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May 9, 2026
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The Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.
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Montshire Museum celebrates 40 years

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The Montshire Museum of Science, an institution that has had a long-standing relationship with the College since its opening in 1976 in Hanover, celebrated its 40th anniversary this January in Norwich, Vermont.


Thomas Rover ’16 organized students to build a snow sculpture despite its official cancellation.
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Students build ‘rogue sculpture’

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When Thomas Rover ’16 heard that there would be no snow sculpture built for his last Winter Carnival, he said he was devastated. Last Thursday night, Rover and a group of about 30 other students took it upon themselves to build a “rogue” snow sculpture of the Cat in the Hat’s red and white headpiece on the Green.


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Trump, Sanders take NH

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are the winners of yesterday’s New Hampshire primary election. Republican presidential candidate John Kasich and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton placed second in their respective races.


With the Green showing more green than usual, the snow sculpture will not be built for carnival this year.
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No snow sculpture this year

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A College tradition since 1925, the snow sculpture will not return to the Green for this year’s Winter Carnival, director of the Collis Center, which oversees the Winter Carnival committee, Anna Hall said. The decision was reached right after the winter interim. She added that events such as the dogsled race and polar bear plunge are dependent on next week’s weather.


Jake Tapper ’91 filmed a segment focused on the election for his show, “The Lead,” on the Green on Friday afternoon.
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Q&A with CNN correspondent Jake Tapper ’91

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Jake Tapper ’91, a CNN correspondent, broadcast his show “The Lead” from the Green last Friday afternoon, focusing on student voices in the election and in particular, Tuesday’s upcoming New Hampshire primary. The program, which airs every day at 4 p.m. on CNN, covers top news stories ranging from politics, money, sports and popular culture. The Dartmouth sat down with Tapper before his broadcast to talk about his reporting the role of the media.


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SAE suspended by national, derecognized by College

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been suspended by its national organization for no less than five years for violations of health and safety regulations as well as a failure to comply with the national organization’s standards, according to a statement released by SAE national executive director of communications Brandon Weghorst.


KDE will be suspended until the end of term,  followed by probation until Jan. 3, 2017.
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College suspends KDE

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The College’s Organizational Adjudication Committee suspended Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority for one term starting Jan. 26 for violations of the College alcohol policy, disorderly conduct and property damage, according to an official statement released by College spokesperson Diana Lawrence. After the suspension is lifted, KDE will be under social and then College probation until Jan. 3, 2017. The sanctions are related to a social event held in November 2015 at the KDE house and a venue in the Upper Valley.


Rick Perry, speaking in 2014 at the College, is one of many conservatives who have come to campus.
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A conservative voice on campus

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With the presidential primaries only eight days away, there has been no shortage of political involvement on campus. Among the tables for Bernie Sanders and the canvassing for Hillary Clinton, where do conservative voices find a space on campus?


Earl Sweet, left, stands with SEIU Local 560's vice president Chris Peck
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Earl Sweet remembered as a strong leader for union

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Earl Sweet was a straight-shooter, a union president who demanded fairness and a vibrant personality who tenaciously fought for service employees at Dartmouth, according to the many individuals who worked with him in his 35 years as the leader of the Service Employees International Union Local 560.


Bernie Sander's speaks at the College on Thursday night.
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Sanders speaks at Spaulding

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addressed a full Spaulding Auditorium last night in a speech organized by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences and the Tuck School of Business.


Bill Clinton speaks to the College at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton.
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Bill Clinton speaks to 700 at the College

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Former President Bill Clinton, husband to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, spoke to an audience of 700 Dartmouth and Upper Valley community members yesterday evening in the Hopkins Center’s Alumni Hall. Many of the audience members watched his speech in an overflow room in the Hanover Inn.



Despite rumors amongst students and online, there were no official reports of violence at Thursday's Black Lives Matter protest.
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College sees no official reports of violence at protest, despite rumors

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Thursday’s Blackout demonstration, organized by Dartmouth’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has sparked controversy after allegations of physical assault were made by users of social media outlets, like the anonymous messaging app Yik Yak, and later in an editorial in The Dartmouth Review, which on Monday gained traction from some national media outlets.


Students marched from Novack Cafe to the steps of Dartmouth Hall last night.
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Students stage a protest in solidarity with Missouri and Yale, drawing both support and controversy

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Chants of “We shall overcome” and “Black Lives Matter” echoed through the Green yesterday evening as more than 150 students, faculty, staff and community members dressed in black, walked from Novack Café to Dartmouth Hall in a demonstration of solidarity with the black communities at University of Missouri and Yale University and the larger Black Lives Matter movement.




Republican presidential candidate Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) spoke to a crowd on Friday.
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Chris Christie gives town hall talk in Salt Hill Pub

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While some presidential candidates who have swung by the Upper Valley speak to large halls, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) talked in the packed Salt Hill Pub Friday afternoon as staff served food and drinks around him and some patrons of the bar continued to watch a game on television.


 
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College will spend $4 million on professor houses for residential communities

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Students graduating later than June 2016 will be randomly assigned into on of six residential communities — based in pre-existing residence halls — the College announced Monday, along with other details about the new residential community system. The College has allocated nearly $4 million to build and renovate the professor housing that will accompany each house community, vice president of campus planning and facilities Lisa Hogarty said.



Visitors sit down for a meal at the current Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, which will be rebuilt starting this fall.
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George Battle ’66 pledges $5 million to Lodge

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George “Skip” Battle ’66 has pledged to contribute up to $5 million to the College for the construction of the new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, the College announced on Friday. Battle, former Ask.com CEO and senior Aspen Group member, will match donations from any source up to $5 million, for a possible $10 million gift in total, more than half of the total projected cost of $17 million to rebuild the structure.