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On Sept. 30, Safety and Security released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The data showed an increase in motor vehicle theft and a decrease in stalking compared to 2022 and 2021.
On Sept. 10, former Manchester, N.H. mayor Joyce Craig won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Craig — who served as mayor from January 2018 to January 2024 — won the primary with a six-point lead over executive councilor Cinde Warmington. Next month, she will face Republican nominee Kelly Ayotte in the race to replace incumbent Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who announced in July 2023 that he will step down after four terms in office. The Dartmouth sat down with Craig to discuss her candidacy and tenure as Manchester’s mayor.
Parkhurst Hall was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti on Oct. 16, according to images reviewed by The Dartmouth. Vandalism included the words “Free Palestine” and “Divest” and red spray paint on the Parkhurst steps and walls.
Sunrise last Monday found me summiting Holt’s Ledge, drenched from a predawn rainstorm, shivering and about 37 miles into the Dartmouth Fifty — a 57-mile, 31 hour nonstop hike from Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to Hanover. A few minutes later, I sat on the side of the trail and closed my eyes, wishing fervently that when I opened them again I would find myself wrapped in a blanket in my bed, instead of sleep-deprived and with fifteen miles left to trudge.
At the end of Tuck Mall, nestled between the Thayer School of Engineering and the Tuck School of Business, stands the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society. According to its website, the Irving Institute is committed to accelerating a clean energy transition. The Institute itself is one of the College’s three LEED-Platinum certified buildings, the highest rating for energy efficiency awarded by the Green Building Council. Despite the building’s environmentally-focused mission, however, Irving shares its name with a gas station down the road on Main Street.
During my freshman year, I was assigned an extensive research project for my upper-level history class. I struggled to find a topic and relevant sources, overwhelmed by the vast pool of knowledge Dartmouth libraries had to offer. Unsure of how to proceed, I confided in my professor, who advised me to make an appointment with a research librarian. It turned out to be the best advice I could have received.
An anonymous $15 million alumni donation will help the College fund more than 300 additional internships each year, the College announced on Sept. 27.
On Sept. 25, the Grafton County Superior Court held a non-evidentiary hearing to consider “legal issues” in the resentencing case of Robert Tulloch. Tulloch was convicted in 2002 of the murders of German studies and comparative literature professor Susanne Zantop and Earth sciences professor Half Zantop.
On Sept. 30, the Dickey Center for International Understanding hosted former Iranian ambassador to Germany Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Brookings Institution vice president Suzanne Maloney for an event titled “Israel and Iran: The Future of the Middle East.”
In 2019, five years after Russia invaded Crimea and the Donbas, sparking the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian-born Oleksandr Zavalov ’26 founded the Futurevia Foundation — a nonprofit organization that provides aid to Ukraine. Since its founding, Futurevia has raised $1 million through donations to support Ukrainians’ educational, medical and financial needs and has been supported by more than 50 volunteers in Ukraine, Zavalov said. The Dartmouth spoke with Zavalov about fundraising efforts and his experience as Futurevia’s CEO.
On Oct. 6, the Dartmouth Film Society honored English actor Malcolm McDowell with the Dartmouth Film Award — presented every few years to actors and filmmakers who have significantly impacted the film industry. The event, which also celebrated the club’s 75th anniversary, featured screenings — including the 1972 film “A Clockwork Orange” and McDowell’s documentary “Never Apologize” — a reception and a tribute.
On Oct. 7, Hillel at Dartmouth and the Rohr Chabad Center at Dartmouth hosted a vigil in remembrance of Hamas’s attack on Israel one year earlier. Approximately 100 community members gathered on the Green to honor the lives lost.
After winning the Republican primary with 56.2% of the vote on Sept. 10, Kim Strathdee became the Republican nominee for New Hampshire’s second Executive Council district. Strathdee has sought the office three times before, in 2018, 2020 and 2022. New Hampshire’s Executive Council is composed of five districts that each elect a representative to work closely with the governor, according to previous reporting from The Dartmouth. The council approves the majority of spending from legislative appropriations and confirms gubernatorial nominations. The Dartmouth sat down with Strathdee to discuss her background, motivation for running and what she hopes to accomplish.
On Oct. 8, the Dartmouth men’s soccer team tied 0-0 with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats in an in-state rivalry game on a cold night in Hanover.
Approximately 600 Upper Valley community members attended the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Oct. 5, according to event chairperson Kathy Harvard.
On Oct. 7, 32 Dartmouth students completed the Dartmouth Outing Club Fifty, a roughly 54-mile overnight hike from Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to campus. This year, nine groups of four participated in the biannual hike, which also takes place during the summer term.
Over the past few months, Fellowships and Scholars Programs director and English professor Christie Harner has kept busy helping students and alumni navigate the postgraduate fellowships process — which came to a close for many with the Fulbright Program deadline on Oct. 8. This year, a record high number of Dartmouth students submitted applications to “the big three” postgraduate awards — the Fulbright Program, Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship, according to Harner. The Dartmouth spoke with Harner about her role as fellowships director and her reflections on this year’s application process.
Sept. 7, 2024
The leaves are changing, Dartmouth — welcome to week 4.
On March 18, 1949, Dartmouth student Raymond “Ray” Cirrota was killed in his dorm room in Middle Massachusetts Hall when he was pushed by another student, fell and hit his head on the corner of a desk. While many facts of the incident remain unknown, investigators determined that the blow from the desk caused a brain hemorrhage, which led to Cirrota’s death at 5:05 a.m. the next day.