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On April 2, Dartmouth Student Government announced in a campus-wide email that The Fern Coffee & Tea Bar, Novack Cafe and Ramekin are participating in a new reusable cupware initiative. Students are now able to “use reusable mugs and tumblers” to buy drip coffee, hot tea and iced coffee at these locations, and every 10th student to do so will receive their drink for free, according to the email.
This summer, Dartmouth will begin a two-year renovation of the Fayerweather Halls, according to senior project manager Lindsay Walkinshaw. The construction will increase bed count, enhance building accessibility and replace worn out infrastructure — including fire alarms and electrical systems — Walkinshaw said.
Last month, Colin Van Ostern Tu’09 declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District. If successful, Van Ostern will replace Rep. Annie Kuster ’78, who announced her retirement in March and endorsed Van Ostern — her former campaign manager — on Tuesday, according to past reporting by The Dartmouth.
Today, the College announced that it will award nine honorary degrees at the Class of 2024 commencement ceremony on June 9. The College will award three Doctors of Humane Letters, two Doctors of Laws, one Doctor of Letters and three Doctors of Science to individuals who have made significant contributions to athletics, the arts, law and the sciences.
In his most recent cartoon, Thadryan Sweeney GR explores self-doubt, even in heaven.
Dartmouth recently made headlines as the first Ivy League institution to reintroduce the standardized testing requirement in the admissions process, after three years of test-optional admissions. The College initially introduced its test-optional policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many students were unable to take standardized tests as a result of quarantine policy. The controversial decision to reinstate the testing requirement stemmed from an internal study conducted by a quartet of Dartmouth economists — Professors Elizabeth Cascio, Bruce Sacerdote, Doug Staiger and Michael Tine. Their findings were published in a report addressed to College President Sian Leah Beilock and vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid Lee Coffin on Jan. 30, according to previous reporting by The Dartmouth.
The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault planned a series of events for Sexual Assault Action Month, observed by the College each April since 2021. SAAM is an annual reminder of the ongoing issue of sexual violence in the College community and worldwide, sexual violence prevention director Amanda Childress wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth.
On April 8, many community members experienced a total solar eclipse — an event that has not taken place in New Hampshire for 65 years, according to physics and astronomy professor Brian Chaboyer. Hanover itself saw 98.3% totality, meaning the moon only left 1.7% of the sun uncovered.
Twenty-five percent of Dartmouth students are varsity athletes, and 75% of all students participate in athletics, including club and intramural teams, according to Dartmouth Admissions. While most students who are not on a varsity team might hit the gym or try their hand at an intramural sport, some push their limits and look beyond conventional means to stay fit.
One of the most pressing concerns for Dartmouth students is finding available housing. Lengthy waitlists for on-campus undergraduate housing and a lack of sufficient living spaces for graduate students is the constant subject of student activism and administrative policy. President Beilock, in fact, called housing scarcity “one of the biggest sources of stress in our community” in her inaugural address.
As I walked down Main Street this week, I found comfort in the familiar sights of the neighborhood: residents walking their dogs, parents chasing after rambunctious children and, of course, fellow Dartmouth students making emergency CVS runs, devouring a toasted bagel at The Works or scouting out a study spot at Starbucks.
At Dartmouth, where students have to juggle courses for their majors, minors and distributions, it’s common for them to want to lighten their termly course loads with a “layup” — a class considered to be relatively easy. In order to find “layups,” students have historically used the course assessment tool Layup List, a website where peers can evaluate courses by leaving reviews of the professors who taught them. With Layup List, students can input their grade in a course, provide a review, indicate whether a course is “good” and vote on its “layup” status — in other words, whether or not it’s an easy A.
This week, I have senior theses on the brain.
Dartmouth’s study abroad programs are some of the most talked about experiences on campus, providing students with unique opportunities to immerse themselves in a different culture while pursuing their academic passions. While many students return from their trips abroad with rave reviews and shifted perspectives on the world, there are exceptions. For some, living and studying in other countries can lead to challenges that are often overlooked.
The Geisel School of Medicine typically awards up to five dedicated Dartmouth juniors a ticket straight to their medical degree after graduation through its Early Assurance Program. Students apply to the EAP in the fall of their junior year, and those who are accepted into the program are not required to take the Medical College Admissions Test to gain entrance to Geisel. This February, an exceptional eight students from a record high pool of 29 applicants received their acceptances. This is the second time more than five students were offered admission to the EAP, with six acceptances in the 2022-2023 cycle.
On April 7, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its second weekly meeting of the spring term. Led by student body president Jessica Chiriboga ’24, the Senate spoke with Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik and associate dean of student affairs Marco Valenzuela, who recommended changes to the Ivy Unlimited dining plan.
On April 4, the philosophy department and the Neukom Institute for Computational Science hosted University of Oxford professor of jurisprudence Ruth Chang for an event titled, “Does AI Design Rest on a Mistake?” Chang spoke about the alignment problem of artificial intelligence and discussed a possible framework for orienting machine behavior more closely toward human values. The event took place in Haldeman Hall, and approximately 50 community members attended.
The world seems, broadly speaking, pretty bleak at the moment. The looming threat of climate change continues to be a massive, ineffectively addressed problem, authoritarian regimes continue to suppress citizens and there’s an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Problems persist at home, where we see continued concerns over gun violence, persistent income inequality and legislation that punishes queer people for existing. For the average Dartmouth student, this reality is not only terrifying, but also exhausting. When met with such seemingly insurmountable pain and strife, many people’s natural instinct is to throw their hands up in defeat. But that reaction is wrong.
Dartmouth hosted a series of events to honor famed poet Robert Frost’s 150th birthday, according to English and comparative literature professor Donald Pease. The poet matriculated with the Class of 1896 but left Dartmouth during his first term, according to the Dartmouth Libraries website.
Yale University’s unexpected victory over Auburn University in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament gained the Ivy League increased attention in college basketball.