "perceive to be in a deep crisis," Mladek said.

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Day celebrates diverse body types

By Clifton Lyons | May 10, 2012

Hunter Van Adelsberg / The Dartmouth Staff Hunter Van Adelsberg / The Dartmouth Staff Bubbles and brightly-colored sidewalk chalk welcomed Dartmouth students, faculty and Hanover residents to Thursday's "No Diet Day" celebration, an anti-diet, body-size-acceptance day sponsored by the Eating Disorder Peer Advisors. Founded in 1992 by Mary Evans Young, British feminist and director of the British anti-diet campaign "Diet Breakers," "No Diet Day" is an international, annual celebration of body acceptance and body shape diversity. "The goal of the day is to dispel the idea that there is only one right' body type and instead urges us all to celebrate the beauty in all of our natural shapes and sizes," EDPA intern Hannah Groveman '13 said. The day is also dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers and futility of dieting and to recognizing how dieting perpetuates violence against women.

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Board to launch wiki for off-campus options

By Jenny Che | May 9, 2012

The Off-Campus Student Advisory Board, a committee designed to improve study abroad programs, plans to improve student knowledge about off-campus programs by launching a website next week detailing academic, cultural and internship opportunities, as well as basic safety and accommodation information for each off-campus program.

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Women share personal experiences

By Ashley Ulrich | May 9, 2012

Correction appended A panel of seven senior women shared personal stories of sickness, loss, abuse and healing during the 23rd annual Women of Dartmouth panel on Wednesday evening.

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Daily Debriefing

By Diana Ming | May 9, 2012

Several Texas universities have begun offering $10,000 degree programs in response to a call from Gov.

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Week celebrates African cultures

By Sam Rauschenfels | May 9, 2012

To replace the single night of African cultural celebration that took place last year, Students for Africa has launched a full week of events this week designed to celebrate the diverse peoples and countries of Africa and to educate the Dartmouth community. The organization decided to extend the annual Africa Night event to an Africa Week following discussions at a general meeting during Winter term.

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Committee releases tips to combat assault

By MICHAEL RIORDAN | May 9, 2012

The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault founded two years ago to combat sexual violence on campus and assist victims of sexual assault released three lists of recommendations on Monday to create a safer environment at the College, according to SPCSA chair Elizabeth Hoffman '13 and vice-chair Anneliese Sendax '13. The three lists separately address students, faculty and administrators and were compiled from discussion notes written during the SPCSA's Winter Symposium, which was attended by the College's Sexual Assault Awareness Program coordinators, Sexual Assault Peer Advisors, Mentors Against Violence, Sexperts and members of Green Team and Gender Sexuality XYZ, Hoffman said. The SPCSA reviewed the respective organizations' notes after the symposium's close.

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Research quantifies literary trends

May 8, 2012

Math department chair and computer science professor Daniel Rockmore and a team of researchers, including James Hughes Adv '12 and Nicholas Foti Adv '12, studied the evolution of literary styles using mathematical and statistical analysis of English-language literature to explore a "rich area of collaboration," Rockmore said. In a published report of their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers concluded that the literary styles of modern authors vary from their predecessors more than authors of previous eras.

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Nine receive Fulbright grant offers

By CONNOR WATUMULL | May 8, 2012

Nine Dartmouth students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Grants by the U.S. State Department to conduct research or teach abroad, according to the College's Scholarship Advising Office.

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Daily Debriefing

By Jenny Che | May 8, 2012

The U.S. Senate voted 52 to 45 on Tuesday to block a bill that would have prevented a doubling of student loan interest rates to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent, The New York Times reported.

The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Office hosted a mock sexual assault hearing to improve understanding of the Committee on Standards process.
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Mock COS trial elucidates process

By Emily Brigstocke | May 8, 2012

CHELSEA ESTEVEZ / The Dartmouth In an attempt to increase transparency in an inherently private process, the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Office held a Committee on Standards mock hearing of a sexual misconduct case on Tuesday evening in Silsby Hall in front of a full audience. While the COS committee that presided over the hearing consisted of actual COS members, all other participants in the hearing were actors.

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