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Sydney Towle ’22 never dimmed her light, even through her darkest moments. She walked on runways, wrote her heart out and threw princess-themed parties for her friends. She loved the sun.
On Sept. 13, the Courtyard Cafe reopened following its third round of renovations since spring 2025. The updates this summer included “improving the kitchen’s flow” and “adding a new area to feature Fresh Zone vending items,” according to the campus services website.
11:38 p.m.: New Hampshire Second Congressional District tees up for rematch
Three weeks after Taha Tariq ’28 was barred from reentering the United States, a spokesperson for United States Customs and Border Protection declined to provide a reason for the decision.
On Aug. 12, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sent a memorandum to officials at SEVP-certified schools — colleges approved to enroll international students — reminding them of their responsibilities when authorizing curricular practical training and informing them of increased scrutiny of CPT approvals. SEVP wrote that it had seen a rise in CPT authorizations that are not “an integral part of an established curriculum.”
On Tuesday, the Coalition for Open Democracy — a nonpartisan activist group focused on political equality based in Concord, N.H. — filed a lawsuit challenging N.H. H.B. 323. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on April 3 and went into effect on June 2, eliminated the option to use student ID cards as proof of identity when obtaining a ballot on election day.
On Aug. 2, Taha Tariq ’28, a British citizen, was denied reentry to the U.S. for an “unclear” reason, senior vice president for community and campus life Jennifer Rosales wrote in an email addressed to sophomores on Aug. 5. Tariq remains in Canada, according to Rosales.
Dartmouth Dialogues, College President Sian Leah Beilock’s signature initiative, is getting new leadership.
Today, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued an open letter calling for university presidents and governing boards to “reaffirm their commitment to serving the American people” by “prominently” posting statements outlining institutional reforms that “will help restore public trust in higher education” to their websites by Dec. 31, 2026. It is not clear what will happen if universities do not comply.
In June, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awarded a $4.8 million federal contract to a team co-led by Dartmouth computer science professor Tam Vu and Columbia University computer science professor Xia Zhou to support their first year of research for their obstetric technology research project, Hypoxia Assessment via Real-time Maternal-fetal Oxygenation and Neurophysiological Integration. The project seeks to create an AI-powered wearable belt and ear device that non-invasively tracks fetal and maternal heart rates in real time during pregnancy.
On July 24, Vermont State Police arrested 13 protesters, including Henry Dorr ’28, Kate Pressgrove ’29, Jackson Price ’28, Gabbie Ross ’28 and Roan Wade ’25, after they declined to to leave a business park that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center.
On July 2, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed H.B. 1433 into law, creating a tax credit for “qualifying” childcare facilities in the state that “create or expand” seats. The credit — which will apply to businesses that create seats after Jan. 1, 2027 — will be equal to 50% of the company’s total claimed expenditures for “constructing, rehabilitating, renovating or expanding property” for its childcare facilities.
Today, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into the Geisel School of Medicine, along with four other medical schools, for “alleged racial discrimination” in admissions, according to a July 22 press release from the Department of Education.
In their June 11-14 meeting, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees directed College administrators to “begin planning” for the expansion of the undergraduate student body. Expansion efforts will prioritize “necessary staff and infrastructure support” and involve a “structured, multi-year process that engages faculty governance, adheres to fiscal discipline and is informed by community input,” according to a Dartmouth News report.
This morning, Robert Tulloch, who was convicted of killing Dartmouth professors Half and Susanne Zantop in 2001 and initially sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, was resentenced to two concurrent 45 years-to-life sentences, making him eligible for parole in 2046.
On July 7, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon ’89 sent letters to top election officials in every state and Washington, D.C. threatening criminal prosecution for “aiding and abetting” noncitizens voting. A spokesperson for New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan’s office confirmed that their office — which oversees N.H. elections — received the letter but declined to comment on whether Scanlan would respond as the letter requested or on the security of New Hampshire’s elections.
Harvin “Vinny” Sandhu ’27 died on June 25 from a long-term illness, senior vice president for community and campus life Jennifer Rosales and dean of undergraduate student affairs John McKnight wrote in an email to campus this afternoon.
This summer, the Courtyard Cafe is closed and undergoing renovations, according to College spokesperson Jana Barnello. The Cafe is set to reopen for the fall term.
At 10 p.m. on June 25 — the first day of classes for the summer term — two students were arrested for possession of alcohol under 21 years of age, according to Hanover Police captain Michael Schibuola.
On June 22, Dartmouth Divest for Palestine submitted an addendum to their divestment proposal — originally submitted on Feb. 18, 2025 — to the College’s Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility. Their proposal demands the College divest from six companies that allegedly “directly support Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestine.”