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Dartmouth student arrested for DUI after vehicular crash into Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house

By Tierney Flavin | May 27, 2026

On Saturday, Hanover Police arrested Alice Lloyd ’27 after responding to a report about a vehicular crash into the front entrance of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

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‘The worst of both worlds’: FIRE president and 2026 honorary degree recipient Greg Lukianoff condemns the state of higher education at Dartmouth Dialogues event

By Will Sánchez | May 26, 2026

Lukianoff said the convergence of “2020-style cancel culture” and the “Trump administration’s unprecedented targeting” of higher education is creating a “terrible mess” for free expression at U.S. universities.

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Committee on Organization and Policy creates faculty committee to investigate grade inflation

By Sahil Gandhi | May 26, 2026

The committee will compile a written report on grade inflation in winter 2027 and must submit any proposals for faculty vote by the end of the 2026-2027 academic year.

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N.H. campus carry bill fails after state Senate rejects compromise talks with House

By Isabel Menna | May 26, 2026

The legislation would have broadly expanded firearm rights on college campuses, but Senate Republicans scaled back the specifics of the proposal and declined to negotiate further with the House.

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DSG discusses funding first-year health kits and Eid al-Adha Gala

By Kailyn Holty | May 26, 2026

At the eighth weekly Dartmouth Student Government meeting of the term, senators also discussed the reusable cup initiative at Novack Cafe. 

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Government professor Mia Costa discusses research on partisan attacks and polarizing language

By Isabela Pierry | May 26, 2026

The Dartmouth sat down with Costa to discuss her book about elected officials contributing to affective polarization.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen reflects on democracy, division and New Hampshire’s political future ahead of retirement

By Isabel Menna | May 22, 2026

The retiring senator discussed voting rights, Trump, Israel and the future of political leadership in New Hampshire in an interview with The Dartmouth. 

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Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa says this is ‘an existential time for journalism’

By Jeremiah Rayban | May 22, 2026

The Dartmouth spoke to Ressa about free expression in the Philippines and her career as a journalist in Southeast Asia. 

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‘Keep your friends close, keep your AI closer’: Information, Technology and Consulting office publishes guidelines for ‘safe’ workplace artificial intelligence use

By Alex Klee | May 22, 2026

Students and faculty remained concerned that AI use on campus is not “transparent.”

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Federal government to give New Hampshire $500 million for program to improve rural healthcare access

By Eliza Dorton | May 22, 2026

Experts said the grants will “not offset” federal cuts to Medicaid and other social assistance programs.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed ’81 says Black students ‘have to keep the ball rolling’ in the ‘battle for human rights’

By Ben Merrett | May 21, 2026

The author and historian discussed her books, time at the College and the current civic climate for Black students.

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Hanover Selectboard will notify Gov. Kelly Ayotte of symbolic petitions against school vouchers and property taxes passed at last week’s town meeting

By Olivia Sapper | May 21, 2026

At their biweekly meeting on May 18, the Selectboard also approved the use of town contingency funds to pay the Valley News legal fees in Right to Know lawsuit.

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Erik Peterson ’27 and Ranvir Deshmukh ’26 win Magnuson competition with real-estate startup

By Ben Merrett | May 21, 2026

Peterson and Deshmukh won $20,000 in funding for RealPact, which automates parts of the real estate contract process

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Selectboard votes to ‘take no action’ on PSC anti-apartheid proposal

By Olivia Sapper | May 19, 2026

The town will not adopt the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge to “join others in working to end all support to Israel’s apartheid regime, settler colonialism and military occupation,” which residents passed at the town meeting on May 12.

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Assistant attorney general for civil rights Harmeet Dhillon ’89 says consideration of race in admissions ‘is not the American way’ at DPU event

By Alex Klee | May 19, 2026

Dhillon said it does not “seem” her office will investigate Dartmouth for civil rights law violations during her tenure.

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Green Key calls to Hanover Police and Dartmouth Safety and Security up 62.5% from last year

By Kay Alvito | May 19, 2026

No students were arrested during the weekend of festivities.

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College pilots hostile intruder response training module

By Noor Swanson | May 19, 2026

The optional training joins previously available hybrid community safety workshops in the College’s emergency preparedness efforts.

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DSG discusses funding sustainable laundry detergent dispenser

By Kailyn Holty | May 19, 2026

At the seventh weekly Dartmouth Student Government meeting of the term, senators also discussed funding fans and medications. 

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Yale professor Laurie Santos says happiness is about ‘doing stuff for others’

By Kay Alvito | May 19, 2026

The host of “The Happiness Lab” podcast discussed the merits of universal basic income, the complications with using artificial intelligence for therapy and the detrimental effects of “hustle culture.” 

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‘You are a social media caption editor for Dartmouth College’s Office of Communications’: Former communications employee used AI to create promotional material for Dartmouth

By Olivia Sapper and Eliza Dorton | May 18, 2026

The employee’s departure had “nothing to do with AI use,” according to College spokesperson Jana Barnello.

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