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DHMC develops ways to 'go green'

By Gavin Huang | January 12, 2011

DHMC In a new collaboration, the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will work with 85 other medical facilities across the country to help develop and promote practices that reduce the environmental impact of the operating room, according to a Jan.

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Kamkwamba adapts to College life

By Christy O'Keefe | January 12, 2011

Although William Kamkwamba '14 has had many experiences that his fellow class members will not share including growing up in an African village without electricity and coauthoring a bestselling book Kamkwambe spent his first term at the College engaging in activities common to any Dartmouth student, including studying at Novack late into the night, walking into a fraternity basement for the first time and getting hit by a snowball during Saturday's snowball fight. Kamkwamba, a student from Masitala, Malawi, became famous for constructing a windmill that provided his native Malawian village with much-needed electricity.

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Profs. honored with science fellowships

By Soumya Gupta | January 12, 2011

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recently named four Dartmouth professors as Fellows in the Biological Sciences for their research on topics ranging from neurological diseases to plants' biological clocks.

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Applications reach record high

By Lindsay Brewer | January 11, 2011

Catherine Treyz / The Dartmouth Senior Staff A record 21,700 students applied for admission to the Class of 2015, reflecting a 15.7 percent increase from last year's 18,778 applicants, according to a Tuesday press release from the College.

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Assembly holds forum to discuss campus life

By Emily Baer | January 11, 2011

Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff April Thompson, associate dean of the College for campus life, discussed a plethora of campus issues including cheating, drug prevalence, the revised alcohol policy and the basement renovations for the Class of 1953 Commons at the first General Assembly meeting of Winter term on Tuesday.

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State legislature might reassess gay marriage

By Elise Quinones | January 11, 2011

After the November mid-term elections in New Hampshire resulted in an overhaul of approximately 200 Democratic seats in both state chambers, the Republican Party gained ample ground to undo many of the measures passed by the previously Democratic-controlled state legislature, including the legalization of same-sex marriage.

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Daily Debriefing

January 11, 2011

California Governor Jerry Brown, D-Ca., announced a $1.5 billion cut from public higher education institutions as an effort to alleviate a $28 billion budget shortfall, Insider Higher Ed reported on Monday.

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One year later, relief work continues

By Claire Groden | January 11, 2011

Exactly one year after Haiti was inflicted with an earthquake that left approximately 200,000 dead and cost an estimated $10 billion in damages, the College continues to contribute to Haitian rebuilding efforts.

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Chen analyzes 'proper scoring rule'

By Nathan Yeo | January 11, 2011

Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff In order to yield honest information from expert consultants, decision makers should provide financial incentives for supplying accurate predictions, Yiling Chen, assistant professor of computer science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said in a lecture on Tuesday.

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Prof. studies ways to grade teachers

By Clare Coffey | January 10, 2011

By considering students' opinions about their teachers, researchers may be able to pinpoint the qualities that define effective teaching practices, according to an ongoing study by economics professor Douglas Staiger and researchers from the RAND Corporation, a policy research and analysis organization.

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Campus Blotter

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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