Montalbano: Dartmouth Should Adopt a Policy of Institutional Neutrality
(11/01/24 8:15am)
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Adkins: Dartmouth Needs An Alum As College President
(11/01/24 8:10am)
This article is featured in the 2024 Homecoming Special Issue.
McSpadden: The Fallout From Dartmouth Housing Renovations
(10/29/24 8:00am)
Any student walking around campus will undoubtedly encounter a construction project, from the ongoing renewal of the Fayerweather Halls to the newly-redone Brace Commons. Just down the road, on West Wheelock Street, the College has broken ground on Russo Hall — upperclassmen, apartment-style housing set to open in 2026. These projects are a part of Dartmouth’s $500 million commitment to meet the College’s housing demand. The Beilock administration has committed an additional $500 million to the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative to reduce the College’s emissions through improving its physical plant — including the decarbonization and structural renewal of residence halls. The collaborative is outlined as one of the major ambitions under College President Sian Leah Beilock’s administration.
Markman: Student Protesters Should Rethink Their Approach
(10/25/24 8:10am)
As a Jewish student, I worry about the upheaval of campus life arising from pro-Palestinian protests. I know I am not alone in my concerns — and my fears are not wholly unwarranted. Whether passing graffiti demanding “pigs off campus” — a seeming reference to the cops who arrested 89 individuals at a pro-Palestinian protest on May 1 and a phrase that recalls medieval antisemitic tropes — or being accused of complicity in genocide, Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus have dealt with months of hardship. While these actions have been painful for many students to see and hear, I believe the true damage of many protests lies in their broader illiberal, unwelcoming and coercive nature.
Yanik: Dartmouth First-years Deserve a Better Welcome
(10/18/24 8:00am)
New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028 is over. So far, I have felt that my transition into the College’s environment has been consistently prioritized. Orientation was full of valuable resources, from meeting Dartmouth faculty to learning how to print on campus. While I appreciate all this effort, the mandatory session “WE Are Dartmouth” had a uniquely negative effect on my experience: led by Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, president and founder of the Washington Consulting Group and Social Justice Training Institute, the session made me increasingly uneasy with each slide. The presentation asked participants to stand up to identify with markers of ethnicity, financial status, religion and more, pressuring me to publicly embody assigned qualities — most of which I cyclically question myself. While I don’t even fully know who I am, I was nonetheless forced to show my evolving identity to the whole 2028 cohort.
Rosario, McKee and Lin: Violent Police Suppression of Ethical Dissent is Not Dialogue
(10/22/24 8:00am)
Dartmouth’s relationship to protest and dissent stands at a crossroads under Sian Leah Beilock’s presidency.
Arzoumanidis: Find Community, Not Comparison
(10/15/24 8:00am)
For many Dartmouth freshmen, the first taste of college comes in the form of First-Year Trips. Trips showcase the best of Dartmouth’s community and deeply-rooted traditions, which come to life while stuck in the woods with a group of relative strangers. It’s easy to fall into the trap of “Camp Dartmouth” and forget the difficulty of the journey ahead.
Verbum Ultimum: Keep Sex Offenders Off Our Campus
(10/11/24 8:10am)
Last month, the College fired former family giving coordinator Marc Jacques. In March, Jacques pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography. The College’s human resources department did not learn of his plea deal until September, a spokesperson told The Dartmouth.
Lin: An Open Letter to Asian Students at Dartmouth
(10/10/24 8:00am)
On July 7, my friend Won Jang ’26 was reported missing and later pronounced dead. He was last seen the previous night around 9:30 p.m. by the Connecticut River. His death was ultimately ruled an accidental drowning. Most days, I cannot help but wonder what might have happened if Won had been six feet tall and white. I cannot help but think that people would have reported him missing that night and stayed behind until he was found. Maybe he’d still be here today.
Taneja: The Class of 2028 Needs to Be Informed
(10/08/24 8:00am)
As part of New Student Orientation, the Class of 2028 had several official interactions with College President Sian Leah Beilock. At both the annual outdoor ceremony and matriculation, Beilock emphasized free speech — that Dartmouth values free speech, that free speech has limits and that there is a difference between exercising one’s freedom of expression and robbing others of it.
