Joe Kind: A Guy

Joe Kind reflects on the beginning of 2016 and experiences with his personal and professional lives in his column.

Track and field looks forward to Dartmouth Relays

The 47th Annual Dartmouth Relays will bring over a thousand high school and collegiate track and field athletes from around the United States and Canada to Hanover, to compete at the Leverone Field House this weekend. \n “The relays are a big event for our program, since they’re very important for the alumni and for our recruiting,” men’s head coach Barry Harwick ’77 said. \n The Dartmouth Relays is the largest track and field event hosted by the College, which will feature three days of high school, college and open levels of competition. \n Although early in the season, for most of Dartmouth’s track and field athletes, this is not their first competition of the season.

Nordic skiing starts winter season in British Columbia

Kicking off competition for the winter and spring seasons, the Dartmouth men’s and women’s Nordic ski team traveled to Sovereign Lake, British Columbia for two days of training from Dec.

Office of Academic Initiatives releases first annual report on faculty diversity

Peters: Shameful State of the Nation

When Donald J. Trump announced that he would be running for president in June, I thought, “Well, this should be amusing.” I figured he’d join the rest of the anti-tax, anti-abortion, anti-regulatory, anti-immigration and other anti efforts in the run to the extreme right. In a presidential field that began with more than a dozen hopefuls, distinguishing one’s self has been paramount. Trump has done just that. Garnering support from conservatives, he has enjoyed a consistent lead over the other GOP candidates. This support is concerning.

Sharma: The Desi Dichotomy

“I think I want to intern for Preet Bharara.”

Men’s basketball scores season high 85 points in loss to Fairfield

The men’s basketball team totaled a season high of 85 points in an explosive affair featuring uninhibited shot-taking and swift possession changes that contributed to more scoring opportunities for both teams.

Recent Alum Q&A: Max Samuels '15

Max Samuels ’15 graduated from Dartmouth last year as a theater and Chinese double major. He is now attending a one-year master of arts program focused exclusively on classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

Construction on temporary house structures begins

Construction began last week on a new house community structure — one of two new temporary buildings planned to augment the new residential housing system. The buildings will provide extended space for programming and social interactions as part of the new undergraduate residential system.

Hood Museum to undergo renovation

The Hood Museum of Art will undergo a $50 million expansion and renovation. Changes include expanded gallery space and teaching facilities, a new multi-purpose event space and a new white and beige brick façade for the building. The renovation will close the museum from mid-March this year until winter term 2019 .

Public Policy 85 goes to Jordan and Israel

Economics professor Charles Wheelan ’88 led the third annual “Global Policy Practicum to Jordan and Israel” this past interim. The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy funds the annual trip, a component of the Public Policy 85 class, as part of the College’s experiential learning initiatives.

Albrecht: Good Without God

The American political landscape has become dangerously polarized. Most social, economic and other issues are starkly divided across the aisle — just identifying as being liberal or conservative leads to an assumption that you hold various beliefs that might have nothing to do with actual policy. While religious beliefs and identities fall prey to these generalizations, the very place of religion in politics is rarely questioned across the political spectrum. It does not matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat — in order to be a good, moral leader, the American narrative all but states that you have to be religious.

Begum-Haque remembered as caring friend and teacher

Most people remember late Geisel School of Medicine professor Sakhina Begum-Haque not only for her research, but also for her work as the resident “lab mom.”

Sigma Delta pilots shake-out for rush

Sigma Delta sorority will pilot a shake-out process to recruit potential new members for the winter term. The sorority will not participate in formal recruitment this winter, according to an early Monday morning email announcement by the Pan-Hellenic Council