The Dartmouth - 07/01/14

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VOL. CLXXI NO. 96

SUNNY HIGH 86 LOW 66

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Strips brings 190 outdoors

DSGHP student plan will cost $2,435

B y MIN KYUNG JEON The Dartmouth Staff

SPORTS

TOWERS WILL NOT RETURN PAGE 8

OPINION

RENDLEMAN: STRUGGLING WITH SELECTION PAGE 4

ARTS

VOX FEST RETURNS TO CAMPUS PAGE 7

‘JERSEY BOYS’ FAILS TO DELIVER PAGE 7 READ US ON

DARTBEAT SIX PLACES TO COOL OFF ON CAMPUS FOLLOW US ON

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Strips participants chat with College President Phil Hanlon and his wife, Gail Gentes, at the Lodge.

B y hannah hye min chung The Dartmouth Staff

After a day and a half of wilderness expedition, the 190 sophomores participating in Sophomore Trips, or Strips, gathered at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge on Sunday afternoon and commemorated the weekend with song and dance. Wilder ness yoga and

road biking trips were new additions to the original list of trips, which included hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, nature photography and ropes course excursions, among others. Three hundred and sixtyfive students initially applied for Strips, but the number of students who attended dwindled to almost half of that. The number of dropouts was greater than the last

two years’, which recorded 40 each. Anna Gabianelli ’16, a program co-director, said that this year had the greatest yield in the history of Strips, despite the dropouts. Last year, about 160 students participated, with a last minute decrease that was largely attributed to a rainy forecast. SEE STRIPS PAGE 5

Professors rethink laptops in class after recent article B y MIGUEL PEña The Dartmouth Staff

Debate surrounding student use of computers during class has resurfaced following mathematics professor Daniel Rockmore’s June 6 article in The New Yorker, “The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom.” Since the article’s publication, some classes have implemented a no-laptop policy, which professors say is aimed at preventing distraction. Rockmore wrote that the use of

Changes to the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan for the 2014-15 academic year will include higher medical deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for both in-network and out-of-network services, in addition to an increase in the co-payment students must pay for emergency room services. The total cost of the student plan with no dependents grew to $2,435 for the 2014-15 year from $2,187 in 2013-14. This 11 percent increase comes on the heels of a 9 percent increase from $2,006 in 2012-13 — a 21 percent total increase in two years. Cost for plans with one or multiple dependents also grew 11 percent, to $4,129 and $5,900 per year respectively. Under the new plan, individuals must pay a $250

deductible for in-network claims, $50 more than under the previous year’s plan. The family deductible grew by $100 for in-network claims, while individual outof-network claims increased by $100 and family out-ofnetwork claims increased by $200. The cost of the outof-pocket maximum for both in-network and outof-network claims doubled for individuals as well as families. Even after the recent price increases, assistant vice president for finance Tricia Spellman said, the plan is still in the platinumlevel category as defined by the Affordable Care Act, which means that the plan covers 90 percent of the actuarial value of health care expenses. From the consumer’s perspective, a platinum plan will have higher premiums but lower SEE HEALTH PAGE 3

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO

laptops entices students to browse the web, shop online and check social media, citing studies showing that students without computers performed better in quizzes after the lecture and that taking notes by hand makes for stronger learning. The piece received significant attention online, including responses published in Slate and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Religion professor Kevin Reinhart SEE LAPTOPS PAGE 5

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Community members pair up for Argentine Tango Society’s first meeting this term.


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