VOL. CLXXII NO. 47
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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015
Low tuition rise part of trend
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
First MDF policy changes will take effect in spring By Jasmine sachar and Rebecca Asoulin The Dartmouth Staff
SPORTS
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OPINION
YUAN: ANOTHER USE FOR YAKS PAGE 4
ARTS
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JESSICA AVITABILE/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF
The Board of Trustees approved a 2.9 increase in tuition for the 2015-16 academic year.
B y KATIE RAFTER The Dartmouth Staff
Dartmouth’s 2.9 percent increase in tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year — consistent with last year’s increase and the lowest since 1977 — reflects College President Phil Hanlon’s mission to slow the growth of the cost of a Dartmouth education,
administrators report. The slowed cost is in line with national trends, according to experts. Dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said that since Hanlon began his tenure he has emphasized the importance of affordability and the cost of higher education. “I think it sends a really
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strong message that we are committed to controlling costs for families,” Laskaris said. She said that families are becoming increasingly concerned with the rising costs of education. Laskaris noted that 2.9 percent increase for the past two years conveys to prospective students that the College is committed to moderating
This spring term will usher in the implementation of several of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policies announced on Jan. 29 by College President Phil Hanlon as planning continues for initiatives that will be introduced in the fall. Many students have already voiced concerns regarding the implementation of policies, ranging from dialogue on campus surrounding the hard alcohol policy sanctions to a petition signed by over 50 undergraduate advisors about their evolving role under the policy. Student and expert reaction to details of the implementation of the hard alcohol ban, released on March 3, has largely been negative. The College will implement harsher punishments for the possession of hard alcohol, while consequences for the consumption and possession of wine and beer will remain the same. A student found in possession of or to have consumed hard alcohol will be put on probation for a first-offense, a one-term suspension for a second offense and a twoterm suspension for a third offense. Social chairs and other Greek organization leaders who sign registration forms for events that are found to serve hard alcohol will be held responsible as individuals, in addition to sanctions placed on the organization.
Heavy snowfall and extreme temperatures have made this Hanover’s second coldest February since records began in 1893, Northeast Regional Climate Center climatologist Jessica Spaccio said, with an average temperature of 11.6 degrees Fahrenheit, nearly half the expected average of 23 degrees. Winter reports officially concluded at the close of February and indicate that what began as a relatively mild December climaxed in a great flurry of freezing temperatures and fresh powder,
Spaccio said. The coldest temperature in Concord, the nearest National Weather collection site, was recorded at -21 degrees. In Hanover, February 1934 saw the lowest average temperatures of 8.1 degrees since records began in 1893, Spaccio said. National Weather Service meteorologist Margaret Curtis stated that the New Hampshire capital Concord also experienced an extreme February. Concord’s average for the month was 12.1 degrees, she said. Curtis noted that this month saw temperatures well under half of the average
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TIFFANY ZHAI/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
The average temperature in Hanover this winter was 11.6 degrees Farenheit.