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Daily Debriefing

By Claire Daly | October 8, 2013

American adults consistently scored lower on tests analyzing skills needed for the modern workplace compared to their international counterparts, The New York Times reported.

Safety and Security introduced follow-up alerts this term, with positive effects.
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Safety and Security increases campus alerts

By Chris Leech | October 7, 2013

Margaret Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In the wake of an arson and two reported sexual assaults on campus during the first few weeks of the term, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne has visibly increased his department's presence with multiple campus-wide security alerts.

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Government shutdown causes pauses in Title IX probe

By Rebecca Rowland | October 7, 2013

While campus has been largely uninterrupted by the recent government shutdown, the standstill has temporarily halted the Education Department's Title IX investigation into Dartmouth's sexual assault policies. The investigation, which began in July after a Clery Act complaint was filed two months prior, has been paused since the government ceased operations on Oct.

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‘Gravity' is poised to become a memorable part of film history

By Varun Bhuchar | October 7, 2013

Sometimes I wonder if the people who initially saw movies like "Gone With the Wind," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "The Godfather" and "Titanic" knew that what they were watching would become an irreplaceable part of cinematic history the kind of film that's destined not just for your hard drive, but the history books. Years from now, I think people will ask the same of "Gravity," and I would be inclined to agree with them. At its heart, "Gravity" is a tale of survival as astronauts Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) find themselves stranded in space after a roaming pile of space debris destroys their shuttle and cuts off communication with Earth.

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DBI sees high participation

By Amelia Rosch | October 7, 2013

After spending years helping people recover from sexual violence as a clinical psychologist, Jennifer Messina '93 returned to campus in 2011 to help create the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative.

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More Than a Game

By Maddie Garcia and Abby Cohen | October 7, 2013

While Title IX ensures that male and female athletes have equal funding, access to facilities and opportunities to play, the law is powerless against influencing people's preferences.

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Good calls on medicine to focus on human side

By Priya Ramaiah | October 7, 2013

Kathy Dong While the emotional side of medicine practice has often been overlooked in favor of efficient treatment and innovation, it deserves more attention, Harvard University anthropology professor Byron Good said in a lecture on Monday. He shared his concept of "hauntology," the study of personal stories that are part of the more intimate life of medicine rather than its rational practices, and spoke about the need for the emerging field of medical humanities. "Medicine is all about the stories," he said. Doctors are haunted by stories of their patients, of things gone awry and of things that could have been done.

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Daily Debriefing

By Allison Brady | October 7, 2013

Plans for a doctoral program funded by a $17 million donation from JPMorgan Chase at the University of Delaware raised some concerns among the university's faculty, Inside Higher Ed reported.

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Major: Rec League Legends

October 6, 2013

The U.S. government may be out of operation this week, but luckily we have been deemed a "necessary government service" and are still running.

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