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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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Advising proposals spark renovations

By John Michel | January 5, 2011

As administrators undertake the task of improving the advising system, students interviewed by The Dartmouth offered a variety of criticisms of the current system such as students being paired with advisors who were unfamiliar with their academic interests and suggested ways of implementing the advising overhaul.

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Daily Debriefing

By Amelia Acosta | January 5, 2011

Female law students in the U.S. are less likely than male students to participate in class discussions or seek help from their professors outside of class, according to the findings of the 2010 Law School Survey of Student Engagement released on Wednesday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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Dean of the College search to commence

By Angie Yang | January 5, 2011

Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Correction appended### College officials have installed an 10-person committee to select the replacement for acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears, Provost Carol Folt announced in an e-mail to members of the Dartmouth community Wednesday afternoon.

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