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Although many colleges have implemented or considered implementing campus-wide smoking bans, Dartmouth has no current plans to follow suit.
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College has no plans to ban smoking

By Sam Rauschenfels | March 26, 2012

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Despite the proliferation of campus-wide smoking bans across the country, Dartmouth does not enforce a full ban and has no current plans to do so, according to Director of Media Relations Justin Anderson.

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Conley leaves College for William and Mary

By Leslie Ye | March 26, 2012

After two decades as both a professor and an administrator at Dartmouth, French and comparative literature expert Katharine Conley will be leaving Dartmouth for the College of William and Mary, where she will assume the position of dean of the faculty of arts and sciences on July 1, according to Conley. Conley served as the associate dean of the faculty for the arts and humanities at Dartmouth from 2006 to 2011 and is currently on sabbatical.

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Hazing scandal draws media attention

By Diana Ming | March 26, 2012

On the heels of hazing allegations leveled by former Sigma Alpha Epsilon member Andrew Lohse '12 in a January opinon column in The Dartmouth, numerous national media outlets have covered the ensuing campus reaction and College response including the Associated Press, The New York Times and The Boston Globe, which focused on hazing at Dartmouth in an editorial that criticized the College's actions regarding hazing on campus. "For the sake of its students, who could be injured by hazing, and its reputation as a broad-minded institution, Dartmouth should send a strong message against such behavior," The Globe's editorial board wrote. Vice President for Alumni Relations Martha Beattie '76 sent an email obtained by The Dartmouth to members of Dartmouth's Alumni Council on March 13 addressing potential concerns about hazing at the College and the recent increase in national press coverage of the issue.

Students, faculty and staff had mixed reactions to the possibility of College President Jim Yong Kim departing to become president of the World Bank.
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Kim nomination met with mixed response

By James Peng | March 26, 2012

Aki Onda / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Faculty members, students and alumni expressed mixed views in response to College President Jim Yong Kim's nomination for the World Bank presidency by United States President Barack Obama.

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N.H. House votes down repeal bill

By Manav Raj | March 25, 2012

In what has been an ongoing saga in New Hampshire politics, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a bill on Wednesday that would have repealed the state's same-sex marriage law. The result of the vote, 211 to 116, was a surprise to many legislators, given that Republicans dominate the House.

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Worker dies following Hanover Inn accident

By Amanda Young | March 25, 2012

A worker at the Hanover Inn construction site died on March 13 after suffering a serious head injury caused by a construction accident, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone. Dana Lowe, a 53-year-old resident of Morrisville, Vt.

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Daily Debriefing

By Blaze Joel | March 25, 2012

Men consuming large quantities of saturated fats tend to have lower quality sperm than other men, according to a study co-authored by Dartmouth Medical School professor Jill Attaman.

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DMS climbs medical school rankings

By Sasha Dudding | March 25, 2012

Richard Yu / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth Medical School jumped to 38th place from 67th place in the primary care category of the 2013 US News & World Report graduate school rankings released on March 13, the largest improvement of any school.

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Obama nominates College President Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank

By The Dartmouth Staff | March 23, 2012

The Dartmouth Staff In a Friday morning announcement in the White House Rose Garden, United States President Barack Obama nominated College President Jim Yong Kim, a doctor and international public health expert, to lead the World Bank. With Kim, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner '83 by his side, Obama explained the importance of selecting a World Bank president with "a deep understanding of both the role that development plays in the world and the importance of creating conditions where assistance is no longer needed." Developing nations have criticized the World Bank for the American domination of the organization, according to the Associated Press.

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Worker dies after construction accident at Hanover Inn

By Amanda Young | March 15, 2012

A worker at the Hanover Inn construction site died on Tuesday after suffering a serious head injury caused by a construction accident, Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Dana Lowe, a 53-year-old resident of Morrisville, Vt., was assisting in the erection of steel beams from a scissor lift when a crane ball inadvertently knocked over the aerial lift on which he was standing, according to Giaccone. "He fell about 15 feet and his head struck the concrete floor and some steel beams," he said. Lowe was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in a "semi-unconscious" state, Giaccone said. He died 12 to 15 hours after arriving at DHMC, according to Giaccone.

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Alumni Councilors informed about hazing, increased media attention

By The Dartmouth Staff | March 14, 2012

Amidst the media firestorm incited by recent hazing allegations against Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the subsequent College charges against the fraternity and 27 of its members, Vice President for Alumni Relations Martha Beattie '76 sent an email obtained by The Dartmouth to members of Dartmouth's Alumni Council on Tuesday addressing potential concerns about hazing at Dartmouth and the recent increase in national press coverage of the issue. "You may already have been contacted by your constituents with questions or concerns involving this press, or you may be in the future as we expect at least one more article to appear soon in Rolling Stone magazine," Beattie said in the email. In her email, Beattie included three links to recently published pieces about the hazing allegations made by former SAE member Andrew Lohse '12 in January a March 2 article from The Boston Globe, a March 6 letter to the editor submitted by College President Jim Yong Kim to The Globe and a March 13 article from the Associated Press.

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College charges SAE members

By Clare Coffey | March 6, 2012

Samantha Oh / The Dartmouth Staff The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Office has charged 27 members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity with hazing violations during the fall 2011 pledge term, charges that could lead to the students' suspension or permanent separation from the College if they are found responsible, according to SAE president Brendan Mahoney '12.

Students attending Hanover High School participate in a variety of College service programs.
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Programs attract Hanover students

March 6, 2012

Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff Although the College's resources, departments and service programs primarily target undergraduates, Hanover High School students also avail themselves of academic, athletic and community service opportunities offered at Dartmouth during the summer to expose themselves to a college setting, in addition to gaining experience in their selected activity, according to computer science professor Devin Balkcom. "A summer program gives a chance for high school students to see what it's about to see that older students, faculty and coaches are excited about exciting things, and are happy to have them involved," Balkom said. The Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth program attracts Hanover High student volunteers and interns to participate in hosting students from under-resourced schools at Dartmouth.

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Daily Debriefing

Due to accounting and record-keeping problems, AmeriCorps, the national organization that provides grants to the Dartmouth Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth program, was forced to freeze its grants, according to SEAD Executive Director Jay Davis.

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