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News
Dartmouth to award six honorary degrees
By
Sunny Drescher
| June 9, 2018
Dartmouth will award honorary degrees to six individuals at the upcoming Commencement ceremony on June 10.
News
Modified majors allow students to pursue various interests
By
Eileen Brady
| June 9, 2018
As her sophomore year at the College came to a close, AnnClaire MacArt ’18 was considering a psychology major and an education minor.
Mirror
Senior class gift aims for 100 percent participation rate
By
Zach Gorman
| June 9, 2018
As they prepare to graduate from Dartmouth, seniors might feel the need to make a lasting impact on the college where they’ve spent four years of their lives.
Arts
Honors theses make student theater projects possible
By
Jordan McDonald
| June 9, 2018
Each year, Dartmouth’s theater department allows select theater majors to undertake an honors thesis.
Sports
Seniors on men's soccer team leave legacy of success
By
Caitlyn McGovern
| June 9, 2018
This year the men’s soccer teams will bid farewell to its three graduating seniors: Wyatt Omsberg , Matt Danilack and Tyler Dowse , who have won four consecutive Ivy League titles over the course of their athletic careers . Their impact on the program has been immense, with the team finishing at the very bottom of the Ivy League in 2013 and finding itself at the top after their arrival in 2014 . This past season, the three seniors served as co-captains, finishing off their Dartmouth soccer careers without ever knowing what it’s like to be anything but the best in the Ivy League . With a record of 12-3-2 this past season , the team had an average of 11.76 shots and 1.82 goals per game while they held their opponents to on average of 0.71 goals . In total, the team allowed 12 goals the entire season and recorded 10 shutouts.
Mirror
Through the Looking Glass: Lessons Learned from the Dartmouth Community
By
Kathryn Sachs
| June 9, 2018
When I was looking at colleges, I asked current students a lot of questions. Their responses were plentiful, varied and usually helpful.
Mirror
Knowing Nothing
By
Ray Lu
| June 9, 2018
During an especially introspective stretch of time, my 15-year-old self jotted down several quotes that fell within the boundaries of what I perceived to be profound.
Mirror
Reevaluating the Victory Lap
By
Phil Rasansky
| June 9, 2018
I remember the first time Dartmouth felt like home. I remember the day — Jan. 3, 2015. I remember my outfit — a recently-bought wool sweater littered with pretzel crumbs.
Mirror
On Taking Up Space
By
Erin Lee
| June 9, 2018
College is weird. Part extended summer camp, part boarding school for semi-grownups, part elitist neoliberal institution, part academia machine, college means different things to different people, but no one really knows what it’s going to be like until they’re there.
Mirror
Embracing Identity
By
Kourtney Kawano
| June 9, 2018
A writer for The Dartmouth once joked that staffers only know two things about me: that I’m from Hawaiʻi and that I have consistently arrived late to campus each term.
News
College grapples with question of free speech on campus
By
Wally Joe Cook
| May 18, 2018
On Jan. 10, 2018, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, an education nonprofit that defends individual rights at American universities announced that Dartmouth had been downgraded to a “red light rating.” According to FIRE’s website, this title is reserved for universities that enforce policies that “both clearly and substantially restrict protected speech.” After this downgrade and a change in political climate following the 2016 presidential election, many individuals have begun to question the current state of free speech and political expression on Dartmouth’s campus.
News
A diverse college’s desire for diverse faculty
By
Gabriel Onate
| May 18, 2018
In February 2016, Dartmouth announced that it had created three working groups to examine diversity and inclusivity in the College’s faculty, staff and student body.
News
Dartmouth’s admissions strategy adapts and grows
By
Maria Harrast
| May 18, 2018
Shakily gripping his iPhone, a father zooms in on his daughter’s tense expression, as she stares at her glowing laptop.
News
Native American education at Dartmouth
By
Caroline Berens
| May 18, 2018
With the visible and thriving social and academic programs for Native students on campus today, many may ignore Dartmouth’s past neglect in upholding its charter commitment to educate Native youth.
News
Looking ten years into the future
By
Vanessa Smiley
| May 18, 2018
Expectation drives, expectation cripples. Many students, despite coming to Dartmouth with a staunch readiness to absorb the breadth of knowledge inherent to a liberal arts education, carry the weight of expectations.
Mirror
A Brief Account of a Friday Night at Dartmouth’s Greek Houses — lessons learned and experiences gained
By
Veselin Nanov
| May 18, 2018
Most of my Friday nights are spent according to a game plan adjusted based on social events put on by the College and the Greek system; I am no stranger to the different social spaces on campus.
News
At Dartmouth, technology and times change in tandem
By
Gigi Grigorian
| May 18, 2018
Thirty years ago, the Internet was just arriving at the College. Not too long ago, desktop computers lined the main hallway of the first floor of Berry Library.
News
The legacies we leave
By
Jasmine Oh
| May 18, 2018
Prospective Dartmouth students and parents arrive wide-eyed at the College after traveling far from their homes to reach the quaint town of Hanover, New Hampshire.
News
Substance abuse and the Big Green
By
Ruben Gallardo
| May 18, 2018
Alcohol and substance use at the College forms part of a wider nationwide dialogue about high-risk behavior on college campuses.