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This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
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This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
From Aug. 4 to 10, Dartmouth hosted the inaugural Tribal Leadership Academy, bringing 18 newly elected or appointed Native American tribal leaders to campus for five days of programming, according to Native American and Indigenous studies professor Bruce Duthu. The leaders participated in discussions about a variety of best governance practices for their respective tribes, including health care delivery and natural resource management.
On Aug. 12, Dartmouth hosted a forum for the two Democratic candidates — Colin Van Ostern Tu ’09 and Maggie Goodlander — running for New Hampshire’s second congressional district.
Every August, stargazers across the world are treated to the Perseid meteor shower, often considered the best meteor shower of the year. This year, the Perseids reached their peak just before dawn on Aug. 12, with good viewing conditions expected to continue for the next few days. Many Dartmouth students enjoyed the shower, and some attended a lecture about meteors by earth sciences professor Brenhin Keller at Moosilauke Lodge on Sunday. The Dartmouth sat down with astronomy professor emeritus John Thorstensen to learn more about the Perseids and other wonders of the night sky.
For more than one week, Ben True ’08 has been the only coach commuting to Dartmouth’s track and field offices in Alumni Gym. Typically, the team has around five to six active coaches, according to coaching records.
On July 30, the U.S. women’s rugby team captured the bronze medal in a buzzer beater moment against Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Former Dartmouth women’s rugby player Ariana Ramsey ’23, who graduated from Dartmouth in 2023 as a fifth-year senior, helped lead the team to victory.
For Won Jang ’26, sharing was second nature — home-cooked food, his love of music and even his optimism. Known for his creativity and warmhearted demeanor, Jang inspired those around him with his profound generosity and care for others.
While walking down Main Street in Hanover on a sunny summer day, the array of sweets in the window of My Brigadeiro caught my eye. For the last two years, I had only heard rave reviews about the café, but I had never ventured inside. Something about the sunlight hitting the glistening croissants on this particular day finally drew me in.
On Aug. 11, Kabir Mehra ’26 released a three-song indie record called “The B Songs” under the name Day Drooler. Mehra is the lead vocalist for a band of the same name, which features drummer Grant Foley ’25, bassist Ian Glick ’26, saxophonist Nathan McAllister ’25 and guitarist Jackson Yassin ’26. Together with his band, which formed this summer, he plans on expanding his EP into an 11-song album. The Dartmouth sat down with Mehra to discuss his music-making process for “The B Songs” and his aspirations for future full-length projects.
“Brat” is difficult to define, especially when I’m trying to explain to my mom why labeling Vice President Kamala Harris as a brat is a good thing and why everything seems to be lime green. “Brat,” British singer Charli XCX’s most recent album, has become a cultural phenomenon in the short months since its June 7 release.
Alpha Phi sorority will not participate in recruitment this fall, according to a campus-wide email sent by the Inter Sorority Council Thursday evening. APhi was suspended by the College in July following the death of Won Jang ’26.
In the coming weeks, all Dartmouth Dining locations except Collis Market will replace Coca-Cola beverages with PepsiCo products, Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth. Following a 10-year beverage contract with Coca-Cola — which expired in July — the College signed a new seven-year beverage contract with PepsiCo, he wrote.
On July 24, Dartmouth announced that it had joined the Small Town and Rural Students College Network, a group of 32 universities committed to supporting applicants from rural areas. The College is among 16 universities to join the network this year.
On July 24, former Listen Community Services executive director Kyle Fisher was sentenced to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling nearly $240,000 from the charity, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire.
On July 1, Kristi Clemens stepped into a new role, becoming the executive director of the Dialogue Project — an initiative that focuses on facilitating conversations across different perspectives for undergraduates. Clemens — who first joined Dartmouth as an associate director of residential education in 2009 — previously co-led the Dialogue Project with Dean of the Faculty Elizabeth Smith, while also serving as the Title IX coordinator. Her position as Title IX coordinator has now been filled by interim Title IX coordinator Sarah Harebo, while Smith will continue to serve as the project’s primary contact with faculty. The Dartmouth sat down with Clemens to discuss her new position, her reflections on the project’s first year and her vision going forward.
On Aug. 6, Still North Books & Bar hosted Upper Valley-based cartoonist and author Emma Hunsinger for a reading of “How It All Ends,” her debut graphic novel published the same day. The Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist received an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies in Hartford, Vt., and has had her cartoons featured in The New Yorker.