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By Felicia Schwartz | January 10, 2011

Jan. 7, 11:40 p.m.Class of 1953 CommonsSafety and Security officers found an unresponsive student lying across a set of chairs.

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Construction proceeds on schedule

By Sharla Grass | January 10, 2011

Samantha Oh / The Dartmouth The frigid Hanover weather has not slowed the construction of the new Class of 1978 Life Sciences Building or the Visual Arts Center, according to staff at the Office of Planning, Design and Construction. The Life Sciences Building, located near the College's Vail Medical School building on the northern end of campus, is scheduled to be completed by May 10, 2011, but will not open for full occupancy until Sept.

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Daily Debriefing

By Jenny Che | January 10, 2011

The College Board will publish new versions of the Advanced Placement biology and A.P. United States history exams next month, according to The New York Times.

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Daily Debriefing

By Isha Flores | January 9, 2011

A new study conducted at Harvard University's School of Education found that legacy applicants enjoy a far greater admissions advantage than previously realized, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

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Coed houses differ in rush policies and plans

By Clare Coffey | January 9, 2011

Correction appended As winter rush approaches, Dartmouth coed organizations plan to seek a balance between expanding membership and maintaining tightly-knit societies, according to Greek officers interviewed by The Dartmouth.

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Repeal of DADT may return ROTC to Ivies

By Clare Coffey | January 6, 2011

The Senate's Dec. 18 repeal of the "don't ask don't tell" policy will have little effect on the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at Dartmouth, members of the organization interviewed by The Dartmouth said.

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Gillibrand '88 brings about change

By Gavin Huang | January 6, 2011

When she was first appointed to the position in 2009, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand '88, D-N.Y., was lampooned by critics as "the accidental senator." Recently, however, Gillibrand has been making national headlines as a key player in overturning the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and passing a bill that will provide medical aid to 9/11 rescue workers, according to The New York Times. The legislation to repeal a 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the military was the result of a two-year effort that began shortly after then-Gov.

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SA adjusts to changes in focus and structure

By Emily Baer | January 6, 2011

The recent overhaul of the Student Assembly structure which included the implementation of seven specialized committees focused on policy-based improvements instead of the previous four-committee structure has shifted Assembly operations away from programming and towards broader policy initiatives, Student Body President Eric Tanner '11 said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Meg Leddy-Cecere '12 and Mia Jessup '12 experience a local form of transportation while studying abroad in Hyderabad, India.
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Students travel to India on first FSP

By Matthew McNierney | January 6, 2011

Courtesy of Simone Greenleaf Experiences such as riding on elephants and eating naan have helped the14 students living in Hyderabad, India during Dartmouth's inaugural India foreign study program adjust to their lives halfway across the world, according to students on the FSP interviewed by The Dartmouth.

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Thayer students' project takes flight

By James Peng | January 6, 2011

Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff Using materials such as an air conditioner, cooling pipes and a block of graphite, a team of students from the Thayer School of Engineering is working to design a dehumidifying system for future manned spacecrafts.

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Daily Debriefing

By Sharla Grass | January 6, 2011

College presidents expressed concern over the future of liberal arts colleges at the Council of Independent Colleges conference on Wednesday, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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College seeks to rehire those previously laid off

January 6, 2011

Correction appended Since the College's controversial budget cuts which included layoffs of Dartmouth employees and spurred a subsequent student backlash Dartmouth has rehired 22 percent of the employees previously laid off during the two-year period, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steve Kadish said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Six of the 40 employees laid off in fiscal year 2010 and 16 of the 60 employees laid off in fiscal year 2009 have since been rehired by the College, Kadish said. Not all the employees who were rehired are employed in the same positions or work the same number of hours as they previously did at the College, according to Earl Sweet, Service Employees International Union Local 560 President.

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