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Dartmouth not included in Department of Justice antitrust investigation

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The College has not received a letter from the Department of Justice about potential violations of antitrust law in its admissions practices, College spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in an email. The DOJ sent such a letter to several colleges and universities last week as part of an investigation into these schools’ early decision policies, under which students can be admitted to a school early in exchange for a binding commitment to attend that institution.



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Discussions, films and workshops held during Week of Action

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This year, the College’s Week of Action, which is a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, featured talk, workshops and movie screenings. The College’s Student Wellness Center, Dartmouth Bystander Initiative, the Week of Action planning committee, Sexual Assault Peer Alliance, WISE and other campus organizations helped plan the new events, held last week.








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Pre-Med at Dartmouth: Friendly Competition

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Preparing for and applying to medical school is a challenging process. This is certainly true at Dartmouth College, where students must complete each of their pre-health requirements during 10-week academic terms. For Nicole Knape ’19, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina who recently finished her coursework for medical school, completing pre-health requirements has been a time-consuming and challenging task.



Courtesy of Cheryl Chang.
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Raising the Bar: Women in Powerlifting

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Imagine what a powerlifter looks like and it is probably someone muscular. Someone whose extraordinary strength shows with every lift, the weights much heavier than the average person could manage. For many, the stereotypical powerlifter is a man.


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Finding a Love of Backpacking

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At a college in the middle of New Hampshire’s scenic mountains and verdant forests, students have the freedom to spend as much time as possible in the surrounding environment.




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College purchases $66 million in oil and gas fund

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On Feb. 8, the College’s Board of Trustees disclosed 26 holdings in their U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Form 13F filing, which included shares from the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explore & Production exchange-traded fund valued at $66,615,000.




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Divest Dartmouth holds first divestment conference at the College

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Divest Dartmouth and the Inter-Community Council held their first divestment conference on April 7, which included workshops and a keynote speech by former Unity College President Stephen Mulkey, who helped lead the first college fossil fuel divestment in the nation. Students from Middlebury College, Mount Holyoke College, Princeton University, Smith College, Tufts University, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont were in attendance, as well as around 50 people from the College, according to Divest Dartmouth member and event organizer Lily Zhang ’18. The conference was comprised of several workshops that focused on the intersectionality of divestment and how to improve divestment campaigns.