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For the second consecutive year, The Dartmouth conducted a survey polling the experiences and opinions of the current first-year class — the Class of 2028 — after their first term at Dartmouth. Students were asked to compare their high school and college experiences and share their views on Dartmouth’s Orientation Week, academics and campus culture.
In the months leading up to the 2024 general election, campus-wide discussions on politics have been plentiful. The College and student organizations alike have hosted events with national political figures — from the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy’s 2024 Election Speaker Series, welcoming speakers like former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., to campus, to the Dartmouth Political Union’s debate between former senior counselor to former President Donald Trump Kellyanne Conway and political strategist Donna Brazile. Beyond organized discussions, students have also debated the election in conversations with friends and peers. From Tuesday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 3, The Dartmouth surveyed the undergraduate student body about their views on the election, the current political climate and various policy issues.
A recent op-ed by Jacob Markman ’27 claims that the “anti-Israel movement” is “coercive,” “illiberal” and overly antagonistic to students with Zionist and pro-Israel attitudes. In it, Markman argues that student protesters should engage in “open conversation and discussion” rather than “sign-waving and name-calling.” Throughout his piece, Markman seems to treat the movement as if its goal is to create happy spaces for pro-Israel students to chat with pro-Palestinian students, wherein the former can be comfortable in their support for Israel’s war in Gaza while agreeing to disagree with those who support Palestinian life.
With the 2024 presidential election upon us, it is the perfect time for vigorous, thought-provoking discussions about policy, politics and the people seeking your vote. Along with 76 others, I am taking PBPL/GOVT 30.17, “The 2024 Election,” a class that follows the election as it unfolds. The course, offered just this term, explores the various philosophies of the two main parties, examines the stakes of the election — from foreign policy to the judiciary — and helps us distill our own views on the candidates. Such a forum should, in principle, deliver excellent debate and discussion. Unfortunately, however, I have found peer-to-peer debate to be relatively muted from both students supporting Harris, a group that makes up 90% of the class, and those supporting Trump, the other 10%. No one seems willing to pitch their views, especially if they are more controversial. Perhaps that 90-10 statistic may do some explaining, but one would still expect some students to ask tricky questions of our conservative and liberal guest speakers. Instead, many students seem to find putting their views out in front of 75 other students daunting, uncomfortable or plain scary. In fact, I have found this sentiment to be shared among many students across campus, not just those in the class. For many, avoiding political discussions seems to have become a norm.
As seniors return from a term away from campus, my summer debriefs with friends have largely centered on internships and summer jobs. It doesn’t take too many of these conversations to learn that a large portion of Dartmouth students — myself included — will end up pursuing jobs in finance or consulting. In fact, Dartmouth’s Center for Professional Development found that 49% of the Dartmouth Class of 2023 worked in finance or consulting roles during their first fall after graduation.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
Planning to fill in the Trump-Vance bubble on your ballot in November? I encourage you to take a reflective pause and envision the moment. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and imagine a society in which the person in the booth next to you could have a significantly greater voice in the election, purely because they have more children than you do.
Last week, hundreds of far-right protesters in Rotherham, England stormed a hotel hosting migrants seeking asylum. According to the BBC, the protests were part of a broader reaction to a July 29 knife attack, which resulted in the deaths of three children. The attack was initially blamed on a Syrian Muslim asylum seeker who had arrived in the United Kingdom by boat in 2023 — a claim later proven false, the BBC reported.
It’s probably odd to read a piece about the Dartmouth Pine in 2024, already six years after the new logo was introduced to give Dartmouth a standardized “visual identity.” Bear with us: we think that the issue of the D-Pine and the seal is central to Dartmouth’s identity and the future of the institution. We argue that Dartmouth must formulate a version of its historic seal that can stand honorably and ethically next to the shields and crests of the Ivy League, instead of a corporate mask which degrades the history of our institution and masks its injustices.
For the ninth consecutive year, The Dartmouth surveyed the opinions and experiences of Dartmouth’s graduating class. Since arriving at Dartmouth in 2020, the Class of 2024 has experienced substantial change — witnessing two College presidencies, disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the loss of multiple classmates. The Dartmouth aims to capture our unique graduating class’s final thoughts in this article. The Dartmouth’s survey canvased the following four topics: campus issues, student life, national and local politics and post-graduation plans.
For some students, the leadup to the Green Key concert poses many questions — from what to wear to which artists will perform. But a question that can often be overlooked is the planning and budgeting required for such an event. With a 2023-2024 budget of $394,000, what role does Programming Board play in organizing the College’s largest concert event?
