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Students, faculty reflect on the #BlackLivesMatter movement

By Rachel Favors | February 12, 2016

Emerging in 2012 from a social media hashtag, the slogan “Black Lives Matter” has become a rallying cry for larger issues related to police brutality, racial injustice and structural oppression that many feel disproportionately affect black communities. Many Dartmouth students, faculty, and staff have answered this rallying cry, participating in protests and demonstrations to stand in solidarity with the BLM movement and against alleged institutional oppression at the College.

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Students reflect on administration’s reaction to activism

By Zachary Benjamin | February 12, 2016

Though activism around many issues is present at both Dartmouth and its peer institutions, the focus of this activism differs from school to school. The College, for example, has seen significant dialogue in recent months about race relations and diversity on campus, while students at other Ivy League schools said issues such as sexual assault and mental health occupy the campus spotlight. Similarly, administrative responses to such activism has varied across schools.

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Faculty show support for campus activism

By Sonia Qin | February 12, 2016

On a campus where most students do not stay longer than the usual four years, faculty members who stand with student activists in the push for increased diversity, inclusivity and equality at the College are the drivers of continued dialogue at Dartmouth. In the fall of 2015, following the Black Lives Matter protest in Baker-Berry Library, 150 professors and staff members demonstrated their solidarity with student activists by signing a letter of support addressed to the College administration.

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DEN hosts workshop

By Megan Clyne | February 11, 2016

Last night at the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network Innovation Center, director of entrepreneurship and DEN Jamie Coughlin gave a lecture on venture formation as part of DEN’s six-week “Six to Start Startup Bootcamp.” The program aims to educate students, faculty, alumni and community members interested in entrepreneurship and start-ups, featuring workshops that address various business-related topics.

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Government professors talk election’s future

By Emilia Baldwin | February 11, 2016

Last night, students, professors and members of the Hanover community gathered for a panel in Filene Auditorium that focused on the future of the 2016 presidential race following the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. Government professors Linda Fowler, Joseph Bafumi and Dean Lacy discussed the concept of gender, experience and electability in relation to the presidential race in their discussion mediated by Ronald Shaiko, associate director of the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy.

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College proposes building a new parking structure

By Joe Regan | February 11, 2016

Strict height and boundary regulations set by the town of Hanover usually limit the scope of new construction projects. For a new parking garage slated for the western side of campus, the College is pushing back on these regulations.

Opinion

Verbum Ultimum: Not Just Student Activists

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 11, 2016

Much ink has been spilled about student activism and the role it should have in policy discourse both on campuses and on a national level. From the coverage of the Dimensions of Dartmouth protests in 2013 to the media explosion surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests this past fall, Dartmouth has been one of the colleges at the center of the conversation about student activism. The discourse about the merits and methods of these actions and others is incredibly important, and it’s one that we hope can continue to exist in a constructive way. However, a discussion about another form of activism, the effects of which are equally as important and arguably longer lasting than that of the student variety, seldom takes place. Although it rarely comes up, we cannot ignore the importance of the role of faculty activism on campus and beyond. Between their continuous presence at the College over the years and the power and influence their positions afford them, faculty members can have a huge impact. As students we must recognize the role of faculty in activism and ensure that we do our part to help create an environment in which faculty members are comfortable publicly voicing their beliefs.

Opinion

Bach: Trigger Warning

By Jinsung Bach | February 11, 2016

In the jungles of the strange wilderness known as the internet resides the very vocal, temperamental species that the media has christened the “Social Justice Warrior.” Indeed, they are all too happy to liken themselves to activists in the image of Susan B. Anthony or Rosa Parks. Ideology is their battlefield, the hashtag their weapon of choice. Their rallying cry echoes amidst the wastelands of the world wide web, from atop the soapboxes they call Facebook and Tumblr. They scream, they beat their chests, they raise a deafening yell before the final battle. Onwards, for social justice!

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Dartmouth athletics hosts Women’s Sports Weekend

By Vikram Bodas | February 11, 2016

Last week, Dartmouth hosted the Women’s Sports Weekend, which seeks to connect women and young girls to Big Green athletics. The weekend featured a bevy of games and meets including two women’s hockey games, two women’s basketball games, the women’s tennis ECAC Championship and the Dartmouth Classic indoor track and field meet.

Opinion

Ghavri: Experience Is Everything

By Anmol Ghavri | February 10, 2016

The current Republican presidential race features two first-term senators running for the most powerful office in the world. Are they really prepared for the position of commander in chief? Both Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are highly intelligent people, but they have not had to make a single consequential decision from an executive position. Moreover, their time in office has been short and without significant accomplishments. The same 2008 GOP concerns over then Barack Obama’s lack of executive experience and lack of time spent in Washington cultivating relationships apply to both Rubio and Cruz. Both candidates’ non-existent executive experience and short history of holding office means they would have a difficult time bringing people together and would most certainly struggle in the White House.

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Park: Pillaging the Greeks

By Annika Park | February 10, 2016

Walking around this week, I’ve seen more people wearing their Greek letters than usual. Despite some dismissing the wearing of letters as too passive a mode of protest, it was a reminder to many of us of the news that broke last week: the suspension and subsequent derecognition of the historic Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Sports

Swim and dive teams drop final dual meet in New York City

By Max Zhuang | February 10, 2016

In the final meet of the dual meet season, the Big Green men and women’s swim and dive teams were defeated by Columbia University. The men won six events while the women won four, The men’s team lost by a total score of 172-127 and the women’s team lost 189-111.

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Coffin appointed as admissions vice provost

By Amanda Zhou | February 10, 2016

When the College announced Lee Coffin as the new vice provost for enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid last week, Coffin — a first-generation college student — said he called his father and thanked him for the sacrifices his parents made to allow him to go to college.

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New bills to address heroin use in New Hampshire

By Alexa Green | February 10, 2016

The New Hampshire Senate unanimously passed three bills on Feb. 4 to address drug problems within the state. The bills allocated $5.5 million to establish drug courts statewide, provide grants for law enforcement and upgrade the state’s prescription drug monitoring program. A legislative task force recommended these changes designed to address the state’s drug crisis.

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Q&A with Bloomberg Businessweek’s Paul Barrett

By Heyi Jiang | February 10, 2016

Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Paul Barrett came to Dartmouth this week to talk about his new book on the legal battle over oil in the rainforest. The Dartmouth sat down with him to talk about “Law of the Jungle” (2014) and his experience reporting.

Arts

Gregorio Uribe to headline annual Barbary Coast concert

By Joyce Lee | February 10, 2016

Latin jazz bandleader and songwriter Gregorio Uribe will be headlining the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble in its 40th annual Winter Carnival concert this Friday. Joined by percussionists Jonathan Gómez from Colombia and Marcelo Woloski from Argentina, Uribe is rejoining the ensemble after performing with them in the 2013 Winter Carnival concert.

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