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Julianna Wong ’28 in Berlin, Germany

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Reflection: Ins and Outs

In the spirit of the New Year, a friend of mine recently sent me her “2025 ins and outs” list, which she rediscovered in the depths of her notes app. For those who might not be on New Year’s resolution TikTok, an “ins and outs” list is a compilation of things one brings with them into the New Year and leaves behind in the past year. I laughed to myself as I read through my friend’s list from last year, clearly a result of New Year’s brain — that fleeting rush of adrenaline and ambition that washes over people come January 1st. It’s the reason why open treadmills in the gym are nearly impossible to come by for the first couple of weeks of winter term.

Reflection: Silence in Winterim

The thing that motivates students most during finals season in Hanover is the promise of going home when it’s all over. Most students leave to go home for the 6-week break, while others have no choice but to stay. After 10 weeks of hustle and bustle, I waved goodbye to my friends and saw the campus usually packed with Dartmouth students suddenly empty. This winterim, the second I’ve spent on campus alone, the realization of my isolation became more apparent than ever. 

Reflection: A Long Way from Hanover

This past fall, I was the first Dartmouth student to study abroad, and now I’m hoping to be the first Mirror writer to write about it. During my three months away, I joined 19 other students on the English and Creative Writing foreign study program in London, which is offered every two years. While on my program, we toured different parts of London, along with the neighboring cities of Bath and Canterbury. Our classwork revolved around the ways that different authors interact with the cityscape of London. 

First members of Class of 2030 ‘excited’ to join Dartmouth community

On Dec. 15, the College offered early admission to the first members of the Class of 2030. In the aftermath of the decision releases, admitted students reflected on the people and resources that drew them to the College.

From internships to outdoor trips, students make the most of winterim

Over winter break, students participated in a wide range of activities, from internships to trips with the Dartmouth Outing Club. Dartmouth’s winter break — also known as “winterim” — is unique compared to that of many other colleges. From Thanksgiving until after New Year’s, students are off-campus for approximately six weeks, providing them extended time to pursue opportunities. 

John McKnight selected as inaugural dean of undergraduate student affairs

John McKnight will assume the role of dean of undergraduate student affairs in Dartmouth’s new School of Arts and Sciences on June 1, according to a campus-wide email sent by interim dean of arts and sciences Nina Pavcnik and interim dean of undergraduate student affairs Anne Hudak on Nov. 18, 2025.

More than 40,000 hit by Dartmouth data breach

The personal information of over 40,000 people, including Social Security numbers and bank account information, was compromised in an August cyberattack on Dartmouth’s Oracle E-Business Suite software, according to data breach notices filed by the College with state attorneys general in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine on Nov. 24, 2025.

Menna: The Republic of Bad Faith

In Part I of this series, I charted democracy’s public decline, showing how Congress’s long retreat from its constitutional role hollowed out the balance of power and accelerated America’s own unraveling. Here, in Part II, I examine what has filled that vacuum: a judiciary that has abandoned its role as a check, an executive that increasingly operates without constraint and states adopting the same habits of impunity. I argue that these institutions now enable the very abuses they were created to prevent, allowing a slow-motion dissolution of democracy in broad daylight.

Chandna: AI: The New Mental Health Saviour on Medical School Campuses?

Over the last 15 years, I have met a myriad of medical school applicants: some fueled by intense ambition, some exhausted, some used to excelling, but all overwhelmed. As the founder of the medical school admissions consulting company Inspira Advantage, I am familiar with the traditional methods of handling feeling overwhelmed. However, in the last year or so, medical school applicants have begun turning to something else entirely: artificial intelligence.

Dartmouth offers early admission to first members of Class of 2030

On Dec. 15, the College extended its offers of early admission to the Class of 2030. For a second year, the College declined to release information on how many students applied or were accepted until the regular decision period concludes in March. 

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Women’s soccer’s historic season comes to an end in NCAA tournament

After a historic season, the Dartmouth women’s soccer team’s season came to an end on Friday night in Fayetteville, Ark.

Squash sweeps Middlebury 18-0 in home opener

With the home crowd packed into the Berry squash courts on Saturday, the Dartmouth men’s and women’s squash teams — ranked ninth and 11th in the country, respectively — delivered statement performances in their season opener against Middlebury College. Both of the Big Green squads swept the Panthers 9-0, combining precision, pace and relentless energy to start the home campaign on dominant footing.

‘Anti-federalist, ideal democracy’: The state of the New Hampshire State Legislature

On Nov. 5, Democrats swept state elections across the east coast. In New Hampshire, however, incumbent Republicans were re-elected to municipal offices across the state, amidst rising polarization of the state legislature. How these trends will play out in New Hampshire’s upcoming midterm elections rests on the uniquely local character of the state’s politics.

First Amendment litigator explains the do’s and don’ts of student protest

On Nov. 14, the College hosted First Amendment litigator Kathleen Farley ’10 for an event titled “Transitioning Advocacy and Activism Efforts from Campus to Community: What to Know.” Farley was a member of the legal team that won the National Press Photographers Association First Amendment Award in 2023 for ensuring reform in the New York Police Department after photojournalists were assaulted and arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. 

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul criticizes Republican and Democratic policies in Rocky event

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pushed the Dartmouth community to remember that “we live in the best of times” at a Rockefeller Center for Public Policy event on Nov. 14. 

Beilock announces ROTC expansion at Veterans Day breakfast

College President Sian Leah Beilock announced on Tuesday plans to expand Dartmouth’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program during the annual Veteran’s Day Recognition Breakfast on Nov. 11. In her address, Beilock also shared goals to double the number of undergraduate veterans and build a university-wide community for military-affiliated students, staff and faculty.

College announces new residence hall funded entirely by women

On Nov. 4, Dartmouth announced the construction of Alumnae Hall, a new residence hall funded entirely by women, alongside the development of an accompanying four-acre Riverfront Park. The project marks the latest installment of a 10-year, $500 million housing initiative announced during College President Sian Leah Beilock’s inauguration aimed at creating at least 1,000 new beds for students, faculty and staff by 2033.