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(02/04/25 9:00am)
Online shopping is easy, rapid and effortless. It lives in our phones, shopping carts and, ultimately, through our packages at Hinman. As we continue to spend more time online, we have begun to neglect how and where we live. After years of digitalization, Dartmouth students are slowly losing their connection to Hanover and its small business community. Local business leaders have told me, as many students can attest, that the character of Hanover’s Main Street has become increasingly corporate and bland. Meaningful experiences between Dartmouth and the Hanover community are gradually fading. To revitalize the Town, we as Dartmouth students need to reconsider our consumption habits and rebuild a connection with Hanover.
(01/31/25 9:05am)
On Jan. 19, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate considered and voted against the nomination of Roger Friedlander ’27 for the position of deputy project manager. According to West House senator Reece Sharp ’28 in past reporting by The Dartmouth, the vote failed because senators were “confused” by the process. More specifically, two people had volunteered for the position — Friedlander and Hanna Bilgin ’28 — but student body president Chukwuka Odigbo ’25 only called a vote for Friedlander. Notably, Odigbo holds the sole power to nominate candidates for appointed positions in DSG. The Senate voted down the nomination, which was the end of the story — or at least the one open to the public.
(01/31/25 9:00am)
This past fall, the College significantly elevated its entertainment industry profile, hosting a series of campus events tailor-made for students, like myself, interested in making careers in Hollywood. In just 10 weeks, students were able to attend a guest lecture featuring Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns, listen to Malcolm McDowell discuss his starring role in “A Clockwork Orange” and, through the Dartmouth Film Society’s 75th anniversary celebrations, network with alumni in entertainment.
(01/30/25 9:00am)
In recent weeks, fires around the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 16,000 homes and buildings and resulted in 29 deaths. Globally, climate-related hazards contributed to 26.4 million human displacements in 2023 alone, a number that continues to increase as the globe heats up. More than half of the world’s coral reefs have been lost since 1950, disrupting key marine ecosystems and ocean oxygen production. The seas are expected to rise a foot due to thermal expansion of the oceans and the melting of icebergs at unprecedented levels, threatening the displacement of more than 410 million people. Last year was the hottest on record, reaching temperatures more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This surpasses the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recommended limit to prevent irreversible tipping points and runaway warming, in which positive feedback loops accelerate the rate of climate change beyond the capacity of human control. The issue of climate change is more important than ever, and no one is coming to save us.
(01/30/25 9:00am)
Re: Campus food pantry relocates to Kellogg Hall
(01/28/25 9:00am)
Every other morning this past fall, as I started a long walk from the East Wheelock cluster to my 10 a.m. class, I had a lovely, peaceful view of the center of campus. I first passed by the quaint, quintessentially New England Dartmouth Hall. The building’s simple yet timeless design reminds us of the College’s humble origins. I then made my way toward Rauner Special Collections Library, with its enormous columns and vast windows bringing grandeur to the Green. I passed by Baker Library, which stands as the centerpiece of Dartmouth’s campus, the perfect anchor. All of these buildings are positioned neatly, respecting the Green and their surroundings. The campus has structure, and it feels almost too perfect, like something you would see in a movie but would never find in real life.
(01/28/25 9:05am)
As the College’s six-week winter break, or “winterim,” drew to a close at the beginning of January, I found myself torn. On one hand, I felt the comfort and excitement of reuniting with the Dartmouth community. On the other, though, I found myself experiencing a growing dread of winter in Hanover. I would not be returning to the mild, sunny Mediterranean shores of my childhood, but instead, 10 weeks of genuine New England cold. I knew then that the term would be defined by snow and ice, treacherous falls, relentless colds — and the occasional plumbing mishap. As I navigate this new climate — my first winter as a Dartmouth student — what I realize is that the challenges of the term do not just stem from physical hardships, but more from the unspoken difficulties that many students face during the term. These struggles deserve more open acknowledgement.
(01/25/25 9:45pm)
As the California wildfires continue to rage, devastating land, homes and livelihoods, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump has announced plans to declare a “national energy emergency.” This would grant him the authority to increase U.S. energy production and, as he puts it, “drill, baby, drill.” To a standing ovation on Inauguration Day, Trump announced sweeping legislation to end the Green New Deal and “electric vehicle mandate” — a mandate that does not actually exist — and to replenish American oil reserves, exporting American energy worldwide.
