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April 10, 2026
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COSSA fails to meet since May

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The Committee on Student Safety and Accountability, a 12-member advisory group created in May to formulate short and long-term solutions to address hazing, high-risk drinking and sexual assault, has neither met since its initial meeting in the spring nor reached out to the local and national partner organizations outlined in former College President Jim Yong Kim's March 22 and May 8 press releases, according to COSSA members. The committee, co-chaired by Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson, consists of four students, four faculty members and three additional staff members, including Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne. Johnson said that the committee has not met since the spring because the new academic calendar has created scheduling conflicts among members.


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Two delegates from the Peruvian Ministry of Health visited campus this week to promote the relationship between Dartmouth and Peru, according to a College press release.



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Writing Institute grows with new professors, courses

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Having anticipated an enrollment increase with the elimination of an SAT-based exemption for Writing 5, the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric has seen a smooth transition facilitated by nine new sections of Writing 5 and the hiring of six new faculty members, according to Institute director Christiane Donahue.


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D'Aveni's views spur controversy

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The United States needs to revamp and reinvent its current economic policies to compete with Chinese state-run capitalism and the massive job shift from west to east, according to Tuck School of Business professor Richard D'Aveni.


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Alumnus stresses skills over passion

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Courtesy of Dartmouth.edu Students should disregard advice to follow their passions and instead focus on developing a specific set of skills in order to have successful careers, according to Cal Newport '04, author of "So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work you Love." Developing a sense of autonomy, mastery, competence and impact in one's job produces career satisfaction, Newport said.


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Considering the legality of affirmative action, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding the use of race in admissions decisions, The New York Times reported.




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Demonstrations in Kabul, Afghanistan, turned violent on Monday after President Hamid Karzai's decision to change the name of Kabul Education University to the Martyr of Peace Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani University, The New York Times reported.


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Distributive requirements encourage exploration

Dartmouth's distributive course curriculum which requires students to complete at least one course in eight different broad educational categories encourages student exploration and exposure to hidden interests, according to students and deans.




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While the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to race-based affirmative action at the University of Texas on Wednesday, India's Supreme Court is hearing a case on caste-based affirmative action, The New York Times reported.


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BADA celebrates 40 years as College organization

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The Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association, founded in 1972 during a time of social change in the United States that prompted the College to begin admitting more black students, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year as a network for black students and alumni.


Ariel Diaz '02 Th'04 created a startup called Boundless, which offers students free materials in textbook form.
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Alumnus creates textbook alternative

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Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Ariel Diaz '02 Th'04 is offering students across the country an alternative to buying costly textbooks every term through his new startup, Boundless.com, which offers students free compilations of non-copyrighted material in a textbook form. Boundless does not provide actual e-textbooks, but rather uses a mix of government and nonprofit open-licensed content, according to Diaz, who started working on the idea two and a half years ago with co-founder Aaron White. Diaz said that his goal is not only to give students a less costly way to learn, but also to "create an education system that lets every individual perform and learn at their potential and speed." Boundless currently features review videos, flashcards and note-taking tools in addition to textbook information.


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Orozco murals reopen after updates to room

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CECELIA SHAO / The Dartmouth The Orozco Room, home to a famous mural by Jose Clemente Orozco and the library course reserves, reopened to the public on Saturday after undergoing almost four months of renovations, including the installation of a state-of-the-art lighting system, new furniture and desk lamps. The new LED lighting system, installed by Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design, is intended to better display the murals, according to art history professor Mary Coffey.



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A newly revamped Common Application will debut Aug. 1, 2013 as part of an $8-million project to accommodate the increasing volume of applications from around the world, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.


Former College President James Wright was one of several speakers at a symposium on military service held on Friday and Saturday.
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Symposium discusses veterans' issues

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CECELIA SHAO / The Dartmouth The nature of modern war has widened the chasm between civilians and the armed forces, former College President James Wright said at a history symposium, "Military Service and National Obligation," this weekend.