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In a small town like Hanover, Halloween provides local businesses a chance to connect with community members and celebrate the fall season. Strolling down Main Street as Halloween nears, you might see skeletons or pumpkins adorning storefronts, or local residents dressed up for some spooky trick-or-treating.
For most Americans, the word “Halloween” conjures images of costumes, candy and haunted decorations. At Dartmouth, it is a beloved and highly anticipated holiday, featuring festive activities: costume parties held in dorms or fraternities, group movie marathons and pumpkin carving contests.
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On Oct. 27, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its sixth weekly meeting of the fall term. Led by student body president Chukwuka Odigbo ’25, the Senate and present members of the student body debated how they should publicly respond to the recent arrests of two protesters at a campus event featuring Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
When it comes to party politics, New Hampshire has a tendency to subvert expectations. Republicans currently hold a trifecta in state government, controlling the governor’s mansion and both state legislative chambers. Democrats, meanwhile, hold all four Congressional offices. No other state can say the same. On Nov. 5, New Hampshire voters will head to the polls to decide whether to continue their independent streak in national, statewide and local elections.
On Oct. 23, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Dartmouth Dialogues co-hosted an event with Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, titled “Policy, Party and Polarization: A Conversation with Senator John Fetterman” as part of its 2024 Election Speaker Series. The event, which was held in Filene Auditorium, sparked pro-Palestinian protests inside and outside the venue — resulting in the arrests of two individuals who interrupted the discussion.
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.
This article is featured in the 2024 Homecoming Special Issue.
Early in the third quarter, with the Dartmouth offense facing a third and short, the offense put the ball in the hands of running back Q Jones ’25 for the fourth consecutive time.
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. 17, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Dartmouth Dialogues co-hosted writer and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting Ben Rhodes for a talk titled “Foreign Policy, the Obama Administration and the World as It Is.” Approximately 170 people attended the event — which was part of the College’s 2024 Election Speaker Series — in person, and another 50 watched the livestream on YouTube.
On Oct. 25 and 26, Dartmouth’s Coast Jazz Orchestra held their first performances of the term at Sawtooth Kitchen. The appearances were the orchestra’s first time performing at Sawtooth as a full band, according to director Taylor Ho Bynum.
With support from the Artist-in-Residence Program at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vt., artists Ellen Smith Ahern and Menghan Wang have collaborated to create innovative soundscapes, which they plan to incorporate into a performance art piece. The soundscapes were drawn from natural sound recordings from the national park forest.
Dartmouth volleyball lost its fourth straight match after facing Harvard University on Friday evening, falling to 9-9 on the season and 2-6 in Ivy League play. After a 2-2 start to conference play, the Big Green has come up short in recent matches, losing 3-1 to Yale University last week.
This article is featured in the 2024 Homecoming Special Issue.
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.
Provost David Kotz ’86 first arrived in Hanover as an undergraduate more than 40 years ago and has barely left since. After graduating from the College in 1986 with a degree in computer science and physics, Kotz earned his Ph.D at Duke in 1991 and returned to the College to teach later that year. He has risen through academia and administration in the decades since. In July 2021, former College President Phil Hanlon appointed Kotz interim provost, a post that became permanent in January 2022. His role makes him Dartmouth’s chief academic and budget officer. During his time as Provost, Kotz has continued to advise graduate students, serving as the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor of Computer Science. Kotz announced that he will conclude his tenure as provost this June after almost three years in office, returning full-time to the computer science department following a year-long sabbatical. The Dartmouth sat down with Kotz to discuss his life and career at the College.
The fall recruitment process concluded last week, with the Interfraternity Council extending 343 bids to new members and the Intersorority Council extending 273, according to interim director for Greek life and student societies Edward McKenna. The numbers are consistent with recruitment in previous years, with sorority recruitment dipping by 15 bids from last year and fraternity recruitment dipping by 31 bids from 2022.
With less than six minutes left in the fourth quarter on Oct. 19, the Big Green seemed to be falling apart. Down 16-13 to Central Connecticut State University, quarterback Grayson Saunier ’27 lost his helmet and hurt his ankle on second and goal at the one-yard line, taking him out for the next snap. Freshman quarterback Kyle Meier ’28 replaced Saunier, but Meier — making his Dartmouth debut — fumbled the ball, which CCSU recovered. Distraught, Dartmouth head coach Sammy McCorkle looked to the sideline officials for a lifeline: a defensive penalty.
Eloise Langan '27 checks in from her film class.