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Langan: Books are a bourgeois fantasy

Moyse: A Wrinkle in Dartmouth Time

This week marks the middle of my “H-Term.” For those who aren’t in on the lingo, an H-Term (or Hanover term) is when a Dartmouth student takes an off-term but stays in Hanover. I’ve been trying out writing full time while simultaneously taking care of other campus responsibilities. This experiment has taught me a lot about myself and my independent work habits, but beyond that, and more interesting to readers of my column, it has allowed me to take a step back from a busy class schedule and observe the reproduction of the Dartmouth student’s learning power.

Mendonça and Richardson: Why Aren’t We Protesting?

Once upon a time, we, as a campus, protested. Have you heard of the 1969 occupation of Parkhurst in opposition to the Vietnam War? The 1985 anti-apartheid shanty towns that lasted for months on the Green? Or the anti-Wall Street Occupy Dartmouth encampment in 2011? 

Tuck professor finds that 14 years of tariffs on solar panels have hurt domestic solar manufacturing

In October 2025, Tuck School of Business professor Bryan Bollinger ’03, Th ’03 co-authored a National Bureau of Economic Research study about the impacts of American solar panel tariffs on domestic solar energy development with Cornell professor Todd Gerarden, Yale professor Kenneth Gillingham ’02 and Duke professor Daniel Xu. The study found that tariffs on solar panels made in China led to a decrease in domestic solar manufacturing and installment. 

Hanover Selectboard member Jennie Chamberlain selected for Smart Growth America’s Champions Institute

On April 7, Hanover Selectboard member and film and media studies professor Jennie Chamberlain was selected to attend the Smart Growth America’s Champions Institute, a program to help officials improve community design in their towns, according to a Town of Hanover press release. Chamberlain, who moved to Hanover in 2018, was elected to the Selectboard in 2023.

A year after the cancellation of federal grants at Dartmouth, one has been reinstated

At the end of April 2025, four federal grants funding Dartmouth research in the anthropology and health-related fields were canceled by the National Institutes of Health. While the College appealed all four cancellation decisions, only one grant has been reinstated. The College “continues to monitor the status” of the three remaining cancelled grants, according to an email statement from College spokesperson Morgan Kelly. 

Ikenna Nwafor ’27 and Maggie de la Fuente ’27 elected student body president and vice president

Following a 24-hour voting period, Ikenna Nwafor ’27 and Margaret “Maggie” de la Fuente ’27 were elected as the next student body president and vice president, respectively, according to an email sent to campus this evening by the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee.

Behind the Counter: Han Fusion

Nestled below street-level in Hanover’s downtown and just a short walk from Dartmouth’s campus, is the bustling Han Fusion. Yet, while students and locals alike settle into its warm, steady atmosphere of circular tables and booths next to windows, few see the person behind the scenes that has kept the restaurant running for nearly seven years.

Freak of the Week: Croo Boo

Dear Freak of the Week,

Between the Library and the Green

In New England, a collective mindset shift occurs the instant the weather forecast predicts temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. We ditch our heavy winter coats for light sweaters and sweatshirts, and those of us who can’t wait any longer for spring to arrive pull out our shorts and flip-flops. 50 degrees is objectively not warm enough for any of these behaviors, but after months of trekking through snow squalls and wearing as much clothing as humanly possible, we New Englanders will take what we can get. The day this shift occurs, Dartmouth’s campus transforms. The Green is no longer merely empty space that we traverse on our way from one class to another; it comes alive as students picnic with friends, play spikeball and pretend to study while soaking up the sun. 

A Symphony of Dartmouth

During my shifts at the reception desk for Dartmouth’s admissions and financial aid offices, manyof campus visitors ask me for recommendations on places to tour around campus. The Hopkins Center for the Arts comes to my mind first, with its glamorous glass view overlooking the campus from the second floor; then, the Hood Museum, with its unique, seasonal exhibitions; and thirdly, the library, which offers a view of Dartmouth’s busy-bee students. This experience has made me think about how inherently visual we are as humans, and it’s particularly interesting for me to observe this pattern as someone studying cognitive science. How much do we pay attention to the sounds of Hanover?

Editor's Note

I once was advised to take out my earbuds when I go from place to place to observe the world and conversations around me to help stimulate my writing process. I always knew that was useful advice, but I like listening to podcasts as I walk, so I assumed that whatever benefit of being observant was minor enough that it didn’t warrant me changing my routine.

Tony-nominated actress Rachel Dratch ’88 to deliver 2026 commencement address

Tony-nominated actress and comedian Rachel Dratch ’88 will deliver the 2026 commencement address on June 14, Dartmouth News announced this morning. She will receive an honorary doctorate of arts.

Menna: Dartmouth Needs a Clearer AI Policy

Dartmouth has moved quickly to respond to increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence. The College has issued guidance on the use of generative AI in coursework, created faculty teaching resources and made approved AI tools available to students, faculty and staff. That deserves credit. But when it comes to actual coursework, Dartmouth has largely left faculty to determine for their own classes the rules of what students can use, when and how. The College’s current guidance states that “the instructor’s GenAI policy defines the expectations” for a course. 

Taneja: Let’s Demand More From Palaeopitus

I have a folder in my inbox that I have never once opened voluntarily. It is labeled, automatically, “Palaeopitus,” and it fills at a pace that suggests an organization with things to say. Over the last year, those things have included: a survey about an e-scooter policy with free Cold Stone as compensation for completion; a survey about Dick’s House with free Lou’s; a survey about Commencement concerns for international students with a five-dollar gift card as a participation incentive; a lunch with an author; two reminders about a leadership conference; and a dinner discussion about gender-based violence and sexual health which was, notably, free. The emails are well-formatted. They arrive with the cadence of institutional confidence. And yet, reading through them, I find myself with a question I cannot shake: What, exactly, is Palaeopitus doing?

Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘Yes’ on Article 7

Re: ‘Hanover to vote on zoning amendments on May 12’

From conflict zones to the College: How three Dartmouth professors balanced work in active conflict zones

At the outbreak of the Iran war on Feb. 28, several Dartmouth professors were living and working in active conflict zones in the Middle East. Government professor Bernard Avishai, Middle Eastern studies department chair Tarek El-Ariss and sociology professor Lev Grinberg spoke with The Dartmouth about how war reshaped their daily lives abroad. 

DSG discusses new initiatives at the Center for Career Design

On April 26, at the fourth weekly Dartmouth Student Government meeting of the spring term, Dartmouth Center for Career Design external partnerships and special projects director Joe Hayes provided senators with updates about the center’s initiatives and funding. 

Dartmouth hosts inaugural Ivy League Jewish Leadership Conference

From April 16 to April 19, Hillel at Dartmouth hosted the inaugural Ivy Jewish Leadership Conference at the College, according to conference board executive director Darci Rochkind ’28. Approximately 85 Jewish students — including 25 non-Dartmouth students, representing six of the seven other Ivy League institutions — attended the conference, which focused on “conversation” and community between Jewish students from different institutions, experiences and perspectives, Rochkind said.

Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown pitches independence, experience in Senate comeback bid

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 candidates for state-wide and New Hampshire district positions.