Dartmouth coaches adapt to recruiting restrictions

During a normal spring term, athletic recruits visit Hanover and Big Green coaches travel around the country scouting for potential recruits. But this is not a normal spring term.

Mobley: We've Got This

Philosophy department chair appointed associate dean for arts and humanities

Philosophy department chair Samuel Levey has been named the next associate dean for arts and humanities. He will start his term as dean on July 1, following the end of English professor Barbara Will’s fifth and final term in the position. 

Student groups host events to celebrate 50th annual Earth Day

This Wednesday marked the 50th Earth Day celebration since the holiday’s founding, and while many planned events had to re-adjust due to the COVID-19 outbreak, student-led environmental groups still found ways to raise awareness. 

Senior Spring: Will Graber leads the Big Green on and off the ice

Will Graber ’20 is no stranger to scoring in Thompson Arena.

Dartmouth students start online platform to help essential workers

Two Dartmouth students have joined together to help essential workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy Guan ’20 and Rine Uhm ’22 have built an online platform to match essential workers with donors to provide them with everything from children's toys to soap and shampoo.

Bob Gaudet ’81 announces retirement as head coach of men’s hockey team

Bob Gaudet ’81 announced his retirement on Wednesday after 23 years as head coach of the Big Green hockey program.

On Reframing Spring

This term, I’m finally taking the legendary course that is ENGS 12, “Design Thinking.” Okay, maybe legendary is a strong word — but I’ve never heard so many people describe a course as “life-changing” before, and when I was reflecting on how I wanted to spend my last term as an undergrad, I figured it was my last chance to find out what all the buzz was about. That said, nearly every time I tell people that I’m taking ENGS 12, they follow up by asking if I’m taking it for the distrib. It seems to them almost unfathomable that a senior in his last term would take a class not for any requirement, but simply to learn and acquire new life skills.

TTLG: Bumps Along the Way

Driving up to Hanover at the start of my freshman year, my imagination kicked into overdrive: I’d find my best friends, take amazing classes with life-changing professors, throw myself into the social scene and continue my passion for skating by joining Dartmouth’s figure skating club. Unfortunately, none of that came to fruition — at least not immediately.

Editors' Note

Let’s face it: Zoom calls are awkward. In those seconds between when you join the meeting and your lecture begins, what are you supposed to do? Prepare your pen and notepad? Sip your morning coffee? Ask how the professor’s day is going, even though you know every day is the same in quarantine? Or perhaps you resort to a small talk staple and describe the weather where you are.

Q&A with environmental studies professor Andrew Friedland

These days, it can feel like the coronavirus pandemic is the only topic in the news. It’s understandable, given the massive human toll and global scale of the crisis. However, I, for one, have started scouring the internet for any hint of good news. And I’ve found a source of hope in reports that as humanity lives in quarantine, the health of the environment is improving: There is more and more news now of clearer waters, better air quality and a decrease in pollution. 

Athletics director, spring-sport seniors react to Ivy League decision to deny eligibility extensions

The Ivy League chose not to afford athletes the opportunity to apply for eligibility extensions, a decision in line with the league’s long-standing policies. 

Senior Spring: Katie Spanos's celebrated field hockey career comes “full circle”

In elementary school, Katie Spanos ’20 dreamed of donning Carolina blue, following in the footsteps of Mia Hamm to become an elite soccer player. Instead, she pursued a historic athletic career in Hanover, not on the pitch but on AstroTurf.