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The English department, hosted in Sanborn House, is looking to hire three new professors.
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English department seeks to fill new professor positions

By Erin Lee | January 26, 2015

The English department is nearing the conclusion of three searches for assistant professor positions with a tenure track, an unusually high number of simultaneous recruiting efforts from the department, associate dean of the faculty and art history professor Adrian Randolph said in an email.

News

College rankings proposal met with mixed reactions

By Katie Rafter | January 26, 2015

The Obama administration recently proposed a new college performance ranking system, aiming to define the value and utility of different colleges based on a set of three key principles: access, affordability and outcomes, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many college students and professionals have expressed critical opinions on the metrics of the proposed system.

Opinion

Yuan: A Word of Difference

By Ziqin Yuan | January 26, 2015

Connotations matter. We are continually reminded of the importance of word choice — by our English teachers who distinguish between “slender” and “skinny,” by our parents who scold us for cursing, by our friends whom we argue with over misunderstandings.

Sports

Squash teams score victories over Bates at home

By Emily Wechsler | January 26, 2015

The men’s and women’s squash teams came out on top in the first matches of their four-game home stands, as they both scored victories over Bates College at the Berry Squash Courts on Sunday. With decisive 7-2 victories, the No. 7 women (4-4, 0-3) topped No. 15 Bates (6-8), and the No. 11 men (3-5, 0-3) overcame the No. 16 Bobcats (7-7).

Sports

One on One with Julienne Keong

By Lily Gordon | January 26, 2015

This week I sat down with women’s tennis player Julienne Keong ’16. Keong contributed a doubles win to Dartmouth’s victory over Brown University this weekend.

News

Sixty-four students handed sanctions for cheating

By Parker Richards | January 26, 2015

A spectrum of sanctions have been imposed on the 64 students involved in the cheating incident in religion professor Randall Balmer’s “Sports, Ethics and Religion” course last fall. Punishments range from four terms of academic probation to two terms of suspension, with the differences attributable to the varying circumstances of the individual students involved.

News

Gender-inclusive fraternities accept winter members

By Allison Liegner | January 25, 2015

Eleven students have accepted bids at the Tabard, Phi Tau and Alpha Theta gender-inclusive fraternities this term, one more than the 10 students who joined during winter recruitment last year. Additionally, Amarna undergraduate society has had eight new members join so far for winter term.

Arts

Bookmaking workshop emphasizes veteran experience

By Amelia Rosch | January 25, 2015

Dark pulpy water in giant plastic containers was transformed into sheets of off-white and grey paper — some left plain and some covered in bold blue, red and black prints — this weekend in the Hopkins Center as part of the Combat Paper Project.

Arts

“Into the Woods” belongs out of the theater

By Andrew Kingsley | January 25, 2015

The new Disney films are like bottled water — they repackage something classic, give it all these bells and whistles and come up with something no better than the original. We shell out our money nonetheless, consuming this trivial drivel as if we are expecting something new.

Arts

Bruin ’05 acts in short films, television commercials

By Kaina Chen | January 25, 2015

Karisa Bruin ’05 came to the College wanting to study veterinary medicine but found herself involved in theater and improv. Now, Bruin works as an actress, director and writer, including her latest work, the short film “Broke Juke” (2014) and a series of ads marketing the Affordable Care Act.

Women’s hockey dropped two ECAC conference games to Colgate and Cornell Universities this weekend.
Sports

Women’s hockey goes 0-2 on weekend

By Haley Gordon | January 25, 2015

Women’s ice hockey dropped two this weekend in a tough homestretch against conference rivals Cornell and Colgate Universities. The Big Green’s record moved to 10-9-1 overall, and 6-7-1 in conference.

Lakin Roland ’16 goes up for a contested shot during Saturday’s last minute loss to Harvard University.
Sports

Women’s basketball falls to late Harvard run

By Alexander Agadjanian | January 25, 2015

After putting themselves on the scoreboard with Amber Mixon’s ’18 layup only seconds into the game, the Dartmouth women’s basketball team led the Harvard Crimson for all but 1:01 of the remaining 40 minutes of action on Saturday night. However, a furious late-game comeback by the visitors would change all of that.

Men’s hockey came back from a 2-2 tie at Colgate University to defeat Cornell University 5-2 this weekend.
Sports

Men's hockey splits conference pair

By Gayne Kalustian | January 25, 2015

Center ice, pressure on, alternate captain Eric Neiley ’15 goes right, left, right and comes back left to bury the puck in the back of the net — the Big Green’s first goal off a penalty shot in 12 years. Just over a minute into the first period, Neiley’s shot gave Dartmouth its first goal, setting the tone for the 5-2 win over Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

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