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Study finds drug misconceptions

By Emily Baer | September 26, 2011

A "surprisingly" high number of Americans misunderstand the effectiveness of various types of medication and the side effects of drugs approved by the Federal Drug Administration, according to Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. In a Sept.

Emily Jones '08, whose two-year Peace Corps assignment in Togo ends in November 2012, has worked to improve the local education system.
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Jones '08 builds library in rural Togolese village

By Pallavi Kuppa-Apte | September 25, 2011

Courtesy of the Peace Corps / The Dartmouth Staff When Emily Jones '08 first arrived in a Togolese farming community in western Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer, she struggled to communicate with others in French many of the local residents had never before encountered her American accent. Approximately one year later, Jones has not only enhanced her language skills, but has also made significant progress toward improving the local education system by helping girls remain in school, constructing a community library and organizing a youth leadership camp. Jones, whose two-year assignment ends in November 2012, is primarily involved in Girls' Education and Empowerment, a division of the Community and Youth Development sector of the Peace Corps.

Members of Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering work on a project to expand hydroelectric power in Rwanda.
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Students help deliver power to rural Rwanda

By Clare Coffey | September 25, 2011

Courtesy of Joey Anthony Correction appended### Eight students from Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering stepped off the plane in Kigali, a city whose clean and safe streets contrasts starkly with Rwanda's history of instability and violence, on July 15, according to project leader Joseph Anthony '12.

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Thayer studies granted $2.5 mil.

By Diana Ming | September 25, 2011

Thayer School of Engineering recently secured nearly $2.5 million in grants to fund research projects focusing on sports-related concussions, Arctic sea ice behavior and real-world business skill development, Thayer Dean Joseph Helble said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

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Size, location impact business surge

By Leslie Ye | September 25, 2011

The College's relatively small size and remote location may be contributing to the recent upsurge in student-run businesses, economics professor Christopher Snyder said.

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Daily Debriefing

By John Biberman | September 25, 2011

Harvard University's endowment increased by 21.4 percent to $32 billion during fiscal year 2011, according to a university press release.

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Daily Debriefing

By Rachel Aragon | September 22, 2011

President Barack Obama's aspiration that the United States boast the highest number of College graduates worldwide by 2020 may be improbable, according to projections released by the U.S.

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DHMC protests low reimbursement rate

By James Peng | September 22, 2011

The combined impact of New Hampshire state budget cuts enacted on July 1 and prior reductions in hospitals' Medicaid reimbursement rates over the past three years has forced Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to reduce its workforce and consider altering certain services in order to cover approximately $100 million in losses, according to Rick Adams, direction of media relations for DHMC. "We're looking at all aspects of the operation to see what we can change," Adams said. To address the budget gap, DHMC plans to decrease its discretionary spending by reducing its workforce, as well as possibly altering the services that the hospital offers patients, Adams said.

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College receive 5-star LGBT rating

By Felicia Schwartz | September 22, 2011

Aki Onda / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Following the five-star rating Dartmouth received from Campus Pride's LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, members of the lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual community on campus praise the College's efforts to increase inclusivity but acknowledge that more work can be done to make the overall atmosphere on campus more accepting.

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EKT extends bids after pre-recruitment event

September 22, 2011

Tina Ma / The Dartmouth Staff In a departure from the traditional women's sorority recruitment process, Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority hosted more than 30 members of the Class of 2014 for an alternative rush event on Thursday evening, preceding the official Panhellenic Council recruitment period that begins on Sept.

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New no-loan policy starts for Class of 2015

By Soumya Gupta | September 21, 2011

The number of incoming freshmen receiving College scholarships without loans in the 2011-2012 academic year decreased from 44.3 percent for the Class of 2014 to 42 percent for the Class of 2015, according to statistics from the Financial Aid Office obtained by The Dartmouth.

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Lynch to decline re-election bid

September 21, 2011

Four-term Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H., will not seek re-election in 2012, he announced in a press conference at a Manchester elementary school on Sept.

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Daily Debriefing

By Pallavi Kuppa-Apte | September 21, 2011

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services passed a budget plan for the Education Department on Tuesday that maintains Pell Grants but cuts government subsidies on student loan interest, Inside Higher Ed reported.

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Farmers' market extends into Oct.

By Madeline Zeiss | September 21, 2011

Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff Due to demand from members of the community who enjoy perusing the produce and listening to local musicians, and following the subsequent enthusiasm from vendors, the Hanover farmers' market currently in its third consecutive year of operation will extend its season for two additional weeks until Oct.

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Grant funds new disease research

By Isha Flores | September 21, 2011

An $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Dartmouth Medical School researchers to collaborate with other biologists and statisticians from across New England to study environmental toxins and humans' susceptibility to disease, according to researchers interviewed by The Dartmouth.

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Slaughter delivers first Chalk Talk of the year

By Alison Polton-Simon | September 20, 2011

Although he described himself as "like Tigger" the "Winnie the Pooh" character known for his optimism Associate Dean of the Tuck School of Business' MBA program Matthew Slaughter shared somewhat pessimistic projections for the American and global economies in the first installment of the five-part Fall 2011 Faculty Chalk Talk Series, "Election Issues 2012: Hot Topics in National Politics." Slaughter divided his presentation into five segments, each centering on a number either a date, a percentage or a financial figure to showcase different aspects of the state of the economy.

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