Montalbano: Speak Up For Yourself. It’s Your Civic Responsibility.
(10/03/24 8:00am)
With the 2024 presidential election upon us, it is the perfect time for vigorous, thought-provoking discussions about policy, politics and the people seeking your vote. Along with 76 others, I am taking PBPL/GOVT 30.17, “The 2024 Election,” a class that follows the election as it unfolds. The course, offered just this term, explores the various philosophies of the two main parties, examines the stakes of the election — from foreign policy to the judiciary — and helps us distill our own views on the candidates. Such a forum should, in principle, deliver excellent debate and discussion. Unfortunately, however, I have found peer-to-peer debate to be relatively muted from both students supporting Harris, a group that makes up 90% of the class, and those supporting Trump, the other 10%. No one seems willing to pitch their views, especially if they are more controversial. Perhaps that 90-10 statistic may do some explaining, but one would still expect some students to ask tricky questions of our conservative and liberal guest speakers. Instead, many students seem to find putting their views out in front of 75 other students daunting, uncomfortable or plain scary. In fact, I have found this sentiment to be shared among many students across campus, not just those in the class. For many, avoiding political discussions seems to have become a norm.
Letter to the Editor: Professor Nguyen’s Tenure Rejection Was an Act of Discrimination
(10/01/24 8:00am)
Re: College decision to deny hiring of UIC professor stirs controversy
Moyse: The Myth of White Victimhood
(09/27/24 3:32pm)
Returning home to Connecticut is a confusing experience for me. While it’s great to leave the Dartmouth bubble for a while, it doesn’t take long for me to miss the separation Dartmouth offers from my childhood friends and family. After working in Washington, D.C. this summer, I returned home to finish the rest of the summer in peace. However, my time at home has compelled me to describe a phenomenon that I suspect many Dartmouth students do not interact with on campus — one that is singularly powerful in our politics today. The narrative of “White American Victimhood” — or the narrative that white people have been systematically disadvantaged in modern American society — permeates communities across the country. The concept has fueled what I deem to be the most influential and dangerous political movement of our time. However, before addressing its consequences, I have to define it. The only way to quell this movement though, is through understanding and showing empathy to those who have been swept up in it.
Jawad: Dartmouth Needs a Student Trustee
(09/26/24 8:00am)
After Dartmouth removed Core Power shakes from most dining locations — a result of a switch from Coke to Pepsi products in August — a Change.org petition titled, “Bring Back Core Power to Dartmouth: We Need Our Protein!” began circulating on social media, garnering 23 signatures. The petition is meant to be comedic, but it reflects an underlying problem at Dartmouth — the College does not understand what students want.
Claros Benitez: Beilock Is Endangering the Idea of the ‘Just University’
(09/24/24 8:00am)
On Sept. 14, College President Sian Leah Beilock published a piece in The Atlantic titled “Saving the Idea of the University.” In it, she claims that a university’s power is diminished when a particular student group or faculty body imposes a single viewpoint on campus. She stresses that universities must instead support “ideological diversity.”
Zuo: Why Do Dartmouth Students Love Finance and Consulting?
(09/20/24 8:00am)
As seniors return from a term away from campus, my summer debriefs with friends have largely centered on internships and summer jobs. It doesn’t take too many of these conversations to learn that a large portion of Dartmouth students — myself included — will end up pursuing jobs in finance or consulting. In fact, Dartmouth’s Center for Professional Development found that 49% of the Dartmouth Class of 2023 worked in finance or consulting roles during their first fall after graduation.
Muller: The Pursuit of Idleness
(09/19/24 8:00am)
Summer break — a three-month leave from school during which responsibilities are abandoned, feet go bare and possibilities seem endless. Or so one would hope.
Mittman: An Alternative to the Broken Grading System
(09/17/24 8:00am)
Have you ever considered taking an interesting class, but stopped yourself because it might hurt your GPA?
Adkins: Go Abroad
(09/04/24 8:15am)
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
Schmitter-Emerson: Be Patient With Dartmouth
(09/04/24 8:00am)
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.