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(02/27/24 3:38am)
On Feb. 26, Kevin Engel ’27 and Roan V. Wade ’25 appeared at the Lebanon District Court at 1 p.m., where they were tried for misdemeanor counts of trespassing. The trial, presided by District Court Judge Michael Mace, began an hour and a half late due to delays from earlier hearings that day. Dartmouth students and Upper Valley residents filled the courthouse, and the door remained open for people to listen in the lobby.
(02/25/24 10:10am)
According to a memorandum filed Feb. 23, Dartmouth has agreed to a settlement of $33.75 million in a class-action lawsuit brought against 17 universities by former students, which accused them of conspiring to minimize financial aid for students from working- and middle-class families. Dartmouth, along with three co-defendants — Rice University, Northwestern University and Vanderbilt University — have agreed to settlements totaling $166 million.
(02/21/24 7:05am)
Few outside the Thayer School of Engineering seem to know of the Machine Shop. I’ve been lucky enough to descend into the basement of Cummings Hall where the MShop resides several times as a student in ENGS21, “Introduction to Engineering.”
(02/21/24 7:15am)
The Dartmouth Prison Justice Initiative, formerly called the Dartmouth Student Prison Initiative, has its roots as a law-focused club in which students pored over case studies and legal theory but has grown into something much larger. The club has since evolved and now is an organization dedicated to learning about the prison justice system and how to enact change within it. It places a large emphasis on social justice and encourages Dartmouth students from different academic paths to make impactful change.
(02/21/24 7:25am)
Weekly, hundreds of students crowd Greek house basements to hang out with friends, play games of pong, and dance. The sticky floors and crushed Keystone cans are classic staples of fraternity life. For most visitors to a frat house, the cleanliness of the floor is the least of their worries. But some of us may wonder: Just how dirty are frat floors?
(02/21/24 4:04pm)
The forecast calls for a day full of sunshine and temperatures that hover just above freezing. The roads are quiet — everyone has left for work and school. The trees are still. From what I can tell as I look out my bedroom window, it is a perfect day for a run. I ponder the different routes I could try and reach for my phone, reflexively, as if being steered by an invisible force, to check Strava, to find the perfect route.
(02/20/24 9:37pm)
On Feb. 14, Parents and Grandparents Fund managing director Stuart Wilkie died, according to a message from interim Chief Advancement Officer Ann Root Keith. The message appears on the “in memoriam” page on the Office of the President’s website.
(02/20/24 10:05am)
Paperboy Love Prince is a hip-hop artist who is running for the Democratic nomination for President. Previously, they have run for Congress, city council and Mayor of New York City. Following an unannounced visit to Dartmouth during his presidential campaign, Paperboy Love Prince sat down with The Dartmouth to discuss their platform of “love” and their vision for America.
(02/19/24 6:45pm)
Updated (Feb. 20, 5:09 p.m.): This article has been updated to include a statement from College spokesperson Jana Barnello and further context about recent charges against student protestors at Brown University.
(02/19/24 10:15am)
On March 4, Dr. Estevan Garcia — a lifelong clinician with extensive expertise in both public health and pediatric medicine — will begin his role as the College’s inaugural Chief Health and Wellness Officer. The College previously announced his appointment on Feb. 8, according to Dartmouth News. In his previous role as Chief Medical Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Garcia played a pivotal part in managing the state’s COVID-19 crisis. The Dartmouth spoke to Garcia about his background and plans for mental health on campus.
(02/14/24 7:40am)
It’s Feb. 14, which means the Dartmouth listserv has been teasing me with its annual, obnoxious onslaught of catfish flitzes all week. One more subject line in the realm of “are you extremely alone?” or “heart-shaped pizza for fucked attachment styles in Common Ground,” and I’ll hit reply all. Yes, I’m alone. No, I don’t want to drink pink lemonade and talk about it. Thanks for flooding my inbox, though.
(02/14/24 8:00am)
Polling all undergraduates, The Dartmouth asked the student body about their current relationship status, views on the D-Plan and how it impacts relationships, flitz habits, use of the matchmaking algorithm Marriage Pact and feelings about Valentine’s Day, among other topics. The following four sections detail survey participants’ responses.
(02/13/24 9:58pm)
On the evening of Saturday, Feb. 10, an ice sculpture carved by members of the Muslim student association, Al-Nur, was vandalized and destroyed, according to a campus-wide email sent from Dean of the College Scott Brown. The next morning, the sculpture was found broken on the ground, with the Palestinian flag lying beside smaller Israeli flags on the ground, according to photos obtained by The Dartmouth. The ice sculpture was created as part of the Winter Carnival ice sculpture contest and originally depicted an outline of Palestine, with a Palestinian flag draped across the podium underneath the sculpture.
(02/13/24 10:05am)
The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies received a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Health to promote diversity within the biomedical research field — part of the NIH’s Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program. Guarini will receive the grant across the next five years to support this initiative, according to a Dartmouth News press release.
(02/12/24 10:10am)
On Jan. 24, the College announced in a press release that it purchased the property at 1 South Main St. from the Casque & Gauntlet Trust. According to the statement, the building — which sits at the southwest kitty-corner of the Green — served as the residential space for the student members of the Casque & Gauntlet senior society from the time of its acquisition by the C&G Trust in 1894 to 2020.
(02/09/24 10:20am)
This article is featured in the 2024 Winter Carnival special issue.
(02/08/24 10:10am)
On Feb. 6, the Tuck School of Business hosted College President Sian Leah Beilock as a part of its Crucial Conversation series. The discussion, which was moderated by Tuck professor Charles Wheelan, centered around current challenges to free speech on campus, the importance of fostering dialogue in today’s political and social climate and steps individuals can take to engage in difficult conversations.
(02/07/24 7:35pm)
The Service Employees International Union and men’s basketball player representatives released a statement following a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board regional official that Dartmouth men’s basketball players are university employees and can vote on whether to unionize.
(02/07/24 1:51pm)
Throughout fall 2023, public discourse surrounding the Israel-Hamas war and its historical roots have dominated college campuses. College administrations have faced pressure to combat islamophobia and antisemitism around the issue, while also protecting both the safety of students and their right to speak freely. Some of Dartmouth’s peer institutions, such as the University of Pennsylvania, have come under fire for their reaction to the outbreak of the war. In December, former UPenn President Liz Magill resigned amid controversy over her response to the conflict.
(02/07/24 1:47pm)
Don’t we all have that one “platonic” friend from high school we promised to marry if we’re still single at 30?
