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Class of 2025: Senior Survey

This article is featured in the 2025 Commencement & Reunions special issue.

91% of female students say they experience sexism

This article is featured in the 2025 Commencement & Reunions special issue. 

Tipping the Scales: 25.8% increase in STEM at Dartmouth over past decade

Over the past decade, there has been a 16.2% decrease in the social sciences at Dartmouth, and a staggering 25.8% increase in STEM fields. The Dartmouth reviewed a decade of data from the College on the composition of each graduating class, from the Class of 2014 to the Class of 2024. 

Dartmouth and Dating: Poll on Relationship Culture in Hanover

For the second time, The Dartmouth polled undergraduate students on their current relationship status and views on campus dating culture and flitz — “flirty blitz,” or email — habits, among other topics. The following three sections detail survey participants’ responses. 

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First-Year Survey: Class of 2028 Shares Thoughts on First Term

For the second consecutive year, The Dartmouth conducted a survey polling the experiences and opinions of the current first-year class — the Class of 2028 — after their first term at Dartmouth. Students were asked to compare their high school and college experiences and share their views on Dartmouth’s Orientation Week, academics and campus culture.  

2024 Election at Dartmouth: Majority of students express support for Harris

In the months leading up to the 2024 general election, campus-wide discussions on politics have been plentiful. The College and student organizations alike have hosted events with national political figures — from the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy’s 2024 Election Speaker Series, welcoming speakers like former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., to campus, to the Dartmouth Political Union’s debate between former senior counselor to former President Donald Trump Kellyanne Conway and political strategist Donna Brazile. Beyond organized discussions, students have also debated the election in conversations with friends and peers. From Tuesday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 3, The Dartmouth surveyed the undergraduate student body about their views on the election, the current political climate and various policy issues.

Alsheikh: No, Student Protesters Shouldn’t Change Their Approach

A recent op-ed by Jacob Markman ’27 claims that the “anti-Israel movement” is “coercive,” “illiberal” and overly antagonistic to students with Zionist and pro-Israel attitudes. In it, Markman argues that student protesters should engage in “open conversation and discussion” rather than “sign-waving and name-calling.” Throughout his piece, Markman seems to treat the movement as if its goal is to create happy spaces for pro-Israel students to chat with pro-Palestinian students, wherein the former can be comfortable in their support for Israel’s war in Gaza while agreeing to disagree with those who support Palestinian life. 

Montalbano: Speak Up For Yourself. It’s Your Civic Responsibility.

With the 2024 presidential election upon us, it is the perfect time for vigorous, thought-provoking discussions about policy, politics and the people seeking your vote. Along with 76 others, I am taking PBPL/GOVT 30.17, “The 2024 Election,” a class that follows the election as it unfolds. The course, offered just this term, explores the various philosophies of the two main parties, examines the stakes of the election — from foreign policy to the judiciary — and helps us distill our own views on the candidates. Such a forum should, in principle, deliver excellent debate and discussion. Unfortunately, however, I have found peer-to-peer debate to be relatively muted from both students supporting Harris, a group that makes up 90% of the class, and those supporting Trump, the other 10%. No one seems willing to pitch their views, especially if they are more controversial. Perhaps that 90-10 statistic may do some explaining, but one would still expect some students to ask tricky questions of our conservative and liberal guest speakers. Instead, many students seem to find putting their views out in front of 75 other students daunting, uncomfortable or plain scary. In fact, I have found this sentiment to be shared among many students across campus, not just those in the class. For many, avoiding political discussions seems to have become a norm.