News

FUERZA Fund and Sunrise Dartmouth raise money for Upper Valley migrant farmworkers

By Griselda Chavez | February 11, 2021

Environmental advocacy group Sunrise Dartmouth and the FUERZA Farmworkers’ Fund have collaborated to raise over $1,600 for migrant farmworkers in the Upper Valley. The week-and-a-half-long fundraising push consisted of events that spotlighted local farmworkers and aimed to educate Dartmouth students on migrant labor in New Hampshire and Vermont. 

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News

Hop to undergo $75 million expansion

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | February 10, 2021

Dartmouth has commissioned architecture company Snøhetta to lead an expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Dubbed “the Hop project,” the initiative aims to raise approximately $75 million for its construction and related programming, $25 million of which has already been amassed.  

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Mirror

Rush Reflections and the ‘Sophomore Slump’

By Caris White | February 10, 2021

Every year, hundreds of Dartmouth students rush Greek houses. A lot of us end up affiliated, and many of us do not. The process is hectic, inconsistent, fun and frequently disappointing. Even in normal times, it adds a complicated, sometimes contentious, layer to the social networks that we occupy. This year, that extra layer has felt especially weird. 

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Mirror

Going Green: Dartmouth’s Sustainability Initiatives in the COVID-19 Era

By Brian Zheng | February 10, 2021

From the College’s yearslong quest to replace its central heating system to the adoption of the Green2Go program at the Class of 1953 Commons, green initiatives have, in recent years, taken on greater importance in Dartmouth’s institutional agenda. 

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Mirror

Did Marriage Pact Work? A Look at the ‘Best Match’ on Campus

By Arielle Feuerstein | February 10, 2021

From Last Chances to Datamatch, it seems that many Dartmouth students are eager to find “the one.” But where did Marriage Pact — the latest in a string of matchmaking algorithms on campus — come from, and why is the idea so enticing to Dartmouth students? 

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Mirror

Q&A: Italian Professor Damiano Benvegnù on Dartmouth’s Environmental Humanities Initiative

By Eva Legge | February 10, 2021

When Italian professor Damiano Benvegnù came to Dartmouth, he saw a divide between the sciences and humanities where there should have been a bridge. Particularly in response to the climate crisis, he noted that the cry for change is interdisciplinary — incorporating a diverse dialogue of voices from policy to poetry to art to science.

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Mirror

Editors' Note

By Sarah Alpert and Novi Zhukovsky | February 10, 2021

Does anyone else feel like we’re living inside a snow globe? Inches of powder cover campus, and practically every day more flakes fall from the sky. Ice sculptures line the walk to Collis, marking the start of Winter Carnival. Walking across the Green means creating fresh tracks, passing ice skaters twirling in circles — and of course, everyone’s favorite: donning a frosty mascara from the condensation in your mask.

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Sports

Athletics director Harry Sheehy to retire, Peter Roby ’79 to serve as interim AD

By Justin Kramer | February 9, 2021

After more than a decade as athletics director, Harry Sheehy, 68, will retire this month. Peter Roby ’79 will serve as interim athletics director starting Feb. 16.

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Sports

Reinstated athletes alleged Title IX non-compliance in threatened litigation against College

By Benjamin Ashley and Vikram Strander | February 9, 2021

The College's reinstatement of five athletic teams, announced on Jan. 29, was the culmination of a two-month legal process that began in early December. Before settling with the College, 21 plaintiffs from the women's golf and women's swimming and diving teams alleged that the program eliminations violated Title IX.

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News

Students, alumni denounce BVAC donor Leon Black’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein

By Ben Fagell | February 9, 2021

Upon the recent revelation that Leon Black ’73 paid convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein upwards of $150 million between 2012 and 2017, some students and alumni have called for the College to change the name of the Black Family Visual Arts Center. 

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News

Author Lawrence Ross explores systemic racism in Greek life in ISC/GLC lecture

By Kyle Mullins | February 9, 2021

Over 500 students and other attendees packed into a Zoom room Monday evening to hear author and lecturer Lawrence Ross explain the links between systemic racism and Greek life on college campuses.

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News

Graduate students campaign to reinstate ombuds office

By Thomas Brown | February 9, 2021

As of Monday, nearly 700 students, postdocs, faculty, staff and alumni have signed a petition calling for the ombudsperson’s reinstatement since the position was left vacant in July 2017.

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Sports

Former Dartmouth assistant coach Jennifer King becomes first Black woman to serve as full-time NFL coach

By Will Ennis and Vikram Strander | February 9, 2021

On Jan. 26, the NFL’s Washington Football Team announced the promotion of former Dartmouth offensive assistant Jennifer King from a full-year coaching intern to the assistant running backs coach, making her the first Black woman to serve as a full-time coach in professional football history.

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Sports

Reinstated teams gear up to resume practice

By Olivia Morton and Halle Troadec | February 9, 2021

After Dartmouth reinstated their teams on Jan. 29, student-athletes on the men’s and women’s golf, men’s lightweight rowing and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are preparing to resume training.

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Opinion

Allen: The ’23s Got Suffering Instead of Solutions

By Spencer Allen | February 9, 2021

The Class of 2023 got the short end of the stick; working together to fix that is best for everyone.

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News

Q&A: Organizer Demi Stratmon ’20 on D.C. statehood

By Maya Kempf-Harris | February 9, 2021

Demi Stratmon ’20 is one of three lead organizers with 51 for 51, an advocacy group fighting for Washington, D.C. statehood. The organization derives its name from its efforts to ensure D.C. becomes a state by way of receiving 51 votes in the U.S. Senate. 

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News

Students disappointed, ‘not surprised’ by restricted Commencement plans

By Caitlin McCarthy and Madeleine Bernardeau | February 8, 2021

Reactions have been mixed in the wake of the College’s decision to hold an in-person Commencement for the Class of 2021, restricted only to graduating students. Members of the Class of 2020, who will now have to wait at least through this year to celebrate together after their in-person ceremony was postponed indefinitely, said they had expected the announcement. 

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Arts

A tribute to Sophie, hyperpop pioneer and LGBTQ+ icon

By Jessica Sun Li | February 8, 2021

Sophie Xeon, stylized as SOPHIE, was a Grammy-nominated avante garde singer and producer behind some of the biggest names in pop music.  Before the artist’s unexpected death at 34 on Jan. 31, Sophie had pioneered the hyperpop subgenre — a radical blend of trance, electronic and hip hop music —  and collaborated frequently with pop stars like Charli XCX. As a transgender artist, Sophie also inspired many LGBTQ+ listeners and queer musicians.

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News

Skiway sees busy season despite COVID-19 restrictions

By Mike Hanrahan | February 8, 2021

Since reopening for business on Dec. 28, the Dartmouth Skiway has been busy, as students and locals jump at the opportunity to get outside. Even as the Skiway copes with staffing shortages and COVID-19 protocols, management reports that operations are going smoothly.

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News

Male college students more likely to speak in class, Dartmouth sociology study finds

By Penelope Spurr | February 8, 2021

In 1982, a group of scholars coined the term “chilly climates” to describe the “overt and subtle” discrimination women faced in educational settings. In a recent study, Jennifer Jiwon Lee ’17 and sociology professor Janice McCabe set out to see if nearly four decades later, college classrooms remain just as “chilly.” 

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