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MALS offers interdisciplinary focus

By Ashley Ulrich | January 19, 2012

With its emphasis on enabling students to pursue their personal academic interests within the framework of a rigorous graduate program, the College's Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program attracts students from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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Alumni recount stories from Freedom Summer

By Madison Pauly | January 19, 2012

Describing experiences that included arrest, physical beatings and protests, four Dartmouth alumni spoke Thursday afternoon about their roles as voting rights activists during Mississippi's "Freedom Summer" of 1964.

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Admissions officers receive 23,052 apps.

By Stephanie McFeeters | January 19, 2012

Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth Although some institutions, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, have reported a decrease in applications for the Class of 2016, Dartmouth admissions officers estimate a 3 to 3.5 percent increase this year, with a record 23,052 applications processed for early and regular decision applicants combined, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris. The College intends to accept roughly 2,100 students approximately 9 percent of applicants making this "the most selective year we've had in terms of the admissions process," Laskaris said. The applicant pool has grown by approximately 25 percent in the past two years, according to Laskaris. The College has already offered admission to 465 students in the early decision process.

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Sororities extend over 70 bids in winter rush

By Tom Owen | January 18, 2012

Approximately 73 percent of the 102 women who registered for sorority rush received bids at the conclusion of winter recruitment on Wednesday, according to Panhellenic Council Rush Chair Lauren Pace '12. About 27 percent of winter rush participants, or 28 women, dropped out of the recruitment process, a statistic that Pace described as "consistent" with the percentage of women who dropped out in the fall. Every woman who was invited to the last night of rush, or "pref night," received a bid, Pace said.

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Daily Debriefing

By ABBIE KOUZMANOFF | January 18, 2012

On Wednesday, MTV launched a new Facebook application that enables prospective college students to search for information about scholarships and financial aid through their online profiles, The New York Times reported.

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Piracy acts could impact students

January 18, 2012

The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act two pieces of legislation aimed at curbing internet piracy would likely affect Dartmouth students who pirate media or frequent smaller websites that link to external content, according to professors and students interview by The Dartmouth. The House and Senate bills, introduced in October and May of 2011, would allow the U.S.

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Speakers to highlight changes in higher ed.

January 18, 2012

Following last Summer term's well-attended, though sometimes controversial, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy" lecture series, the College announced the continuation of its "Leading Voices in Higher Education" series, which began in the fall and will focus on scholarship, globalization and ways to improve the student learning experience, according to Denise Anthony, a sociology professor and the chair of the committee.

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Hanover shops close amid economic woes

By Erin Landau | January 16, 2012

MEGHAN COONEY / The Dartmouth Staff Only the latest casualty in a string of recent business closures in Hanover, Hanover Outdoors will be shutting down in the near future, according to owner Tom Ciardelli.

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Prof. analyzes ancient Greek religion

By Stephanie McFeeters | January 16, 2012

Religion and cult worship played a central role in civic and political life in the ancient Greek city-state of Kolophon, Brown University classics professor Ryan Boehm said in a lecture Wednesday afternoon in Reed Hall. Kolophon was a city in present-day Turkey located near the ancient city of Ephesus that flourished during the late fourth century B.C.

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Madden discusses new gender health services

By Emily Baer | January 16, 2012

Jennifer Madden, a family practitioner interested in medical care and hormone therapy for transgender individuals, discussed the history of transgender health care and research and current practices for primary practitioners providing care for transgendered patients in a lecture to Dartmouth Medical School students and other members of the Dartmouth community in Chilcott Auditorium, on Tuesday. The lecture is the second installment in a series of events celebrating the work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Daily Debriefing

January 16, 2012

Wikipedia will go offline on Wednesday to protest two congressional bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act, referred to as SOPA, and the Protect IP Act, known as PIPA, The New York Times reported.

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Brison discusses free speech limits

By Sasha Dudding | January 16, 2012

HUNTER VAN ADELSBERG / The Dartmouth Staff Americans often think of free speech as the most important right granted in the Constitution, but it is no more fundamental than any other right, and, thus Americans do not appropriately address the consequences of hate speech, philosophy professor Susan Brison said in a lecture at the Haldeman Center on Tuesday. "Free speech is not a special right," Brison said.

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Students participate in resume drop

By Kira Witkin | January 15, 2012

Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Last week, a record-high 625 students participated in winter resume drop, submitting their resumes to Career Services in hopes of being selected for one of 103 entry-level jobs and internships available through the recruiting website DartBoard, according to acting co-director of Career Services Monica Wilson, who manages the recruiting program. The number of students who applied is about the same as last year's 615 winter applicants, according to Wilson.

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Daily Debriefing

By Tom Owen | January 15, 2012

Reader to Reader, a nonprofit organization devoted to increasing literacy in under-served communities such as Native American reservations, announced a new partnership with Dartmouth in a blog post on Friday.

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