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Portman '78 appointed to joint debt committee

By SAYEH GORJIFARD | August 11, 2011

Sen. Rob Portman '78, R-Ohio, was appointed on Wednesday to the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, a committee tasked with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion more than what was stated in the Budget Control Act passed on Aug.

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Kim presides over layoffs, cuts

By ANGIE YANG and EMILY FLETCHER | August 11, 2011

Editor's Note: This is part two of a series chronicling College President Jim Yong Kim's first two years at Dartmouth. When College President Jim Yong Kim took office in July 2009, he faced the worst endowment performance in over 30 years, largely due to the economic crisis of 2008, Chief of Staff David Spalding said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

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Daily Debriefing

By Hamish Birrell and Angie Yang | August 11, 2011

Following a retreat for Division I college presidents, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has proposed a slew of reforms that seek to improve the state of college athletics, Inside Higher Ed reported.

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Prof. Brooks earns historic tenure

August 8, 2011

ASHLEY BLUM / The Dartmouth Staff Government professor Deborah Brooks became an associate professor at the College on July 1, making her the first female junior faculty member to attain tenure in the government department in 18 years. Brooks, whose past research has focused on public opinion, polling, campaign advertising, and the role of gender in politics, is currently finalizing a book "He Runs, She Runs: Gender Stereotypes, Double Standards, and Political Campaigns" that has been accepted for publication by Princeton University Press and will be released in 2012. Two other female faculty members in the government department Linda Fowler and Lisa Baldez already have tenure, but they were hired at the senior level and received tenure in Dartmouth's government department at the time of hire. After earning her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1993, Brooks went on to earn her Ph.D.

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The D informs campus, offers opportunities for students

By EMMA FIDEL and ALINA EVERETT | August 8, 2011

The Dartmouth is an organization unlike any other at the College. Run entirely by students without any oversight by the College administration, The D is completely independent both financially and editorially and provides a unique resource and community on campus. This issue, our annual Freshman Issue, is just one of over 150 issues that our 200-member staff will produce this year.

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BlitzMail email client changed this summer

August 8, 2011

This summer, Dartmouth students began the transition from the long-established BlitzMail email client to the new Microsoft Office 365 suite, a transition that will continue throughout the 2011-2012 academic year.

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SmartChoice to replace dining plan

By Nathan Yeo | August 8, 2011

The incoming Class of 2015 will be the first group of freshmen to experience this year's changes to Dartmouth's dining system, which include the renovated Class of 1953 Commons and the new SmartChoice meal plan. The Class of 1953 Commons, formerly Thayer Dining Hall, has been under construction since Winter term 2011, but is on schedule to be completed by this Fall term. The new dining area will feature various types of seating on the upstairs floors, including booths, circular tables and rectangular tables, according to director of dining services David Newlove.

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DHMC infection rates drop relative to nation

By Emily Fletcher | August 8, 2011

A new report by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services shows that health-care-associated infections at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center are lower than the national average and have decreased significantly in the last year. DHMC's improved from 36 percent below the national average in 2009 to 64 percent below the average in 2010.

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Fall calendar will change in 2012

August 8, 2011

Beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year, Fall term will start on Sept. 10 and end before Thanksgiving in order for final examinations to conclude before Thanksgiving break.

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Daily Debriefing

By Caroline Liegey | August 8, 2011

Forbes has ranked Dartmouth as the 30th best college for the second year in a row. The Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a Washington-based think tank, determined the rankings based on post-graduation income, professor evaluations, first to second year retention rates, amount of debt incurred over four years, graduation rates and number of fellowships awarded to graduates, according to a Forbes blog post.

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