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By Hannah Wang | February 12, 2012

A 2011 Tuck School of Business graduate received the highest total starting compensation package of students graduating with MBA degrees last year, business blog Poets and Quants reported last week.

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Daily Debriefing

By Sophia DiPaolo | February 9, 2012

Andrew Lohse '12, who recently gained widespreadattention for his allegations of hazing at his former fraternity, pled guilty on Monday to charges of disorderly conduct stemming from an October 2011 incident on the Green.

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Tabard seeks better campus outreach

By ABBIE KOUZMANOFF | February 9, 2012

The Tabard coed fraternity, the only coed house with a physical plant on Webster Avenue, has began recently trying to spread its message of inclusiveness and freedom of expression to revamp its reputation, according to Tabard president Chris Valleau '12.

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Admissions recruiters find variable success

By Stephanie McFeeters | February 9, 2012

The admissions office visits 500 to 600 schools and hosts 65 to 80 information sessions both joint sessions and Dartmouth-specific sessions over the course of a typical year, according to Director of Admissions Recruitment Daniel Parish '89.

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Greek orgs. see growth at Ivies

By Madeline Zeiss | February 9, 2012

Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff Interest and participation in Greek life has recently increased at Dartmouth and several other Ivy League institutions, reflecting national increases in the number of affiliated college students.

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Lack of snow results in event cancellations

February 8, 2012

Due to a lack of snow and dangerous, icy conditions, the snow sculpture contest, Carni Classic and human dog sled race have been canceled for this weekend's Winter Carnival, according to Winter Carnival Council co-chair Mandy Bowers '14. The Polar Bear Swim will still take place barring warm temperatures at night, which are unlikely based on current temperature forecasts. Occom Pond is evaluated on a daily basis and a final decision regarding the Polar Bear Swim will be announced Friday morning, Eric Ramsey, director of the Collis Center and advisor to the Winter Carnival Council, said in an email to The Dartmouth. The decision to cancel three Winter Carnival events was made on Wednesday afternoon following a meeting with members from leadership groups including Programming Board, the Collis Center, the Office of Alumni Relations, the Office of Residential Life, Safety and Security and the Office of Facilities, Operations and Management, according to Bowers. "We held out in making final decisions on hosting these events until the last possible moment," Ramsey said. The lack of snow on the golf course made the cancellation of the Carni Classic, a three-kilometer ski race open to all members of the Dartmouth community, a "no-brainer," Bowers said.

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Thayer team redesigns solar tech.

By Kira Witkin | February 8, 2012

Researchers at the Thayer School of Engineering are pursuing a full patent for solar energy technology that makes future dependence on renewable resources more realistic, according to engineering professor Jifeng Liu, who led the research team. The group which included Liu, Haofeng Li Th '15 and Thayer research scientist Xiaoxin Wang has developed a process to create less expensive solar cells that are up to twice as efficient as the current technology, according to Liu. Because current methods can harness only a "very small portion" of solar energy, amounting to less than 10 percent, the team's findings could be "groundbreaking" in the field of renewable energy studies, Li said. "The sun gives so much energy," he said.

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Orszag discusses political economy

By Sasha Dudding | February 8, 2012

MAGGIE ROWLAND / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Drawing on experience from both his time in government and his current position in the private sector as vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup, Inc., Peter Orszag outlined the three main features of the current political and economic situation to a crowd in Silsby Hall on Wednesday.

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Daily Debriefing

February 8, 2012

A recent investigation by The Washington Post found that members of Congress have earmarked over $60 million to colleges and universities that employ their family members, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported Tuesday.

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TEDx canceled amid logistical difficulties

By Sophia Pedlow | February 7, 2012

TEDxDartmouth, a conference that drew 1,500 participants last year to discuss "ideas worth spreading," will not happen this year due to the inexperience of new leaders and lack of returning membership, according to this year's former TEDx president Maggie Tierney '14, who stepped down at the start of Winter term for personal reasons. The student-run organization "ran into logistical difficulties" when it failed to get a license from the TED organization for the event, Tierney said.

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Mild weather dampens winter fun

By Heather Szilagyi | February 7, 2012

Relatively high winter temperatures and a lack of significant snowfall are adversely impacting Dartmouth's traditional winter activities, including skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway, ice skating on Occom Pond and cross-country skiing on the Hanover Country Club golf course, according to Dartmouth students.

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Lynge talks future of Inuit people

By Stephanie McFeeters | February 7, 2012

Emily Brigstocke / The Dartmouth Greenlandic Inuit welcome the possibility of economic opportunity that comes with the growing international interest in regional oil and mineral resources but worry about the effect it may have on their environment and traditional lifestyle, Aqqaluk Lynge, chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, said in a lecture to a packed Filene Auditorium Tuesday afternoon. Greenland has one of the most extensive green energy programs in the world, with over 60 percent of its electricity coming from hydropower, he said.

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