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(10/02/24 7:25am)
With the start of a new school year, the Class of 2025 is counting down to the day that they’ve worked towards for the last four years: Commencement. The dream of celebrating with peers and parents, diploma in hand, is what keeps many of us going during a particularly tough week studying on third floor Berry. Graduating from an institution like Dartmouth is an accomplishment on its own, but the cherry on top often comes in the form of a famed Commencement Day speaker crediting the senior class’s successes.
(10/02/24 7:30am)
Transitioning from Dartmouth residence halls to off-campus housing can be a jarring change of pace. Paying rent and utility bills, coordinating trash and recycling pickups or engaging in small talk with neighbors — off-campus housing exposes many students to the responsibilities of full-fledged adulthood for the first time.
(09/30/24 10:12pm)
In April 2024, Catherine Harnois ’27 logged into her housing portal to find no available on-campus housing for her and her roommate. The duo was placed on a waitlist and given three options: remain on the waitlist, apply to a Living Learning Community or opt-in to an off-campus apartment at the Summit on Juniper complex, located approximately 3.2 miles — or a 15-minute bus ride — from campus in Lebanon, Harnois said.
(09/30/24 5:05am)
On Sept. 28, Dartmouth men’s varsity soccer defeated the Brown University Bears 2-1 in their Ivy League opener at Burnham Field to continue their three-game winning streak.
(09/30/24 5:00am)
Casey Ratzlaff is taking life match by match. The 26-year-old wheelchair tennis savant is the top-ranked American male wheelchair tennis player and an assistant coach for Dartmouth’s men’s varsity tennis team. Born with the rare disease spina bifida in 1988 — a decade after the first integrated Olympic and Paralympic games — Ratzlaff has grown up in the world of adaptive sports. He has racked up numerous accolades in his young career, winning a silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games games in Peru and representing the United States on seven World Team Cups. This summer, he competed at his second Paralympic games in Paris in both the singles and doubles divisions. In singles, Ratzlaff lost in the second round to Brazil’s Daniel Rodrigues. In doubles, Ratzlaff and his partner fell to Argentina in the opening round. The Dartmouth spoke with Ratzlaff to discuss his most recent competition in Paris, his reflections on the people and communities that have shaped him and his ambitions for the future.
(09/30/24 5:10am)
Minutes after hitting a career-high 50-yard field goal, Owen Zalc ’27 once again set up his routine from 32 yards out. Down 14-13 with three seconds on the clock, his next kick would decide the Big Green’s fate against Merrimack University. Despite the pressure of the moment and the intense winds, Zalc was unfazed, sending the ball through the uprights to secure Dartmouth a narrow 16-14 victory at Duane Stadium in North Andover, Mass. on Sept. 28.
(09/27/24 9:15am)
The College is constructing new upperclassmen apartments on West Wheelock Street, which will add 285 beds to campus, according to senior vice president for capital planning and campus operations Josh Keniston. The project, Russo Hall, is named in honor of Thomas Russo ’77 and Gina Russo ’77, who donated $30 million — the largest gift for undergraduate housing in Dartmouth’s history — to erect the complex.
(09/27/24 9:05am)
This fall, government professors Russell Muirhead, Herschel Nachlis and William Wohlforth are teaching GOVT 30.17, “The 2024 Election,” to educate students on the Nov. 5 election and its implications on foreign and domestic policy, according to Muirhead. The class will host 10 guest speakers throughout the term, including former Vice President Mike Pence, lawyer and Brandeis University professor Anita Hill and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).
(09/27/24 9:00am)
Renovations on the Collis Center porch — meant to conclude in October — have been delayed another month, according to project manager Geoff Griffin. Construction is now set to wrap up in late November or early December, and students miss a social hub.
(09/27/24 8:00am)
The volleyball team picked up three victories at the Dartmouth Invitational tournament in Hanover this past weekend, defeating Providence College 3-1, Quinnipiac University 3-2 and Siena College 3-1. On Friday, the team will move into conference play with a matchup against Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
(09/25/24 7:00am)
A few days ago, I decided that I would write this week’s Editor’s Note about trying to slow down and pay more attention to my surroundings. Mere hours ago, I was out on a run and, in a cruel display of irony, my advice came back to haunt me. For a moment, I stopped paying attention to the road beneath my feet and started mentally cataloging my to-do list. I promptly tripped and scraped my knee, hand and elbow, leaving me to run the last mile back to campus covered in blood and extremely upset.
(09/25/24 7:05am)
From the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict to the two assassination attempts against former president Donald Trump to Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, 2024 has proven to be one of the most politically memorable years in recent history. With the uncertainties of this election season coming to a head as November approaches, it can be frustrating — and, at times, even exhausting — to remain completely knowledgeable about the ever-changing political climate.
(09/25/24 7:10am)
After being away from campus for three months on summer break, I drove up West Wheelock Street and noticed an unusual abundance of green-netted fences. I turned to my left and realized something was off — Collis Center and Robinson Hall were almost completely obstructed from view.
(09/25/24 7:15am)
One of Dartmouth’s most cited drawbacks is its location. Even students who love New Hampshire’s rural, mountainous scenery feel the itch to run away to a city or to get away for the weekend. With travel comes fun, but also stress. What should you do? Where should you go? Who should you go with?
(09/24/24 9:05am)
Beginning this fall, Dartmouth Athletics will offer free swim lessons for all undergraduate and graduate students, according to College spokesperson Jana Barnello. Beginner swim classes were previously offered for $60 per term through the Physical Education and Recreation program.
(09/24/24 9:00am)
Students will soon be able to purchase Dartmouth Athletics gear on Main Street, according to athletics director Mike Harrity. Dartmouth Athletics plans to open Dartmouth Authentic, a new apparel store, on Main Street this fall.
(09/23/24 9:00am)
This summer, Dartmouth’s Chinese language study abroad program returned to Beijing after a five year pause, according to Asian societies, cultures and languages department chair Edward Miller. The program was placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(09/23/24 6:05am)
Sabrina Carpenter is back with her sixth studio album, “Short n’ Sweet,” released on Aug. 23 by Island Records. The album keeps things interesting with a delightful mix of pop, country, rock, disco and R&B, and if you’re not careful, it might just catch you off guard with its sharp sarcasm and acidic humor.
(09/21/24 7:29pm)
On Sept. 20, a small fire broke out in the Class of 1953 Commons shortly before midnight,, the Office of Communications wrote in an email to campus on Sept. 21. Officials believe a “malfunctioning lithium ion battery in a second-floor utility closet” — where the fire was contained — was responsible.
(09/19/24 2:41am)
Today, the Hanover Police Department declared the death of Won Jang ’26 an accidental drowning, according to WMUR. On July 7, Jang’s body was recovered from the Connecticut River after he was reported missing earlier that day.
