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Protests, policy shifts and power grids: Controversy over New Hampshire data centers intensifies

Early-stage plans to build a hyperscale data center in Bow, N.H. have drawn opposition from residents and intensified debate among state politicians over how to handle the costs of artificial intelligence.

Letter to the Editor: On Grade Inflation, Dartmouth Doesn’t Need to Be a Maverick

Re: Grading policies committee launches student survey to help draft new grading policies

Freak of the Week: Homecumming

Dear Freak of the Week,

Photo Essay: Big Green Football vs. Monmouth

Last Saturday, the Big Green football team fell 28-31 against Monmouth University at home . Dartmouth’s next home game is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, against the University of Pennsylvania.

Video: Building the bonfire

Produced & Edited by Alesandra Gonzales '27

Dartmouth field hockey earns first Ivy League win since 2023

In a historic home game at Chase Field on Sept. 25, Dartmouth field hockey took down the University of Pennsylvania in a dominant 4-0 victory. The win moved the team to an overall 2-4 record this season before their loss to University of Vermont on Sept. 27, which moved them to 2-5. 

Magna-ificent! Rauner Library acquires Magna Carta manuscript

On Sept. 19, the Rauner Special Collections Library announced its acquisition of a palm-sized manuscript of the Magna Carta dating back to 1300. The manuscript joins more than 140,000 rare books and millions of individual manuscripts available to students and researchers at Rauner, according to Dartmouth Libraries’ website. 

‘Long lines’ and ‘short-staffed’: Hanover hosts Family Weekend

From Sept. 25 to Sept. 27, as the College welcomed relatives and supporters of freshman and senior students for Dartmouth’s Family Weekend, local Hanover businesses predictably saw an increase in traffic. While a record number of guests registered for Family Weekend last year, the Office of Alumni Relations did not respond to requests for comment on this year’s registration numbers.

Review: ‘Data Empire’ is a rich, human-centric portrait of data as a political weapon

“While everything isn’t data, data is everywhere.”

Nebula-nominated cartoonist Kit Anderson returns to Center for Cartoon Studies

In the heart of White River Junction, Vt., The Center for Cartoon Studies offers a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree alongside one- and two-year certificates and summer workshops in cartooning. Accepting students with a wide range of experience, the school delivers an integrated curriculum spanning design, drawing, storytelling and writing under the direction of working cartoon artists, according to its website.

Video: What’s your AI PSA?

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Dean of faculty authorizes professors to use AI detector Pangram to review student work

On Sept. 29, interim dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences and government professor John Carey sent an email to Dartmouth’s undergraduate faculty containing “guidelines on use of AI detection in teaching.” The guidelines permit faculty to input student work to artificial intelligence detector Pangram.

Selectboard discusses water infrastructure improvements at biweekly meeting

At the Hanover Selectboard’s Sept. 28 meeting, Hanover Department of Public Works director Peter Kulbacki gave a presentation on the department’s plans to modernize the town water treatment and wastewater network. The Selectboard also discussed the need for improvements to the town website to facilitate better communication between Dartmouth and the town. 

Peep this: ‘Resurgence’ of leaf peepers in Upper Valley

Fall foliage tourism, also known as “leaf peeping,” attracts tourists to the Upper Valley and the state of New Hampshire each fall. After last year’s decline in year-over-year turnout — largely caused by a decline in Canadian tourists — there is a projected “resurgence” in visitors this fall, according to New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development director Michelle Cruz.

Vermont attorney general charges 12, including four Dartmouth students, with trespassing at Williston ICE facility

Vermont attorney general Charity Clark charged 12 protestors, four of whom were Dartmouth students, with unlawful trespassing during a July 24 sit-in at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center, a surveillance facility located in the White Cap Business Park in Williston, Vt. All 12 pleaded not guilty at their arraignment in Burlington, Vt., on Sept. 24. 

‘The purpose of a liberal education is to dare to think your own thoughts’: The Dartmouth’s investigation into provost’s AI use prompts campus-wide conversation

In the days since an investigation from The Dartmouth revealed several of Provost Santiago Schnell’s publications since January were detected as entirely “AI-written” by artificial intelligence detector Pangram, faculty members, students and the Dartmouth community have raised concerns about Schnell’s leadership and AI practices at the College.

Editor’s Note

Starting off the morning bright and early with mediocre chicken and waffles at a diner isn’t my ideal way to begin the day. But as I poured my (all-natural New Hampshire) maple syrup on those thick, doughy waffles this morning, I thought about how I probably am never going to do this again.

Where R U? Location-sharing culture at Dartmouth

I’m scrolling through the Find My app on my phone on a Tuesday night. Even though there’s nobody specific to look for, I’m curious where my 65 little dots are spending their evenings. Fellow members of my dance group, Raaz; friends from freshman fall; cousins; roommates, both current and old; members of the Class of 2026 who have graduated — the list of people who have given me access to their location 24/7 goes on.

The Places They’ve Gone: A History of Study Abroads

Dartmouth reports on its Global Dartmouth website that over half of students participate in a study abroad program at least once during their undergraduate education, a figure that represents a point of institutional pride. But where does that number come from, and for how long has this claim circulated throughout these halls?