College announces need-blind admissions policy for international students

The new policy went into effect this admissions cycle and covered applicants in the early decision round.

College sued for allegedly conspiring to reduce financial aid offers

Dartmouth, along with 15 other colleges and universities, was accused of violating federal antitrust laws by allegedly not maintaining need-blind admissions processes.

Pay No Attention to that File Behind the Curtain

One writer walks us through the anticlimactic process of viewing his admissions file and the insights he gleaned on along the way. 

First Snowfall

Freshmen share how they plan to navigate their first winter on campus, while one writer recalls her first winter at dear old Dartmouth.

Warily Wobbling in a Winter Wonderland

A writer reflects on what students wear, and do not wear, during winter in Hanover.

22What Now? ’25s Face their First Winter Term

We share the fears and excitements of newbie Dartmouth students beginning their first winter on campus. 

Kicking the Bucket: Upper Valley Activities to Cross Off Your List Before the Snow Melts

Dartmouth students discuss their 22W bucket lists and winter term philosophies.

Editors' Note

Sororities return to virtual recruitment in response to College’s ban on indoor social gatherings

The College will rely on Greek houses to police their own members on social gathering restrictions. 

Title IX survey results show decrease in unwanted sexual contact and increase in awareness of campus resources over four years

Reduced social interactions during the pandemic, however, may have contributed to the apparent improvement, according to Title IX coordinator Kristi Clemens. 

Q&A with Rockefeller Center policy fellow Anne N. Sosin ’02

Sosin discussed the omicron variant, keeping elementary schools open and the importance of masking.

Multiple Lebanon housing projects to be completed in the upcoming year

Among the projects is a 309 unit apartment complex targeted towards Dartmouth graduate students, for which leasing will begin this month. 

New Hampshire spearheads free at-home testing initiatives

The state originally distributed a limited number of free take-home rapid tests in November, but now that its supply has increased, New Hampshire residents may order free PCR tests online.

Alum Spotlight: studio art intern Phoebe Kong ’21 prepares for 2022 exhibitions

Kong explores the tensions of human relationships in her works of drawing and painting.

Men’s basketball team earns first Ivy League win against Brown

Ryan Cornish ’25 led the team in scoring in his first collegiate start.

Swimming and diving teams return to action against Yale and Penn

The meet at Penn marked the Big Green’s first time competing in more than a month.

Hall of Krame: Men’s Basketball’s Late Game Struggles

Justin Kramer analyzes the Big Green’s difficult stretch of close losses so far this season.

One-on-one with women’s hockey head coach Liz Keady Norton

The Big Green is off to an 8-10 start in Keady Norton’s first season with the team.

The Weekend Roundup: Week 1

Men’s basketball snaps an eight-game skid, women’s track and field finishes third in Cambridge and women’s hockey takes on No. 8 Colgate in this week’s roundup.

‘We’re not going back to the way we did things last year’: Dartmouth presses forward with in-person classes and move in

The College has separated itself from its peer institutions with its comparatively relaxed COVID-19 policies.