Hopkins Center expansion to offer enhanced arts facilities

Work on the building will begin in late 2022.

Ivy League cancels all spring athletic league competition

The conference left open the possibility of limited local competition if public health conditions improve dramatically.

Student Assembly report highlights food insecurity on campus

Student Assembly’s food insecurity report, published earlier this month, finds nearly a third of respondents are food insecure.

College testing partner adds new ‘inconclusive’ result category

The new category, which indicates that only one of the test's two "probes" detected COVID-19, has so far been found in about 0.25% of the Broad Institute's tests.

Students testify for CROWN Act to outlaw hair-based discrimination

Members of Pi Theta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. have led an effort to pass legislation banning discrimination based on race-based hairstyles in New Hampshire.

Mobley: Midterm Season

Finding Your Mother: A New Perspective on Black History Month

What is the symbolic meaning of Black History Month?

Leaning Away From Language: Students and Professors React to Guarini Budget Cuts

Whether you love or hate the D-Plan, Dartmouth’s academic calendar makes it possible for students to travel widely throughout their time in college. Many students cite their study abroad program as the highlight of their Dartmouth experience, and some spend entire years traveling to different countries. Dennis Washburn, associate dean for international studies and interdisciplinary programs, previously called study abroad programs “the jewel in the crown of Dartmouth’s undergraduate education.” These popular programs are a key advantage of the College’s liberal arts curriculum and flexible academic schedule.

Friends From Afar: ’24s Navigate a (Mostly) Remote Second Term

The Class of 2024 was given priority to live on campus during the fall and spring of this academic year, which means that many freshmen are spending their first Dartmouth winter scattered around the world. Whether arriving on campus for the first time or taking Zoom classes in a busy house, ’24s are facing a strange second term at the College.

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

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.

Editors' Note

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.

Kresge, Paddock libraries to close permanently

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.

Applications for Class of 2025 spike 33% from last year

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.

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

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.

Ice rinks, Winter Activities Center draw wide student participation

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. 

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

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. 

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

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.

Students celebrate pandemic-era Lunar New Year on campus

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.