Upper Valley hopes to sustain plateau in COVID-19 cases after recent spike

Although the Upper Valley was able to sustain a lower number of COVID-19 cases than other parts of the country throughout much of the pandemic, the region has seen an uptick in cases since the fall, following national trends.

Dartmouth Dining facilities open for students following arrival quarantine

As the eight-day quarantine period for students arriving on campus comes to an end, students will soon be able to access several campus dining locations. Though many of the same dining restrictions from fall term will still apply, Dartmouth Dining will offer a variety of new options, including a halal station and a late night meal service at the Class of 1953 Commons, and may soon be able to accommodate students indoors.

Rockefeller Center event evaluates ‘fragile state’ of American political institutions

One day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and two weeks after an insurrectionist mob stormed the Capitol, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy hosted an online panel of political science experts for a wide-ranging discussion titled "Did the System Work? The Fragile State of American Institutions."

Dartmouth engineering students win award at NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge

A team of Dartmouth engineering students won the award for best technical paper in NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing Idea Challenge, or “BIG Idea Challenge.” Their winning idea proposed lunar space exploration robots that can connect with other rovers when stuck on rough terrain.

Ahead of Ivy League decision, spring sports brace for likely restrictions

Over 10 months after Ivy League athletic competition shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, spring-sport athletes now face the possibility of losing a second consecutive season.

4U Bubble Tea brings popular beverage to Hanover

To the delight of many students in Hanover, 4U Bubble Tea on Main Street opened for business on Jan. 16.

Virtual PE classes suspended for second term

Students hoping to ski their way to a physical education credit this term will have to pack up their poles until next year. Though the spring and summer terms offered virtual PE classes for students, fall and winter feature no such options. Even snowsports lessons, a hallmark of Dartmouth’s PE program, will not count for PE credit this winter.

“It was terrifying”: Rep. Ann McLane Kuster ’78 on the storming of the U.S. Capitol

The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by a mob attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election shocked the world, led to the deaths of five people and threatened the safety of legislators, staff, reporters and Capitol security personnel. Kuster spoke with The Dartmouth on Jan. 15 about her experience during the attack, why she voted to impeach Trump a second time and what she sees as the lasting ramifications of these events.

Greek houses embark on first-ever virtual rush

This week, potential new Greek house members will navigate the College’s first-ever virtual rush. Despite the virtual format, sorority rush will have nearly 400 participants, while fraternity rush, which adopted a formal registration process this year, will see over 300 potential new members.

Review: Chris Stapleton’s ‘Starting Over’ combines masterful lyricism with powerful vocals

With his fourth solo album, “Starting Over” — which debuted in November — Stapleton has truly mastered his craft, tugging at heartstrings with the lyrics of one song and excoriating your soul with his vocals on the next.

Morin: Winter Term

MLK Day in a Year of Racial Reckoning

Each year, Dartmouth puts on a celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hosting programs that relate social and racial justice to work done at the College. After a year that laid bare racial inequities in American society, this week’s events took on a renewed sense of importance. 

A Deadly Disparity: Health Inequality During COVID-19

In 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a press conference at the convention of the Medical Committee for Human Rights.

Clothes and Chaos: Online Shopping Sees a Pandemic Surge

There’s something about getting a package in the mail reminiscent of an early scene in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” where Edmund has just tumbled through the wardrobe only to come face-to-face with the White Witch. Cold and beautiful, she promises that she can get him anything he wants. “Turkish delight?” he asks. Thousands of kids remember watching the intricately carved box appear from nowhere, delivering a sense of comfort and well-being even in the midst of the unknown. 

Editors' Note

In a time of many firsts, this week marked yet another novel experience for many Dartmouth students. Whereas setting up dorm room decor is usually a pre-term activity, move-in this term took place in six-hour time blocks last weekend, between weeks two and three of the term. Arriving in Hanover, the process was orderly but time-consuming. First stop: trek through Leverone Field House to stick a cotton swab up your nose. Second stop: haul luggage to your room. Third stop: wait.