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This spring, physics professor Marcelo Gleiser is leading PHYS 82.01, “Question Reality!” for the first — and last — time in person. Gleiser said this is his last term teaching at the College.
On March 25, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced a “renewed focus on middle-income families” in the financial aid process — made possible by the recently-announced Britt Scholarship, a bequest of more than $150 million dedicated to financial aid. The donation marks the largest scholarship gift in College history.
Graffiti was discovered on the Sphinx building — known colloquially as “the Tomb,” according to past reporting by The Dartmouth — today. The all-male group, located on East Wheelock Street, is Dartmouth’s oldest senior society. The Dartmouth has not yet confirmed the perpetrators nor the date of the incident.
Following the College’s decision to reinstate the standardized testing requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, The Dartmouth conducted a survey on student reactions to the announcement.
On March 28, the College admitted 1,005 students to the Class of 2028 through regular decision admissions. The new admits join the 606 students accepted through early decision and the 74 who matched with Dartmouth in December through QuestBridge, a national access program for high-achieving, low-income students.
On March 31, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its first weekly meeting of the spring term. Led by student body vice president Kiara Ortiz ’24, the Senate discussed College news, brainstormed ideas for spring initiatives and appointed new executives for the term.
Nurses at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center are organizing to unionize, according to Service Employees International Union, Local 560 president Chris Peck. If organized, the union would negotiate for job security, healthcare and higher wages.
On March 27, the Graduate Organized Laborers of Dartmouth-United Electrical Workers — the College’s graduate workers union — staged a walkout protest on the Green. According to Rendi Rogers, a GOLD-UE organizer and Ph.D student at the Geisel School of Medicine, the protestors decided to gather after the College failed to provide a counter-offer to their demands for higher compensation and other benefits by their March 7 deadline.
For the first time since 2008, the Dartmouth Mock Trial team will compete in the national championship, program captain Kavya Nivarthy ’25 said. The national championship will take place at the University of Chicago on the weekend of April 19, according to the American Mock Trial Association website.
Following the death of state Rep. Sharon Nordgren, D-Grafton 12, on Feb. 10, state legislators have begun the search to succeed the former 18-term incumbent. A race for the vacancy, which came after the March 15 deadline for local officials to hold a special election, will take place in November 2024.
Construction is set to begin on College-owned buildings located on the intersection of East Wheelock Street and North Park Street during the upcoming summer term, according to senior director of project management services Patrick O’Hern, who is overseeing the project. The buildings directly affected by the work include Alpha Phi sorority, Alpha Xi Delta sorority, the Ledyard apartments and McCulloch Hall.
Representative Annie Kuster ’78 announced on Wednesday that she would not seek reelection to Congress in November. Since 2013, Kuster has represented New Hampshire’s second Congressional district, which includes Grafton and Sullivan counties.
This evening, Dartmouth accepted 1,005 members to the Class of 2028 through regular decision admissions. In total, the College drew from 31,657 applications — the largest applicant pool in the College’s history, Dartmouth News reported. Nearly 20% of admits qualify to attend without a parent tuition contribution, following a historic $150 million bequest last week dedicated to support scholarships.
Former professional tennis player Roger Federer will deliver the 2024 Commencement address on June 9, Dartmouth News announced today. Federer will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the ceremony.
Last weekend, Hanover accumulated 18 inches of snow, WMUR reported. The snowy start to the spring term follows a winter of warm weather and minimal snowfall that disrupted Dartmouth’s winter traditions.
Updated (March 29, 12:52 a.m.): Following publication, additional students came forward to share their experiences with the College’s flag policy. College spokesperson Jana Barnello also shared an additional statement on the policy’s origin and enforcement. The article and sub-head have been updated to incorporate this new information.
At the end of fall 2023, The Dartmouth surveyed the Class of 2027 about their views on the fraternity ban, the College’s Greek First Year Safety and Risk Reduction policy, which restricts first-year students from attending events at Greek organizations for most of their fall term. Last fall, the Greek Leadership Council, in collaboration with College administration, permanently extended the ban until November 1, according to past reporting by The Dartmouth. The new rule guaranteed that first-year students are excluded from Greek spaces on Homecoming and Halloween weekends.
On Feb. 10, state representative Sharon Nordgren, D-Grafton 12, died at age 80, according to the Valley News. At the time of her death, Nordgren was serving her 18th consecutive term as a representative, making her one of the longest-serving members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Over spring break, dozens of students participated in backcountry expedition trips with the Dartmouth Outing Club. The DOC led five subsidized spring trips, with options ranging from hiking in the U.S. Virgin Islands to rock climbing Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas with the Dartmouth Mountaineering Club.
Dartmouth has received a bequest of more than $150 million, the largest scholarship bequest in its history, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced today in an email to campus. The gift comes from the estate of Barbara and Glenn Britt ’71, Tu’72 and will be split between undergraduate students — who will receive 75% of the donation — and the Tuck School of Business.