(01/23/25 2:44pm)
I have never purchased Dartmouth merchandise. No, it is not because I lack school spirit. No, it is not because I’m “too cool for school.” It’s not because I think I can get an internship at Goldman Sachs without relying on those sweet Dartmouth connections, either. Trust me, I would love to tell airport crowds that I go to Dartmouth as much as the next guy. I do not own Dartmouth merchandise because I don’t think it’s worth it, given how much it currently costs.
(01/17/25 9:00am)
The four Los Angeles wildfires have now killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and burned 40,000 acres — an area larger than Paris.
(01/14/25 9:00am)
In recent weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has mused about annexing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. Although the Canadian threat was seemingly made in jest, Trump is far more serious about levying tariffs — on America’s friends and foes alike. The Republican Party’s turn toward pseudo-isolationism through Trump’s tariff policy is likely to endanger the American economy, hurt America’s allies and help America’s adversaries.
(01/10/25 9:10am)
On Jan. 7, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is ending its “fact-checking” program on its social media platforms. The system of community notes written by platform users “decide[s] when posts are potentially misleading or need more context,” according to Meta’s website. In an online video, Zuckerberg said that “It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.” Some on social media fear the decision will allow for “the freedom of disinformation” and the valuing of “misinformation over democracy.” USA Today even released an article headlined “Why Meta went MAGA.”
(01/10/25 9:05am)
During her Oct. 11, 2024, “State of Community” address to faculty, Beilock remarked, “As much as we care what alumni think and will continue to listen on critical issues affecting our community, it is the faculty and staff and leadership in this room and on our campus that shape our direction.” This comment reveals a dangerous disconnect between how Beilock views alumni — arguably the College’s backbone — and other community members. We are concerned about how College President Sian Leah Beilock reorganizes the College at an institutional level.
(01/09/25 9:00am)
This August, many of us will peruse through the endless aisles of IKEA with our parents, arguing over comforter patterns and pillowcase sizes. In September, we’ll pack up our lives and drive or fly to Hanover, eager to start anew. Yet leaving our homes behind is far more complicated for some of us. For Omar Rashid, an incoming member of the Class of 2029 currently living in Gaza, the journey to Dartmouth is fraught with unimaginable challenges, and his dream of joining our community hangs by a thread.
(01/07/25 9:00am)
Last fall, I interned back home in the Bay Area. One day, as my mom and I were strolling around Stanford University’s campus, we stopped at the Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center, where Stanford’s outdoor programs are based.
(01/07/25 9:05am)
If you are a regular visitor of the Class of 1953 Commons, it has been difficult to miss Dartmouth Dining’s new hand scanner initiative that promises the ability to scan into Foco with just a wave of your hand. It seems that Dartmouth Dining has a table set up in the building entryway to sign students up for the program almost every time I pass through. Dining workers have been offering candy and other incentives for students to scan their hand prints. Although it might seem like a small change, I believe Dartmouth Dining’s aggressive push towards using this technology at Foco is a shameless attempt to cut costs that presents unaddressed privacy concerns about the storage and protection of student biometric data.
(11/19/24 9:05am)
The First Year Harm Reduction Policy, also known as “frat ban,” is officially over, having concluded on Nov. 6. As members of the Class of 2028 begin to explore a new social scene, I want to reflect on how the frat ban — the restriction on first-year students from attending non-Greek Life Council approved events in Greek spaces for the first eight weeks of the fall term — has shaped our social lives and college careers so far. Based on my experience, I would argue that the frat ban has enriched my perspective on Greek Life at Dartmouth, allowing me to engage with Greek spaces in ways that often go unnoticed in typical college discourse.
(11/19/24 9:10am)
Re: Men’s basketball team votes to unionize
(11/15/24 9:10am)
Each time course selection opens up, many Dartmouth students are faced with a shared dilemma: “Do I take a course that genuinely interests me or one in which I can obtain an easy A?” When faced with this binary, students often choose the latter. Although these so-called ‘layups’ — courses considered to be easy A’s — may be uninteresting to them or irrelevant to their focus of study, many students opt into them to improve their GPA.
(11/15/24 9:05am)
When someone tells you they’re an economics major, you probably think you understand them. They’re a corporate sellout, wishing they could major in finance but settling for the closest alternative at a liberal arts institution — all in preparation for a career in investment banking or consulting. It’s almost embarrassing to admit you’re an economics major. There has been, perhaps rightfully, a growing critique of students turning away from the more traditional liberal arts majors like English and history in favor of more ‘professionally applicable’ ones like economics and computer science.
