The Dartmouth

Tiernan Sittenfeld ’96 named National Parks Conservation Association president and CEO

(02/12/26 10:00am)

On Jan. 26, the National Parks Conservation Association board of trustees named Tiernan Sittenfeld ’96 as their next president and CEO. The NPCA, a non-profit which lobbies for the country’s national parks and promotes the preservation and expansion of public land, has over 1.9 million members nationally. Sittenfeld is leaving the League of Conservation Voters, an advocacy group focused on civic engagement and environmental policy, after two decades of service in legislative lobbying.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/tiernan-sittenfeld-96-named-national-parks-conservation-association-president-and-ceo

Dartmouth skiing places silver at Dartmouth Carnival and Vermont Carnival

(02/09/26 6:06am)

The Dartmouth ski team competed at home on Jan. 30-31, finishing second behind the University of Vermont. Skiers competed in alpine and nordic races spread between the Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme Center, N.H., and Oak Hill in Hanover, N.H. This marked the end of a nine-carnival Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association winning streak for the Nordic team.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/jensen-dartmouth-skiing-places-silver-at-dartmouth-carnival-and-vermont-carnival

Women’s hockey falls to Quinnipiac on Senior Day

(02/09/26 6:10am)

In their last home game of the season, the Dartmouth women’s hockey team lost 3-0 to Quinnipiac, bringing their record to 4-21-3 overall.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/kantrow-womens-hockey-falls-to-quinnipiac-on-senior-day

Dartmouth men’s basketball go limp in the second half to fall to Harvard

(02/09/26 6:15am)

Awaiting the postgame press conference, the player’s lounge at Leede Arena was quiet when head coach David McLaughlin entered.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/byrne-zipper-dartmouth-mens-basketball-go-limp-in-the-second-half-to-fall-to-harvard

‘I’ve lived these issues’: Democratic Senate candidate Karishma Manzur says housing, universal health care are top policy priorities

(02/09/26 10:00am)

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 major national and statewide candidates in New Hampshire.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/menna-democratic-senate-candidate-karishma-manzur-says-housing-universal-health-care-are-top-policy-priorities

Kruse Reviews: ‘Melania’ is barely a movie

(02/09/26 7:05am)

“Melania” chronicles 20 days in the life of Melania Trump leading up to the second inauguration of her husband, then president-elect Donald Trump. While the first half of the documentary consists primarily of event and wardrobe planning for the presidential transition, the second serves as a play-by-play of the ceremony and subsequent celebrations. Yet despite the centrality of Melania’s perspective and frequent voiceover narration from her, the film offers almost zero insight into the first lady as a person. Though she may be the protagonist, no inner life is revealed.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/kruse-kruse-reviews-melania-is-barely-a-movie

Review: ‘Hamnet’ is a raw, stunning portrait of grief

(02/09/26 7:10am)

“Hamnet” is a film designed to make you cry. In Chloé Zhao’s film, raw performances and breathtaking cinematography coalesce into a stunning meditation on grief and its endurance. An adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, “Hamnet” follows William Shakespeare’s nuclear family before and after the death of his son Hamnet. Both the novel and the screenplay, which was co-written by O’Farrell and Zhao, assume that Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Hamlet” was inspired by the death of his son. Although scholars debate the veracity of this premise, its historicity is ultimately irrelevant — the film never claims to be accurate, and its power derives from its efficacy as a deeply human tale.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/konecky-review-hamnet-is-a-raw-stunning-portrait-of-grief

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Marc-André Hamelin perform at the Hopkins Center for the Arts

(02/09/26 7:00am)

The Hopkins Center for the Arts hosted the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the globally acclaimed pianist Marc-André Hamelin on Feb. 4 for a performance of a physically challenging, emotionally-charged lineup featuring recently commissioned and contemporary orchestrations of classic scores from Beethoven, Liszt and Schubert.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/02/tirado-the-orpheus-chamber-orchestra-and-marc-andr-hamelin-perform-at-the-hopkins-center-for-the-arts