VOL. CLXXII NO. 111
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
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College sees high response rate in AAU survey
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The results from the College’s first-ever sexual assault campus climate survey, conducted this spring by the American Association of Universities, were released online on Monday morning, revealing a slightly higher average sexual assault rate than other surveyed colleges. College President Phil Hanlon sent links to the data along with comments in a campus-wide email the same day. At Dartmouth, 13 percent of students reported having experienced attempted or completed nonconsensual sexual
Artist Kiki Smith’s “Hoarfrost with Rabbit” sculpture joins the Hood Museum of Art’s collection.
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College will not host primary debate
B y ESTEPHANIE AQUINO The Dartmouth Staff
Though the College has a history of hosting primary debates for both the Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls, this year students will need to travel to Manchester if they want to experience an in-person viewing. The Republican primary debate will be held on Feb. 6 at St. Anselm College, just three days before New Hampshire hosts the first primary in
the nation. The Democratic primary debate will also be held in Manchester on Dec. 19, 2015. St. Anselm previously served as a location for debates in the 2012 election cycle. College spokesperson Diana Lawrence said that both the Democratic and Republican parties made their interest in southern New Hampshire clear from the beginning, but added that the College has a history of hosting presidential events — the College hosted a Democratic presidential debate in 2007 and the College also
hosted a Republican presidential debate in 2011. “We made a strong case for Dartmouth based on our experience and long history of hosting successful presidential candidate events,” Lawrence said. Lawrence said the College will continue to welcome candidates in the upcoming months, although formal debates will not be held. “Our priority is to provide access to candidates for our students and the community every four years,”
Lawrence said. “[Democratic presidential candidate] Hillary Clinton campaigned at Dartmouth in July, and we look forward to welcoming more candidates in the coming months.” Government professor Linda Fowler, who specializes in practical politics, said that she does not believe that the absence of debate at Dartmouth will have a negative impact on primary voter turnout. “Candidates have started coming SEE DEBATE PAGE 2
Geisel researchers win $5 million grant from NIH B y NOAH GOLDSTEIN The Dartmouth Staff
The National Institute of Health awarded the Geisel School of Medicine’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health a $5 million grant for research regarding motivation and selfregulation of behaviors, specifically as it pertains to smoking and obesity. Geisel psychiatry chair and coinvestigator Alan Green said that the two areas of smoking and obesity will be emphasized due to their importance for overall health. Center director and principal in-
vestigator for the project Lisa Marsch said that the research will also identify the best ways to measure health behavior changes, as well as how to provide interventions to support those changes across different populations and communities. As the principal investigator, Marsch will be responsible for the entirety of the project, and she invited Stanford University psychology professor and Stanford Neurosciences Institute member Russell Poldrack to work with her. Marsch said that Poldrack will
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Researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine received a $5 million grant.