As part of the “Deans To Go” collective of programs implemented in the fall, deans have extended outreach efforts and attempted to improve accessibility.

Anna Davies / The Dartmouth

Deans pursue outreach, efficiency

By Noah Reichblum, The Dartmouth Staff

Feb 23 | 12:00 am

Collectively known as “Deans To Go,” a slew of new programs aimed at improving accessibility to student support services have experienced anecdotal success in the restructured Undergraduate Deans Office since their inception in the fall, according to Brian Reed, assistant dean of undergraduate students. However, students interviewed by The Dartmouth said they prefer other outlets at the College for advising services.

More»

Inn’s renovation faces unexpected expenses

By Madeline Zeiss, The Dartmouth Staff

Feb 23 | 12:00 am

As the Hanover Inn undergoes changes to modernize its facilities, the renovations and construction that prompted the Inn’s Dec. 5 closure have progressed according to schedule, according to Hanover Inn manager Joseph Mellia. During the course of the renovations — which were originally projected to cost $21.5 million — the total cost of the project has risen to $41 million, according to Director of Media Relations for the College Justin Anderson.

More»

Tuck alliance with West Point benefits students

By Stephanie Mc Feeters, The Dartmouth Staff

Feb 23 | 12:00 am

Over the last seven years, Tuck School of Business and the United States Military Academy at West Point have developed a relationship focused on negotiation and leadership strategies that apply to both military and business education, according to Jeff Weiss ’86, a professor at both Tuck and West Point who has facilitated the unofficial partnership. The relationship features faculty who lecture at both institutions; students from West Point’s behavioral science and leadership department who attend Tuck with the intention of becoming West Point instructors; a leadership exchange at West Point for Tuck students; and the Tuck Business Bridge Program, attended by one or two cadets each year.

More»

Wednesday | February 22, 2012

Forum encourages ‘speaking out’

By Sophia Johnston

Feb 22 | 12:00 am

Ten female Dartmouth students shared anonymous and personal testimonials of their experiences with sexual assault, intimate partner violence, harassment and bullying at the College’s annual Speak Out event, held in Collis Common Ground in front of a hushed, packed crowd on Tuesday night. The event was sponsored by the College’s Sexual Abuse Peer Advisors as a part of V-Week, Dartmouth’s annual campaign to end violence against women.

Tuesday | February 21, 2012

Rocky program studies policy effects

By Sasha Dudding, The Dartmouth Staff

Feb 21 | 12:00 am

Since 2004, Dartmouth students have conducted extensive research and produced detailed reports for local government organizations — including the Vermont and New Hampshire state legislatures — as part of the Rockefeller Center’s Policy Research Shop, according to director of the Policy Research Shop and associate director for curricular and research programs at the Rockefeller Center Ronald Shaiko.

Monday | February 20, 2012

Frats finish hazing-connected probations

By Kelsey Anspach, The Dartmouth Staff

Feb 20 | 12:00 am

With discussions regarding hazing still dominating campus conversation, two fraternities have recently finished College-mandated probationary sentences for hazing violations that occurred during Fall term. Alpha Delta fraternity’s probation, which began Nov. 8 for a violation of the Social Event Management Procedure policy and a hazing violation, ceased Feb. 13, according to AD president Jason Zins ’12. Theta Delta Chi fraternity’s probation, which began Nov. 17 for two SEMP violations — incurred for parties held over the summer — and a hazing violation in the fall, ceased Feb. 17, TDX president Will Mueller ’12 told The Dartmouth. Since their probation began in the fall, both brotherhoods have worked to modify their internal framework and refocus their missions as organizations, Zins and Mueller said.

Friday | February 17, 2012

Program combats sexual violence

By Sophia Johnston

Feb 17 | 12:00 am

Students gathered Thursday night in Haldeman Hall for the first campus-wide workshop of the College’s new Bringing in the Bystander program, an effort to tackle sexual violence on campus, according to Amanda Childress, one of the coordinators of the Sexual Assault Awareness Program. The new bystander intervention initiative, initially developed at the University of New Hampshire, analyzes the role of the bystander in preventing sexual violence by increasing participants’ knowledge and changing their attitudes and behaviors to ensure effective response.

Thursday | February 16, 2012

Speaker considers federal overreach

By Noah Reichblum, The Dartmouth Staff

Feb 16 | 12:00 am

As supporters and critics of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act prepare their arguments for a pending Supreme Court case, Virginia Solicitor General E. Duncan Getchell discussed the constitutional questions surrounding the 2010 health care reform law on Wednesday in a lecture held in the Rockefeller Center.

Job Board