This spring, Roan V. Wade ’25 and Jordan Narrol ’25 were suspended following the May 28 sit-in at Parkhurst Hall. Both students were barred from accessing Dartmouth-owned and affiliated spaces and have since pleaded not guilty to College disciplinary charges.
Wade said they were notified that they had to leave campus within an hour of the protest during a phone call with Dean Anne Hudak. Narrol, who was removed from campus on June 5, said the College provided her with a hotel room for the night. In separate interviews, both students described spending the following weeks “couch-surfing” as they tried to find temporary housing.
“It was pretty standard that I would wake up and try to go about my day and not know where I was going to sleep that night,” Wade said. “I was cut off from my belongings [and] my employment.”
Wade has been staying locally with a friend and working at LISTEN Thrift Store and Donation Center.
Narrol said her parents were unable to collect her belongings until after graduation — a trip they had scheduled before she was suspended. She has been staying at home in Missouri while waiting for a hearing and disciplinary decision from the College.
To collect their belongings, Wade said they were required to schedule specific times to access their studio space in Black Family Visual Arts Center where they had been completing a culminating project. Wade added that they had to “negotiate” with the College in order to retrieve their materials without the presence of officers from the department of Safety and Security.
Both Wade and Narrol submitted appeals for their temporary suspensions, but only Narrol was granted permission to finish her classes.
Though Narrol had enough credits to graduate in the spring, she was prevented from doing so as a result of her suspension.
“If I get found nonresponsible [after my] hearing, I’ll be allowed to graduate as soon as possible,” she said.
Wade said that despite their previously submitted thesis receiving “unanimous” approval from the studio art department, it is still “unclear” as to whether it will count towards their graduation requirements if their suspension gets lifted.
Since many protesters wore masks or keffiyehs during the sit-in, identifying individuals has become a contentious issue. According to Narrol, the College linked her to the protest inside the president’s office based on an observation from Safety and Security officers that an individual in attendance was wearing two Green Key wristbands.
“I have several friends who saw other people wearing two Green Key wristbands,” she said.
Narrol explained that she ended up with two wristbands after losing the first and receiving a replacement, only to later find the original.
Wade said they were suspended because Safety and Security officers claimed to have “recognized” them from video footage.
“They don’t give any further information about how they recognize me or what identifiable features it was,” they said.
The College has since brought eight different allegations against Wade: breaking the guest and visitors policy, engaging in behavior reasonably expected to cause physical harm, disorderly conduct, taking photos of private documents, taking College property, disrupting carrying out of College business and failing to comply with requests to leave and not photograph documents. They were also accused of entering without permission because they were still banned from Parkhurst as part of their bail conditions following their Oct. 28, 2023 arrest.
Despite the pending outcome of the charges, both students expressed hope for a resolution that would allow them to move forward.
Narrol, who has spent the summer putting together materials for her graduate school applications, said that she’s continuing on as if she will graduate while the College decides what to do.
“I put my heart into the Dartmouth community,” she said. “I just want to be able to graduate and go on with my life.”
Wade said they hope to be able to return to their student job at the Free Market, a free thrift store located in the basement of North Massachusetts Hall.
“I really want to get back [to being] involved in the mutual aid infrastructure on campus,” they said. “I’m really worried about mutual aid, especially when it comes to reproductive rights and gender-affirming care, on campus.”
As of publication time, neither Wade nor Narrol has received a verdict about their suspension since their closed disciplinary hearing yesterday.
College spokesperson Jana Barnello declined to comment.
Alesandra Gonzales is a reporter, photographer, and videographer for The Dartmouth from south Texas, majoring in psychology with a minor in film. Outside of The D, she likes to workout, watch The Ranch, and do EMS work. She is a licensed EMT in three states.
