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At 5:35 a.m. on Nov. 6, The Associated Press called the 2024 presidential election for former President Donald Trump — marking the first time in 20 years a Republican presidential candidate has won the popular vote. The result came as a shock to some Dartmouth students — a majority of whom expressed plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Election Day 2024 has arrived, as millions of Americans prepare to head to the polls and cast their ballots in Hanover and around the nation.
Elections are a busy time at the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. Dvora Greenberg Koelling knows the process well. In the lead up to the 2024 presidential election, Greenberg Koelling — who serves as public programs and special events assistant director — has been helping to coordinate the public programming for the 2024 Election Speaker Series. The series, in partnership with GOVT 30.17/PBPL 24, “The 2024 Election,” has brought national political figures, including former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., to campus this fall. The Dartmouth sat down with Greenberg Koelling to discuss her career, work at the Rockefeller Center and the rollout of the speaker series thus far.
On Friday morning, the Hanover Fire Department responded to a fire on the eighth floor of the Remsen Medical Science Building, according to Hanover fire chief Michael Gilbert.
In preparation for the 2024 general election on Nov. 5, Dartmouth Votes — a coalition made up of the College’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Dartmouth Civics, Dartmouth Student Government and the Town of Hanover — is mobilizing students to register to vote through registration drives and informational sessions.
In addition to the profound contributions former East European, Eurasian and Russian studies department chair and Provost Barry Scherr made to the College, he was “a wonderful father” who was “always present,” according to his son David Scherr.
On Oct. 21, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Political Economy Project co-hosted former Secretary of the Treasury and former Harvard University President Larry Summers on campus. The discussion, moderated by economics professor Doug Irwin, covered topics including populism, socialism and the economic impacts of artificial intelligence.
Two pro-Palestinian protesters — one student and one College employee — were arrested during a moderated discussion with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Wednesday evening. Fetterman was speaking in Filene Auditorium as part of the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy’s 2024 Election Speaker Series.
On Oct. 15, the Afro-American society, Al-Nur Muslim Student Association, Dartmouth Asian American Studies Collective and Spare Rib Magazine held a vigil for Marcellus Williams. Williams was executed on Sept. 24 in Missouri despite protests from the case’s prosecutors and the victim’s family, according to the Associated Press.
On Sept. 10, former Manchester, N.H. mayor Joyce Craig won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Craig — who served as mayor from January 2018 to January 2024 — won the primary with a six-point lead over executive councilor Cinde Warmington. Next month, she will face Republican nominee Kelly Ayotte in the race to replace incumbent Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who announced in July 2023 that he will step down after four terms in office. The Dartmouth sat down with Craig to discuss her candidacy and tenure as Manchester’s mayor.
Parkhurst Hall was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti on Oct. 16, according to images reviewed by The Dartmouth. Vandalism included the words “Free Palestine” and “Divest” and red spray paint on the Parkhurst steps and walls.
On Sept. 30, the Dickey Center for International Understanding hosted former Iranian ambassador to Germany Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Brookings Institution vice president Suzanne Maloney for an event titled “Israel and Iran: The Future of the Middle East.”
On Oct. 7, 32 Dartmouth students completed the Dartmouth Outing Club Fifty, a roughly 54-mile overnight hike from Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to campus. This year, nine groups of four participated in the biannual hike, which also takes place during the summer term.
On Sept. 19, Dartmouth fired family giving coordinator Marc Jacques, according to a College spokesperson. Six months earlier, Jacques had pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of distribution of child pornography.
As members of the Class of 2025 navigate the job hunting process, some may worry about a bad job market with high unemployment and slow hiring. While some have locked down return offers on summer internships, others are just beginning the search.
Starting in January 2025, students will have the option to swipe in at the Class of 1953 Commons with palm biometric recognition technology provided by Idemia — a technology company that specializes in biometrics and cryptography — rather than with physical ID cards, according to Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik. Other dining locations are also undergoing changes, Plodzik said, including a new boba menu at Cafe@Baker launched at the start of fall term and a new ordering kiosk at Courtyard Cafe coming in March 2025.
Tuck School of Business professor Steve Kahl ’91 “always had his door open” for students — whether they wanted to talk about school or were reaching out for life advice, his daughter Hattie Kahl said. With his family and friends, he demonstrated the same inclusivity, kindness and infectious positivity.
In April 2024, Catherine Harnois ’27 logged into her housing portal to find no available on-campus housing for her and her roommate. The duo was placed on a waitlist and given three options: remain on the waitlist, apply to a Living Learning Community or opt-in to an off-campus apartment at the Summit on Juniper complex, located approximately 3.2 miles — or a 15-minute bus ride — from campus in Lebanon, Harnois said.
On Sept. 20, a small fire broke out in the Class of 1953 Commons shortly before midnight,, the Office of Communications wrote in an email to campus on Sept. 21. Officials believe a “malfunctioning lithium ion battery in a second-floor utility closet” — where the fire was contained — was responsible.
Today, the Hanover Police Department declared the death of Won Jang ’26 an accidental drowning, according to WMUR. On July 7, Jang’s body was recovered from the Connecticut River after he was reported missing earlier that day.