Special Issue

To put away or on display? College grapples with Native representations in art

By Kristin Chapman | February 12, 2021

In the wake of a year marked by protests against racial injustice and police brutality, conversations have reemerged about what to do with controversial works of art — and more broadly, how institutions should confront their racist pasts. 

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Tobacco ban sparks College-wide debate on substance use

By Arielle Feuerstein | February 12, 2021

Dartmouth has a reputation for its rampant alcohol consumption and partying; after all, the College’s unofficial mascot is a sentient beer keg. For decades now, Dartmouth has attempted to shed this reputation and curb the prevalence of alcohol and drugs on campus. 

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Back in action: A look at Dartmouth EMS’s pandemic operations

By Daniel Modesto | February 12, 2021

In the six months during which Dartmouth EMS temporarily ceased operations, a team worked behind the scenes to plan how to reopen safely. In the meantime, some members off campus also found ways to help their local communities.

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Verbum Ultimum: Oh, the Places You Won’t Go

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 12, 2021

After cutting several study abroad programs, the College should revamp its remaining offerings. 

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In search of safe spaces: Revisiting the illicit recording of a 1984 Gay Student Association meeting

By Griselda Chavez | February 12, 2021

On April 29, 1984, The Dartmouth Review secretly recorded and published details of a Gay Student Association meeting on campus. In the fallout of the event, campus-wide conversations arose on privacy and how to support LGBTQ+ students. Decades later, the legacy of the incident persists, as do concerns regarding privacy in queer spaces on campus. 

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Teszler: Nalgene in the Streets, Tons of Trash per Week

By Max Teszler | February 12, 2021

The Dartmouth community’s wasteful habits do not match student values of sustainability.

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Pandemic prompts College to reexamine accessibility, learning accommodations

By Kyle Mullins | February 12, 2021

After several months of virtual learning, the pandemic has underscored the effectiveness of some accommodations — such as increased flexibility with assignment deadlines, extra time on exams and recorded lectures — and the potential for a more accommodating class environment in the future. 

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Arrington: Reopening the Dartmouth Experience

By Katherine Arrington | February 12, 2021

Dartmouth should bring back the college experience as soon as the public health situation permits.

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Alumni Relations shifts focus to online programming

By Anaïs Zhang | February 12, 2021

The advancement division at Dartmouth, which includes the alumni relations and development offices, has developed a host of new methods, including webinars, podcasts and livestreams to boost alumni engagement across digital platforms. 

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Editors' Note: Winter Carnival Special Issue 2021

By Jacob Strier and Natalie Dokken | February 12, 2021

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been forced into home offices and dorm rooms, left to reflect on the past and think about the future. But, though we may be separated, members of the Dartmouth community have continued to grow, learn and connect digitally behind closed doors. 

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Special Issue

On Native land: Reflecting on Dartmouth’s Indigenous history

By Meghan Powers | October 30, 2020

The “cheap and cheerful version” of Dartmouth’s founding story, if you ask professor Colin Calloway of the Native American Studies program, goes something like this: Eleazar Wheelock established Moor’s Indian Charity School in 1754 in Lebanon, Connecticut with the ostensible purpose of “Educating Such of the Indian Natives, of any or all the Indian tribes in North America,” as written in the school’s charter. 

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Abolish the Greek system?: A decades-long debate repeats itself

By Kyle Mullins | October 30, 2020

Several times in the College's history, the issue of Greek life abolition and reform has arisen. Now, renewed debates on Greek reform have brought once again attention to the Greek system's past. 

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Moose, wolves, pine trees and kegs: A look into mascot adoption efforts

By Thomas Brown | October 30, 2020

Dartmouth has never had an official mascot. Since the board of trustees voted to remove the Indian as Dartmouth’s unofficial mascot in the 1970s, the Big Green has become Dartmouth’s de facto moniker, despite several student-led efforts to establish a more concrete representation for Dartmouth — whether that’s the Dartmoose or Keggy the Keg.

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Students find ‘home’ in residence halls

By Emma Ginsberg | October 30, 2020

The prospect of living in a dorm is, for many new students, one of the most foundational parts of college life. Somewhere between the buzzing excitement of move-in day and the bittersweet last glance through the door before leaving on break, many develop soft spots for their little rooms. When walking back to the dorms after a long night of studying in the library, some students even find themselves unthinkingly saying that they’re “heading home.”

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A deep dive into Dartmouth’s judicial system

By Hannah Jinks | October 30, 2020

As an unknown number of students continue to be sent home for violating the College’s COVID-19 policies, the spotlight on Dartmouth’s judicial system has burned particularly bright. Since the College was founded, the policies and procedures of this system have undergone dramatic changes.

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Seven weeks in, students and town officials reflect on College reopening plan

By Coalter Palmer | October 30, 2020

Eight weeks into fall term, College and town officials have largely hailed Dartmouth’s reopening as a success. Students, too, have voiced appreciation for the chance to return to campus — yet some have shared frustration with the College’s and town’s strict enforcement of COVID-19 policies.

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Gap-year students reflect on decision to take time off

By Jaymie Wei | October 30, 2020

This year, many Dartmouth students have revised their ideas of what a college experience should look like. As the pandemic continues to upend plans, some students have opted to remain away from campus until the situation improves.

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Long distance: Remote international students face unique challenges

By Maya Kempf-Harris | October 30, 2020

Living abroad has made the usual pandemic challenges, from time zone differences to difficulties receiving material shipments for class, even more difficult for many international students.

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Affinity houses and LLCs maintain community virtually

By Caitlin McCarthy | October 30, 2020

With the transition to a remote format, LLCs and affinity houses have faced challenges organizing events. However, many of them have adapted their programming to build virtual connections. 

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Editors' Note

By Andrew Sasser and Caris White | October 30, 2020

Normally this special issue coincides with Homecoming, the first of Dartmouth’s three termly “big weekends.” But as we all already know, nothing about this fall is normal. Absent the usual hammering, sawing and bonfire wood-arranging fervor, this year’s Homecoming has been marked by a different kind of deconstruction. 

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