Best of 2019: Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our top articles from 2019, selected by our senior staff.

Dartmouth football racks up postseason honors

When looking back at the 2019 Dartmouth football season, it’s hard to fathom everything that happened. A last-second Hail Mary, a resounding victory over Princeton University at Yankee Stadium, the Ivy League title. 

Full results from The Dartmouth’s Fall 2019 politics survey

The Dartmouth conducted a poll last month collecting students’ views on the upcoming presidential race and current political issues. This article analyzes the results of the poll in full.

Women’s track and field head coach Sandy Ford-Centonze dies

Sandy Ford-Centonze, the head coach of the Dartmouth women’s track and field team, died of cancer on Saturday morning. She was 59.

Champs! Dartmouth beats Brown, will share Ivy title with Yale

Dartmouth football defeated Brown 29-23 on Saturday, earning the Big Green a share of the Ivy League championship for the first time since 2015.

Changes in financial aid awards force some students to leave Dartmouth

Kylie Palacios was finishing her second year at Dartmouth when she received her financial aid award letter in May 2019 for the upcoming sophomore summer term. “I remember seeing it and immediately being like, ‘I don’t think I pay this much,’ and being really confused,” Palacios said. 

Buttigieg, Warren lead in Dartmouth students' 2020 preferences

The Dartmouth conducted a poll last week collecting students’ views on the upcoming presidential race and current political issues. Here, we present some of the key results.

Admissions director asserts College does not market unfairly

Dartmouth and other elite colleges and universities across the country hope to admit top students. But according to a Nov. 5 Wall Street Journal article, some of these institutions will market themselves to weaker applicants as part of the numbers game of acceptance rates in college admissions. 

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Dartmouth celebrates Veterans Day amid changes in support mechanisms

Last week, Dartmouth hosted a number of events in recognition of Veterans Day, including a birthday ball for the United States Marine Corps, a remembrance breakfast, a panel on the history of Dartmouth’s veterans, a formal Drill and Retreat ceremony and a presentation by Association of the U.S. Army CEO General Carter Ham. These celebrations come after changes to Dartmouth’s recruitment and support of veterans — namely, the discontinuation of the College’s partnership with the Posse Foundation.

Hopkins Center Festival hosts eight alumni in film industry

This past weekend, the Hopkins Center hosted a number of events for students, alumni and community members to come together and explore the fields of film and media through a variety of lenses. The inaugural Film and Media Alumni Fest brought eight alumni from across the industry to discussions and panels. The conference also incorporated a number of the alums’ recent works in film and media and a series of networking events for students to meet alumni and learn about their respective fields.

College restores universal access to dorms during daytime hours

After restricting access to residence halls within students’ House communities at the beginning of fall term, the College will now allow universal student access to residential facilities between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily. Overnight access to residential facilities is still restricted to residents and House members.

Men’s hockey wins three straight against conference opponents

The Dartmouth men’s hockey team is now 3-2-1 on the season after winning its last three games against Princeton University, Yale University and Brown University.

The Weekend Roundup: Week 10

Women's basketball improves to 3-0 on the season, swimming and diving competes with Harvard and Cornell, volleyball ends its season on a high note and more in this week's Roundup. 

Dartmouth football suffers first loss in upset by Cornell, 20-17

The Big Red ran into Hanover and stunned Dartmouth with a 20-17 upset, winning a game against a ranked Ivy League team for the first time since 2006, and accomplishing this feat on the road for the first time since 1950.

Men’s soccer concludes season in fourth place in Ivy League

Dartmouth men’s soccer (6-8-2, 3-3-1) ended its season on Saturday with a 2-1 loss on the road at Brown University (4-9-4, 2-2-3).