Opinion

Irwin: Taylor Swift Speaks to Us

By Douglas Irwin | April 30, 2020

A professor gives his take on how Taylor Swift lyrics are relevant to both today’s crisis and ECON 39. 

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News

“Pre-rush” introduces PNMs to Greek houses over Zoom

By Grace Lee | April 30, 2020

During a normal spring term, Greek organizations across campus would open their houses to potential new members during “pre-rush” events designed to introduce them to the Greek system. This term, remote learning has required Greek houses to get creative with their offerings.

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Opinion

Goldstein & Kinne: Test Optional

By Katie Goldstein and Sophia Kinne | April 30, 2020

To remain equitable in the face of COVID-19, Dartmouth must make standardized tests optional.

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News

College works to solidify virtual commencement plans

By Lorraine Liu | April 30, 2020

The commencement committee — a group of over 20 administrators charged with planning this year’s graduation ceremonies — is working to plan the virtual graduation event for the Class of 2020 on June 14. Both undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded at this ceremony, though an in-person celebration will be held in June 2021.

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Arts

Dartmouth performing arts groups get creative with virtual rehearsals, projects

By Mia Russo | April 30, 2020

Singing over Zoom is not easy, and neither is coordinating a virtual dance routine or orchestral performance. However, many of Dartmouth’s performing arts groups still meet and rehearse weekly, even though the thing they rely on most — performing — is no longer possible. 

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Opinion

Holzer: No Escape

By Emory Holzer | April 30, 2020

We need less COVID-19 coverage.

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Opinion

Moore: The Silver Lining of COVID-19

By Chelsea Moore | April 30, 2020

After the pandemic is over, we must continue to work toward a healthier planet.

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Mirror

On Being Busy

By Cristian Cano | April 29, 2020

Remember when we all thought that with online classes, we were going to have so much free time to watch Netflix, go hiking and maintain a consistent sleep schedule? Good times.

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Mirror

Students and Professors Reflect on Plans to Re-open the Economy

By Jaymie Wei | April 29, 2020

Most Dartmouth students deserted campus in mid-March, to the tune of provost Joseph Helble’s “Important Campus Updates.” It seems that almost as suddenly, pleas to re-open the economy have cropped up across the United States. With the nation in the throes of both a public health crisis and an economic and social disaster, Dartmouth students and professors are grappling with the question of recovery — and how to get the timing right.

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Mirror

The Future Front Line: Pre-health Students React to The Coronavirus Pandemic

By Caris White | April 29, 2020

If this pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that when duty calls, medical professionals answer. From a whistleblower physician in Wuhan to front-line hospital staff in New York City, doctors, nurses and countless other medical workers have taken center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mirror

Dartmouth Dreams of COVID: The Science Behind Vivid Quarantine Dreams

By Anne Johnakin | April 29, 2020

Right now, society is buzzing with talk of crazy dreams. Tales of “quarantine dreams” are all over Twitter, and “i dream of covid,” a blog that compiles submissions of strangers’ dreams, is gaining media attention. People all over the world are reporting more vivid and frequent dreams and nightmares, and Dartmouth students are no different. 

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Mirror

Vox Clamantis: Remote Radio Connects Students in Isolation

By Emma Ginsberg | April 29, 2020

The everyday comforts of Dartmouth are few and far between these days. Writing is harder outside of Sanborn, a trip to the backyard doesn’t have the same zest as a DOC hike and no matter how much flour you use, your scones never taste quite like they do at KAF. However, no matter how far away from Hanover you feel, you can still hear the voices of home on Dartmouth College Radio.

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Mirror

Home for the Holidays: Celebrating Ramadan in Quarantine

By Zachary Gorman | April 29, 2020

Each year, the month of Ramadan provides Muslims with a celebration of faith, community and family. During this year’s Ramadan — which began on April 23 and will run through May 23 — the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many Muslims to search for new ways to spend the holy month.

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Mirror

Editors' Note

By Sarah Alpert and Novi Zhukovsky | April 29, 2020

We can all admit that time has been passing by weirdly in quarantine. Your afternoon can feel like it’s going slower than the last five minutes of your 10A, but then suddenly it’s Friday and another week has passed.

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News

College, students prepare for remote summer term, fall plans remain uncertain

By Jennifer Chen and Andrew Sasser | April 28, 2020

Now that the summer term is officially remote, students and College officials alike have had to reconfigure their plans.

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News

Some students to work remotely this summer, others left jobless

By Emily Lu and Sam Ferrone | April 28, 2020

Dartmouth students depend on summer internships as sources of income, housing and work experience, often with the hopes of obtaining a return offer for post-graduation work. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many in-person internships offered through the College and elsewhere have transitioned to remote opportunities, while other programs were shortened or canceled entirely.   

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Sports

Senior Spring: James Foye carves role as leader, starter and academic standout

By Devan Fink and Will Ennis | April 28, 2020

During his four years at Dartmouth, the most emotion James Foye ’20 ever showed on a basketball court came after Aaryn Rai ’21 hit a game-winning shot versus Columbia University this past season. Foye called it “the biggest fist pump of my life.”

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Sports

Five women’s rugby players earn all-NIRA postseason honors

By Kaitlyn Lees and Carl Ufongene | April 28, 2020

After reaching the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association semifinals this fall, five players from the women’s rugby team received postseason honors on April 17.

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Sports

The Redshirt Senior: A Way-Too-Early Prediction of the 2021 NCAA Bracket

By Evan Griffith | April 28, 2020

In my last column, I looked to the past as a form of comfort; now, I want to look to the future as a way to find some excitement within the monotony of quarantine.

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Arts

Amir ElSaffar’s Live Living Room Concert: Expanding the boundaries of performance in an age of social distancing

By Elizabeth Garrison | April 27, 2020

Last Thursday, jazz trumpeter Amir ElSaffar and four members of his Rivers of Sound orchestra performed together live from multiple locations for the Hopkins Center for the Arts’s first online concert through its new program, Hop@Home. ElSaffar and the entire 17-member orchestra were originally scheduled to perform at the Hop this spring. The in-person concert has been rescheduled for 2021. 

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