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On Tuesday, Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced that the Department of Homeland Security's plans to construct an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack, N.H., have been scrapped, according to a state press release.
On Jan. 25, College President Sian Leah Beilock published an editorial in The Wall Street Journal entitled “Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It?” The piece argued that American universities have “a trust problem” and should prioritize affordable tuition, post-graduate outcomes, institutional neutrality, enforced medians and standardized testing in admissions.
Last month, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill to lower the state’s business enterprise tax rate from 0.55% to 0.5%, according to a document published on the General Court of New Hampshire’s website.
Leon Black ’73, a former client of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pledged to donate $500,000 to renovations for the President’s House at Dartmouth and more than $350,000 to Jewish studies programs, according to a 2014 financial summary from the College recently released by the Department of Justice.
Starting this year, a new endowment called the 1799 Fund will support The Dartmouth’s operations. The Dartmouth’s assets — along with future alumni donations — will be transferred to a supporting 501(c)3 organization, which will be fully separate from the newspaper’s current business accounts.
As part of The Dartmouth’s coverage of the upcoming 2026 midterm and gubernatorial elections, the paper is publishing an interview series, “A Sit-Down with The Dartmouth,” featuring in-depth conversations with major national and gubernatorial candidates in New Hampshire.
On Feb. 24, the Dartmouth Student Alliance for Ukraine hosted a vigil on the Collis Center for Student Involvement porch to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Approximately 70 students, faculty and community members attended the vigil, which included the singing of Ukrainian songs along with speeches from five Dartmouth students and two professors.
Last month, the New Hampshire Executive Council approved a study to examine the feasibility of New Hampshire exiting the New England regional energy grid, according to a meeting agenda published on the Secretary of State’s website. The study — which will be conducted by consulting firm London Economics International — will cost the state $230,046.
On Feb. 22, at the seventh weekly Dartmouth Student Government meeting of the winter term, senators discussed ways to support the International Student Experience Office with director Șeun Bello Òlamosu.
On Feb. 12, four journalists from four very different publications discussed their roles, the media’s shortcomings and the importance of journalism for democracy during a panel hosted by the Rockefeller Center.
The Office of Residential Life announced a new optional process that will allow students to transfer into a different residential House Community in an email sent to all undergraduate students last month. Students who opted into the process will be randomly reassigned to a different House Community individually or as a part of a group of friends who wish to live in the same community together, according to the email. The application period ran from Feb. 2 through Feb. 10.
Former U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Dartmouth last week to meet with students and speak on a panel about the future of American politics.
In the spring term, Dartmouth Student Health Service will participate in a nationwide kindness initiative that will encourage students to complete one intentional kind act every day for 30 days.
On Feb. 12, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte released two documents confirming that a U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement processing site will be built at the site of an unused industrial warehouse in Merrimack, N.H. The release follows months of speculation by state residents after the Washington Post reported leaked Department of Homeland Security documents that included plans for the site in December.
This past week, community members rang in the Year of the Horse with Lunar New Year celebrations across campus. From Feb. 14 through Feb. 19, student organizations held events including a traditional dragon dance at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, dumpling making and karaoke at the Chinese Language House.
This year, various Upper Valley localities have reported road salt shortages, according to Hanover director of public works Peter Kulbacki. Hanover, however, was adequately equipped to deal with this year’s winter due to a pre-treatment brine solution and a stockpile of salt from previous years, according to Kulbacki.
As part of The Dartmouth’s coverage of the upcoming 2026 midterm and gubernatorial elections, the paper continues its interview series, “A Sit-Down with The Dartmouth,” featuring in-depth conversations with major national and statewide candidates in New Hampshire.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released last month showed that New Hampshire’s population is aging and its birth rate is declining. From voting patterns to challenges around funding schools, this will have impacts across the state in the years to come. To better understand these changes, The Dartmouth sat down with University of New Hampshire sociology professor Kenneth Johnson.
On Feb. 9, after declining to leave an office building in Williston, Vt. that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center, 11 people, including Roan Wade ’25 and Geisel School of Medicine professor Donald Kollisch, were arrested on misdemeanor trespassing charges.
On March 23, the College will launch a new course election platform, Courses @ Dartmouth, according to a presentation given by the Registrar’s Office at a Feb. 1 Dartmouth Student Government meeting. School of Arts and Sciences registrar Eric Parsons wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that Courses @ Dartmouth will allow students to view course offerings, access detailed class information and use a shopping cart function to allow students to create schedules before enrollment opens.