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Daily Debriefing

By Sam Rauschenfels | January 23, 2011

Taking tests helps students learn and retain information better than other studying methods, according to a Purdue University study published last Thursday in Science.

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Education initiative in China bridges cultures

By Soumya Gupta | January 23, 2011

Courtesy of Sarabeth Berman Students selected as fellows in the China Education Initiative Teaching Fellowship program which brings together recent Chinese and American college graduates from higher education institutions to teach middle school students in rural areas of Yunnan Province, China received notification of their acceptance last Friday.

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Obama taps Immelt '78 for post

By Gavin Huang | January 23, 2011

Chief Executive Officer of General Electric and College Trustee Jeffrey Immelt '78 will serve as the chair of the newly-created Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, President Barack Obama announced in Schenectady, N.Y., on Friday. The council, formed by an executive order, will replace the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, of which Immelt was a member.

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Obama chooses Immelt to chair new council

By The Dartmouth Staff | January 21, 2011

Chief Executive Officer of General Electric and College Trustee Jeffrey Immelt '78 will serve as the chair of the newly-created Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, an executive order expected to oversee a panel of economic advisers, according to The New York Times.

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Daily Debriefing

By Claire Groden | January 20, 2011

Michelle Obama endorsed the Obama administration's effort to encourage higher education institutions to increase the number of students who study abroad in China, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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India Queen legal trouble continues

By Angie Yang | January 20, 2011

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Philosopher's letters to be displayed in Rauner

By Clare Coffey | January 20, 2011

The original papers of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy a social and religious philosopher and former philosophy professor at the College and his wife, Margrit Rosenstock-Huessy, are now available to the public for the first time, Rauner Special Collections Librarian Jay Satterfield said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

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Panelists discuss climate change

January 20, 2011

Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff The harmful effects of climate change are a form of global social injustice, several panelists said during "Environmental Impact: Climate, People and the Planet," an event held in Collis Commonground on Wednesday.

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Hanover Police closes assault investigation

By Sam Rauschenfels | January 20, 2011

Following an investigation led primarily by Hanover Police, the Jan. 16 call for assistance from a female who was allegedly assaulted in a campus residence hall has been deemed an unsubstantiated assault claim, Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "After investigating, Safety and Security and the Hanover Police found that the crime was never committed," Kinne said. The incident was "unfounded" and there is no present "risk to the Dartmouth community or to public safety," Kinne said in an e-mail to campus on Jan.

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Hockey rink to undergo repairs

By Christy O'Keefe | January 20, 2011

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff The College will begin a series of renovations on Thompson Arena when hockey season concludes in April, according to Richard Whitmore, associate athletic director for operations and facilities.

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Assault case 'unfounded,' College says

By The Dartmouth Staff | January 20, 2011

Hanover Police has concluded its investigation regarding a Jan. 16 sexual assault, according to a campus-wide e-mail sent by Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne on Thursday afternoon. The incident was "unfounded" and there is no present risk to the Dartmouth community, Kinne wrote in the e-mail.

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Center to unveil master's program

By Nathan Yeo | January 19, 2011

The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science will bring 50 students from a wide range of disciplines to campus this July for a master's program designed to address national health care issues, according to Al Mulley Jr., the Center's director. The program will be the inaugural effort of the Center, which was founded last May with a $35 million anonymous donation and aims to use the College's resources to improve health care quality around the world. The students will participate in an 18-month master's program by taking online and on-campus courses, according to Mulley.

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Kajunju shares entrepreneurial ideas

By Claire Groden | January 19, 2011

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Legacy applications given more attention

By Lindsay Brewer | January 19, 2011

Legacy applicants are more likely than non-legacy applicants to receive admissions offers at elite colleges, according to a recent study of 30 highly-selective colleges and universities conducted by Harvard graduate student Michael Hurwitz.

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Students set to recreate original snow sculpture

By Gavin Huang | January 19, 2011

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Sororities extend bids to 81 women

By James Peng | January 19, 2011

Approximately 74 percent of the 110 women who initially registered for rush received bids when winter sorority recruitment ended on Wednesday, according to Panhellenic Council vice president of recruitment Ellen Sandmeyer '12.

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Daily Debriefing

By Amelia Acosta | January 19, 2011

Two struggling New Orleans universities may merge together to form one institution in order to increase graduation rates, enlarge enrollments and strengthen student services at both institutions, Governor Bobby Lindal, R-La., announced on Tuesday, Inside Higher Ed reported.

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College transitions from BlitzMail

By Matt McNierney | January 18, 2011

Akikazu Onda / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The College has begun the transition process from the current BlitzMail system to Microsoft's Office 365 program suite, which is expected to be fully integrated into the College by the end of 2011, according to Susan Zaslaw, associate director of administrative computing and project manager for the transition from BlitzMail.

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Daily Debriefing

January 18, 2011

By the end of their sophomore year, 45 percent of college students have not improved significantly in their ability to think and reason critically, according to a recent book released by sociology professors from New York University and the University of Virginia.

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Campus Blotter

By Clare Coffey | January 18, 2011

Jan. 15, 8:10 p.m.Parking lot near River ClusterA female employee reported minor damage to her car parked in the River Cluster parking lot.

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