Mirror

Breaking ‘Zoom Fatigue’: Cognitive Neuroscience Students Experiment with VR

By Arielle Feuerstein | February 17, 2021

We’ve all experienced Zoom fatigue, and many of us are fed up with the limitations of the virtual classroom. But not every class at Dartmouth is sticking to the confines of Zoom. Students in PSYC 38, “Cognitive Neuroscience,” have used virtual reality headsets to experience psychological phenomena firsthand.

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Mirror

Editors' Note

By Sarah Alpert and Novi Zhukovsky | February 17, 2021

Almost a year has passed since the pandemic began and campus shut down. By now, we have largely adjusted to the strange, timeless haze of remote learning. Or maybe time is racing by because we are just as busy as usual, jumping from Zoom class to club meeting and back again.

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News

Kresge, Paddock libraries to close permanently

By Abigail Mihaly | February 16, 2021

Kresge Physical Sciences Library and Paddock Music Library will close permanently at the end of the academic year, Dartmouth announced on Tuesday. The College attributed the closures to decreased library lending numbers and budget cuts, both unrelated to the pandemic.

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News

Applications for Class of 2025 spike 33% from last year

By Mike Hanrahan | February 16, 2021

For high school seniors, the 2020-21 college application season has proven to be yet another challenge to navigate during the pandemic. This year, the College saw an all-time high of 28,338 combined early decision and regular decision applicants — a 32.5% increase in applications since the last admissions cycle.

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News

Sixteen-day Winter Carnival sees low initial engagement, adapted programming

By Manasi Singh | February 16, 2021

As Dartmouth’s Winter Carnival celebration enters its third and final week, students can attend an interactive event showcasing alumni in the gaming industry or head to the Bema to see a light and sound show, among other programming opportunities. Despite seeing initially low engagement, the extended 16-day, video game-inspired carnival has brought many students online or outside to celebrate.

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Opinion

Opinion Asks: A Disreputable Donor?

By The Dartmouth Opinion Staff | February 16, 2021

After the recent revelations regarding Leon Black ’73’s payments to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, should the Black Family Visual Arts Center be renamed?

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News

Ice rinks, Winter Activities Center draw wide student participation

By Kristin Chapman | February 16, 2021

In the three weeks since the end of the initial quarantine period for winter term, students have taken advantage of a variety of outdoor programming activities offered by the College, including the two ice skating rinks in front of Baker-Berry Library, fire pits on the Green and around the Collis Center and cross-country ski and snowshoe rentals at the new Winter Activities Center near the golf course. 

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Sports

Ivy League grants seniors eligibility extensions, breaking with precedent and previous votes

By Justin Kramer and Lili Stern | February 16, 2021

On Thursday, the Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to allow current seniors admitted into graduate programs at their schools to compete as fifth-year players. The decision is a one-time, pandemic-related exception that breaks with a long-standing Ivy League precedent limiting athletic participation to undergraduate students. 

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News

College will run only half of off-campus programs next year, citing pandemic, decreased interest

By Lauren Adler | February 15, 2021

The College will offer about 25 off-campus programs in the 2021-2022 academic year, just over half the roughly 40 usually offered. The list of eliminated, consolidated or paused programs has yet to be announced.

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News

Students celebrate pandemic-era Lunar New Year on campus

By Andrew Sasser and Emily Lu | February 15, 2021

Students on campus rang in the Year of the Ox in a variety of ways over the past week. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, which took place on Feb. 12 this year, campus organizations held virtual and in-person celebrations, including a craft night and a free bubble tea event. 

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Opinion

Teszler: Who's So Scared of a Carp?

By Max Teszler | February 15, 2021

Dartmouth Dining should start serving edible invasive species, adding variety to its menu while protecting the environment.

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News

Dartmouth Hillel to become a nonprofit

By Caitlin McCarthy | February 15, 2021

Dartmouth College Hillel, one of the centers for the Jewish community on campus, has taken steps to become an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

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Arts

New platform ‘Artivism’ provides forum for activism, art

By Paulina Marinkovic | February 15, 2021

In the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and ongoing calls for racial justice, Walt Cunningham, director of Dartmouth's Gospel Choir and Contemporary Pop Ensembles, launched “Artivism,” an organization based in the music department that sponsors and produces arts-related social justice projects run by students and faculty. 

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Special Issue

Demystifying Alpha Delta, the original ‘Animal House’

By Caitlin McCarthy | February 12, 2021

Derecognition and a hit movie have given Alpha Delta fraternity at Dartmouth a mythic reputation. With the house derecognized and shuttered in 2015, alumni have been left to reflect on AD’s legacy amid continued campaigns for reinstatement. 

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Special Issue

Exploring the maze: The history, growth and power structure of Dartmouth’s administration

By Lorraine Liu | February 12, 2021

Since its founding, Dartmouth’s administration has evolved from just a few roles into a sizable bureaucratic web. As Dartmouth grew both in size and in operational complexity, the College added a slew of new positions, and responsibilities — especially of the president and provost — have shifted. However, all senior administrators still work under the overall direction of the Board of Trustees. 

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Special Issue

The spaces between: Stepping away from Greek life at Dartmouth

By Emma Ginsberg | February 12, 2021

For some Dartmouth students, Greek life is as quintessential to campus culture as freezing New Hampshire winters and rigorous academics. Though Greek life offers positive connections and genuine support networks for some, for others, a house is not always a home. 

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Special Issue

To put away or on display? College grapples with Native representations in art

By Kristin Chapman | February 12, 2021

In the wake of a year marked by protests against racial injustice and police brutality, conversations have reemerged about what to do with controversial works of art — and more broadly, how institutions should confront their racist pasts. 

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Special Issue

Tobacco ban sparks College-wide debate on substance use

By Arielle Feuerstein | February 12, 2021

Dartmouth has a reputation for its rampant alcohol consumption and partying; after all, the College’s unofficial mascot is a sentient beer keg. For decades now, Dartmouth has attempted to shed this reputation and curb the prevalence of alcohol and drugs on campus. 

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Special Issue

Back in action: A look at Dartmouth EMS’s pandemic operations

By Daniel Modesto | February 12, 2021

In the six months during which Dartmouth EMS temporarily ceased operations, a team worked behind the scenes to plan how to reopen safely. In the meantime, some members off campus also found ways to help their local communities.

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Special Issue

Verbum Ultimum: Oh, the Places You Won’t Go

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 12, 2021

After cutting several study abroad programs, the College should revamp its remaining offerings. 

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