VOL. CLXXI NO. 43
SUNNY HIGH 25 LOW -5
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Construction plans to take shape Registrar shifts to
online major,minor declaration system
B y SEAN CONNOLLY The Dartmouth Staff
SPORTS
BASEBALL GOES 1-2 ON SEASONOPENING TRIP PAGE 8
TENNIS TEAMS NAB THREE WINS PAGE 8
OPINION
BREAKING BOUNDARIES PAGE 4
ARTS
ENSEMBLE TO SHOWCASE MODERN DANCE PAGE 7
READ US ON
DARTBEAT WHAT SPRING BREAK IS REALLY LIKE FOLLOW US ON
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As the College examines its community spaces, Novack Cafe will see slight renovations.
B y Kate Bradshaw Upcoming construction projects at the College rest on budgetary decisions expected to be made in Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting and the priorities of recently hired administrators, including incoming vice president of campus planning and facilities Lisa
Hogarty and incoming provost Carolyn Dever. Progress on the Dartmouth Master Plan, a major strategic planning effort addressing the ongoing development of campus buildings, landscape and infrastructure, has been put on hold until the newly appointed administrators begin, associate vice president
of Facilities, Operations and Management Frank Roberts said. “You’ve got to get all the people in place,” Roberts said. “Those are the folks that need to set the strategic direction.” Existing buildings that require support must take SEE CONSTRUCTION PAGE 3
To meet new requirements, ASB participants host events B y ELIZABETH SMITH
Participants in Alternative Spring Break trips have recently mobilized, hosting a dance party in Collis Common Ground and bake sales in Novack Cafe to raise money for program expenses. For the first time, this year the Tucker Foundation required each group to raise $300 toward the cost of its trip. Six service-oriented trips organized through the Tucker foundation, sending students to the Dominican
Sitting in the 1902 Room on Wednesday afternoon, Susanna Kalaris ’16 submitted her major plan with the click of a button. Over the past 18 months, the office of the registrar and computing services have worked to develop, formulate and implement an online major and minor declaration system to replace the previous paper card system. Members of the Class of 2016 who have completed five terms of classes could declare their majors through a Banner Student service beginning early February. Students enter their past and prospective major courses into the Program Planner, a supplement to the existing Degree Works system. Students can then view their submitted plans and declared majors elsewhere on Banner Stu-
dent. As of this week, around one-third of eligible sophomores have submitted a major plan, registrar Meredith Braz said. Braz explained that faculty members identified the transition to a paperless system as a top priority. The initiative is part of an effort to better integrate technology with the office of register’s services, like the ability for faculty to submit grades online. M ov i n g o n l i n e h a s streamlined the major declaration system. The prior system required students to fill out three cards: one for the office of the registrar, one for the academic department overseeing the major and one for the student to keep, Braz said. “Three cards led to problems,” she said. “With a central database, everyone is working with the SEE MAJORS PAGE 3
MAKE A WISH
Republic, Florida, West Virginia, Colorado, Ohio and Washington, D.C. On the trips, students work on community housing, health and education projects, said program manager for service trips Adam Knowlton-Young. In the past, Tucker required students to pay a $200 fee, for which the foundation offered $100 scholarships. The foundation also suggested that trip members raise $500 to help meet SEE ASB PAGE 5
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An interactive display in Collis Cafe asks students to share their wishes.