Fridays With Marian
What a week. Writing this column in the midst of crises in Baltimore and Nepal, this all feels silly. And yet here we are.
What a week. Writing this column in the midst of crises in Baltimore and Nepal, this all feels silly. And yet here we are.
If last week Charlie and Maddie were just entering the delicate phase of a partnership, this week saw a gargantuan struggle for the reins of power in the back corner of Robinson Hall.
What’s the next dancing sensation now that twerking is out?
19 — The age of Alia Sabur, the world’s youngest college professor
Justin Anderson, current interim vice president for communications, was appointed vice president for communications yesterday, the office of public affairs announced.
Student organizers and College experts hailed this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month as a success, saying that it reached a broader audience thanks to more diverse programming.
Funding for medical research at Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has remained relatively steady despite recent declines in federal funding, Geisel interim dean Duane Compton said.
The College must fix deficiencies in mental health services and their delivery.
We asked The Dartmouth opinion staff for their thoughts on the role of Student Assembly.
“I still get excited when I see the team, and [when I have] to put my uniform on,” Savage said. “It’s still something I think is very special, and I don’t think I would say I’m used to it. I think it is an incredible honor to wear the Dartmouth uniform and represent such an incredible college.”
After exploring the works of Shakespeare in the fall and spending an evening in Metropolis this past winter, the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble will conclude their 2014-2015 season this Saturday by featuring work from several 20th-century composers. In the Spaulding Auditorium concert — titled “Stravinsky and Friends” and featuring work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky as well as composers from France and Belgium — the wind ensemble will explore the “strong connection” between the featured composers, Hopkins Center student relations advisor and wind ensemble member Ryan McWilliams ’14 said.
In the wake of Monday’s meeting of the faculty of arts and sciences, faculty and students expressed mixed sentiments about possible changes to distributive requirements, grade inflation and course schedule changes. These proposals come following calls to increase “academic rigor” by College President Phil Hanlon as a part of his “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy initiative.
West Wheelock Street could play host to a denser, more walkable neighborhood of residential space if a zoning ordinance is approved at Hanover’s town meeting next month, town officials said.
Environmental studies professor Ross Virginia unexpectedly celebrated the birthday of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia while in Greenland conducting fieldwork with graduate students, environmental studies professor Matt Ayres said.
This weekend, the Big Green softball team (23-16, 16-4 Ivy) will face the University of Pennsylvania (22-18, 13-7 Ivy) in the Ivy League Championship Series for the third consecutive year.
Members of the men’s and women’s track and field teams took part in the University of Pennsylvania’s 121st Penn Relays this past weekend at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
The College should encourage Greek houses to throw safe tailgate parties.
David Brooks' selection as our commencement speaker does not mean much.
Beyond trying to grab the swinging platform of “X-Delta” as a study space on the nicer days and complaining about the strange proportions of the Baker-Berry Library windows, most students do not spend a lot of time thinking about campus landscaping, an aspect of the College that has a daily impact on their lives.
Sam Macomber '16 will take over as Interfraternity Council president following a vote by IFC members and fraternity presidents on Tuesday night, according to a statement released by the IFC. He will replace Chase Gilmore '16, who chose to step down following the derecognition of Alpha Delta fraternity, of which he was a member.