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On Oct. 28, trial proceedings concluded for Roan Wade ’25 and Kevin Engel ’27, who were arrested last October after setting up an encampment on Parkhurst lawn to protest Dartmouth’s investment in organizations “complicit with apartheid and its apparatuses.” The two were charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass and pleaded not guilty to the trespassing charge in their Dec. 18 arraignment.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/trial-concludes-for-two-student-protesters-beilock-testifies

Mighty Labor Coalition hosts third annual Labor Town Hall

(10/31/24 9:10am)

On Oct. 21, the Mighty Labor Coalition hosted its third annual Labor Town Hall to “promote worker solidarity” at the United Church of Christ, according to Reverend Gail Kinney, a co-convener of the New Hampshire Faith and Labor Alliance. The Mighty Labor Coalition is an informal coalition made up of organizations including the Student Workers Collective at Dartmouth, New Hampshire Faith and Labor Alliance and Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, among others.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/masurkar-mighty-labor-coalition-hosts-third-annual-labor-town-hall

Dartmouth Votes Coalition prepares for 2024 election

(10/31/24 9:15am)

In preparation for the 2024 general election on Nov. 5, Dartmouth Votes — a coalition made up of the College’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Dartmouth Civics, Dartmouth Student Government and the Town of Hanover — is mobilizing students to register to vote through registration drives and informational sessions.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/dartmouth-votes-coalition-prepares-for-2024-election

Arts and Sciences faculty overwhelmingly vote in favor of creating School of Arts and Sciences

(10/31/24 2:32am)

On Oct. 30, Arts and Sciences faculty passed an advisory vote 243-63 on The Future of Arts and Sciences Project — a proposal to create a School of Arts and Sciences. College President Sian Leah Beilock will now decide whether to recommend the proposal to the Board of Trustees, which will vote — likely on Nov. 8 — to create a new “entity,” according to Dean of the Faculty Elizabeth Smith.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/arts-and-sciences-faculty-overwhelmingly-vote-in-favor-of-creating-school-of-arts-and-sciences

1,000 community members attend Diwali celebration

(10/31/24 9:05am)

On Oct. 26, Shanti, the Hindu student organization, celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights. Approximately 1,000 students and community members attended the annual candle lighting on the Green, according to Shanti advisor and computer science professor Prasad Jayanti.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/1000-community-members-attend-diwali-celebration

Reflection: The Ghosts of On-Nights Past

(10/30/24 7:30am)

A mob of ghosts crowd the street. Mummies shuffle forward with arms outstretched while autumn leaves crunch beneath their cloth-wrapped feet. They all march towards the same door, outlined by a white arch set in colonial brick.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/reflection-the-ghosts-of-on-nights-past

Reflection: When Halloween Becomes Homework

(10/30/24 7:25am)

Last weekend, my sketch comedy group traveled to Yale University. Our three-hour drive down I-91 transported us from the nearly-bare trees of New Hampshire to the bright orange leaves of New Haven, Conn. When we arrived, towering Gothic buildings bathed in the early evening light cast shadows on cobblestone paths. Police and ambulance sirens echoed in the distance.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/reflection-when-halloween-becomes-homework

Editor’s Note

(10/30/24 7:00am)

“I’m only 21, aren’t I a little young for my knees to be hurting on a downhill hike?”

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/editors-note-10-30-24

Reflection: Double Double, Toil and Tourist Traps

(10/30/24 7:20am)

Visiting Salem, Mass. in October feels like stepping into a cross between a history book and a Halloween carnival. Driving into the quaint town, your eyes are immediately drawn to the sheer force of crowds flooding the sidewalks. Cars line up bumper to bumper, and every turn reveals another wave of people bustling with excitement and anticipation. The town feels transformed, swept up in centuries-old mystique. Salem in October is undeniably larger than life — a place where history, spectacle and human fascination collide.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/reflection-double-double-toil-and-tourist-traps

Spooky Season: Hanover’s Halloween Celebrations

(10/30/24 7:15am)

In a small town like Hanover, Halloween provides local businesses a chance to connect with community members and celebrate the fall season. Strolling down Main Street as Halloween nears, you might see skeletons or pumpkins adorning storefronts, or local residents dressed up for some spooky trick-or-treating.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/spooky-season-hanovers-halloween-celebrations

Halloween Around the World: Global Traditions and Perspectives

(10/30/24 7:10am)

For most Americans, the word “Halloween” conjures images of costumes, candy and haunted decorations. At Dartmouth, it is a beloved and highly anticipated holiday, featuring festive activities: costume parties held in dorms or fraternities, group movie marathons and pumpkin carving contests.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/10/67218d89b913f

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